About Our School
Patrick Murphy, Superintendent
Sean Shaughnessy, Principal
LP Brown Motto: Learn Participate Belong
LP Brown Elementary School is a distinctive learning community located in the northwest corner of the Olympia School District. Originally built in 1965, LP Brown serves approximately 320 K-5 students. This neighborhood school works to provide a nurturing, safe and exciting learning environment for its students.
Our students come from a mix of socioeconomic and cultural backgrounds. Special Education services are delivered to about 20% of our students, using a combination of support styles.
Our Student Support Team and Multi-Disciplinary Teams work with staff to provide ongoing resources for our students’ academic or social/emotional needs. LP Brown is a PBIS school, and has solid structures in place to recognize positive student behavior and to intervene with appropriate strategies to support growing students. LP Brown is committed to the Multi Tiered Systems of Support approach; data drives our decisions through full commitment to Response to Intervention and Professional Learning Communities.
The LP Brown community is highly involved in the education of every child. Enrichment activities regularly funded through the PTO (Parent Teacher Organization) help staff extend the curriculum for all students. Art, Science, Music and P.E. continue to be targeted enrichment areas for the school year. OSD proudly funds half-time art, and full time Music and PE teachers for LP Brown. The entire LP Brown staff is skilled and takes seriously the challenge of providing meaningful learning opportunities for all students.
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Student Demographics
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| Male students |
47.3% |
| Female students |
49.5% |
| Gender X |
3.2% |
| Special Education |
14.6% |
- Number of classroom teachers: 31
- Average years of teacher experience: 14.4
- Teachers with at least a Master's Degree: 74.2%
2023-24 District Operating Budget
Expenditures
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Cost
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Percentage
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Teaching
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$122,742,157
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74.19% |
Building Administration
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$10,093,012 |
6.10% |
| Maintenance & Operations |
$10,070,814 |
6.09% |
District Support
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$4,555,830 |
2.75% |
Transportation
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$4,941,521 |
2.99% |
| Technology |
$2,692,684 |
1.63% |
| Utilities & Insurance |
$5,778,606 |
3.49% |
Food Service
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$4,346,598 |
2.63% |
| Other |
$214,669 |
0.13% |
| Total Expenditures |
$165,435,891 |
100.00% |
Revenue
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Amount
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Percentage
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State
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$122,745,027 |
73.93% |
Local
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$31,776,260 |
19.14% |
| Federal |
$9,618,166 |
5.79% |
| Other Revenue |
$969, 493 |
0.58% |
Other Financing Sources
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$919,452 |
0.55% |
| Total Revenue |
$166,028,397 |
99.99% |
Washington Comprehensive Assessment Program
Washington students participate in state tests annually to assess their progress as well as the progress of our educational system as a whole.
Our state uses the Smarter Balanced assessment system, aligned to Washington’s K-12 Learning Standards. The scores below represent the percent of students meeting standard in three core subjects, ELA, Math, and for grades 5, 8, and 11, Science (Washington Comprehensive Assessment of Science or WCAS).
2022-23 3rd Grade SBA
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2022-23 3rd Grade SBA
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Our School
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Our District
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WA State
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Our School
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Our District
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WA State
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| ELA |
50.0% |
53.3% |
47.7% |
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33.3% |
52.0% |
47.7% |
Math
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53.6% |
52.9% |
50.3% |
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39.2% |
52.1% |
51.1% |
2022-23 4th Grade SBA
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2022-23 4th Grade SBA
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Our School
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Our District
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WA State
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Our School
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Our District
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WA State
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| ELA |
38.2% |
50.5% |
49.0% |
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44.6% |
49.0% |
48.5% |
Math
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36.4% |
50.7% |
48.2% |
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42.9% |
45.7% |
47.8% |
2022-23 5th Grade SBA
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2022-23 5th Grade SBA
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Our School
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Our District
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WA State
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Our School
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Our District
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WA State
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| ELA |
58.0% |
57.0% |
52.5% |
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61.4% |
56.2% |
52.3% |
Math
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39.1% |
43.0% |
40.9% |
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37.9% |
43.3% |
41.8% |
| Science |
44.9% |
57.5% |
50.9% |
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58.6% |
61.0% |
55.3% |
Measures of Academic Progress (MAP)
MAP is a district assessment 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.
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.
Olympia School District Vision
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.
An engaged and compassionate school community with high academic and social expectations for ALL students, regardless of their backgrounds.