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Schools in Seattle, Washington (2025)

113 schools · 55,028 students · 108 public, 5 charter · median Enrollment 386.

Seattle, in Washington, has 113 schools in United States's 2025 data, together educating about 55,028 students. By level there are 77 elementary, 18 high, 16 middle, 2 other; by sector 108 public, 5 charter.

The median Enrollment across Seattle's schools is 386, below the Washington median of 426. Students enrolled in the latest NCES directory year.

108 of the 113 schools qualify for the Success Index (US). The highest-scoring is Stephen Decatur Elementary School (89.0, top 5% of elementary schools nationally), followed by John Hay Elementary School (88.2, top 5% of elementary schools nationally), and Queen Anne Elementary (88.2, top 5% of elementary schools nationally). 33 schools sit in the top 10% of United States for their type. Scores are percentiles within school type, so compare an elementary school with other elementary schools.

The largest schools are Lincoln High School (1,770 students), Ballard High School (1,697 students), Roosevelt High School (1,542 students).

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Top 60 schools in Seattle

Ordered by Success Index (US). Rank positions shown on each profile are within United States and Washington. The remaining 48 ranked schools are listed below the table.

  1. 1
    89
    Stephen Decatur Elementary SchoolSeattle · Public Elementary97.5% Math proficiency · 188 students
  2. 2
    88
    John Hay Elementary SchoolSeattle · Public Elementary74% Math proficiency · 257 students
  3. 3
    88
    Queen Anne ElementarySeattle · Public Elementary72% Math proficiency · 159 students
  4. 4
    88
    McGilvra Elementary SchoolSeattle · Public Elementary77% Math proficiency · 194 students
  5. 5
    88
    McDonald International SchoolSeattle · Public Elementary86% Math proficiency · 443 students
  6. 6
    88
    Montlake Elementary SchoolSeattle · Public Elementary77% Math proficiency · 170 students
  7. 7
    87
    Magnolia Elementary SchoolSeattle · Public Elementary12.8% Free/reduced-price lunch · 320 students
  8. 8
    87
    West Woodland Elementary SchoolSeattle · Public Elementary80% Math proficiency · 355 students
  9. 9
    87
    Cascadia ElementarySeattle · Public Elementary99.5% Math proficiency · 531 students
  10. 10
    87
    Lawton Elementary SchoolSeattle · Public Elementary83% Math proficiency · 309 students
  11. 11
    87
    North Beach Elementary SchoolSeattle · Public Elementary77% Math proficiency · 344 students
  12. 12
    86
    Frantz Coe Elementary SchoolSeattle · Public Elementary88% Math proficiency · 467 students
  13. 13
    86
    B F Day Elementary SchoolSeattle · Public Elementary77% Math proficiency · 394 students
  14. 14
    86
    Loyal Heights Elementary SchoolSeattle · Public Elementary77% Math proficiency · 527 students
  15. 15
    85
    Greenwood Elementary SchoolSeattle · Public Elementary77% Math proficiency · 339 students
  16. 16
    85
    Wedgwood Elementary SchoolSeattle · Public Elementary81% Math proficiency · 333 students
  17. 17
    84
    Genesee Hill ElementarySeattle · Public Elementary78% Math proficiency · 451 students
  18. 18
    84
    View Ridge Elementary SchoolSeattle · Public Elementary82% Math proficiency · 290 students
  19. 19
    84
    John Stanford International SchoolSeattle · Public Elementary83% Math proficiency · 422 students
  20. 20
    84
    Bryant Elementary SchoolSeattle · Public Elementary79% Math proficiency · 470 students
  21. 21
    84
    Fairmount Park Elementary SchoolSeattle · Public Elementary82% Math proficiency · 357 students
  22. 22
    83
    Catharine Blaine K-8 SchoolSeattle · Public Elementary77% Math proficiency · 438 students
  23. 23
    83
    Hamilton International Middle SchoolSeattle · Public Middle81% Math proficiency · 983 students
  24. 24
    83
    Daniel Bagley Elementary SchoolSeattle · Public Elementary77% Math proficiency · 337 students
  25. 25
    82
    Hazel Wolf K-8Seattle · Public Elementary72% Math proficiency · 660 students
  26. 26
    82
    Cedar Park Elementary SchoolSeattle · Public Elementary69.5% Math proficiency · 254 students
  27. 27
    81
    Adams Elementary SchoolSeattle · Public Elementary70% Math proficiency · 285 students
  28. 28
    81
    Eckstein Middle SchoolSeattle · Public Middle74% Math proficiency · 1,024 students
  29. 29
    81
    Whitman Middle SchoolSeattle · Public Middle74% Math proficiency · 633 students
  30. 30
    81
    Whittier Elementary SchoolSeattle · Public Elementary67% Math proficiency · 346 students
  31. 31
    80
    Madison Middle SchoolSeattle · Public Middle72% Math proficiency · 1,017 students
  32. 32
    79
    Ballard High SchoolSeattle · Public High71% Math proficiency · 1,697 students
  33. 33
    79
    Laurelhurst Elementary SchoolSeattle · Public Elementary72% Math proficiency · 272 students
  34. 34
    79
    Thurgood Marshall ElementarySeattle · Public Elementary76% Math proficiency · 500 students
  35. 35
    79
    Gatewood Elementary SchoolSeattle · Public Elementary72% Math proficiency · 400 students
  36. 36
    79
    Alki Elementary SchoolSeattle · Public Elementary72% Math proficiency · 269 students
  37. 37
    78
    McClure Middle SchoolSeattle · Public Middle71% Math proficiency · 474 students
  38. 38
    78
    Roosevelt High SchoolSeattle · Public High68% Math proficiency · 1,542 students
  39. 39
    78
    Green Lake Elementary SchoolSeattle · Public Elementary67% Math proficiency · 367 students
  40. 40
    78
    The Center SchoolSeattle · Public High44.5% Math proficiency · 165 students
  41. 41
    77
    Stevens Elementary SchoolSeattle · Public Elementary67% Math proficiency · 150 students
  42. 42
    77
    Lafayette Elementary SchoolSeattle · Public Elementary67% Math proficiency · 532 students
  43. 43
    75
    Robert Eagle Staff Middle SchoolSeattle · Public Middle66% Math proficiency · 729 students
  44. 44
    75
    Ingraham High SchoolSeattle · Public High67% Math proficiency · 1,391 students
  45. 45
    75
    Olympic View Elementary SchoolSeattle · Public Elementary62% Math proficiency · 341 students
  46. 46
    74
    Jane Addams Middle SchoolSeattle · Public Middle67% Math proficiency · 824 students
  47. 47
    74
    West Seattle High SchoolSeattle · Public High56% Math proficiency · 1,479 students
  48. 48
    73
    Olympic Hills Elementary SchoolSeattle · Public Elementary72% Math proficiency · 486 students
  49. 49
    72
    Sacajawea Elementary SchoolSeattle · Public Elementary57% Math proficiency · 220 students
  50. 50
    70
    Garfield High SchoolSeattle · Public High69% Math proficiency · 1,507 students
  51. 51
    70
    Beacon Hill International SchoolSeattle · Public Elementary71% Math proficiency · 348 students
  52. 52
    70
    Louisa Boren STEM K-8Seattle · Public Elementary60% Math proficiency · 437 students
  53. 53
    69
    Maple Elementary SchoolSeattle · Public Elementary63% Math proficiency · 401 students
  54. 54
    68
    Arbor Heights Elementary SchoolSeattle · Public Elementary56% Math proficiency · 495 students
  55. 55
    68
    Washington Middle SchoolSeattle · Public Middle70% Math proficiency · 566 students
  56. 56
    67
    Hawthorne Elementary SchoolSeattle · Public Elementary52% Math proficiency · 393 students
  57. 57
    67
    Madrona K-5 SchoolSeattle · Public Elementary57% Math proficiency · 213 students
  58. 58
    65
    Mercer International Middle SchoolSeattle · Public Middle61% Math proficiency · 753 students
  59. 59
    64
    Nathan Hale High SchoolSeattle · Public High49% Math proficiency · 1,052 students
  60. 60
    64
    Graham Hill Elementary SchoolSeattle · Public Elementary57% Math proficiency · 266 students

More ranked schools in Seattle

Ranked 61 to 108 by Success Index (US).

  1. 61.Lincoln High School63.7
  2. 62.James Baldwin Elementary School63.5
  3. 63.Wing Luke Elementary School62.1
  4. 64.Summit Public School: Sierra61.3
  5. 65.Rainier Prep60.3
  6. 66.Cleveland High School STEM59.9
  7. 67.John Rogers Elementary School59.5
  8. 68.West Seattle Elementary School59.0
  9. 69.Kimball Elementary School58.6
  10. 70.Leschi Elementary School58.5
  11. 71.Edmonds S. Meany Middle School58.2
  12. 72.Summit Public School: Atlas57.7
  13. 73.Franklin High School56.3
  14. 74.Sand Point Elementary56.2
  15. 75.Lakeridge Elementary School54.9
  16. 76.Viewlands Elementary School54.9
  17. 77.Middle College High School54.2
  18. 78.John Muir Elementary School53.9
  19. 79.Broadview-Thomson K-8 School53.1
  20. 80.Chief Sealth International High School52.4
  21. 81.South Shore PK-8 School52.4
  22. 82.Rainier View Elementary School52.1
  23. 83.David T. Denny International Middle School51.3
  24. 84.Lowell Elementary School51.3
  25. 85.Bryn Mawr Elementary School51.2
  26. 86.Dunlap Elementary School46.8
  27. 87.Dearborn Park International School45.5
  28. 88.Aki Kurose Middle School43.8
  29. 89.Impact | Salish Sea Elementary42.4
  30. 90.Rising Star Elementary School41.4
  31. 91.Evergreen High School38.7
  32. 92.Highland Park Elementary School38.6
  33. 93.Campbell Hill Elementary School37.5
  34. 94.Dimmitt Middle School36.4
  35. 95.Roxhill Elementary School36.3
  36. 96.Concord International School34.2
  37. 97.Rainier Beach High School33.7
  38. 98.Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary School31.9
  39. 99.Sanislo Elementary School31.9
  40. 100.Cascade Middle School30.6
  41. 101.Bailey Gatzert Elementary School28.6
  42. 102.Hilltop Elementary24.6
  43. 103.Showalter Middle School24.2
  44. 104.Thorndyke Elementary24.2
  45. 105.Emerson Elementary School23.5
  46. 106.Mount View Elementary23.0
  47. 107.White Center Heights Elementary22.3
  48. 108.Beverly Park Elem at Glendale19.8

Other schools in Seattle

Schools without a rank: fewer than 60 students, no published Enrollment, or a school type that is not scored.

51.4

Interagency Detention School

Seattle · Public high · Grades 6–12

47 students

47.9

Southern Heights Elementary

Seattle · Public elementary · Grades PK–5

0 students

–

Head Start

Seattle · Public other · Grades PK–PK

0 students

–

Rainier Valley Leadership Academy

Seattle · Charter other · Grades 6–12

121 students

–

Southwest Youth and Family Services

Seattle · Public high · Grades 9–12

0 students

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Frequently asked questions

What is the best school in Seattle?

Stephen Decatur Elementary School is the highest-ranked school in Seattle with a Success Index (US) of 89.0 out of 100 (Top 5% of elementary schools in United States).

How many schools are in Seattle?

Seattle has 113 schools (77 elementary, 16 middle, 18 high, 2 other) educating 55,028 students in 2025.

What is the typical Enrollment in Seattle?

The median Enrollment across schools in Seattle is 386. Students enrolled in the latest NCES directory year.