North Thurston Public Schools

North Thurston Public Schools
Type and location
Grades PK - 12
Established 1953
Country United States of America
Location 305 College Street, Lacey, WA, 98516-5390
District Info
Superintendent Raj Manhas
Budget $112,817,500
Students and staff
Students 13,500
Teachers 856
Other information
Website www.nthurston.k12.wa.us

North Thurston Public Schools, District No. 3 (NTPS) is a school district, providing educational services for Lacey and parts of unincorporated Thurston County, Washington, including students from the Nisqually Tribe Reservation. It is the 22nd largest school district in the state of Washington.

It is the largest school district in the county with 21 schools, more than 13,000 students and 1,600 employees as of 2006. Enrollment is forecast to increase to 20,000 students by 2021.

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Location

NTPS covers 74 square miles (191.7 km2) of land ([map]) in northeastern Thurston county.

Schools

High Schools (Grades 9-12)
High School Type Established Enrollment Mascot WIAA Classification
North Thurston comprehensive 1955 1371 Rams 2A
River Ridge comprehensive 1993 1153 Hawks 2A
South Sound alternative 2001 176 Bulldogs N/A
Timberline High School comprehensive 1970 1428 Blazers 3A
Middle Schools
Name Type Established Enrollment Mascot
Chinook 7-8 1961 730 Warriors
Komachin 7-8 1992 817 Wolves
Nisqually 7-8 1967 564 Totems
Aspire 6-8 arts 2009 TBD Firebirds
Elementary Schools
Name Grade Levels Established Enrollment Mascot Remarks
Chamber's Prairie K-6 2009 TBD Wolf
Evergreen Forest P,K-6 1978 467 Bobcats Serves students living within the Nisqually reservation
Horizons K-6 1992 973 Hawks Divided into a school within a school system
Lacey K-6 1953-1967, 1968- 540 Husky pups "The Round School"
Lakes K-6 1964 540 Leopards ""
Lydia Hawk P,K-6 1959 467 Pioneers Located in Tanglewilde
Meadows K-6 1986 484 Mustangs
Mountain View P,K-6 1957 681 Bobcats
Olympic View K-6 1970 567 Eagles Located in Thompson Place
Pleasant Glade P,K-6 1987 571 Panthers
Seven Oaks P,K-6 1990 642 Bulldogs Serves students living in Mushroom Corner
South Bay K-6 1953 722 Bruins
Woodland K-6 1981 517 Wildcats

Closed Schools

Student Demographics

2007 Student Diversity[1]
Ethnicity Percent
African American 9%
Hispanic 10%
White 61%
Native American 4%
Asian/Pacific Islander 13%
other 3%

Sources

References

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