Tumwater School District

46.92°N 122.95°W / 46.92; -122.95

Tumwater School District
Address
621 Linwood Avenue SW Tumwater , Thurston County, Washington, 98512 United States
Other information
Website	tumwater.k12.wa.us

Tumwater School District is a school district headquartered in Tumwater, Washington. The district's territory covers a total of 117 square miles (300 km²) of area.^[1] Schools in the Tumwater area had been established by 1845.^[2]

As of 2019^[update] the enrollment is over 6,000. Of the school districts in Thurston County, this is the third-highest such figure.^[1]

The U.S. Department of Education announced a Title IX investigation into Tumwater School District for allowing a transgender athlete in the opposing team against Tumwater High School Girls' basketball team in February 2025.^[3]

Schools

High schools

• Black Hills High School
• Tumwater High School

Middle schools

• G. W. Bush Middle School
• Tumwater Middle School

Elementary schools

• Black Lake Elementary School
• East Olympia Elementary School
• Littlerock Elementary School
• Michael T. Simmons Elementary School
• Peter G. Schmidt Elementary School
• Tumwater Hill Elementary School

Other

• New Market Skills Center