North Thurston Public Schools

North Thurston Public Schools
Location
305 College Street, Lacey, WA, 98516-5390 United States
District information
“Committed to Excellence: Providing every student the academic and life skills necessary to succeed in a diverse world."
Grades	PK - 12
Established	1953
Superintendent	Raj Manhas
Budget	$128,000,000
Students and staff
Students	14,177
Teachers	804
Other information
Website	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[1]	comprehensive	1955	1371	Rams	3A
	River Ridge[2]	comprehensive	1993	1153	Hawks	2A
	South Sound	alternative	2001	176	Bulldogs	N/A
	Timberline High School[3]	comprehensive	1970	1700	Blazers	4A

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[4]	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	Hawks	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^[5]

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

References

1. "North Thurston High School / NTHS Overview". Nthurston.k12.wa.us. 2014-12-09. Retrieved 2016-02-07.
2. "River Ridge High School / RRHS Overview". Nthurston.k12.wa.us. 2014-12-09. Retrieved 2016-02-07.
3. "Timberline High School / THS Overview". Nthurston.k12.wa.us. 2014-12-09. Retrieved 2016-02-07.
4. "Evergreen Forest Elementary / EFES Overview". Nthurston.k12.wa.us. 2014-12-09. Retrieved 2016-02-07.
5. "Washington State Report Card". Reportcard.ospi.k12.wa.us. Retrieved 2016-02-07.

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