Olympia Regional Learning Academy B

Olympia, WA 98501

Phone: (360) 596-7730
District: Olympia School District

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public • Grades PK,KG,1,2,3,4,5,6,7, • 167 students

Olympia Regional Learning Academy B, a public school located in Olympia, WA, serves grades PK-8 in the Olympia School District.

Olympia Regional Learning Academy B is a public school located in Olympia, WA. 167 students attend Olympia Regional Learning Academy B.

Posted: February 25, 2024

My daughter has been attending ORLA for her sophomore year. She feels the environment is fun, engaged, positive and honoring of various learning styles and needs. While we wish it were more ethnically and culturally diverse, we do appreciate the neurodiversity, gender diversity (not just girl/boy), and socioeconomic diversity. This is an interesting blend of alternative school, home school and traditional public school. I love the mission, really addresses a need in the community where kids might otherwise “fall through the cracks”. The class offerings are a good mix of core classes and fun electives like yearbook/media production, pottery, and theater. We have seen our daughter thriving academically and the monthly progress accountability checks seem to help. She is a self-motivated learner and I do wonder how kids who are not self-starters are able to keep up with assignments as it does seem like there may be some wasted instructional time while the class “goofs off” (social time?) and there ends up being a lot of homework time needed at home as a result. But that might not be the case for all kids - mine tends to get caught up in having fun with friends. To be honest, this is tipping the scales for my kiddo in a direction she needed after missing out socially during the pandemic and following years. Overall we are quite happy with our experience here and wish we could have enrolled her earlier and lived closer so we could be more involved in the school community.

Posted: February 25, 2024

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# Name Type City State Overall Rating Distance
1 Woodsmuir Neighborhood/Subdivision Olympia WA 2.7 mi
2 Avonlea Neighborhood/Subdivision Lacey WA 2.8 mi
3 Clocktower Neighborhood/Subdivision DuPont WA 11.2 mi
4 Tahoma Meadows Neighborhood/Subdivision Yelm WA 13.1 mi
5 Hawaiian Village Apartment Complex Lakewood WA 18.3 mi
6 westridge apartments Apartment Complex Tacoma WA 20.3 mi
7 North End Neighborhood/Subdivision Tacoma WA 23.8 mi
8 Stadium District Neighborhood/Subdivision Tacoma WA 25.1 mi
9 Silver Creek Neighborhood/Subdivision Puyallup WA 26.4 mi
10 Gem Heights Neighborhood/Subdivision Puyallup WA 26.6 mi
11 Lost Creek Neighborhood/Subdivision Graham WA 27.6 mi
12 McCormick Woods Neighborhood/Subdivision Port Orchard WA 33.1 mi
13 The Ridge at McCormick Woods Neighborhood/Subdivision Port Orchard WA 33.8 mi
14 Kitsap Lake Neighborhood/Subdivision Bremerton WA 37.8 mi
15 Manette Neighborhood/Subdivision Bremerton WA 38.7 mi
16 Fairway Lane Apartment Complex Bremerton WA 39.2 mi
17 Whisper Ridge Neighborhood/Subdivision Bremerton WA 41.1 mi
18 Blueberry Meadows Neighborhood/Subdivision Bremerton WA 41.5 mi
19 The Reserve at Bucklin Hill Apartment Complex Silverdale WA 43.5 mi
20 The Carriages at Fairwood Downs Apartment Complex Renton WA 44.1 mi
# Name City State Overall Rating Distance
1 Stonegate Olympia WA 2.8 mi
2 Port Orchard Port Orchard WA 36.4 mi
3 East Bremerton Bremerton WA 42.7 mi
4 Silverdale Silverdale WA 42.7 mi
5 Bainbridge Island Bainbridge Island WA 43.8 mi
Base Distance
Fort Lewis 14.7 mi.
McChord AFB 18.4 mi.
Naval Base Kitsap - Bremerton 37.8 mi.
Coast Guard Seattle 45.5 mi.
Naval Base Kitsap Bangor 47.5 mi.
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