Olympia School District is a school district (Washington school district number 111) serving 9,829 students (as of the 2020-2021 school year) in the city of Olympia in Thurston County, Washington. The school district has approximately 1200 staff members and maintains 19 campuses.

Olympia School District
The Olympia School District 111 Esther R. Knox Building. (OSD office)
Address
111 Bethel St NE
, Washington, 98501
United States
District information
TypePublic
GradesPre-K through 12
Established1852; 172 years ago (1852) [1]
SuperintendentDr. Patrick Murphy
NCES District ID5306180[2]
Students and staff
Students9829
Teachers524[3]
Student–teacher ratio17.51[2]
Other information
Websiteosd.wednet.edu

Schools

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High Schools (Grades 9-12)
High School Grade Levels/Type Established Enrollment (2020) Mascot WIAA Classification Notes Principals
Avanti alternative 1996 142 Boxers n/a Michael Velasquez
Capital comprehensive 9-12 1975 1367 Cougars 3A Hosts students from Griffin School District. Lil Hunter
OlympiaW comprehensive 9-12 1907 1890 Bears 4A Also known as William Winlock Miller High School Matt Grant
Middle Schools (Grades 6-8)
Name Grade Levels/Type Established Enrollment (2020) Mascot Principal
Jefferson 6-8 1961 467 Jaguars Jane Allaire
Marshall 6-8 1994 415 Mustangs Anthony Brock
Reeves 6-8 1970 414 Raiders Aaron Davis
Washington 6-8 787 Bulldogs Paul Anders
Elementary Schools (Grades K-5)
Name Grades Established Enrollment

(2018)

Mascot Principal Remarks
Boston Harbor K-5 1964* 184 Bruins Jen Brotherton *1900s as part of Boston Harbor school district, 1964 as officially part of OSD
Centennial K-5 1989 484 Stars Shannon Ritter Replaced McKinley Elementary
Garfield K-5 1852* 348 Cheetahs Brendon Chertok *1852 as Westside school, 1902 as Garfield School
Julia Butler Hansen K-5 1994 479 Hawks William (Billy) Harris "Hansen". Hosts alternative HAP program.
Leland P. Brown K-5 1965 331 Eagles Sean Shaughnessy "L.P. Brown"
Abraham Lincoln K-5 1859 270 Lions Marcela Abadi Hosts the district's alternative Options Program
James Madison K-5 243 Lion Cubs Domenico Spatola-Knoll
Margaret McKenny K-5 349 Hawks Michael Havens Named for local environmentalist, activist and author.
McLane K-5 1883* 337 Owls Dannie Clark Named for pioneer and legislator William McLane. Originally McLane School before integrating with Olympia.
Pioneer K-5 1969 387 Bear Cubs Joel Lang
Theodore Roosevelt K-5 1908 393 Ravens Chisa Marshall
Name Grade Levels/Type Established Enrollment[3] Mascot Administrator
Olympia Regional Learning Academy K-12 alternative 367 Orcas Stacey Anderson (K-5)

Frank Reed (6-12)

Other facilities

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  • District Headquarters at 111 Bethel St NE, Olympia, WA 98506.
  • Transportation Department at 3000 RW Johnson Blvd SW, Tumwater, WA 98512.
  • Support Service Center at 1914 Wilson St SE, Olympia, WA 98501.

Board of directors

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The Olympia School Board currently has five voting members. The voting members in 2023 are:

  • District 1: Director Maria Flores
  • District 2: Director Jess Tourette Palumbo
  • District 3: Director Darcy Huffman
  • District 4: Director Hilary Seidel (Board President)
  • District 5: Director Scott Clifthorne (Board Vice President)

The Olympia School Board also has four student representatives. The students serve in an advisory capacity at board meetings and may cast non-binding, advisory votes on motions before the board. The student representatives for the 2022-2023 school year are:

  • Capital HS: Rahma Gaye
  • Avanti HS: Ali Owen
  • ORLA: Ru'ya Russell
  • Olympia HS: Christine Zhang

References

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  1. ^ History of Olympia School District [1] Accessed online 21 December 2010
  2. ^ a b "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for Olympia School District". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences.
  3. ^ a b Olympia School District 2009-2010 Report Card [2] Accessed online 11 March 2011
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