Seattle, WA elementary schools ranked

RankGradeSchoolCityDistrictActualProjectedImpactStudents
#1A+Frantz Coe Elementary SchoolSeattleSeattle School District No. 188%70%Exceeds Expectations454
#2A+Bryant Elementary SchoolSeattleSeattle School District No. 185%75%Meets Expectations479
#3A+Greenwood Elementary SchoolSeattleSeattle School District No. 185%69%Exceeds Expectations337
#4A+John Stanford International SchoolSeattleSeattle School District No. 185%62%Greatly Exceeds Expectations427
#5A+Mcdonald International SchoolSeattleSeattle School District No. 185%62%Greatly Exceeds Expectations459
#6A+West Woodland Elementary SchoolSeattleSeattle School District No. 183%68%Exceeds Expectations395
#7A+Queen Anne ElementarySeattleSeattle School District No. 182%61%Greatly Exceeds Expectations205
#8A+View Ridge Elementary SchoolSeattleSeattle School District No. 182%68%Exceeds Expectations302
#9A+Wedgwood Elementary SchoolSeattleSeattle School District No. 182%68%Meets Expectations359
#10A+Catharine Blaine K 8 SchoolSeattleSeattle School District No. 180%69%Meets Expectations450
#11A+Mcgilvra Elementary SchoolSeattleSeattle School District No. 180%65%Exceeds Expectations222
#12A+Whittier Elementary SchoolSeattleSeattle School District No. 179%62%Exceeds Expectations362
#13A+Thurgood Marshall ElementarySeattleSeattle School District No. 178%51%Greatly Exceeds Expectations473
#14A+Adams Elementary SchoolSeattleSeattle School District No. 177%62%Exceeds Expectations318
#15A+B F Day Elementary SchoolSeattleSeattle School District No. 177%67%Meets Expectations390
#16A+Montlake Elementary SchoolSeattleSeattle School District No. 177%68%Meets Expectations183
#17ALawton Elementary SchoolSeattleSeattle School District No. 177%66%Meets Expectations335
#18AGenesee Hill ElementarySeattleSeattle School District No. 176%60%Exceeds Expectations519
#19ACedar Park Elementary SchoolSeattleSeattle School District No. 175%56%Exceeds Expectations243
#20ADaniel Bagley Elementary SchoolSeattleSeattle School District No. 175%56%Exceeds Expectations322
#21ANorth Beach Elementary SchoolSeattleSeattle School District No. 174%63%Meets Expectations344
#22AAlki Elementary SchoolSeattleSeattle School District No. 173%57%Exceeds Expectations296
#23AMagnolia Elementary SchoolSeattleSeattle School District No. 173%63%Meets Expectations319
#24ALoyal Heights Elementary SchoolSeattleSeattle School District No. 171%69%Doesn't Meet Expectations502
#25AFairmount Park Elementary SchoolSeattleSeattle School District No. 170%58%Meets Expectations428
#26ALafayette Elementary SchoolSeattleSeattle School District No. 170%62%Meets Expectations476
#27AMaple Elementary SchoolSeattleSeattle School District No. 169%46%Greatly Exceeds Expectations434
#28A-Stevens Elementary SchoolSeattleSeattle School District No. 169%48%Greatly Exceeds Expectations174
#29A-Hazel Wolf K 8SeattleSeattle School District No. 166%59%Meets Expectations720
#30A-Gatewood Elementary SchoolSeattleSeattle School District No. 165%59%Doesn't Meet Expectations372
#31A-Arbor Heights Elementary SchoolSeattleSeattle School District No. 164%52%Meets Expectations512
#32A-Laurelhurst Elementary SchoolSeattleSeattle School District No. 164%53%Meets Expectations273
#33A-Hawthorne Elementary SchoolSeattleSeattle School District No. 163%57%Doesn't Meet Expectations363
#34B+Dearborn Park International SchoolSeattleSeattle School District No. 162%40%Greatly Exceeds Expectations323
#35B+Sacajawea Elementary SchoolSeattleSeattle School District No. 162%48%Exceeds Expectations216
#36B+Viewlands Elementary SchoolSeattleSeattle School District No. 161%46%Exceeds Expectations273
#37B+Green Lake Elementary SchoolSeattleSeattle School District No. 160%49%Meets Expectations328
#38BBeacon Hill International SchoolSeattleSeattle School District No. 157%41%Exceeds Expectations342
#39BOlympic View Elementary SchoolSeattleSeattle School District No. 157%42%Exceeds Expectations361
#40BNorthgate Elementary SchoolSeattleSeattle School District No. 155%33%Greatly Exceeds Expectations209
#41B-Olympic Hills Elementary SchoolSeattleSeattle School District No. 153%35%Exceeds Expectations499
#42B-John Rogers Elementary SchoolSeattleSeattle School District No. 151%32%Exceeds Expectations257
#43C+Louisa Boren Stem K 8 (Magnet)SeattleSeattle School District No. 149%44%Doesn't Meet Expectations483
#44C+Rising Star Elementary SchoolSeattleSeattle School District No. 148%23%Greatly Exceeds Expectations330
#45CJohn Hay Elementary SchoolSeattleSeattle School District No. 147%53%Underperforms Expectations271
#46CGraham Hill Elementary SchoolSeattleSeattle School District No. 146%37%Meets Expectations268
#47CCampbell Hill Elementary SchoolSeattleRenton School District44%14%Greatly Exceeds Expectations355
#48C-Leschi Elementary SchoolSeattleSeattle School District No. 143%40%Doesn't Meet Expectations275
#49C-Kimball Elementary SchoolSeattleSeattle School District No. 142%41%Doesn't Meet Expectations379
#50C-Broadview Thomson K 8 SchoolSeattleSeattle School District No. 140%33%Meets Expectations565
#51C-Sanislo Elementary SchoolSeattleSeattle School District No. 140%23%Exceeds Expectations173
#52D+Sand Point ElementarySeattleSeattle School District No. 139%35%Doesn't Meet Expectations185
#53D+West Seattle Elementary SchoolSeattleSeattle School District No. 139%16%Greatly Exceeds Expectations381
#54D+Highland Park Elementary SchoolSeattleSeattle School District No. 138%32%Doesn't Meet Expectations307
#55D+Madrona K 5 SchoolSeattleSeattle School District No. 138%42%Underperforms Expectations217
#56D+South Shore Pk 8 SchoolSeattleSeattle School District No. 136%34%Doesn't Meet Expectations602
#57DDunlap Elementary SchoolSeattleSeattle School District No. 135%29%Doesn't Meet Expectations290
#58DLakeridge Elementary SchoolSeattleRenton School District35%17%Exceeds Expectations358
#59DJohn Muir Elementary SchoolSeattleSeattle School District No. 134%28%Doesn't Meet Expectations316
#60DRoxhill Elementary SchoolSeattleSeattle School District No. 134%25%Meets Expectations281
#61DWhite Center Heights ElementarySeattleHighline School District34%16%Exceeds Expectations533
#62DBailey Gatzert Elementary SchoolSeattleSeattle School District No. 132%20%Meets Expectations346
#63DBryn Mawr Elementary SchoolSeattleRenton School District32%17%Exceeds Expectations384
#64DMartin Luther King JR Elementary SchoolSeattleSeattle School District No. 132%22%Meets Expectations267
#65D-Lowell Elementary SchoolSeattleSeattle School District No. 131%18%Meets Expectations331
#66D-Rainier View Elementary SchoolSeattleSeattle School District No. 131%36%Underperforms Expectations239
#67D-Wing Luke Elementary SchoolSeattleSeattle School District No. 131%22%Meets Expectations281
#68D-Beverly Park Elem At GlendaleSeattleHighline School District30%12%Exceeds Expectations428
#69D-Thorndyke ElementarySeattleTukwila School District28%15%Meets Expectations370
#70FMount View ElementarySeattleHighline School District25%21%Doesn't Meet Expectations426
#71FEmerson Elementary SchoolSeattleSeattle School District No. 121%18%Doesn't Meet Expectations328
#72FHilltop ElementarySeattleHighline School District19%15%Doesn't Meet Expectations476
#73FConcord International SchoolSeattleSeattle School District No. 115%20%Underperforms Expectations306

How Seattle, WA's elementary schools compare

A: 33B: 9C: 9D: 18F: 4

58% of the 73 ranked elementary schools in Seattle, WA earn an A or B (33 A grades, 9 B, 9 C, 18 D, 4 F), against 46% of elementary schools nationwide. 55 schools meet or beat the proficiency projected from their student context (75% here, 70% nationally), and 33 exceed it. On average 56% of tested students meet the state bar against a projected 44% (national averages: 46% actual, 37% projected).

The biggest overperformers, by actual proficiency above projection: Campbell Hill Elementary School (44% against 14%, C), Thurgood Marshall Elementary (78% against 51%, A+), Rising Star Elementary School (48% against 23%, C+), John Stanford International School (85% against 62%, A+), Mcdonald International School (85% against 62%, A+).

Districts with the most schools in the top quarter (the top 19): Seattle School District No. 1 (19).

The largest ranked elementary schools: Hazel Wolf K 8 (720 students, A-, #29), South Shore Pk 8 School (602 students, D+, #56), Broadview Thomson K 8 School (565 students, C-, #50).

Elementary schools in Seattle, WA that are not ranked

9 graded elementary schools are listed here rather than ranked, each for the reason given. Every one has its own page with its full SchoolGrade report.

Special-purpose schools (6)

Alternative, special-education and vocational schools serve a different mission and a different student body, so they are graded but not ranked against regular schools.

Not yet graded (3)

Our source data has no school-level proficiency results for these schools, so they carry no SchoolGrade yet.

About this ranking

  • Scope: public elementary schools in Seattle, WA, as grouped on its schools page; the Washington ranking covers the whole state.
  • Order: SchoolGrade, then actual proficiency, then name; schools with the same grade and score share a rank.
  • Ranked: regular public schools that NCES lists as open, not fully online, with at least 30 students. Others are listed with the reason.
  • Tags: Magnet and Charter from the NCES school directory; K-12 marks schools serving every grade that are ranked with the elementary schools.
  • Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model. How SchoolGrade works

Questions about elementary schools in Seattle, WA

What is the best elementary school in Seattle, WA?

Frantz Coe Elementary School in Seattle ranks first among the 73 ranked elementary schools in Seattle, WA with a SchoolGrade of A+, 88% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 70%.

How are elementary schools in Seattle, WA ranked?

By SchoolGrade, the 2025-26 model that scores each school's actual test proficiency against the level projected for its student context, then by actual proficiency to break ties. Regular public schools that are open, not fully online and have at least 30 students are ranked; the rest are listed below the table with the reason.

How many elementary schools does Seattle, WA have?

SchoolGrade grades 82 public elementary schools in Seattle, WA; 73 are ranked here and 9 are listed as not ranked.