Yelm School District

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Yelm School District
Address
107 1st Street N
PO Box 476, Yelm, WA 98597
Thurston County, Washington
United States
District information
Grades PK–12
SuperintendentChris Woods
Enrollment5,775 (2017) [1]

Yelm School District, also known as Yelm Community Schools, is a public school district in Thurston County, Washington, United States, which serves the city of Yelm.

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In 2021, Yelm School District had a student enrollment of 5,443. [1]

In 2024, after two local school levies failed, the school district laid off more than 200 staff positions. In addition, class sizes have increased across all schools in the district, and student activities have been forced to rely on fundraising for survival.

Elementary schools

NameGrade LevelsEstablished2021 Enrollment
Fort Steven's Elementary SchoolK–51990468 [2]
Lackamas Elementary SchoolK–51894 (closed 1946, reopened 2005) [3] 315 [4]
McKenna Elementary SchoolK–51890 [5] 366 [6]
Mill Pond Elementary SchoolK–51993322 [7]
Southworth Elementary SchoolK–51972 [8] 576 [9]
Yelm Prairie Elementary SchoolPK–51984 [10] 430 [11]

Secondary schools

NameGrade LevelsEstablished2023-24 Enrollment
Ridgeline Middle School6–82006579 [12]
Yelm Extension School9–12-128 [13]
Yelm High School 9–1219201,695 [14]
Yelm Middle School6–8-688 [15]

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