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Best Elementary Schools in Seattle, WA (2025-26)
Every ranked elementary school in Seattle, WA, ordered by SchoolGrade. A grade rewards actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact. Click a column heading to sort, or filter by school, city or district.
Seattle, WA rankings: Elementary Schools
Seattle, WA elementary schools ranked
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.
- D Licton Springs K 8, Seattle
- C Orca K 8 School, Seattle
- A- Pathfinder K 8 School, Seattle
- A Salmon Bay K 8 School, Seattle
- A+ Thornton Creek Elementary School, Seattle
- A Tops K 8 School, Seattle
Not yet graded (3)
Our source data has no school-level proficiency results for these schools, so they carry no SchoolGrade yet.
- Cascade Parent Partnership Program, Seattle
- Cascadia Elementary, Seattle
- Stephen Decatur Elementary School, Seattle
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.