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Hansen Elementary School

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School Performance Report

About Our School

A low-slung building with a peaked roof and large windows sits under a bright blue sky.

Julia Butler Hansen Elementary opened in September 1994 and is located on Olympia’s west side. Hansen was named for Congresswoman Julia Butler Hansen. The school contains three pods of four to six classrooms as well as two adjoining classrooms. The physical structure of the facility provides individual classrooms with the flexibility to allow team, multi-age and multi-year teaching situations. Separate space is also available for classroom activities and English Language Learners support. The facility includes a Learning Resource Center, Hansen Family Services Center as well as a gymnasium, multipurpose room and music room.

In September of 2017, an additional seven portables and a new 10 room mini-building opened. Many of the Hansen teachers are National Board Certificated, through a rigorous training process that focuses on enhancing student learning.

2024-25 School Data

The Washington Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction School Report Card provides detailed information about each K–12 school, including enrollment, student performance on state assessments and demographic data for students and educators. The data reflects student enrollment as of early October each year.

  • This total number DOES NOT provide a complete count of students, Full-Time Equivalency (FTE), which districts receive funding.
  • Based on the October 2024 enrollment report, there were 415 students enrolled at Hansen Elementary.

Families, educators and community members can explore these reports to learn more about individual schools and districtwide information for the Olympia School District.

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Measures of Academic Progress (MAP)

MAP is a district assessment for K-10th-grade students that measures a student's developing skills through a series of questions that adapt to the child’s level of learning. Research on MAP indicates the results are highly accurate. The results help teachers measure growth and determine whether a student may need more support or more challenge.

What is the Rasch UnIT (RIT) scale?

When students finish their MAP Growth test, they receive a number called an RIT score for each area they are tested in (reading, language usage, math, or science). This score represents a student’s achievement level at any given moment and helps measure their academic growth over time. The RIT scale is a stable scale, like feet and inches, that accurately measures student performance, regardless of age, grades, or grade level. Like marking height on a growth chart, and being able to see how tall your child is at various points in time, you can also see how much they have grown between tests.

The higher the RIT score, the more achievement the student has in the subject. The student's percentile ranking and conditional growth percentile can show how much the student has achieved in comparison with their peers. You can also refer to the Comparative Data to Inform Instructional Decisions to understand how students are performing relative to other students in the same grade level according to our national norms.

2023-24 Reading 2024-25 Reading
  Our School Our District National Norm Our School Our District National Norm
Kinder 155 156 153 145 153 152
Grade 1 167 175 171 171 174 168
Grade 2 180 187 186 182 189 182
Grade 3 199 202 197 200 202 194
Grade 4 205 209 205 211 211 202
Grade 5 211 215 211 213 217 208

2023-24 Math 2024-25 Math
  Our School Our District National Norm Our School Our District National Norm
Kinder 161 162 157 157 162 158
Grade 1 172 179 176 177 178 175
Grade 2 187 193 189 191 196 187
Grade 3 205 204 201 196 203 199
Grade 4 213 214 211 222 215 210
Grade 5 215 219 219 214 219 216

  • The Olympia School District District Operating Budget Financial Report provides an overview of revenues and expenditures for the 2024–25 school year.

    • Click here to access 2024-25 District Operating Budget

  • Hansen Elementary School is dedicated to the success of all students, which requires full partnerships with parents, community and families united in teamwork and committed to continuous growth and change as a community of learners. Through these processes, we seek to both model for and instill in our students, a value of lifelong learning and the skills necessary to be responsible, contributing citizens of our society.

  • We envision a supportive environment that promotes trust, growth, and achievement of the highest standards. We build our capacity for success through leading-edge programs and operations based on continuous improvement. We have a 100 percent commitment to quality and excellence in all things.

  • The National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) is a survey of grade student achievement in core subject areas. NAEP measures what students across the country know and can do in 10 subject areas, including mathematics, reading, writing, and science. Current state-level results may be viewed here Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI).

For More Information

If you would like more details about student achievement and demographics, visit the OSPI website and select reports by district or school.

If you would like other information about Hansen Elementary School, please call (360) 596-7400.