North Thurston Public Schools, District No. 3 (NTPS) is a school district

School district

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, providing educational services for Lacey

Lacey, Washington

Lacey is a city in Thurston County, Washington, United States. Established as a suburb of Olympia, its population was 42,393 at the 2010 census out of a county population of 252,264.-History:...

 and parts of unincorporated Thurston County, Washington, including students from the Nisqually Tribe Reservation

Nisqually (tribe)

Nisqually is a Lushootseed Native American tribe in western Washington state in the United States. The tribe lives on a reservation in the Nisqually River valley near the river delta. The Nisqually Indian Reservation, at , comprises 20.602 km² of land area on both sides of the river, in...

. It is the 22nd largest school district in the state of Washington

Washington State

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It is the largest school district in the county with 21 schools, more than 13,000 students and 1,600 employees as of 2006. Enrollment is forecast to increase to 20,000 students by 2021.

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 Washington Interscholastic Activities Association The Washington Interscholastic Activities Association is the governing body of athletics and activities for secondary education schools in the state of Washington...  Classification
North Thurston North Thurston High School North Thurston High School, located in the North Thurston Public Schools District in Lacey, Washington, is a comprehensive high school which first opened in 1955. North Thurston serves a portion of Lacey and northeast Thurston County. The school is accredited by the Washington State...	comprehensive	1955	1371	Rams	2A
River Ridge	comprehensive	1993	1153	Hawks	2A
South Sound	alternative	2001	176	Bulldogs	N/A
Timberline High School Timberline High School (Lacey, Washington) Timberline High School is a comprehensive high school located in the North Thurston Public Schools District in Lacey, Washington. When it opened in 1970, the floor plan was open similar to the Juanita concept....	comprehensive	1970	1428	Blazers	3A

Middle Schools

Name	| Type	Established	Enrollment	| Mascot
Chinook	7-8	1961	730	Warriors
Komachin	7-8	1992	817	Wolves
Nisqually	7-8	1967	564	Totems
Aspire	6-8 arts	2009	TBD	Firebirds

Elementary Schools

Name	| Grade Levels	Established	Enrollment	| Mascot	Remarks
Chamber's Prairie	K-6	2009	TBD	Wolf
http://www.nthurston.k12.wa.us/education/school/school.php?sectionid=150Evergreen Forest Evergreen Forest Elementary School Evergreen Forest Elementary School is an elementary school within the North Thurston Public Schools school district in Lacey, Washington....  ]	P,K-6	1978	467	Bobcats	Serves students living within the Nisqually reservation Nisqually (tribe) Nisqually is a Lushootseed Native American tribe in western Washington state in the United States. The tribe lives on a reservation in the Nisqually River valley near the river delta. The Nisqually Indian Reservation, at , comprises 20.602 km² of land area on both sides of the river, in...
Horizons	K-6	1992	973	Hawks	Divided into a school within a school system
Lacey	K-6	1953-1967, 1968-	540	Husky pups	"The Round School"
Lakes	K-6	1964	540	Leopards	""
Lydia Hawk	P,K-6	1959	467	Pioneers	Located in Tanglewilde Tanglewilde-Thompson Place, Washington Tanglewilde-Thompson Place is a census-designated place in Thurston County, Washington, United States, part of the Urban Growth Area of the city of Lacey...
Meadows	K-6	1986	484	Mustangs
Mountain View	P,K-6	1957	681	Bobcats
Olympic View	K-6	1970	567	Eagles	Located in Thompson Place Tanglewilde-Thompson Place, Washington Tanglewilde-Thompson Place is a census-designated place in Thurston County, Washington, United States, part of the Urban Growth Area of the city of Lacey...
Pleasant Glade	P,K-6	1987	571	Panthers
Seven Oaks	P,K-6	1990	642	Bulldogs	Serves students living in Mushroom Corner Mushroom Corner, Washington Mushroom Corner is an unincorporated community in Thurston County, Washington, United States. Mushroom Corner is located along Interstate 5 south of Olympia, and is included in the Tanglewilde-Thompson Place CDP for Census purposes. The "corner" in Mushroom Corner is located at the intersection...
South Bay	K-6	1953	722	Bruins
Woodland	K-6	1981	517	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

Ethnicity	Percent
African American	9%
Hispanic	10%
White	61%
Native American	4%
Asian/Pacific Islander	13%
other	3%

Sources

• http://www.nthurston.k12.wa.us/education/dept/dept.php?sectiondetailid=20387&sc_timestamp=1118943209

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