Olympia School District

Olympia School District is a school district (Washington school district number 111) serving 9,829 students (as of the 2020-2021 school year) in the city of Olympia in Thurston County, Washington. The school district has approximately 1200 staff members and maintains 19 campuses.

Olympia School District
The Olympia School District 111 Esther R. Knox Building. (OSD office)
Address
111 Bethel St NE Olympia , Washington, 98501 United States
District information
Type	Public
Grades	Pre-K through 12
Established	1852; 173 years ago (1852) [1]
Superintendent	Dr. Patrick Murphy
NCES District ID	5306180[2]
Students and staff
Students	9829
Teachers	524[3]
Student–teacher ratio	17.51[2]
Other information
Website	osd.wednet.edu

Schools

High Schools (Grades 9-12)

High School	Grade Levels/Type	Established	Enrollment (2020)	Mascot	WIAA Classification	Notes	Principals
Avanti	alternative	1996	142	Boxers	n/a		Michael Velasquez
Capital	comprehensive 9-12	1975	1367	Cougars	3A	Hosts students from Griffin School District.	Lil Hunter
OlympiaW	comprehensive 9-12	1907	1890	Bears	4A	Also known as William Winlock Miller High School	Matt Grant

Middle Schools (Grades 6-8)

Name	Grade Levels/Type	Established	Enrollment (2020)	Mascot	Principal
Jefferson	6-8	1961	467	Jaguars	Jane Allaire
Marshall	6-8	1994	415	Mustangs	Anthony Brock
Reeves	6-8	1970	414	Raiders	Aaron Davis
Washington	6-8		787	Bulldogs	Paul Anders

Elementary Schools (Grades K-5)

Name	Grades	Established	Enrollment (2018)	Mascot	Principal	Remarks
Boston Harbor	K-5	1964*	184	Bruins	Jen Brotherton	*1900s as part of Boston Harbor school district, 1964 as officially part of OSD
Centennial	K-5	1989	484	Stars	Shannon Ritter	Replaced McKinley Elementary
Garfield	K-5	1852*	348	Cheetahs	Brendon Chertok	*1852 as Westside school, 1902 as Garfield School
Julia Butler Hansen	K-5	1994	479	Hawks	William (Billy) Harris	"Hansen". Hosts alternative HAP program.
Leland P. Brown	K-5	1965	331	Eagles	Sean Shaughnessy	"L.P. Brown"
Abraham Lincoln	K-5	1859	270	Lions	Marcela Abadi	Hosts the district's alternative Options Program
James Madison	K-5		243	Lion Cubs	Domenico Spatola-Knoll
Margaret McKenny	K-5		349	Hawks	Michael Havens	Named for local environmentalist, activist and author.
McLane	K-5	1883*	337	Owls	Dannie Clark	Named for pioneer and legislator William McLane. Originally McLane School before integrating with Olympia.
Pioneer	K-5	1969	387	Bear Cubs	Joel Lang
Theodore Roosevelt	K-5	1908	393	Ravens	Chisa Marshall

Name	Grade Levels/Type	Established	Enrollment[3]	Mascot	Administrator
Olympia Regional Learning Academy	K-12 alternative		367	Orcas	Stacey Anderson (K-5) Frank Reed (6-12)

Other facilities

• District Headquarters at 111 Bethel St NE, Olympia, WA 98506.
• Transportation Department at 3000 RW Johnson Blvd SW, Tumwater, WA 98512.
• Support Service Center at 1914 Wilson St SE, Olympia, WA 98501.

Board of directors

The Olympia School Board currently has five voting members. The voting members in 2023 are:

• District 1: Director Maria Flores
• District 2: Director Jess Tourette Palumbo
• District 3: Director Darcy Huffman
• District 4: Director Hilary Seidel (Board President)
• District 5: Director Scott Clifthorne (Board Vice President)

The Olympia School Board also has four student representatives. The students serve in an advisory capacity at board meetings and may cast non-binding, advisory votes on motions before the board. The student representatives for the 2022-2023 school year are:

• Capital HS: Rahma Gaye
• Avanti HS: Ali Owen
• ORLA: Ru'ya Russell
• Olympia HS: Christine Zhang