Public schools in Olympia, WA
Olympia has 24 public schools with a 2024-25 address in the city: 4 high, 4 middle, 15 elementary, 1 other, enrolling 11,275 students. They are run by 3 districts and agencies; Olympia School District runs 20 of them.
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: schools open that year with enrollment · method
The 3 districts and agencies that run Olympia's public schools
Each district decides who can enroll where; its page holds its schools, spending and teachers.
| District | Schools in Olympia | District students, fall 2022 | Spending per student, FY23 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Olympia School District | 20 | 9,633 | $17,220 |
| Tumwater School District | 3 | 6,461 | $16,374 |
| Griffin School District #324 | 1 | 577 | $16,683 |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: school location city and operating agency; NCES F-33 fiscal year 2022-23: district fall membership and current spending per student. Schools on a city's edge can serve students from outside it.
4 high schools in Olympia, 3,392 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olympia High School | 1,901 | 23.0 | 15.8% | Olympia |
| Capital High School | 1,322 | 21.0 | 30.3% | Olympia |
| Avanti High School | 167 | 17.8 | 19.8% | Olympia |
| Touchstone | 2 | 2.0 | not reported | Olympia |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.
4 middle schools in Olympia, 2,027 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Middle School | 702 | 19.3 | 15.8% | Olympia |
| Thurgood Marshall Middle School | 469 | 16.7 | 30.9% | Olympia |
| Jefferson Middle School | 462 | 18.3 | 36.1% | Olympia |
| Reeves Middle School | 394 | 18.1 | 28.2% | Olympia |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.
15 elementary schools in Olympia, 5,511 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Griffin School | 585 | 17.7 | 22.1% | Griffin |
| East Olympia Elementary | 579 | 16.6 | 27.3% | Tumwater |
| Centennial Elementary | 434 | 17.8 | 16.4% | Olympia |
| Julia Butler Hansen Elementary | 412 | 14.6 | 46.4% | Olympia |
| McLane Elementary School | 407 | 15.8 | 32.4% | Olympia |
| Pioneer Elementary School | 384 | 17.9 | 15.1% | Olympia |
| Black Lake Elementary | 382 | 16.0 | 24.6% | Tumwater |
| Littlerock Elementary School | 343 | 15.8 | 28.6% | Tumwater |
| Roosevelt Elementary School | 340 | 12.9 | 27.4% | Olympia |
| Leland P Brown Elementary | 328 | 14.9 | 53.0% | Olympia |
The other 5 elementary schools
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| McKenny Elementary | 322 | 16.9 | 25.2% | Olympia |
| Garfield Elementary School | 314 | 13.2 | 50.0% | Olympia |
| Lincoln Elementary School | 300 | 17.6 | 27.0% | Olympia |
| Madison Elementary School | 203 | 17.4 | 37.9% | Olympia |
| Boston Harbor Elementary | 178 | 16.8 | 15.2% | Olympia |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.
One other school in Olympia, 345 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olympia Regional Learning Academy | 345 | 13.1 | 18.6% | Olympia |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.
How Olympia's public schools compare with Washington's
The median Olympia school has 16.9 students per full-time teacher, about the same as the Washington median of 16.7. 33% of its schools ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, against 37% across the state. Its median school enrolls 383 students (state 391).
| Olympia | Washington | |
|---|---|---|
| Median students per teacher | 16.9 | 16.7 |
| Median school size (students) | 383 | 391 |
| Schools with a schoolwide Title I program (2021-22) | 33% | 37% |
| Schools where every student eats free (CEP) | 17% | 53% |
| Charter schools | 0% | 0.6% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch program, charter status; the 24 Olympia schools and the 2,437 Washington schools open that year with students); Title I status CCD 2021-22. Students per teacher counts 2024-25 teachers and ratios from 3 to 99.
What to look at next in Olympia
- Olympia School DistrictRuns 20 of Olympia's 24 public schools and spent $17,220 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$17,220
- Olympia High School, the largest high school in Olympia1,901 students in 2024-25, 23.0 per teacher.1,901
- Compare Olympia School District with Tumwater School DistrictOlympia's two largest operators side by side: enrollment, spending and schools.
- The largest public schools in WashingtonWashington's 50 largest schools open in 2024-25, by enrollment.
- Find the school district for an Olympia addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools and their operating agencies); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student).
Choosing among them: how to choose a school district with the federal data, and what a Title I school is.
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Questions about schools in Olympia
How many public schools are in Olympia, WA?
24 public schools with an address in Olympia were open in 2024-25: 4 high, 4 middle, 15 elementary, 1 other, enrolling 11,275 students.What is the largest high school in Olympia?
Olympia High School, with 1,901 students in 2024-25 (Olympia School District).Which districts run Olympia's schools?
Olympia School District (20 schools), Tumwater School District (3 schools), Griffin School District #324 (1 school). A school's district, not its city, decides who can enroll.
These figures are for information and are not a substitute for the district's enrollment office, which confirms the school a home is assigned to.
Sources
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Public school search (the official record of each school) · 2024-25