What Raymond School District does

Raymond School District is a public K-12 school district operating under Washington State jurisdiction from its headquarters at 1016 Commercial St, Raymond, WA. It serves transitional kindergarten through 12th grade students through two physical campuses — Raymond Elementary School and Raymond Junior/Senior High School — plus a preschool for 3- and 4-year-olds. The district's primary constituents are local students, families, and parents in the Raymond community, with services including traditional in-person instruction, school bus transportation with published snow routes, and nutrition services delivering no-cost breakfast and lunch to all students through the USDA National School Breakfast and Lunch Programs.

In 2026, the district launched ABC Online Academy in partnership with Imagine Learning, a statewide online education program registering 7th-12th grade students across Washington. This product extends the district's service area beyond its traditional local catchment and into the broader Washington online-learning market. The district's technology stack is built on third-party vendor integrations rather than proprietary systems: Clever for student single sign-on, Skyward for the parent/student information portal, Google Drive for enrollment packets and handbooks, and MySchoolMenus for nutrition transparency. The district's website is powered by SchoolBlocks.

As a government entity, Raymond School District is funded through state and local government allocations, federal education programs, and USDA meal reimbursements rather than tuition or commercial revenue. The district has no parent company, no subsidiaries, and no private ownership structure; it is governed by an elected school board and overseen under Washington State educational regulations including Title IX, Section 504, and McKinney-Vento compliance. The Raymond Schools Foundation operates as a separate charitable fundraising entity, not a subsidiary.

Name

Raymond School District

Legal name

Raymond School District

Website

https://raymondk12.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2006

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Raymond School District is a public K-12 school district in Raymond, Washington serving TK-12th grade students through two schools, no-cost meals, transportation, and the new statewide ABC Online Academy for 7th-12th grade online learners via Imagine Learning.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

K-12 Public Education

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (6111)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

District-Run Virtual Academies & Online Programs (EDAJADAB)

akta.pro secondary industry

Public Virtual & Blended Learning Programs (District-Run) (EDAJAAAI)

Keywords

• K-12 public education
• Online learning academy
• School meal programs
• Student transportation services
• Public school district

Headquarters

HQ city

Raymond

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Revenue model

1. Government Funding: Public school district funded through state and local government allocations, tax revenues, and federal education programs
2. National School Breakfast and Lunch Programs: Participates in USDA-funded National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program, offering no-cost meals to all students

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Raymond School District is a public K-12 school district operating Raymond Elementary School and Raymond Junior/Senior High School, serving students from transitional kindergarten through 12th grade. It delivers traditional in-person instruction, a statewide online learning program (ABC Online Academy, partnered with Imagine Learning for grades 7-12), no-cost breakfast and lunch through USDA programs, and student transportation services.

Product overview

Raymond School District operates as a unified K-12 educational institution offering traditional in-person education alongside a new online program. The district's core offerings include ABC Online Academy (a virtual education program partnered with Imagine Learning for 7th-12th grade), Nutrition Services (providing no-cost breakfast and lunch through USDA programs), and Transportation services. The district serves TK-12th grade students at RES (Raymond Elementary School) and RHS (Raymond High School), with additional support through the Raymond Schools Foundation.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• ABC Online Academy: Online education program partnered with Imagine Learning offering courses for 7th-12th grade students statewide in Washington.

Products and services

• ABC Online Academy A new online education program in partnership with Imagine Learning offering a wide variety of courses for 7th-12th grade students, available for statewide registration across Washington.
• Traditional In-Person K-12 Education

Quantifiable outcome

• No-cost meals for all students

Named customers1 record

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration5 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Imagine LearningcoreTechnology or IntegrationRaymond School District partnered with Imagine Learning to operate ABC Online Academy, offering a wide variety of online courses available to 7th-12th grade students statewide in Washington.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Stride, Inc. Stride, Inc. (formerly K12 Inc.) is the largest US operator of online K-12 instruction, including the Connections Academy schools, and serves a comparable student population via online learning across multiple states.

Others

• Imagine Learning: Imagine Learning is the K-12 educational technology and curriculum vendor that powers Raymond's ABC Online Academy; comparable as an adjacent ecosystem enabler (technology/content provider) rather than a direct operator competitor.

Emerging players

• Edmentum: Edmentum provides online K-12 curriculum and virtual schooling platforms comparable to Imagine Learning; an adjacent/emerging player in the K-12 online curriculum market that powers similar statewide virtual programs.

Direct peers

• Connections Academy: Connections Academy operates statewide online K-12 public-school programs as a Stride subsidiary, directly competing with Raymond's ABC Online Academy for online public K-12 enrollment in Washington and other states.
• Kelso School District: Kelso School District is a public K-12 school district in southwest Washington; comparable as another small-to-mid public K-12 district operating traditional in-person schooling in the same region of Washington State.
• Washington Virtual Academy: Washington Virtual Academy is a statewide online public K-12 program in Washington State targeting the same student population as Raymond's ABC Online Academy; directly comparable as a competitor for non-local online enrollments in WA.
• Centralia School District: Centralia School District is a public K-12 school district in Lewis County, southwest Washington; comparable as a similarly-sized public K-12 district operating traditional in-person TK-12 instruction in the same regional geography.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/raymond-school-district-116

Compliance5 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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