Prairie Elementary School

Yelm Prairie Elementary School was founded in 1984 with approximately 450 students in kindergarten through grade six. The school presently also operates a preschool and serves more than 480 students. Its academic curriculum includes reading, math, social studies, science and English. Yelm Prairie Elementary School also conducts classes in music, band, art, drama and physical education. Its library media center offers fiction and nonfiction books, magazines, reference materials and encyclopedias. The school serves breakfast and lunch to students and employs over 20 classroom teachers and staff members. It is a part of Yelm Community Schools, which operates various elementary, middle and high schools. Yelm Prairie Elementary School is located in Yelm, Wash.

Fort Stevens Elementary School serves students in kindergarten through grade six and is located in Yelm, Wash. The school offers an accelerated reader program, which is a curriculum-based assessment tool that enables teachers to monitor the quantity and quality of reading practices engaged in by the students. Its facilities include more than 30 regular working classrooms, as well as a gymnasium, library, cafeteria and music room. It teaches various academic subjects, such as math, science, computer applications, social studies, art and physical education. Fort Stevens Elementary School operates under Yelm Community Schools, which has an annual enrollment of more than 5,300 students in elementary, middle and high schools.

Mill Pond School is located in Yelm, Wash., and offers classes from grades five and six. The school s curriculum includes reading, writing, language, social studies, mathematics, science, fine and performing arts, computer technology and physical education. Its school library houses a large collection of books, magazines, and journals, CDs, DVDs, and reference materials. The school offers various extracurricular activities, such as spelling bee, mathematics bowl, culture, debate and language clubs. It has a guitar, jazz band, choir and dance clubs. Its sports activities include softball, football, baseball, track and field, and indoor and board games. The school has a parent-teacher association that assists in various school activities. Mill Pond School provides meal, transportation and health care to students.