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North Thurston Public Schools, Washington

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North Thurston Public Schools
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District details
School board members: 5
Next election: November 4, 2025
Students: 15,197 (2023-2024)
Schools: 24 (2023-2024)
Website: Link

North Thurston Public Schools is a school district in Washington (Thurston County). During the 2024 school year, 15,197 students attended one of the district's 24 schools.

This page provides information regarding school board members, finances, academics, students, and more details about the district.

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School board

North Thurston Public Schools consists of five members serving four-year terms. To find information about school board meetings, click here.

List of school board members
NameSeatYear assumed officeYear term ends
Esperanza Badillo-DiiorioDistrict 420232027
Michelle GipsonDistrict 520232027
Gretchen MaliskaDistrict 120172027
Tiffany SevrukDistrict 22025
Sarah TracyDistrict 320242025

Elections

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Budget

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[1]

Revenue, 2021-2022
SOURCE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Federal: $23,448,000 $1,560 8%
Local: $86,277,000 $5,741 30%
State: $173,965,000 $11,576 61%
Total: $283,690,000 $18,877
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $295,287,000 $19,649
Total Current Expenditures: $238,249,000 $15,853
Instructional Expenditures: $140,465,000 $9,346 48%
Student and Staff Support: $39,750,000 $2,645 13%
Administration: $25,348,000 $1,686 9%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $32,686,000 $2,175 11%
Total Capital Outlay: $36,830,000 $2,450
Construction: $26,494,000 $1,762
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $13,000 $0
Interest on Debt: $11,387,000 $757


Academic performance

Each year, state and local education agencies use tests and other standards to assess student proficiency. Although the data below was published by the U.S. Department of Education, proficiency measurements are established by the states. As a result, proficiency levels are not comparable between different states and year-over-year proficiency levels within a district may not be comparable because states may change their proficiency measurements. To protect student privacy, percentages are reported as ranges for groups of 300 students or fewer. If five or fewer students were included in a data set, the data will display as "PS."[2]

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2018-2019 51 56 35 40 25-29 52 57
2017-2018 51 56 35 41 20-24 50 57
2016-2017 53 59 38 41 30-34 51 59
2015-2016 53 58 34 44 35-39 50 58
2014-2015 49 56 31 39 25-29 48 54
2013-2014 65 71 48 56 50-54 64 68
2012-2013 67 74 53 57 55-59 69 71
2011-2012 64 67 48 52 50-54 64 69
2010-2011 62 64 50 50 55-59 64 66

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2018-2019 62 63 51 52 35-39 63 67
2017-2018 62 67 51 52 30-34 62 68
2016-2017 64 67 52 54 35-39 62 69
2015-2016 64 66 53 56 40-44 61 68
2014-2015 55 58 44 46 30-34 57 60
2013-2014 74 75 65 66 55-59 74 77
2012-2013 74 74 65 66 55-59 75 77
2011-2012 72 72 62 63 50-54 73 76
2010-2011 70 68 65 61 55-59 71 73

The following table shows the graduation rate of district students each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2019-2020 92 90-94 90-94 85-89 >=80 >=95 93
2018-2019 88 85-89 >=90 80-84 >=50 90-94 89
2017-2018 88 90-94 >=95 80-84 >=50 85-89 88
2016-2017 86 85-89 85-89 75-79 >=50 85-89 87
2015-2016 83 90-94 80-89 70-74 60-79 80-84 85
2014-2015 83 85-89 85-89 85-89 >=80 85-89 79
2013-2014 79 80-84 75-79 70-74 21-39 80-84 82
2012-2013 78 85-89 75-79 60-64 >=50 80-84 80
2011-2012 85 90-94 80-84 75-79 60-79 90-94 85
2010-2011 82 90-94 85-89 70-74 70-79 60-79 83


Students

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[3]

Year Enrollment Year-to-year change (%)
2023-2024 15,197 0.5
2022-2023 15,119 0.6
2021-2022 15,028 2.3
2020-2021 14,683 -6.5
2019-2020 15,634 2.4
2018-2019 15,258 0.2
2017-2018 15,222 1.7
2016-2017 14,962 0.5
2015-2016 14,894 1.0
2014-2015 14,748 0.4
2013-2014 14,696 1.8
2012-2013 14,434 3.1
2011-2012 13,988 -1.5
2010-2011 14,194 1.7
2009-2010 13,952 0.2
2008-2009 13,924 1.4
2007-2008 13,726 1.6
2006-2007 13,501 1.0
2005-2006 13,370 1.9
2004-2005 13,119 0.3
2003-2004 13,079 -0.1
2002-2003 13,089 1.5
2001-2002 12,887 -0.3
2000-2001 12,926 -0.4
1999-2000 12,979 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE North Thurston Public Schools (%) Washington K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 1.2 1.1
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 7.3 8.9
Black 5.1 4.8
Hispanic 24.0 26.1
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 3.2 1.5
Two or More Races 16.0 8.9
White 42.8 48.3

Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.


Staff

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[4]

As of the 2023-2024 school year, North Thurston Public Schools had 846.03 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 17.96.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 19.88
Kindergarten: 76.34
Elementary: 402.32
Secondary: 347.49
Total: 846.03

North Thurston Public Schools employed 17.94 district administrators and 43.54 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 17.94
District Administrative Support: 20.83
School Administrators: 43.54
School Administrative Support: 60.24
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 218.13
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 44.34
Total Guidance Counselors: 38.02
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 16.13
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 21.89
Librarians/Media Specialists: 19.60
Library/Media Support: 0.00
Student Support Services: 95.39
Other Support Services: 312.74


Schools

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[5]

North Thurston Public Schools operates 24 schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Aspire Middle School3066-8
Chambers Prairie Elementary School494KG-5
Chinook Middle School7106-8
Envision Career Academy1559-12
Evergreen Forest Elementary479KG-5
Horizons Elementary561KG-5
Ignite Family Academy93KG-8
Komachin Middle School6426-8
Lacey Elementary373KG-5
Lakes Elementary School500KG-5
Lydia Hawk Elementary499KG-5
Meadows Elementary735PK-5
Mountain View Elementary728PK-5
Nisqually Middle School8156-8
North Thurston High School1,4129-12
Olympic View Elementary609KG-5
Pleasant Glade Elementary507PK-5
River Ridge High School1,5249-12
Salish Middle School7876-8
Seven Oaks Elementary430PK-5
South Bay Elementary587PK-5
Summit Virtual Academy365KG-12
Timberline High School1,4269-12
Woodland Elementary460PK-5

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    • Footnotes

    1. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    2. ↑ U.S. Department of Education, Washington, DC: EDFacts, "State Assessments in Reading/Language Arts and Mathematics- School Year 2018-19 EDFacts Data Documentation," accessed February 25, 2021
    3. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    4. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    5. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
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