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Olympia Public Schools

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2021 – 2022 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2020
  • Educational Environment: 2021 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2023

Methodology:   Only NeighborhoodScout gives you nationally comparable school ranks based on test scores, so you can directly compare the quality of schools in any location. Read more about Scout's School Data


Olympia School District details

Olympia School District
111 Bethel St. Ne
Olympia, WA 98506

9,508 Students enrolled in District

20 Schools in District

18 Students Per Classroom (State average is 18)

Olympia School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to Washington

9

(10 is best)

Better than 86.3% of all WA school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

8

(10 is best)

Better than 79.4% of all U.S. school districts.

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Public School Test Scores

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
53%
44%
59%
51%
47%
38%
53%
44%
59%
51%
47%
38%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
Avanti High School
1113 Legion Way Se
Olympia, WA, 98501
09-12
Boston Harbor Elementary School
7300 Zangle Rd Ne
Olympia, WA, 98506
PK-05
Capital High School
2707 Conger Ave Nw
Olympia, WA, 98502
09-12
Centennial Elementary School
2637 45 Th Ave Se
Olympia, WA, 98501
PK-05
Garfield Elementary School
325 Plymouth St Nw
Olympia, WA, 98502
PK-05
Jefferson Middle School
2200 Conger Ave Nw
Olympia, WA, 98502
05-08
Julia Butler Hansen Elementary School
1919 Road Sixty Five Nw
Olympia, WA, 98502
PK-05
Leland P Brown Elementary School
2000 26 Th Ave Nw
Olympia, WA, 98502
KG-05
Lincoln Elementary School
213 21 St Ave Se
Olympia, WA, 98501
KG-05
Madison Elementary School
1225 Legion Way Se
Olympia, WA, 98501
PK-05
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School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 70.8% 55.0%
Black 3.7% 5.3%
Hispanic 15.6% 27.4%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 8.6% 9.5%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 1.3% 2.9%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 30.4% 42.5%
Free lunch eligible 25.6% 35.3%
Reduced lunch eligible 4.8% 7.2%

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,653 $87,023,221 42.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,101 $11,072,757 5.4%
Staff $931 $9,363,067 4.5%
General Administration $109 $1,096,213 0.5%
School Administration $807 $8,115,999 3.9%
Operation $1,194 $12,008,058 5.8%
Transportation $466 $4,686,562 2.3%
Other $486 $4,887,702 2.4%
Total Support $5,096 $51,250,472 24.8%
Non-instructional Expenditures $6,819 $68,578,683 33.2%
Total Expenditures $20,567 $206,842,319 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,986 $9,744,631,794 46.2%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,217 $1,319,633,091 6.3%
Staff $1,134 $1,230,185,842 5.8%
General Administration $148 $160,712,680 0.8%
School Administration $902 $978,095,459 4.6%
Operation $1,153 $1,250,589,826 5.9%
Transportation $569 $616,642,523 2.9%
Other $696 $755,170,389 3.6%
Total Support $5,820 $6,311,213,282 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $4,630 $5,021,166,137 23.8%
Total Expenditures $19,436 $21,077,045,714 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,794 $384,567,026,223 49.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $841 $41,500,431,613 5.3%
Staff $665 $32,787,987,253 4.2%
General Administration $269 $13,273,339,703 1.7%
School Administration $756 $37,281,585,830 4.8%
Operation $1,191 $58,747,506,944 7.6%
Transportation $504 $24,858,475,672 3.2%
Other $491 $24,247,526,162 3.1%
Total Support $4,716 $232,696,768,378 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,247 $160,183,697,619 20.6%
Total Expenditures $15,757 $777,446,989,564 100.0%

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