Is Lacey Elementary a good school?

Lacey Elementary ranks in the bottom 21.2% of Washington elementary schools.

How many students attend Lacey Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 373 students attended Lacey Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Lacey Elementary?

Students at Lacey Elementary are 45% White, 21% Hispanic, 19% Two or more races, 6% Pacific Islander, 4% African American, 3% American Indian, 2% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Lacey Elementary attend?

Students who attend Lacey Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Salish Middle School High : North Thurston High School

Lacey Elementary

Summary:

Lacey Elementary is a public elementary school serving grades K-5 in Lacey, Washington, which is part of the North Thurston Public Schools district. The school has seen a decline in its statewide ranking over the past several years, dropping from a high of 3 stars and a ranking around 300 down to 1 star and a ranking around 900 currently.

Lacey Elementary has a more diverse student population compared to many nearby schools, with a higher percentage of Hispanic, Pacific Islander, and multi-racial students. However, the school's academic performance, as measured by standardized test scores, lags behind the district and state averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2023-2024, only 34.78% of Lacey Elementary students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 50.97% for the district and 52.63% for the state. Additionally, Lacey Elementary has a very high percentage of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, reaching nearly 70% in the 2022-2023 school year, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage among the student population.

While Lacey Elementary struggles academically, several nearby schools in the North Thurston Public Schools district, such as Lakes Elementary School and Evergreen Forest Elementary, perform significantly better on standardized tests and have higher statewide rankings. Additionally, Lacey Elementary spends significantly more per student ($19,684 in 2021-2022) compared to the nearby schools, which may suggest additional resources being directed towards supporting the student population, but the academic outcomes do not yet reflect the investment.

Detail:

Public K-5

1800 Homann Dr SE
Lacey, WA 98503-2844

(360) 412-4650

District: North Thurston Public Schools

SchoolDigger Rank:
920^th of 1,168 Washington Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $19,684

Students who attend Lacey Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Salish Middle School
High:	North Thurston High School

Student/teacher ratio: 13.8

Number of students: 373

Racial breakdown:

White:

45.3%

Hispanic:

20.6%

Two or more races:

18.8%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 68.9%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Lacey Elementary ranks worse than 78.8% of elementary schools in Washington. It also ranks 13^th among 14 ranked elementary schools in the North Thurston Public Schools District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 23.68. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Student population at Lacey Elementary is diverse. Racial makeup is: White (45.3%), Hispanic (20.6%), two or more races (18.8%). (See more...)

Compare Details 68.9% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Lacey Elementary is 13.8, which is the 2^nd best among 14 elementary schools in the North Thurston Public Schools District. (See more...)

Compare Lacey Elementary employs 26.9 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Lacey Elementary is $19,684, which is the 2^nd highest among 14 elementary schools in the North Thurston Public Schools District.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Lacey Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Lacey Elementary 920^th of 1168 Washington public elementary schools. (See Lacey Elementary in the ranking list.)

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North Thurston Public Schools:

SchoolDigger ranks North Thurston Public Schools 118^th of 247 Washington school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Lacey Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Lacey Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2004	15.90	910^th	1026	11.3%
2005	60.30	408^th	1031	60.4%
2006	70.42	266^th	1051	74.7%
2007	68.92	298^th	1069	72.1%
2008	69.82	293^rd	1067	72.5%
2009	77.93	170^th	1072	84.1%
2010	57.19	453^rd	1088	58.4%
2011	58.17	459^th	1092	58.0%
2012	53.71	541^st	1097	50.7%
2013	75.12	238^th	1106	78.5%
2015	66.76	330^th	1067	69.1%
2016	71.41	299^th	1053	71.6%
2017	62.20	404^th	1056	61.7%
2018	56.99	449^th	1054	57.4%
2019	46.53	620^th	1130	45.1%
2021	37.26	661^st	1107	40.3%
2022	36.76	730^th	1169	37.6%
2023	27.85	857^th	1169	26.7%
2024	23.68	920^th	1168	21.2%

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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Lacey Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2019	56.16	142^nd	303	53.1%
2023	50.81	96^th	194	50.5%
2024	27.62	154^th	188	18.1%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Lacey Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	48.02	291^st	637	54.3%
2019	49.79	224^th	566	60.4%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Lacey Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	71.62	152^nd	835	81.8%
2019	58.51	391^st	979	60.1%
2021	56.50	297^th	854	65.2%
2022	56.66	381^st	1019	62.6%
2023	45.13	566^th	1013	44.1%
2024	35.88	697^th	1024	31.9%

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Rank History for Female students at Lacey Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	61.87	390^th	1004	61.2%
2019	47.05	600^th	1068	43.8%
2021	33.85	644^th	1008	36.1%
2022	34.10	732^nd	1100	33.5%
2023	29.55	792^nd	1094	27.6%
2024	27.45	817^th	1093	25.3%

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Rank History for Male students at Lacey Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	52.19	473^rd	999	52.7%
2019	47.76	571^st	1075	46.9%
2021	38.71	594^th	1025	42.0%
2022	39.51	644^th	1113	42.1%
2023	26.41	831^st	1099	24.4%
2024	22.83	877^th	1099	20.2%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Lacey Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	70.77	113^th	540	79.1%
2019	53.31	301^st	697	56.8%
2021	66.72	97^th	501	80.6%
2022	45.12	349^th	694	49.7%
2023	31.71	455^th	633	28.1%
2024	24.65	525^th	651	19.4%

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Rank History for White students at Lacey Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	53.16	399^th	833	52.1%
2019	40.16	677^th	1027	34.1%
2021	28.49	702^nd	943	25.6%
2022	29.71	778^th	1031	24.5%
2023	21.69	852^nd	1011	15.7%
2024	16.46	919^th	1009	8.9%

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Data source: test scores: Washington Office of Superindentent of Public Instruction, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: Washington State Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction

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Enrollment information for Lacey Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	449	31	44	13	3	n/a	n/a	0	540
1989	439	29	39	15	0	n/a	n/a	0	522
1990	526	32	39	6	7	n/a	n/a	0	610
1991	445	30	48	16	6	n/a	n/a	0	545
1992	485	36	56	21	10	n/a	n/a	0	608
1993	406	26	50	18	9	n/a	n/a	0	509
1994	375	25	60	20	11	n/a	n/a	0	491
1995	303	35	44	20	13	n/a	n/a	0	415
1996	303	35	44	20	13	n/a	n/a	0	415
1997	289	39	46	25	11	n/a	n/a	0	410
1998	330	38	52	36	21	n/a	n/a	0	477
1999	328	42	48	36	17	n/a	n/a	0	471
2000	316	38	42	30	16	n/a	n/a	0	442
2001	323	39	50	39	15	n/a	n/a	0	466
2002	304	37	55	55	14	n/a	n/a	0	465
2003	304	37	55	55	14	n/a	n/a	0	465
2004	296	41	52	51	17	n/a	n/a	0	457
2005	386	53	85	53	16	n/a	n/a	5	598
2006	401	51	73	53	18	n/a	n/a	4	600
2007	413	42	62	53	22	n/a	n/a	3	595
2008	404	34	50	42	27	n/a	n/a	13	570
2009	398	28	48	30	12	n/a	n/a	19	535
2010	298	32	37	52	8	n/a	n/a	1	428
2011	286	20	23	75	4	7	53	0	468
2012	274	19	22	83	3	10	53	0	464
2013	301	21	21	94	3	10	72	0	522
2014	263	13	16	99	4	8	58	0	461
2015	252	13	25	100	4	13	67	0	474
2016	246	11	21	109	3	10	61	0	461
2017	237	21	23	113	6	14	80	0	494
2018	236	21	20	119	4	11	77	0	488
2019	234	19	23	115	3	9	60	0	463
2020	232	10	16	112	6	16	67	0	459
2021	196	10	15	95	2	15	58	0	391
2022	198	15	15	79	4	18	60	0	389
2023	169	16	14	80	7	20	76	0	382
2024	169	16	9	77	10	22	70	0	373

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Lacey Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	540	27.0	20.0	0
1989	522	28.0	18.6	n/a
1990	610	29.5	20.6	0
1991	545	31.5	17.3	n/a
1992	608	29.5	20.6	n/a
1993	509	30.3	16.8	n/a
1994	491	28.5	17.2	n/a
1995	415	20.8	20.0	n/a
1996	415	20.8	20.0	n/a
1997	410	20.9	19.6	n/a
1998	477	24.1	19.8	n/a
1999	471	27.8	16.9	n/a
2000	442	25.0	17.7	n/a
2001	466	23.8	19.6	n/a
2002	465	24.7	18.8	42.8
2003	465	24.7	18.8	42.8
2004	457	26.0	17.6	47.5
2005	598	26.3	22.7	36.9
2006	600	31.5	19.0	37.2
2007	595	32.2	18.5	35.8
2008	570	32.0	17.8	37.9
2009	535	32.0	16.7	32.9
2010	428	25.6	16.7	49.9
2011	468	27.7	16.8	37.2
2012	464	27.1	17.1	49.1
2013	522	30.6	17.0	42.1
2014	461	n/a	n/a	59.7
2015	474	34.0	13.9	60.1
2016	461	31.0	14.8	63.1
2017	494	31.2	15.8	63.4
2018	488	32.9	14.7	58.6
2019	463	33.4	13.8	60.5
2020	459	30.5	15.0	62.1
2021	391	34.9	11.1	54.7
2022	389	31.4	12.3	56.8
2023	382	30.4	12.5	69.1
2024	373	26.9	13.8	68.9

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Lacey Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	540	27.0	20.0	0
1989	522	28.0	18.6	n/a
1990	610	29.5	20.6	0
1991	545	31.5	17.3	n/a
1992	608	29.5	20.6	n/a
1993	509	30.3	16.8	n/a
1994	491	28.5	17.2	n/a
1995	415	20.8	20.0	n/a
1996	415	20.8	20.0	n/a
1997	410	20.9	19.6	n/a
1998	477	24.1	19.8	n/a
1999	471	27.8	16.9	n/a
2000	442	25.0	17.7	n/a
2001	466	23.8	19.6	n/a
2002	465	24.7	18.8	42.8
2003	465	24.7	18.8	42.8
2004	457	26.0	17.6	47.5
2005	598	26.3	22.7	36.9
2006	600	31.5	19.0	37.2
2007	595	32.2	18.5	35.8
2008	570	32.0	17.8	37.9
2009	535	32.0	16.7	32.9
2010	428	25.6	16.7	49.9
2011	468	27.7	16.8	37.2
2012	464	27.1	17.1	49.1
2013	522	30.6	17.0	42.1
2014	461	n/a	n/a	59.7
2015	474	34.0	13.9	60.1
2016	461	31.0	14.8	63.1
2017	494	31.2	15.8	63.4
2018	488	32.9	14.7	58.6
2019	463	33.4	13.8	60.5
2020	459	30.5	15.0	62.1
2021	391	34.9	11.1	54.7
2022	389	31.4	12.3	56.8
2023	382	30.4	12.5	69.1
2024	373	26.9	13.8	68.9

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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