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Tumwater School District Schools
Tumwater School District is a public school district in Washington, based in Thurston County (Tumwater). SchoolGrade grades 14 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Tumwater School District on the map
District boundary from the NCES EDGE composite school district file. Each marker is a graded school; click it for its grade and scores.
SchoolGrade summary for Tumwater School District
11 of 14 schools in Tumwater School District carry a SchoolGrade (3 have no school-level proficiency results in our source data). Grade distribution:
A: 1B: 8C: 1D: 1
Best schools in Tumwater School District
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The ten highest SchoolGrades in the district. Grades reward actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact.
- A- A G West Black Hills High School (High school, meets expectations)
- B+ Littlerock Elementary School (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
- B+ Michael T Simmons Elementary (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- B+ Tumwater Middle School (Middle school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- B Black Lake Elementary (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- B East Olympia Elementary (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- B Tumwater High School (High school, exceeds expectations)
- B George Bush Middle School (Middle school, exceeds expectations)
- B- Tumwater Hill Elementary (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)
- C+ Peter G Schmidt Elementary (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)
Every school in Tumwater School District
High schools (4)
- A- A G West Black Hills High School, Tumwater
- D- Cascadia High School, Tumwater
- New Market High School, Tumwater
- B Tumwater High School, Tumwater
Middle and junior high schools (2)
- B George Bush Middle School, Tumwater
- B+ Tumwater Middle School, Tumwater
Elementary and primary schools (6)
- B Black Lake Elementary, Olympia
- B East Olympia Elementary, Olympia
- B+ Littlerock Elementary School, Olympia
- B+ Michael T Simmons Elementary, Tumwater
- C+ Peter G Schmidt Elementary, Tumwater
- B- Tumwater Hill Elementary, Tumwater
Other schools and academies (2)
- New Market Skills Center, Tumwater
- Tumwater Virtual Academy, Tumwater
Where Tumwater School District schools are
About this district
- State: Best schools in Washington
- County: Thurston County
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: small city (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 6,282 students with 340 full-time-equivalent teachers and 680 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 5309100
- Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model: each school's actual proficiency against the level projected for its student context. How SchoolGrade works
Nearby school districts
- Olympia School District (19 schools, 8 mi)
- Rochester School District (5 schools, 11 mi)
- Tenino School District (4 schools, 12 mi)
- North Thurston Public Schools (24 schools, 12 mi)
- Rainier School District (3 schools, 15 mi)
- Centralia School District (9 schools, 16 mi)
- Elma School District (5 schools, 18 mi)
- Steilacoom Hist. School District (7 schools, 18 mi)
Questions about Tumwater School District
How many schools are in Tumwater School District?
SchoolGrade grades 14 public schools in Tumwater School District, across 2 cities and towns. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does Tumwater School District serve?
The largest by graded schools: Tumwater, Olympia.
How good are the schools in Tumwater School District?
Across the 11 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is B-, with 52.2% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 43.7%. 73% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Tumwater School District?
6,282 students were enrolled in Tumwater School District in the 2023-24 school year, about 18.5 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Tumwater School District?
Tumwater School District is in Washington, based in Thurston County, with its district office in Tumwater. Its boundary covers about 114 sq mi.