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Fort Stevens Elementary

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Fort Stevens Elementary ranks 343 rd of 1160 Washington elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

343^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,160 Washington Elementary Schools

Better than 70% of Washington elementary schools

Summary

Fort Stevens Elementary is a public Pre-K through 5th-grade school serving 462 students in the Yelm School District, and it stands out as a remarkable success story of rapid academic improvement in recent years.

The school has made impressive gains, climbing from a 2-star to a 4-star rating and now ranks in the 70th percentile statewide, a much stronger upward trajectory than nearby schools like Mill Pond Elementary School or McKenna Elementary, which have seen declines. Fort Stevens excels in mathematics, with 63% of students proficient, significantly outperforming the district and state averages, and its third-grade math scores are particularly outstanding at over 80% proficient. The school achieves these strong results while serving a student population with significant economic needs and with moderate per-student spending compared to other schools.

This efficient and effective performance makes Fort Stevens the highest-performing elementary school within the Yelm School District. While the school shows exceptional strength in math and with specific student groups, there is a noticeable dip in scores between third and fourth grade that may indicate a transition challenge. To sustain its hard-won gains, the school will need to maintain its effective practices and continue to support all students consistently across every grade level.

462

Students ?

15.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,506

Per pupil spending ?

58.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

16525 100th Way SE
Yelm, WA 98597-9629

(360) 458-4800

District: Yelm School District

Students who attend Fort Stevens Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Yelm Middle School
High:	Yelm High School 12

Racial breakdown:

White:

55.4%

Hispanic:

24.9%

Two or more races:

9.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 62nd percentile in 2015 → 70th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Washington average (58% vs 48% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 8 percentile points since 2015

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Yelm School District

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school58%

District avg47%

Washington avg48%

343^rd of 1,160

Washington public elementary schools ?

Top 30%▲ up 8 pts since 2015

From top 38% (2015) to top 30% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 6Elementary Schools in the Yelm School District

116^th of 247Yelm School District among Washington districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	67.6	343 of 1160	70.4%	★★★★☆
2024	53.9	507 of 1168	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.0	628 of 1169	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.0	696 of 1169	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.7	655 of 1107	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	52.3	548 of 1130	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.8	502 of 1054	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2017	49.1	551 of 1056	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2016	55.3	477 of 1053	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2015	60.0	405 of 1067	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2013	72.5	274 of 1106	75.2%	★★★★☆
2012	73.1	259 of 1097	76.4%	★★★★☆
2011	42.0	661 of 1092	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2010	53.7	500 of 1088	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2009	50.9	545 of 1072	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2008	47.1	599 of 1067	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2007	40.9	669 of 1069	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2006	67.0	303 of 1051	71.2%	★★★★☆
2005	58.0	439 of 1031	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2004	66.1	300 of 1026	70.8%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	63.5	363 of 1092	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.1	510 of 1093	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	41.5	622 of 1094	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.9	736 of 1100	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.2	651 of 1008	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.8	541 of 1068	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.7	536 of 1004	46.6%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	85.7	41 of 659	93.8%	★★★★★
2024	92.2	14 of 651	97.8%	★★★★★
2023	64.4	179 of 633	71.7%	★★★★☆
2022	61.5	195 of 694	71.9%	★★★★☆
2021	55.6	156 of 501	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	85.7	58 of 697	91.7%	★★★★★
2018	70.1	119 of 540	78.0%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	83.9	80 of 1013	92.1%	★★★★★
2024	72.9	199 of 1024	80.6%	★★★★☆
2023	56.8	395 of 1013	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.7	449 of 1019	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	51.1	362 of 854	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	65.7	278 of 979	71.6%	★★★★☆
2018	61.6	285 of 835	65.9%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	71.1	286 of 1098	74.0%	★★★★☆
2024	55.6	466 of 1099	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.2	565 of 1099	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.7	553 of 1113	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	40.1	576 of 1025	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	52.5	513 of 1075	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.6	424 of 999	57.6%	★★★☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	71.7	7 of 45	84.4%	★★★★☆
2024	62.3	13 of 39	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.8	24 of 48	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	83.5	6 of 50	88.0%	★★★★☆
2021	75.0	5 of 32	84.4%	★★★★☆
2019	48.4	31 of 50	38.0%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	20.6	177 of 197	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	34.5	258 of 363	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	45.1	160 of 308	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	22.3	414 of 478	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	35.4	116 of 158	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	61.1	384 of 1007	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	35.5	676 of 1009	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.1	741 of 1011	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.0	807 of 1031	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.9	718 of 943	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	45.7	595 of 1027	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.0	502 of 833	39.7%	★★☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Hispanic (2025)94th percentile+23 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)92nd percentile+22 vs school

Military Connected (2025)84th percentile+14 vs school

Male (2025)74th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)67th percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)62nd percentile-9 vs school

Special Education (2025)29th percentile-42 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)10th percentile-60 vs school

By subject vs Washington (2024-2025) ?

Math63%+20 vs state

English Language Arts56%+3 vs state

Science56%+6 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				WCAS Science (2025)		SBAC English Language Arts (2025)				SBAC Math (2025)				% Completely Immunized (2024)	% Polio (2024)	% Measles (2024)	% Mumps (2024)	% Rubella (2024)	% Diphtheria (2024)	% Hepatitis B (2024)	% Varicella (2024)	% Pertussis (2024)	% Tetanus (2024)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	WCAS Science 5th Grade	WCAS Science All Grades	SBAC English Language Arts 3rd Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 4th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 5th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts All Grades	SBAC Math 3rd Grade	SBAC Math 4th Grade	SBAC Math 5th Grade	SBAC Math All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Measles KG	% Mumps KG	% Rubella KG	% Diphtheria KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% Pertussis KG	% Tetanus KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Fort Stevens Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	16525 100th Way SE	Yelm	98597	Thurston County	Yelm School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 458-4800	462	30	15.3	58.2%	256 (55.4%)	15 (3.2%)	115 (24.9%)	14 (3.0%)	4 (0.9%)	13 (2.8%)	45 (9.7%)	67.6	343^rd of 1160 public elementary schools	70.4%		53.9	507^th of 1168 public elementary schools	56.6%	164	55.7	55.7	58.9	50.7	58.2	56.1	80.6	56.3	53.2	63.1	93.8	95.0	97.5	97.5	97.5	93.8	96.3	97.5	93.8	93.8	$18,506	$1,163	$17,343
Yelm Prairie Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	16535 110th Ave. SE	Yelm	98597	Thurston County	Yelm School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 458-6261	427	25	17.2	49.9%	276 (64.6%)	5 (1.2%)	98 (23.0%)	3 (0.7%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (9.6%)	51.2	547^th of 1160 public elementary schools	52.8%		46	609^th of 1168 public elementary schools	47.9%	62	46.2	46.2	41.3	63.2	41.6	47.2	58.8	59.7	40.3	52.3	94.8	96.6	96.6	96.6	96.6	96.6	98.3	94.8	96.6	96.6	$18,584	$829	$17,755
Mill Pond Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	909 Mill Road SE	Yelm	98597	Thurston County	Yelm School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 458-3400	374	22	17.0	49.2%	227 (60.7%)	7 (1.9%)	64 (17.1%)	16 (4.3%)	4 (1.1%)	9 (2.4%)	47 (12.6%)	47.6	584^th of 1160 public elementary schools	49.7%		66.5	362^nd of 1168 public elementary schools	69.0%	222	57.6	57.6	49.3	39.6	61.0	50.3	47.8	46.2	35.6	43.3	95.7	95.7	95.7	95.7	95.7	95.7	95.7	95.7	95.7	95.7	$18,340	$598	$17,742
McKenna Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	35120 Sr 507 S	McKenna	98558	Pierce County	Yelm School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 458-2400	418	23	17.9	49.3%	257 (61.5%)	7 (1.7%)	103 (24.6%)	4 (1.0%)	3 (0.7%)	3 (0.7%)	41 (9.8%)	56.4	480^th of 1160 public elementary schools	58.6%		53.1	516^th of 1168 public elementary schools	55.8%	36	54.2	54.2	56.1	46.3	61.6	54.8	66.7	47.8	35.6	48.7	89.7	91.4	98.3	98.3	98.3	91.4	94.8	93.1	91.4	91.4	$17,017	$536	$16,481
Southworth Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	13849 Yelm Hwy SE	Yelm	98597	Thurston County	Yelm School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 458-2500	671	33	20.1	46.5%	372 (55.4%)	26 (3.9%)	143 (21.3%)	28 (4.2%)	15 (2.2%)	13 (1.9%)	74 (11.0%)	40.2	679^th of 1160 public elementary schools	41.5%		43	645^th of 1168 public elementary schools	44.8%	34	58.7	58.7	35.4	37.8	56.4	42.6	48.2	41.5	33.0	41.2	95.3	96.2	98.1	98.1	98.1	95.3	98.1	98.1	95.3	95.3	$16,276	$564	$15,712
Roy Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	340 Peterson St	Roy	98580	Pierce County	Bethel School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 800-5100	285	22	12.7	61.4%	189 (66.3%)	4 (1.4%)	44 (15.4%)	2 (0.7%)	2 (0.7%)	4 (1.4%)	39 (13.7%)	30.2	821^st of 1160 public elementary schools	29.2%		30.3	812^th of 1168 public elementary schools	30.5%	9	34.1	34.1	39.2	44.2	36.4	40.1	41.2	50.0	29.6	40.8	92.5	95.0	92.5	92.5	92.5	95.0	95.0	92.5	95.0	95.0	$20,947	$1,172	$19,775
Rainier Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	600 W 3rd	Rainier	98576	Thurston County	Rainier School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 446-4020	493	30	16.5	45.6%	390 (79.1%)	2 (0.4%)	58 (11.8%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.6%)	1 (0.2%)	34 (6.9%)	54.4	500^th of 1160 public elementary schools	56.9%		62.7	414^th of 1168 public elementary schools	64.6%	86	49.4	49.4	58.0	52.0	51.3	53.6	66.7	47.3	37.2	49.8	76.0	81.3	82.7	82.7	82.7	81.3	84.0	78.7	81.3	81.3	$15,565	$864	$14,700
Lackamas Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	16240 Bald Hill Rd	Yelm	98597	Thurston County	Yelm School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 894-6000	290	17	17.5	52.4%	188 (64.8%)	3 (1.0%)	54 (18.6%)	6 (2.1%)	2 (0.7%)	5 (1.7%)	32 (11.0%)	33.8	769^th of 1160 public elementary schools	33.7%		29.5	828^th of 1168 public elementary schools	29.1%	59	28.0	28.0	44.4	45.7	24.0	38.0	55.6	54.4	24.0	44.7	97.9	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	97.9	100.0	100.0	97.9	97.9	$19,649	$560	$19,089
Evergreen Forest Elementary	Public	K-5	3025 Marvin Rd SE	Lacey	98503	Thurston County	North Thurston Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(360) 412-4670	442	28	15.6	43.2%	191 (43.2%)	29 (6.6%)	109 (24.7%)	23 (5.2%)	23 (5.2%)	11 (2.5%)	55 (12.4%)	57.1	469^th of 1160 public elementary schools	59.6%		63.7	398^th of 1168 public elementary schools	65.9%	71	55.4	55.4	51.9	58.9	61.0	57.2	51.9	43.8	46.3	47.5	96.3	96.3	98.2	98.2	98.2	96.3	96.3	96.3	96.3	96.3	$18,052	$748	$17,304
Rainier Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2410 Stryker Avenue	Joint Base Lewis McChord	98433	Pierce County	Clover Park School District	No	No	No	No	(253) 583-5220	576	37	15.4	49.0%	211 (36.6%)	91 (15.8%)	153 (26.6%)	39 (6.8%)	2 (0.3%)	20 (3.5%)	58 (10.1%)	67.6	342^nd of 1160 public elementary schools	70.5%		65.8	370^th of 1168 public elementary schools	68.3%	28	60.3	60.3	54.3	58.4	70.3	60.3	55.3	55.6	52.7	54.7	95.3	95.3	96.1	96.1	96.1	96.1	96.9	96.1	96.1	96.1	$19,592	$1,472	$18,121

Frequently Asked Questions about Fort Stevens Elementary

How many students attend Fort Stevens Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 462 students attended Fort Stevens Elementary.

What district is Fort Stevens Elementary in?

Yelm School District

What schools do graduates of Fort Stevens Elementary attend?

Students who attend Fort Stevens Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Yelm Middle School
High : Yelm High School 12

Is Fort Stevens Elementary a good school?

Fort Stevens Elementary ranks 343^rd of 1160 Washington elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Fort Stevens Elementary?

Students at Fort Stevens Elementary are 55% White, 25% Hispanic, 10% Two or more races, 3% African American, 3% Asian, 3% Pacific Islander.

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