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Tumwater, WA
Public School Ratings




Tumwater 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


Tumwater School District details

Tumwater School District
621 Linwood Ave Sw
Tumwater, WA 98512

6,425 Students enrolled in District

15 Schools in District

19 Students Per Classroom (State average is 18)

Tumwater School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to Washington

8

(10 is best)

Better than 78.4% of all WA school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

7

(10 is best)

Better than 68.0% of all U.S. school districts.

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Public School Test Scores

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
49%
44%
56%
51%
42%
38%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
A G West Black Hills High School
7741 Littlerock Road Sw
Tumwater, WA, 98512
09-12
Black Lake Elementary School
6345 Belmore Black Lake Road
Olympia, WA, 98512
KG-06
Cascadia High School
7299 New Market St Sw Bldg E
Tumwater, WA, 98512
08-12
East Olympia Elementary School
8700 Rich Road
Olympia, WA, 98501
KG-06
George Bush Middle School
2120 83rd Avenue Sw
Tumwater, WA, 98512
06-08
Littlerock Elementary School
12710 Littlerock Rd Sw
Olympia, WA, 98512
KG-06
Michael T Simmons Elementary School
1205 2nd Avenue Sw
Tumwater, WA, 98512
KG-06
New Market High School
7299 New Market Street Sw
Tumwater, WA, 98501
10-12
New Market Skills Center School
7299 New Market Street Sw
Tumwater, WA, 98501
11-12
Peter G Schmidt Elementary School
237 Dennis Street Se
Tumwater, WA, 98501
KG-06
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School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 75.7% 55.0%
Black 2.1% 5.3%
Hispanic 17.3% 27.4%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 3.4% 9.5%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 1.4% 2.9%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 30.9% 42.5%
Free lunch eligible 24.9% 35.3%
Reduced lunch eligible 6.0% 7.2%

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,563 $55,616,685 48.3%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,178 $7,651,110 6.6%
Staff $568 $3,689,160 3.2%
General Administration $114 $740,430 0.6%
School Administration $1,003 $6,514,485 5.7%
Operation $1,208 $7,845,960 6.8%
Transportation $661 $4,293,195 3.7%
Other $447 $2,903,265 2.5%
Total Support $5,180 $33,644,100 29.2%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,995 $25,947,525 22.5%
Total Expenditures $17,738 $115,208,310 100.0%
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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