Summary:
Olympia CUSD 16 has one listed middle school, Olympia Middle School, serving grades 6–8 and enrolling 380 students. Its 2025–26 results were at or above state results in every reported measure, with the clearest advantage in eighth-grade science.
Because it is the only school listed, Olympia Middle School is both the area’s highest and lowest; there is no other local middle school to compare it with. In 2025–26, its all-grades ELA result was about 65%, roughly 8 percentage points above the state, while math was about 40%, essentially even with the state. Eighth-grade science was about 63%, an 11-point lead over the state’s result. Attendance is another positive comparison: chronic absenteeism was 13%, versus 16% districtwide and 24% statewide. These figures show different strengths across measures, with science standing out and math close to state performance.
Results improved from 2024–25 to 2025–26 in all three tracked measures: ELA rose 4 percentage points, math 3 points, and eighth-grade science 9 points. The school also widened its advantage over the state by about 1 point in ELA and 2 points each in math and science. SchoolDigger’s ranking history moved in the opposite direction: the school went from the 71st percentile and 4 stars in 2023–24 to the 59th percentile and 3 stars in 2025–26, so the ranking trend differs from the improvement in test results. Other context includes a 13.1 student-teacher ratio in 2024–25 and 45% free/reduced lunch eligible in 2024–25; these describe the school but do not establish why results changed. With only one school listed, area-wide school-to-school comparisons are not possible.
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