Summary:
The Mary M Knight School District has one elementary-listed school, Washington Connections Academy - Mary M. Knight, serving approximately 600 students in grades K–8 in the Tumwater, Washington area. Because it is the district’s only school, families will not find multiple elementary schools to compare within the district. Its K–8 structure also means that schoolwide results include both elementary and middle-grade students.
The school’s strongest results are in English language arts and science compared with the district overall. In 2025–2026, 37.68% of students were proficient in all-grades ELA and 40.88% were proficient in science, exceeding district rates in both subjects. Third-grade ELA was a particular bright spot, with 54.35% proficiency—above both the district and state results. Fifth-grade science also performed well relative to the district. However, the school remained below statewide results in most subjects, and ELA performance dropped considerably after third grade, reaching 29.09% in fourth grade and 31.73% in eighth grade.
Math is the school’s most significant challenge. All-grades math proficiency was 20.72%, below both the district and state, and results declined from 46.67% in third grade to just 10.48% in eighth grade. The school’s reported student-teacher ratio is 23.5:1, with 32.83% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch and per-student spending of $10,689. Its ranking improved to 819th of 1,138 schools, or the 28th percentile, but it retained a 1-star rating. Parents may want to focus on the school’s K–8 continuity, its relative strengths in ELA and science, and the need for stronger math support and smoother academic transitions in the later grades.
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