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Best Schools in Seattle, WA
Seattle, WA has 1,319 public schools (219 high, 166 middle, 767 elementary) serving 605,087 students. On average they score 53% on state proficiency tests against a projected 45%, so schools in Seattle exceed expectations. Rankings below compare each school’s actual results with the projection for its socioeconomic context.
Best High Schools in Seattle, WA
The top high schools in Seattle, ranked by actual test performance against the projection for each school’s socioeconomic context.
1. International Community School
SchoolGrade
Actual Test Scores
Projected Test Scores
Lake Washington School District • Public • Grades 6 - 12 • 405 Students
2. Mercer Island High School
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Projected Test Scores
Mercer Island School District • Public • Grades 9 - 12 • 1524 Students
3. International School
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Bellevue School District • Public • Grades 6 - 12 • 593 Students
4. Eastlake High School
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Lake Washington School District • Public • Grades 9 - 12 • 2349 Students
5. Newport Senior High School
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Bellevue School District • Public • Grades 9 - 12 • 1726 Students
6. Redmond High School
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Lake Washington School District • Public • Grades 9 - 12 • 2218 Students
7. Skyline High School
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Issaquah School District • Public • Grades 9 - 12 • 2170 Students
8. Lincoln High School
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Seattle School District No. 1 • Public • Grades 9 - 12 • 1653 Students
9. Issaquah High School
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Issaquah School District • Public • Grades 9 - 12 • 2412 Students
10. Roosevelt High School
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Projected Test Scores
Seattle School District No. 1 • Public • Grades 9 - 12 • 1541 Students
Best Middle Schools in Seattle, WA
The top middle schools in Seattle, ranked by actual test performance against the projection for each school’s socioeconomic context.
1. Stella Schola
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Projected Test Scores
Lake Washington School District • Public • Grades 6 - 8 • 89 Students
2. Environmental & Adventure School
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Lake Washington School District • Public • Grades 6 - 8 • 137 Students
3. Evergreen Middle School
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Lake Washington School District • Public • Grades 6 - 8 • 771 Students
4. Tyee Middle School
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Bellevue School District • Public • Grades 6 - 8 • 880 Students
5. Beaver Lake Middle School
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Issaquah School District • Public • Grades 6 - 8 • 807 Students
6. Timberline Middle School
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Lake Washington School District • Public • Grades 6 - 8 • 752 Students
7. Pine Lake Middle School
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Issaquah School District • Public • Grades 6 - 8 • 900 Students
8. Inglewood Middle School
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Projected Test Scores
Lake Washington School District • Public • Grades 6 - 8 • 1211 Students
9. Eckstein Middle School
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Seattle School District No. 1 • Public • Grades 6 - 8 • 1045 Students
10. Islander Middle School
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Mercer Island School District • Public • Grades 6 - 8 • 930 Students
Best Elementary Schools in Seattle, WA
The top elementary schools in Seattle, ranked by actual test performance against the projection for each school’s socioeconomic context.
1. Challenge Elementary
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Projected Test Scores
Edmonds School District • Public • Grades KG - 6 • 402 Students
2. Christa Mcauliffe Elementary
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Lake Washington School District • Public • Grades KG - 5 • 495 Students
3. Medina Elementary School
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Bellevue School District • Public • Grades Pre K - 5 • 449 Students
4. Somerset Elementary School
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Bellevue School District • Public • Grades KG - 5 • 623 Students
5. Sunrise Elementary
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Northshore School District • Public • Grades Pre K - 5 • 445 Students
6. Endeavour Elementary School
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Issaquah School District • Public • Grades KG - 5 • 495 Students
7. Samantha Smith Elementary
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Lake Washington School District • Public • Grades KG - 5 • 617 Students
8. Horace Mann Elementary
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Lake Washington School District • Public • Grades KG - 5 • 305 Students
9. Frantz Coe Elementary School
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Seattle School District No. 1 • Public • Grades KG - 5 • 454 Students
10. Lakeridge Elementary School
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Mercer Island School District • Public • Grades KG - 5 • 397 Students
Education & Community Snapshot in Seattle, WA
City-level factors that shape the learning environment around local schools.
Community Factors
Seattle, WA has a total population of 4,018,762 with 23% of that population attending schools. The adult high school graduation rate is 93%, and 45% of adults have a bachelor’s degree or higher.
Students in Seattle, WA
K-12 Students
High School Graduates
Adults 25+ with HS diplomas
College Graduates
Adults 25+ with a Bachelor’s degree or higher
Demographics statistics provided by Best Neighborhood Seattle, WA.
Safety
Crime Grades summarize reported incidents per 1,000 residents. Use them as neighborhood context, not a school rating.
Overall Crime Grade
40.52 per 1,000 Residents
Violent Crime Grade
4.30 per 1,000 Residents
Property Crime Grade
36.22 per 1,000 Residents
Crime statistics provided by CrimeGrade in Seattle, WA.
Connectivity
Connectivity influences learning at home. We summarize internet infrastructure, typical download speed, and a digital connectivity index for Seattle, WA.
ISP Report Card
Internet Infrastructure Grade
Average Download Speed
Speed Most Residents Can Get
Digital Connectivity Index
ISP Connectivity Demand Report
To read more about these statistics, please visit Seattle, WA Internet Health Assessment.
Questions About Schools in Seattle, WA
How many schools are in Seattle, WA?
Seattle, WA has 1,319 public schools: 219 high schools, 166 middle schools and 767 elementary schools, serving 605,087 students in total.
How do schools in Seattle perform on state tests?
On average, 1,319 schools in Seattle score 53% proficient on state assessments. Given the socioeconomic context of their students we project 45%, so on average schools in Seattle exceed expectations.
How does SchoolGrade rank the best schools in Seattle?
Every public school gets a SchoolGrade from A+ to F based on the share of students at or above the state proficiency bar. The Impact Grade compares that result with what we would expect given the school’s student and community context, so schools that outperform their circumstances stand out. Schools cannot pay to change a grade. Read the full methodology.
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- Actual: 76%
- Projected: 67%
- Impact Grade: Meets Expectations
- Actual: 76%
- Projected: 68%
- Impact Grade: Meets Expectations
- Actual: 76%
- Projected: 67%
- Impact Grade: Meets Expectations
- Actual: 74%
- Projected: 65%
- Impact Grade: Exceeds Expectations
- Actual: 59%
- Projected: 53%
- Impact Grade: Meets Expectations
- Actual: 68%
- Projected: 64%
- Impact Grade: Doesn't Meet Expectations
- Actual: 70%
- Projected: 60%
- Impact Grade: Exceeds Expectations
- Actual: 27%
- Projected: 28%
- Impact Grade: Meets Expectations
- Actual: 35%
- Projected: 26%
- Impact Grade: Exceeds Expectations
- Actual: 68%
- Projected: 57%
- Impact Grade: Exceeds Expectations
Every school in Seattle
116 of 127 schools in Seattle carry a SchoolGrade (11 have no school-level proficiency results in our source data). Grade distribution:
A: 54B: 15C: 16D: 25F: 6
All 127 public schools we grade in Seattle. The ranked lists above show the top ten per level; every school has its own page.
High schools (15)
- Alan T Sugiyama High School
- Ballard High School
- Chief Sealth International High School
- Cleveland High School Stem
- Evergreen High School
- Franklin High School
- Garfield High School
- Ingraham High School
- Lincoln High School
- Nathan Hale High School
- Nova High School
- Rainier Beach High School
- Roosevelt High School
- Talley High School
- West Seattle High School
Middle and junior high schools (17)
- Aki Kurose Middle School
- Cascade Middle School
- David T Denny International Middle School
- Dimmitt Middle School
- Eckstein Middle School
- Edmonds S Meany Middle School
- Hamilton International Middle School
- Jane Addams Middle School
- Madison Middle School
- Martin Luther King JR Elementary School
- Mcclure Middle School
- Mercer International Middle School
- Middle College High School
- Robert Eagle Staff Middle School
- Showalter Middle School
- Washington Middle School
- Whitman Middle School
Elementary and primary schools (64)
- Adams Elementary School
- Alki Elementary School
- Arbor Heights Elementary School
- B F Day Elementary School
- Bailey Gatzert Elementary School
- Beverly Park Elem At Glendale
- Bryant Elementary School
- Bryn Mawr Elementary School
- Campbell Hill Elementary School
- Cascadia Elementary
- Cedar Park Elementary School
- Daniel Bagley Elementary School
- Dunlap Elementary School
- Emerson Elementary School
- Fairmount Park Elementary School
- Frantz Coe Elementary School
- Gatewood Elementary School
- Genesee Hill Elementary
- Graham Hill Elementary School
- Green Lake Elementary School
- Greenwood Elementary School
- Hawthorne Elementary School
- Highland Park Elementary School
- Hilltop Elementary
- John Hay Elementary School
- John Muir Elementary School
- John Rogers Elementary School
- Kimball Elementary School
- Lafayette Elementary School
- Lakeridge Elementary School
- Laurelhurst Elementary School
- Lawton Elementary School
- Leschi Elementary School
- Lowell Elementary School
- Loyal Heights Elementary School
- Magnolia Elementary School
- Maple Elementary School
- Mcgilvra Elementary School
- Montlake Elementary School
- Mount View Elementary
- North Beach Elementary School
- Northgate Elementary School
- Olympic Hills Elementary School
- Olympic View Elementary School
- Queen Anne Elementary
- Rainier View Elementary School
- Rising Star Elementary School
- Roxhill Elementary School
- Sacajawea Elementary School
- Sand Point Elementary
- Sanislo Elementary School
- Stephen Decatur Elementary School
- Stevens Elementary School
- Thorndyke Elementary
- Thornton Creek Elementary School
- Thurgood Marshall Elementary
- View Ridge Elementary School
- Viewlands Elementary School
- Wedgwood Elementary School
- West Seattle Elementary School
- West Woodland Elementary School
- White Center Heights Elementary
- Whittier Elementary School
- Wing Luke Elementary School
Other schools and academies (31)
- Beacon Hill International School
- Bridges Transition
- Broadview Thomson K 8 School
- Cascade Parent Partnership Program
- Catharine Blaine K 8 School
- Choice Academy
- Concord International School
- Dearborn Park International School
- Hazel Wolf K 8
- Interagency Detention School
- Interagency Open Doors
- Interagency Programs
- John Stanford International School
- Licton Springs K 8
- Louisa Boren Stem K 8
- Madrona K 5 School
- Mcdonald International School
- New Start
- Orca K 8 School
- Pathfinder K 8 School
- Private School Services
- Puget Sound Skills Center
- Rainier Prep
- Rainier Valley Leadership Academy
- Salmon Bay K 8 School
- Seattle World School
- South Shore Pk 8 School
- Summit Public School Atlas
- Summit Public School Sierra
- The Center School
- Tops K 8 School
Private schools (77)
Private schools have a SchoolGrade only where their state publishes their test results.
- Academy For Precision Learning
- Bertschi School
- Billings Middle School
- Bright Water Waldorf School
- Brightmont Academy--seattle Campus
- Christ The King Parish School
- Concordia Lutheran School
- Dartmoor School
- Derech Emunah
- Derech Emunah Dba Seattle Jewish Girls High School
- Epiphany School
- Explorer West Middle School
- Fusion Academy Seattle
- Giddens School
- Hamlin Robinson School
- Holy Names Academy
- Holy Rosary School
- Hope Lutheran School
- Kapka Cooperative School
- King's School
- Lake Washington Girls Middle School
- Lakeside School
- Matheia School
- Menachem Mendel Seattle Cheder Day School
- Morningside Academy
- North Seattle French School
- Northwest Montessori School
- O'dea High School
- One School Global North America Seattle Campus
- Oneworld Now!
- Our Lady Of Fatima School
- Our Lady Of Guadalupe School
- Pacific Crest School
- Perkins School
- Puget Sounds Community School
- Seattle Academy Of Arts And Sciences
- Seattle Amistad School
- Seattle Area German American School
- Seattle Classical Christian School
- Seattle Country Day School
- Seattle Girls School
- Seattle Jewish Community School
- Seattle Lutheran High School
- Seattle Nativity School
- Seattle School For Boys
- Seattle Waldorf High School
- Seattle Waldorf School
- Spring Academy
- Spruce St School
- St Alphonsus School
- St Anne School
- St Benedict School
- St Catherine School
- St George Parish School
- St John School
- St Joseph School
- St Joseph School
- St Matthew School
- St Therese Catholic Academy
- Taproot School
- The Bridge School
- The Bush School
- The Community Of West Seattle
- The Lake And Park School
- The Meridian School
- The Northwest School
- The Polytech
- The Valley School
- Tilden School
- Torah Academy Of The Pacific Northwest
- Torah Day School Of Seattle
- University Child Development School
- University Cooperative School
- University Prep
- Villa Academy
- West Seattle Montessori
- Woodland Park Cooperative
Neighborhoods and places within Seattle (67)
- Admiral
- Alki
- Arbor Heights
- Atlantic
- Ballard
- Beacon Hill
- Belltown
- Bitter Lake
- Brighton
- Broadview
- Bryant
- Capitol Hill
- Cedar Park
- Central District
- Columbia City
- Crown Hill
- Downtown Seattle
- Eastlake
- Fauntleroy
- First Hill
- Fremont
- Green Lake
- Greenwood
- Haller Lake
- High Point
- Highland Park
- Highline
- Interbay
- International District
- Laurelhurst
- Leschi
- Loyal Heights
- Madison Park
- Madrona
- Magnolia
- Maple Leaf
- Matthews Beach
- Meadowbrook
- Montlake
- Mt Baker
- North College Park
- North Delridge
- Northgate
- Olympic Hills
- Phinney Ridge
- Pioneer Square
- Queen Anne
- Rainier Beach
- Ravenna
- Riverview
- Roosevelt
- Roxhill
- Seward Park
- Shorewood
- South Delridge
- South Lake Union
- South Park
- Sunset Hill
- University District
- Uptown
- Victory Heights
- View Ridge
- Wallingford
- Wedgwood
- West Seattle
- Westlake
- Whittier Heights