Top 10 Best Seattle Public Schools (2024-25)

For the 2024-25 school year, there are 193 public schools serving 87,126 students in Seattle, WA (there are 129 private schools, serving 26,444 private students). 77% of all K-12 students in Seattle, WA are educated in public schools (compared to the WA state average of 90%).
The top ranked public schools in Seattle, WA are Cascadia Elementary School, Stephen Decatur Elementary School and Frantz Coe Elementary School. Overall testing rank is based on a school's combined math and reading proficiency test score ranking.
Seattle, WA public schools have an average math proficiency score of 47% (versus the Washington public school average of 40%), and reading proficiency score of 58% (versus the 53% statewide average). Schools in Seattle have an average ranking of 8/10, which is in the top 30% of Washington public schools.
Minority enrollment is 63% of the student body (majority Hispanic and Black), which is more than the Washington public school average of 51% (majority Hispanic).

Best Public Schools in Seattle, WA (2024-25)

School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Cascadia Elementary School
Magnet School
(Math: 98% | Reading: 97%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 1%
1700 N 90th Street
Seattle, WA 98115
(206) 252-5914
Grades: K-5
| 474 students
Rank: #22.
Stephen Decatur Elementary School
Magnet School
(Math: ≥95% | Reading: ≥95%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 1%
7711 43rd Ave Ne
Seattle, WA 98115
(206) 252-3230
Grades: K-5
| 208 students
Rank: #33.
Frantz Coe Elementary School
Magnet School
(Math: 86% | Reading: 90%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 1%
2424 7 Av W
Seattle, WA 98119
(206) 252-2000
Grades: K-5
| 454 students
Rank: #44.
John Stanford International School
Magnet School
(Math: 86% | Reading: 88%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
4057 5 Av Ne
Seattle, WA 98105
(206) 252-6080
Grades: K-5
| 427 students
Rank: #5 - 65. - 6.
View Ridge Elementary School
Magnet School
(Math: 80-84% | Reading: 85-89%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
7047 50 Av Ne
Seattle, WA 98115
(206) 252-5600
Grades: PK-5
| 302 students
Rank: #5 - 65. - 6.
Wedgwood Elementary School
Magnet School
(Math: 80-84% | Reading: 85-89%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
2720 Ne 85 St
Seattle, WA 98115
(206) 252-5670
Grades: K-5
| 359 students
Rank: #77.
Lincoln High School
Magnet School
(Math: 72% | Reading: 92%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
4400 Interlake Ave N
Seattle, WA 98103
(206) 413-2500
Grades: 9-12
| 1,653 students
Rank: #88.
Mcdonald International School
Magnet School
(Math: 86% | Reading: 81%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
144 Ne 54th St
Seattle, WA 98105
(206) 252-2900
Grades: K-5
| 459 students
Rank: #9 - 119. - 11.
Adams Elementary School
Magnet School
(Math: 75-79% | Reading: 80-84%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
6110 28 Av Nw
Seattle, WA 98107
(206) 252-1300
Grades: K-5
| 318 students
Rank: #9 - 119. - 11.
Lawton Elementary School
Magnet School
(Math: 75-79% | Reading: 80-84%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
4000 27 Av W
Seattle, WA 98199
(206) 252-2130
Grades: K-5
| 335 students
Rank: #9 - 119. - 11.
Montlake Elementary School
Magnet School
(Math: 75-79% | Reading: 80-84%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
2409 22 Av E
Seattle, WA 98112
(206) 252-3300
Grades: K-5
| 183 students
Rank: #1212.
Bryant Elementary School
Magnet School
(Math: 75% | Reading: 85%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
3311 Ne 60 St
Seattle, WA 98115
(206) 252-5200
Grades: K-5
| 479 students
Rank: #1313.
Meridian Park Elementary School
Magnet School
(Math: 80% | Reading: 81%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
17077 Meridian Avenue N.
Seattle, WA 98133
(206) 393-4251
Grades: K-5
| 527 students
Rank: #1414.
West Woodland Elementary School
Magnet School
(Math: 73% | Reading: 86%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
5601 4 Av Nw
Seattle, WA 98107
(206) 252-1600
Grades: K-5
| 395 students
Rank: #1515.
Ballard High School
Magnet School
(Math: 67% | Reading: 94%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
1418 Nw 65 St
Seattle, WA 98117
(206) 252-1000
Grades: 9-12
| 1,590 students
Rank: #1616.
Roosevelt High School
Magnet School
(Math: 68% | Reading: 88%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
1410 Ne 66 St
Seattle, WA 98115
(206) 252-4810
Grades: 9-12
| 1,541 students
Rank: #17 - 1917. - 19.
Catharine Blaine K-8 School
Magnet School
(Math: 72% | Reading: 82%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
2550 34 Av W
Seattle, WA 98199
(206) 252-1920
Grades: K-8
| 450 students
Rank: #17 - 1917. - 19.
Greenwood Elementary School
Magnet School
(Math: 70-74% | Reading: 80-84%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
144 Nw 80 St
Seattle, WA 98117
(206) 252-1400
Grades: PK-5
| 337 students
Rank: #17 - 1917. - 19.
Home Education Exchange
Alternative School
Magnet School
(Math: 70-74% | Reading: 80-84%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
2800 Ne 200th
Seattle, WA 98155
(206) 418-3388
Grades: K-8
| 94 students
Rank: #20 - 2120. - 21.
Mcgilvra Elementary School
Magnet School
(Math: 75-79% | Reading: 75-79%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
1617 38 Av E
Seattle, WA 98112
(206) 252-3160
Grades: K-5
| 222 students
Rank: #20 - 2120. - 21.
North Beach Elementary School
Magnet School
(Math: 75-79% | Reading: 75-79%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
9018 24 Av Nw
Seattle, WA 98117
(206) 252-1510
Grades: PK-5
| 344 students
Rank: #2222.
Hamilton International Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 73% | Reading: 80%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
1610 N 41 St
Seattle, WA 98103
(206) 252-5810
Grades: 6-8
| 928 students
Rank: #2323.
Raisbeck Aviation High School
Alternative School
Magnet School
(Math: 60-64% | Reading: 90-94%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
9229 East Marginal Way S
Seattle, WA 98108
(206) 631-7200
Grades: 9-12
| 405 students
Rank: #2424.
Alki Elementary School
Magnet School
(Math: 65-69% | Reading: 80-84%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
3010 59 Av Sw
Seattle, WA 98116
(206) 252-9050
Grades: PK-5
| 296 students
Rank: #25 - 2625. - 26.
Daniel Bagley Elementary School
Magnet School
(Math: 70-74% | Reading: 75-79%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
7821 Stone Av N
Seattle, WA 98103
(206) 252-5110
Grades: K-5
| 322 students
Rank: #25 - 2625. - 26.
Whittier Elementary School
Magnet School
(Math: 70-74% | Reading: 75-79%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
1320 Nw 75 St
Seattle, WA 98117
(206) 252-1650
Grades: K-5
| 362 students
Rank: #2727.
Madison Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 65% | Reading: 78%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
3429 45th Ave Sw
Seattle, WA 98116
(206) 252-9200
Grades: 6-8
| 981 students
Rank: #2828.
Hazel Wolf K-8
Magnet School
(Math: 70% | Reading: 74%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
11530 12th Ave. Ne
Seattle, WA 98125
(206) 252-4500
Grades: K-8
| 720 students
Rank: #2929.
Genesee Hill Elementary School
Magnet School
(Math: 68% | Reading: 74%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
5013 Sw Dakota Street
Seattle, WA 98116
(206) 252-9700
Grades: K-5
| 519 students
Rank: #3030.
John Hay Elementary School
Magnet School
(Math: 60-64% | Reading: 75-79%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
201 Garfield St
Seattle, WA 98109
(206) 252-2100
Grades: K-5
| 271 students
Rank: #3131.
West Seattle High School
Magnet School
(Math: 54% | Reading: 89%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
3000 California Av Sw
Seattle, WA 98116
(206) 252-8800
Grades: 9-12
| 1,329 students
Rank: #32 - 3332. - 33.
Thornton Creek Elementary School
Alternative School
Magnet School
(Math: 68% | Reading: 73%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
7712 40th Ave Ne
Seattle, WA 98115
(206) 252-5300
Grades: PK-5
| 456 students
Rank: #32 - 3332. - 33.
Thurgood Marshall Elementary School
Magnet School
(Math: 68% | Reading: 73%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
2401 S Irving St
Seattle, WA 98144
(206) 252-2800
Grades: PK-5
| 473 students
Rank: #3434.
Whitman Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 64% | Reading: 75%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
9201 15 Av Nw
Seattle, WA 98117
(206) 252-1200
Grades: 6-8
| 679 students
Rank: #3535.
Fairmount Park Elementary School
Magnet School
(Math: 66% | Reading: 74%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
3800 Sw Findlay St
Seattle, WA 98126
(206) 252-9290
Grades: PK-5
| 428 students
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Seattle, Washington Public Schools (Closed)

School
Location
Grades
Students
4424 South 188th Street, 700 B
Seattle, WA 98188
(206) 631-6500
Grades: 9-12
| 468 students
8311 Beacon Av S
Seattle, WA 98118
(206) 252-6650
Grades: K-8
| 353 students
Ancillary (Closed 2013)
Special Education School
15675 Ambaum Blvd Sw
Seattle, WA 98166
(206) 433-2125
Grades: PK-12
| n/a students
830 Sw 116th St
Seattle, WA 98146
(206) 631-6250
Grades: 9-12
| 305 students
Birth To 3 Contracts (Closed 2023)
Special Education School
2445 3rd Av S
Seattle, WA 98124
(206) 252-0809
Grades: PK
| n/a students
1850 Boyer Ave East
Seattle, WA 98112
(206) 252-0838
Grades: PK
| n/a students
The Bridge (Closed 2023)
Special Education School
2142 10 Av W
Seattle, WA 98119
(206) 252-0832
Grades: K-12
| 1 students
16101 Greenwood Avenue N.
Seattle, WA 98133
(206) 368-4118
Grades: 11
| 220 students
2445 3 Av S
Seattle, WA 98134
(206) 252-0732
Grades: 9-12
| 185 students
2919 1st Avenue West
Seattle, WA 98119
(206) 706-4270
Grades: K-12
| n/a students
Childhaven (Closed 2023)
Alternative School
650 South Orcas Street
Seattle, WA 98108
(253) 945-2084
Grades: PK-12
| 3 students
302 Broadway Av
Seattle, WA 98122
(206) 252-0838
Grades: PK-5
| n/a students
1901 Sw Genesee St
Seattle, WA 98106
(206) 252-8170
Grades: PK-5
| 266 students
210 South Hudson Street
Seattle, WA 98134
(509) 258-4534
Grades: 6-8
| n/a students
1900 N 170th St
Seattle, WA 98155
(206) 393-4250
Grades: PK
| 60 students
15675 Ambaum Blvd Sw
Seattle, WA 98166
(206) 433-2125
Grades: PK
| n/a students
1330 N 90 St
Seattle, WA 98108
(206) 252-4789
Grades: 6-12
| n/a students
Erac Special Education (Closed 2013)
Special Education School
15675 Ambaum Blvd Sw
Seattle, WA 98166
(206) 433-2125
Grades: PK-12
| n/a students
4400 Interlake Ave North
Seattle, WA 98103
(206) 252-4680
Grades: 9-12
| n/a students
210 South Hudson St Ste 318
Seattle, WA 98134
(509) 258-4534
Grades: 6-7
| n/a students
1959 Ne Pacific St
Seattle, WA 98195
(206) 252-0806
Grades: PK-K
| 66 students
170 20th
Seattle, WA 98122
(206) 323-6715
Grades: K-5
| 106 students
4424 South 188th Street, 300/6
Seattle, WA 98188
(206) 631-6550
Grades: 9-12
| 518 students
1900 N 170th St
Seattle, WA 98155
(206) 393-4254
Grades: PK
| 96 students
2445 3rd Ave South
Seattle, WA 98134
(206) 252-0960
Grades: PK
| 21 students
3100 S Alaska
Seattle, WA 98108
(206) 281-6890
Grades: PK
| 10 students
830 Sw 116th St
Seattle, WA 98146
(206) 631-6200
Grades: 9-12
| 397 students
Hutch School (Closed 2023)
Alternative School
527 Minor Av N
Seattle, WA 98109
(206) 288-1079
Grades: PK-12
| 21 students
3100 S Alaska St
Seattle, WA 98108
(206) 721-4370
Grades: 6-12
| 15 students
3100 S Alaska St
Seattle, WA 98108
(206) 721-4370
Grades: 6-12
| 18 students
3100 S Alaska St
Seattle, WA 98108
(206) 721-4370
Grades: 6-12
| 18 students
3100 S Alaska St
Seattle, WA 98108
(206) 721-4370
Grades: 6-12
| 38 students
2410 E Cherry St
Seattle, WA 98122
(206) 252-6816
Grades: 9-12
| 15 students
3100 S Alaska St
Seattle, WA 98108
(206) 252-6816
Grades: 6-12
| 399 students
3100 S Alaska St
Seattle, WA 98108
(206) 721-4370
Grades: 6-12
| 30 students
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Frequently Asked Questions

What are the top ranked public schools in Seattle, WA?
The top ranked public schools in Seattle, WA include Cascadia Elementary School, Stephen Decatur Elementary School and Frantz Coe Elementary School.
How many public schools are located in Seattle?
193 public schools are located in Seattle.
What percentage of students in Seattle go to public school?
77% of all K-12 students in Seattle are educated in public schools (compared to the WA state average of 90%).
What is the racial composition of students in Seattle?
Seattle public schools minority enrollment is 63% of the student body (majority Hispanic and Black), which is more than the Washington public schools average of 51% (majority Hispanic).
Which public schools in Seattle are often viewed compared to one another?

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