North Thurston Public Schools
Public school district based in Lacey, Washington. NCES district ID 5305850; state ID WA-34003.
District totals on this page are sums of the school records in the 2024–25 Common Core of Data. They can differ from totals the district reports itself, which may include students or staff not assigned to a school. Why.
Operating schoolsDefinition
24
Enrollment (sum of schools)Definition
15,167
Teachers (FTE, sum of schools)Definition
855.3
Students per teacher FTEDefinition
17.7
Charter schoolsDefinition
0
Enrollment by grade
| Group | Students | Bar |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-Kindergarten | 396 | |
| Kindergarten | 1,052 | |
| Grade 1 | 1,054 | |
| Grade 2 | 1,153 | |
| Grade 3 | 1,177 | |
| Grade 4 | 1,135 | |
| Grade 5 | 1,177 | |
| Grade 6 | 1,132 | |
| Grade 7 | 1,111 | |
| Grade 8 | 1,126 | |
| Grade 9 | 1,197 | |
| Grade 10 | 1,159 | |
| Grade 11 | 1,112 | |
| Grade 12 | 1,186 |
Students by race/ethnicity
| Group | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1.1% | |
| Asian | 7.6% | |
| Black or African American | 5.4% | |
| Hispanic/Latino | 24.8% | |
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 3.4% | |
| Two or more races | 15.7% | |
| White | 41.7% | |
| Not Specified | 0.3% |
Race/ethnicity categories are those states report to NCES. Shares describe the district as a whole, not any one school or student.
Students by sex
| Group | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|
| Female | 47.6% | |
| Male | 52.1% | |
| Not Specified | 0.3% |
Schools in this district
Sorted by enrollment (a size measure, not a ranking). Locale mix: City 17, Suburb 6, Rural 1.
| School | Grades | Type | Students | Teacher FTE | Students / FTE | Locale |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| River Ridge High School Lacey | 9–12 | Regular | 1,547 | 76.8 | 20.1 | City: Small |
| Timberline High School Lacey | 9–12 | Regular | 1,401 | 66.4 | 21.1 | City: Small |
| North Thurston High School Lacey | 9–12 | Regular | 1,378 | 64.2 | 21.5 | City: Small |
| Nisqually Middle School Lacey | 6–8 | Regular | 789 | 43.6 | 18.1 | City: Small |
| Mountain View Elementary Lacey | PK–5 | Regular | 776 | 48.4 | 16 | City: Small |
| Meadows Elementary Lacey | PK–5 | Regular | 765 | 45.2 | 16.9 | Suburb: Midsize |
| Chinook Middle School Lacey | 6–8 | Regular | 746 | 38.0 | 19.6 | City: Small |
| Salish Middle School Lacey | 6–8 | Regular | 745 | 39.6 | 18.8 | City: Small |
| Komachin Middle School Lacey | 6–8 | Regular | 640 | 34.0 | 18.8 | City: Small |
| South Bay Elementary Lacey | PK–5 | Regular | 595 | 35.0 | 17 | Rural: Fringe |
| Horizons Elementary Lacey | K–5 | Regular | 580 | 32.4 | 17.9 | City: Small |
| Pleasant Glade Elementary Lacey | PK–5 | Regular | 559 | 35.7 | 15.7 | Suburb: Midsize |
| Olympic View Elementary Lacey | K–5 | Regular | 552 | 37.4 | 14.8 | Suburb: Midsize |
| Lydia Hawk Elementary Lacey | K–5 | Regular | 496 | 36.8 | 13.5 | Suburb: Midsize |
| Lakes Elementary School Lacey | K–5 | Regular | 495 | 28.9 | 17.1 | City: Small |
| Chambers Prairie Elementary School Lacey | K–5 | Regular | 490 | 33.3 | 14.7 | City: Small |
| Woodland Elementary Lacey | PK–5 | Regular | 458 | 31.9 | 14.3 | City: Small |
| Evergreen Forest Elementary Lacey | K–5 | Regular | 442 | 28.2 | 15.7 | Suburb: Midsize |
| Seven Oaks Elementary Lacey | PK–5 | Regular | 428 | 27.5 | 15.5 | Suburb: Midsize |
| Lacey Elementary Lacey | K–5 | Regular | 368 | 27.2 | 13.5 | City: Small |
| Summit VIrtual Academy Lacey | K–12 | Alternative | 355 | 18.2 | 19.5 | City: Small |
| Aspire Middle School Lacey | 6–8 | Regular | 323 | 14.2 | 22.7 | City: Small |
| Envision Career Academy Lacey | 9–12 | Alternative | 139 | 8.2 | 17 | City: Small |
| Ignite Family Academy Lacey | K–8 | Alternative | 100 | 4.0 | 25 | City: Small |
Finance and graduation rates
District finance (NCES F-33, fiscal year 2023) and four-year graduation rates (ED Data Express, 2022–23) are being added. They will appear here with their own reporting years. See School Finance and Education Outcomes.
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Sources for this page
- NCES Common Core of Data (CCD), School Directory 2024–25, version 1a. File
ccd_sch_029_2425_w_1a_073025.zip, last checked 2026-11-06. - NCES CCD School Membership 2024–25, version 1a. File
ccd_sch_052_2425_l_1a_073025.zip, last checked 2026-11-06. - NCES CCD School Staff 2024–25, version 1a. File
ccd_sch_059_2425_l_1a_073025.zip, last checked 2026-11-06. - NCES EDGE Public School Geocodes 2024–25. File
EDGE_GEOCODE_PUBLICSCH_2425.zip, last checked 2026-11-06.
Figures are republished from official files without adjustment, except where a page says a value is summed or derived. See methodology and definitions & limitations. Spotted a problem? Report a data issue.