Olympia School District

Olympia School District
The Olympia School District 111 Esther R. Knox Building. (OSD office)
Address
111 Bethel St NE
Olympia
, Washington, 98501
United States
District information
TypePublic
GradesPre-K through 12
Established1852; 173 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

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.

Schools

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

  • 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

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

  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