North Thurston Public Schools Explained

North Thurston Public Schools
Budget:	$263,000,000
County:	Thurston County
Superintendent:	Troy Oliver
Teachers:	910
Students:	15,250 (2023-24)^[1]
Ratio:	16.5:1
Conference:	3A
Address:	305 College Street
Zipcode:	98516-5390
Country:	United States

North Thurston Public Schools, District No. 3 (NTPS) provides educational services for Lacey and parts of unincorporated Thurston County, Washington, including the Nisqually Tribe Reservation.

Location

NTPS covers 74sqmi of land in northeastern Thurston county.

Schools

High Schools (Grades 9-12)

High School		Type	Established	Enrollment	Mascot	WIAA Classification
	North Thurston^[2]	comprehensive	1955	1,419	Rams	3A
	River Ridge^[3]	comprehensive	1993	1,533	Hawks	3A
	Timberline High School^[4]	comprehensive	1970	1,433	Blazers	3A

Middle Schools

Name		Type	Established	Enrollment	Mascot
	Chinook	6-8	1961	710	Orcas
	Komachin	6-8	1992	643	Wolves
	Nisqually	6-8	1967	817	Totems
	Salish	6-8	2016	790	Ravens

Elementary Schools

Name		Grade Levels	Established	Enrollment	Mascot	Remarks
	Chambers Prairie	K-5	2009	494	Wolf	Elementary 13 named after historical settlers in the area
	Evergreen Forest	K-5	1978	479	Bobcats	Serves students living within the Nisqually reservation
	Horizons	K-5	1992	561	Eagles
	Lacey	K-5	1968	373	Husky pups	"The Round School"
	Lakes	K-5	1964	501	Leopards
	Lydia Hawk	K-5	1959	500	Hawks	Located in Tanglewilde
	Meadows	P,K-5	1986	739	Mustangs
	Mountain View	P,K-5	1957	731	Bobcats
	Olympic View	K-5	1970	611	Eagles	Located in Thompson Place
	Pleasant Glade	P,K-5	1987	509	Panthers
	Seven Oaks	P,K-5	1990	431	Bulldogs	Serves students living in Mushroom Corner
	South Bay	K-5	1953	588	Bruins
	Woodland	K-5	1981	461	Wildcats

Choice Schools

Name		Type	Established	Enrollment	Mascot
	Aspire Performing Arts Academy	6-8 arts	2009	306	Firebirds
	Envision Career Academy	9-12 cte	2020	158	Fyre Gryphons
	Ignite Family Academy	K-8 homeschool	2021	97	N/A
	Summit Virtual Academy	K-12 virtual	2021	366	Mountaineers

Closed Schools

• South Sound High School - An alternative school of choice
• 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

2023-24 Student Diversity

Ethnicity	Percent
Hispanic / Latino of any race(s)	24.0%
American Indian / Alaskan Native	1.2%
Asian	7.3%
Black / African American	5.1%
Native Hawaiian / Other Pacific Islander	3.2%
White	43.1%
Two or More Races	16.1%

Notes and References

1. Web site: North Thurston Public Schools. Washington Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction. May 3, 2023.
2. Web site: North Thurston High School / NTHS Overview . Nthurston.k12.wa.us . 2014-12-09 . 2016-02-07.
3. Web site: River Ridge High School / RRHS Overview . Nthurston.k12.wa.us . 2014-12-09 . 2016-02-07.
4. Web site: Timberline High School / THS Overview . Nthurston.k12.wa.us . 2014-12-09 . 2016-02-07.