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HIGHER EDUCATION
Two four-year colleges and a community college are
located in Thurston County, each serving a distinct
population. South Puget Sound Community College has more
than 5,600 students each quarter and serves all adults,
regardless of their previous education. Evergreen State
College is a public, four-year liberal arts and sciences
college serving a local, regional and national
population. The current enrollment for Evergreen is more
than 4000 full and part-time students. St. Martin’s
College offers 22 undergraduate programs, six graduate
programs and numerous pre-professional and certification
programs. About 1600 students attend St. Martin’s main
campus while more than 650 are enrolled at extension
campuses nearby.
PUBLIC SCHOOLS
There are eight school districts providing primary and
secondary education to most of Thurston County’s
students. A full 75 percent of public school attendance
is in three of the North County school districts: North
Thurston serves 34 percent of the students; Olympia
serves 24 percent; and Tumwater serves 17 percent of the
County students.
There are 13 secondary
schools, one institutional school (Maple Lane), and one
vocational school (New Market Skills Center), are also
located in the county. New Market School is recognized
statewide as being “on the cutting edge” in technology,
equipment and special programs.
Washington State
Superintendent of Public Instruction provides
information on Grades 4, 8 and 11 through the Washington
State Assessment program, which is a five-year summary
of achievement test trends in Washington School
Districts. We have available those scores specifically
for Thurston County schools. Of the three major school
districts in Thurston County, each individual school
provides the public with school performance reports.
These are either obtainable through the individual
schools, school districts, or we can obtain copies for
you. We also suggest that parents personally visit the
individual schools and school districts in the area.
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