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	$128,000,000
Students and staff
Students	14,177
Teachers	804
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 23rd largest school district in the state of Washington.

It is the most diverse and largest school district in the county with 21 schools, more than 14,000 students and 1,700 employees as of 2006. Enrollment is forecast to increase to 20,000 students by 2030.

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	1453	Rams	2A
River Ridge	comprehensive	1993	1201	Hawks	2A
South Sound	alternative	2001	165	Bulldogs	N/A
Timberline High School	comprehensive	1970	1611	Blazers	3A

Middle Schools

Name	Type	Established	Enrollment	Mascot
Chinook	7-8	1961	620	Warriors
Komachin	7-8	1992	709	Wolves
Nisqually	7-8	1967	574	Totems
Aspire	6-8 arts	2009	300	Firebirds

Elementary Schools

Name	Grade Levels	Established	Enrollment	Mascot	Remarks
Chamber's Prairie	K-6	2009	588	Wolf	Elementary 13 named after historical settlers in the area
Evergreen Forest	P,K-6	1978	548	Bobcats	Serves students living within the Nisqually reservation
Horizons	K-6	1992	601	Hawks
Lacey	K-6	1968	458	Husky pups	"The Round School"
Lakes	K-6	1964	645	Leopards
Lydia Hawk	P,K-6	1959	403	Pioneers	Located in Tanglewilde
Meadows	K-6	1986	467	Mustangs
Mountain View	P,K-6	1957	738	Bobcats
Olympic View	K-6	1970	610	Eagles	Located in Thompson Place
Pleasant Glade	P,K-6	1987	611	Panthers
Seven Oaks	P,K-6	1990	643	Bulldogs	Serves students living in Mushroom Corner
South Bay	K-6	1953	725	Bruins
Woodland	K-6	1981	507	Wildcats

Closed Schools

• New Century High School - An experimental school that ran on an evening/nighttime schedule.
• Puget Sound High School - An alternative school that combined with New Century to form South Sound High School.

Student Demographics

2007 Student Diversity

Ethnicity	Percent
African American	6.3%
Hispanic	15.2%
White	55.9%
Native American	1.5%
Asian/Pacific Islander	10.6%
other	10.5%

Sources

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External links

• North Thurston Public Schools
• North Thurston Education Foundation, local non-profit foundation
• North Thurston Citizens for Schools, local non-profit promoting bond/levy issues
• Washington State Report Card
• SchoolTree.org
• GreatSchools.net