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Lowest Student–Teacher Ratio in Seattle (2025)

Schools with the fewest students per FTE teacher, among schools with at least 100 students. Ranked by the Success Index (US) from official American data; 100 schools in Seattle, Washington. Rank positions shown on each profile are within United States and Washington.

  1. 1
    59
    Leschi Elementary SchoolSeattle · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 9.6
  2. 2
    56
    Sand Point ElementarySeattle · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 10.2
  3. 3
    41
    Rising Star Elementary SchoolSeattle · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 10.8
  4. 4
    51
    Lowell Elementary SchoolSeattle · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 10.9
  5. 5
    47
    Dunlap Elementary SchoolSeattle · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 10.9
  6. 6
    59
    West Seattle Elementary SchoolSeattle · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 11.1
  7. 7
    88
    John Hay Elementary SchoolSeattle · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 11.2
  8. 8
    32
    Sanislo Elementary SchoolSeattle · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 11.2
  9. 9
    34
    Concord International SchoolSeattle · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 11.7
  10. 10
    64
    Graham Hill Elementary SchoolSeattle · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 12.1
  11. 11
    88
    Queen Anne ElementarySeattle · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 12.2
  12. 12
    72
    Sacajawea Elementary SchoolSeattle · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 12.2
  13. 13
    29
    Bailey Gatzert Elementary SchoolSeattle · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 12.2
  14. 14
    54
    John Muir Elementary SchoolSeattle · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 12.3
  15. 15
    59
    Kimball Elementary SchoolSeattle · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 12.4
  16. 16
    52
    South Shore PK-8 SchoolSeattle · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 12.4
  17. 17
    87
    Magnolia Elementary SchoolSeattle · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 12.8
  18. 18
    52
    Rainier View Elementary SchoolSeattle · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 12.8
  19. 19
    73
    Olympic Hills Elementary SchoolSeattle · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 13.1
  20. 20
    64
    James Baldwin Elementary SchoolSeattle · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 13.1
  21. 21
    67
    Madrona K-5 SchoolSeattle · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 13.3
  22. 22
    69
    Maple Elementary SchoolSeattle · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 13.4
  23. 23
    55
    Lakeridge Elementary SchoolSeattle · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 13.7
  24. 24
    53
    Broadview-Thomson K-8 SchoolSeattle · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 13.8
  25. 25
    32
    Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary SchoolSeattle · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 13.8
  26. 26
    70
    Beacon Hill International SchoolSeattle · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 13.9
  27. 27
    62
    Wing Luke Elementary SchoolSeattle · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 13.9
  28. 28
    36
    Roxhill Elementary SchoolSeattle · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 14.5
  29. 29
    78
    Green Lake Elementary SchoolSeattle · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 14.7
  30. 30
    75
    Olympic View Elementary SchoolSeattle · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 14.8
  31. 31
    46
    Dearborn Park International SchoolSeattle · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 14.8
  32. 32
    24
    Thorndyke ElementarySeattle · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 14.8
  33. 33
    88
    McGilvra Elementary SchoolSeattle · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 14.9
  34. 34
    82
    Cedar Park Elementary SchoolSeattle · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 14.9
  35. 35
    87
    North Beach Elementary SchoolSeattle · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 15.0
  36. 36
    78
    The Center SchoolSeattle · Public HighStudents per teacher: 15.0
  37. 37
    77
    Stevens Elementary SchoolSeattle · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 15.0
  38. 38
    60
    Rainier PrepSeattle · Charter MiddleStudents per teacher: 15.0
  39. 39
    39
    Highland Park Elementary SchoolSeattle · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 15.0
  40. 40
    38
    Campbell Hill Elementary SchoolSeattle · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 15.0
  41. 41
    70
    Louisa Boren STEM K-8Seattle · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 15.1
  42. 42
    67
    Hawthorne Elementary SchoolSeattle · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 15.1
  43. 43
    86
    B F Day Elementary SchoolSeattle · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 15.2
  44. 44
    79
    Thurgood Marshall ElementarySeattle · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 15.2
  45. 45
    83
    Daniel Bagley Elementary SchoolSeattle · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 15.3
  46. 46
    61
    Summit Public School: SierraSeattle · Charter HighStudents per teacher: 15.3
  47. 47
    42
    Impact | Salish Sea ElementarySeattle · Charter ElementaryStudents per teacher: 15.4
  48. 48
    88
    Montlake Elementary SchoolSeattle · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 15.5
  49. 49
    86
    Loyal Heights Elementary SchoolSeattle · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 15.5
  50. 50
    68
    Arbor Heights Elementary SchoolSeattle · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 15.5
  51. 51
    24
    Emerson Elementary SchoolSeattle · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 15.9
  52. 52
    79
    Laurelhurst Elementary SchoolSeattle · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 16.0
  53. 53
    87
    West Woodland Elementary SchoolSeattle · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 16.1
  54. 54
    82
    Hazel Wolf K-8Seattle · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 16.1
  55. 55
    87
    Lawton Elementary SchoolSeattle · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 16.3
  56. 56
    51
    David T. Denny International Middle SchoolSeattle · Public MiddleStudents per teacher: 16.4
  57. 57
    81
    Whittier Elementary SchoolSeattle · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 16.5
  58. 58
    58
    Summit Public School: AtlasSeattle · Charter HighStudents per teacher: 16.6
  59. 59
    81
    Adams Elementary SchoolSeattle · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 16.8
  60. 60
    88
    McDonald International SchoolSeattle · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 17.0
  61. 61
    85
    Greenwood Elementary SchoolSeattle · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 17.0
  62. 62
    84
    Fairmount Park Elementary SchoolSeattle · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 17.0
  63. 63
    20
    Beverly Park Elem at GlendaleSeattle · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 17.1
  64. 64
    31
    Cascade Middle SchoolSeattle · Public MiddleStudents per teacher: 17.2
  65. 65
    84
    Genesee Hill ElementarySeattle · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 17.3
  66. 66
    51
    Bryn Mawr Elementary SchoolSeattle · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 17.3
  67. 67
    79
    Gatewood Elementary SchoolSeattle · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 17.4
  68. 68
    85
    Wedgwood Elementary SchoolSeattle · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 17.5
  69. 69
    65
    Mercer International Middle SchoolSeattle · Public MiddleStudents per teacher: 17.5
  70. 70
    77
    Lafayette Elementary SchoolSeattle · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 17.7
  71. 71
    60
    John Rogers Elementary SchoolSeattle · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 17.7
  72. 72
    36
    Dimmitt Middle SchoolSeattle · Public MiddleStudents per teacher: 17.8
  73. 73
    79
    Alki Elementary SchoolSeattle · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 17.9
  74. 74
    25
    Hilltop ElementarySeattle · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 17.9
  75. 75
    86
    Frantz Coe Elementary SchoolSeattle · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 18.0
  76. 76
    55
    Viewlands Elementary SchoolSeattle · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 18.1
  77. 77
    44
    Aki Kurose Middle SchoolSeattle · Public MiddleStudents per teacher: 18.2
  78. 78
    84
    John Stanford International SchoolSeattle · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 18.3
  79. 79
    83
    Catharine Blaine K-8 SchoolSeattle · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 18.3
  80. 80
    68
    Washington Middle SchoolSeattle · Public MiddleStudents per teacher: 18.3
  81. 81
    23
    Mount View ElementarySeattle · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 18.4
  82. 82
    89
    Stephen Decatur Elementary SchoolSeattle · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 18.8
  83. 83
    84
    Bryant Elementary SchoolSeattle · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 18.8
  84. 84
    22
    White Center Heights ElementarySeattle · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 18.8
  85. 85
    52
    Chief Sealth International High SchoolSeattle · Public HighStudents per teacher: 19.1
  86. 86
    84
    View Ridge Elementary SchoolSeattle · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 19.3
  87. 87
    74
    Jane Addams Middle SchoolSeattle · Public MiddleStudents per teacher: 19.6
  88. 88
    56
    Franklin High SchoolSeattle · Public HighStudents per teacher: 19.6
  89. 89
    87
    Cascadia ElementarySeattle · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 19.7
  90. 90
    75
    Robert Eagle Staff Middle SchoolSeattle · Public MiddleStudents per teacher: 19.7
  91. 91
    60
    Cleveland High School STEMSeattle · Public HighStudents per teacher: 19.9
  92. 92
    34
    Rainier Beach High SchoolSeattle · Public HighStudents per teacher: 19.9
  93. 93
    64
    Nathan Hale High SchoolSeattle · Public HighStudents per teacher: 20.2
  94. 94
    58
    Edmonds S. Meany Middle SchoolSeattle · Public MiddleStudents per teacher: 20.2
  95. 95
    75
    Ingraham High SchoolSeattle · Public HighStudents per teacher: 20.5
  96. 96
    39
    Evergreen High SchoolSeattle · Public HighStudents per teacher: 20.8
  97. 97
    24
    Showalter Middle SchoolSeattle · Public MiddleStudents per teacher: 21.0
  98. 98
    70
    Garfield High SchoolSeattle · Public HighStudents per teacher: 21.5
  99. 99
    81
    Whitman Middle SchoolSeattle · Public MiddleStudents per teacher: 21.8
  100. 100
    81
    Eckstein Middle SchoolSeattle · Public MiddleStudents per teacher: 22.3

Leschi Elementary School in Seattle leads the 2025 list of lowest student–teacher ratio in Seattle with Students per teacher 9.6. Of the 100 schools shown, 96 are public, 4 are charter.

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Frequently asked questions

What is the best ratio school in Seattle?

Leschi Elementary School in Seattle, Washington ranks first among lowest student–teacher ratio in Seattle with Students per teacher 9.6 (Enrollment: 240).

How are lowest student–teacher ratio in Seattle ranked?

Schools with the fewest students per FTE teacher, among schools with at least 100 students. Only schools eligible for the Success Index (US) are included; the index is shown alongside for context.

Are these 2025 rankings official?

No. They are computed by Success Tutoring from official American data (Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES CCD, EDFacts); NCES Common Core of Data). States set their own assessments and proficiency cut scores, so proficiency rates are most comparable within a state. Use the state rankings for like-for-like comparisons.