About Our School
Dannie Clark, Principal
McLane Elementary School was established in 1883 by pioneer families in the Delphi Valley. Our present school was completely renovated in 2019 and is the fourth McLane school building. Our school is comprised of classrooms, special use areas, play shed and three pod areas on an 11.5-acre campus. Adjacent to our campus is a 20-acre wetlands/forest that has become a science, math, writing and art laboratory, as well as the site of our school community service projects.
There is a preschool classroom located at McLane and the school also houses the district’s Life Skills Program for severely impacted students.
Special forest/wetlands program at McLane: McLane students, along with neighbors, community businesses and the Department of Transportation, have reforested over 40 acres of former farmland adjacent to McLane. In addition, our students, parents and scouts planted thousands of native shrubs and trees on the Evergreen Parkway overpass near our school. The forest is now used as a living, learning laboratory. The trail has been paved and our students have planted bulbs to enhance the path in the spring.
When students finish their MAP Growth testOpening in a new windowOpening in a new windowOpening in a new windowOpening in a new windowOpening in a new windowOpening in a new window, 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.
The Olympia School District District Operating Budget Financial Report provides an overview of revenues and expenditures for the 2024–25 school year.