Olympia School District No. 111 is a public school district in Thurston County, Washington, including the City of Olympia.
In the 2025-26 school year, Olympia School District had a student enrollment of 9,666 across 19 campuses.
History Establishment The area presently served by Olympia School District No. 111 was historically divided into 10 unique grade school districts. Beginning around 1910, these districts gradually began consolidation efforts, with the final consolidation that formed the present day Olympia School District No. 111 occurring in 1966. Known consolidations are listed below. Election DateComponent DistrictsResulting DistrictFormation Date. 1910McLane School District #4 Cedar Flats School District #64McLane School District #76 -August 20, 1914School District #39 School District #77Boston Harbor School District #302 -August 21, 1922Plainview School District #73 McLane School District #76McLane School District #314 -March 2, 1929Olympia School District #1 Butler's Cove School District #56Olympia School District #318July 1, 1929March 1, 1930Gull Harbor School District #37 Olympia School District #318Olympia School District #320July 1, 1930June 8, 1940Summit Lake School District #32 McLane School District #314McLane School District #328July 1, 1940February 4, 1950Hays School District #3 Olympia School District #320Olympia School District #1July 1, 1950March 10, 1964Olympia School District #1 Boston Harbor School District #302Olympia School District #11July 1, 1964June 14, 1966Olympia School District #11 McLane School District #328Olympia School District #111July 1, 1966
Schools + High Schools (Grades 9-12) High School Grade Levels/Type Established Enrollment (2020) Mascot WIAA Classification Notes Principals Avanti alternative 1996142 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 Michael Hart 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 BruinsJen Brotherton *1900s as part of Boston Harbor school district, 1964 as officially part of OSD Centennial K-5 1989 484StarsShannon Ritter Replaced McKinley Elementary Garfield K-5 1852* 348 CheetahsBrendon Chertok *1852 as Westside school, 1902 as Garfield School Julia Butler Hansen K-5 1994 479 HawksWilliam (Billy) Harris "Hansen". Hosts alternative HAP program. Leland P. Brown K-5 1965 331 EaglesSean Shaughnessy "L.P. Brown" Abraham Lincoln K-5 1859 270LionsMarcela Abadi Hosts the district's alternative Options Program James Madison K-5 243 Lion CubsDomenico Spatola-Knoll Margaret McKenny K-5 349 HawksMichael Havens Named for local environmentalist, activist and author. McLane K-5 1883*337 OwlsDannie Clark Named for pioneer and legislator William McLane. Originally McLane School before integrating with Olympia. Pioneer K-5 1969 387 Bear CubsJoel Lang Theodore Roosevelt K-5 1908 393 RavensChisa Marshall
Name Grade Levels/Type Established EnrollmentOlympia School District 2009-2010 Report Card Accessed online 11 March 2011 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 2026 are:
District 1: Director Maria Flores (Board Vice President) District 2: Director Jess Tourette Palumbo (Board President) District 3: Director Renee Fullerton District 4: Director Hilary Seidel District 5: Director Gilbert Lamont
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 2025-2026 school year are:
Capital HS: Malachi Cardona Avanti HS: Juniper Hummel-Church ORLA: Emma MacDonald Olympia HS: Vy Le
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