Best Public Schools in Zip Code 98506

Schools in ZIP code 98506 include five public schools serving elementary, middle, and high school students: three elementary schools, one middle school, and one high school, with 2,885 students across the Olympia and North Thurston areas. The schools are generally above the statewide midpoint in rankings, but academic strengths vary. The Olympia School District schools tend to have stronger overall rankings, while the North Thurston Public Schools schools include some notable strengths, particularly at South Bay Elementary and in North Thurston High School’s English and graduation results.

Among the elementary schools, Boston Harbor Elementary has the highest current ranking and the strongest reported English Language Arts and math results, with 69.23% and 65.22% proficiency. Roosevelt Elementary School has the strongest all-around profile, including the highest science result at 77.05%, a low student-teacher ratio, and substantial ranking improvement. South Bay Elementary ranks lower overall but exceeds its district and the state in all three reported subjects, especially science and math. Boston Harbor’s current science score is suppressed, so it should be treated as unavailable rather than low.

North Thurston High School has the area’s strongest ELA result at 73.8%, an 88.2% graduation rate, and a 7.7% dropout rate, but math is a major weakness at 28.36%. Reeves Middle School performs above the state in ELA, math, and science, although it trails the Olympia district in each subject; eighth-grade math is its clearest concern. Overall, parents may want to prioritize North Thurston’s math support, Reeves’ upper-grade math improvement, and South Bay’s early-grade ELA, while recognizing the strong science performance and positive ranking trends at several schools.