Largest Schools in Seattle (2025)

Schools with the highest enrollment. 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.

#	School	Sector	Enrollment	Success Index (US)	Key result	Students
1	Lincoln High School Seattle · High · Grades 9–12	Public	1,770	63.7 Top 50%	11.6% Free/reduced-price lunch	1,770
2	Ballard High School Seattle · High · Grades 9–12	Public	1,697	79.4 Top 10%	71% Math proficiency	1,697
3	Roosevelt High School Seattle · High · Grades 9–12	Public	1,542	78.3 Top 10%	68% Math proficiency	1,542
4	Garfield High School Seattle · High · Grades 9–12	Public	1,507	70.3 Top 25%	69% Math proficiency	1,507
5	West Seattle High School Seattle · High · Grades 9–12	Public	1,479	73.5 Top 25%	56% Math proficiency	1,479
6	Ingraham High School Seattle · High · Grades 9–12	Public	1,391	74.6 Top 25%	67% Math proficiency	1,391
7	Franklin High School Seattle · High · Grades 9–12	Public	1,277	56.3 Top 50%	54% Math proficiency	1,277
8	Chief Sealth International High School Seattle · High · Grades 9–12	Public	1,184	52.4 Top 50%	41% Math proficiency	1,184
9	Evergreen High School Seattle · High · Grades 9–12	Public	1,080	38.7 Lower 50%	25% Math proficiency	1,080
10	Nathan Hale High School Seattle · High · Grades 9–12	Public	1,052	64.1 Top 50%	49% Math proficiency	1,052
11	Eckstein Middle School Seattle · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	1,024	80.7 Top 10%	74% Math proficiency	1,024
12	Madison Middle School Seattle · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	1,017	79.5 Top 25%	72% Math proficiency	1,017
13	Hamilton International Middle School Seattle · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	983	82.9 Top 10%	81% Math proficiency	983
14	Cleveland High School STEM Seattle · High · Grades 9–12	Public	875	59.9 Top 50%	50% Math proficiency	875
15	Rainier Beach High School Seattle · High · Grades 9–12	Public	854	33.7 Lower 50%	27% Math proficiency	854
16	Jane Addams Middle School Seattle · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	824	74.1 Top 25%	67% Math proficiency	824
17	Aki Kurose Middle School Seattle · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	817	43.8 Lower 50%	43% Math proficiency	817
18	Mercer International Middle School Seattle · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	753	64.6 Top 50%	61% Math proficiency	753
19	Robert Eagle Staff Middle School Seattle · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	729	75.1 Top 25%	66% Math proficiency	729
20	David T. Denny International Middle School Seattle · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	722	51.3 Top 50%	49% Math proficiency	722
21	Cascade Middle School Seattle · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	671	30.6 Lower 50%	27% Math proficiency	671
22	Hazel Wolf K-8 Seattle · Elementary · Grades K–8	Public	660	81.6 Top 10%	72% Math proficiency	660
23	Showalter Middle School Seattle · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	651	24.2 Lower 50%	28% Math proficiency	651
24	Whitman Middle School Seattle · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	633	80.6 Top 10%	74% Math proficiency	633
25	Dimmitt Middle School Seattle · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	605	36.4 Lower 50%	30% Math proficiency	605
26	Broadview-Thomson K-8 School Seattle · Elementary · Grades PK–8	Public	581	53.1 Top 50%	43% Math proficiency	581
27	Washington Middle School Seattle · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	566	67.8 Top 25%	70% Math proficiency	566
28	Summit Public School: Atlas Seattle · High · Grades 6–12	Charter	566	57.7 Top 50%	51% Math proficiency	566
29	South Shore PK-8 School Seattle · Elementary · Grades PK–8	Public	546	52.4 Top 50%	47% Math proficiency	546
30	Lafayette Elementary School Seattle · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	532	76.5 Top 25%	67% Math proficiency	532
31	Cascadia Elementary Seattle · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	531	86.7 Top 5%	99.5% Math proficiency	531
32	Loyal Heights Elementary School Seattle · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	527	86.1 Top 5%	77% Math proficiency	527
33	White Center Heights Elementary Seattle · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	527	22.3 Lower 50%	27% Math proficiency	527
34	Hilltop Elementary Seattle · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	519	24.6 Lower 50%	26% Math proficiency	519
35	Edmonds S. Meany Middle School Seattle · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	504	58.2 Top 50%	49% Math proficiency	504
36	Thurgood Marshall Elementary Seattle · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	500	79.3 Top 25%	76% Math proficiency	500
37	Arbor Heights Elementary School Seattle · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	495	68.2 Top 25%	56% Math proficiency	495
38	Olympic Hills Elementary School Seattle · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	486	72.6 Top 25%	72% Math proficiency	486
39	McClure Middle School Seattle · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	474	78.4 Top 25%	71% Math proficiency	474
40	Bryant Elementary School Seattle · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	470	84.0 Top 10%	79% Math proficiency	470
41	Frantz Coe Elementary School Seattle · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	467	86.4 Top 5%	88% Math proficiency	467
42	Mount View Elementary Seattle · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	460	23.0 Lower 50%	23% Math proficiency	460
43	Genesee Hill Elementary Seattle · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	451	84.4 Top 10%	78% Math proficiency	451
44	McDonald International School Seattle · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	443	87.7 Top 5%	86% Math proficiency	443
45	Catharine Blaine K-8 School Seattle · Elementary · Grades K–8	Public	438	83.1 Top 10%	77% Math proficiency	438
46	Louisa Boren STEM K-8 Seattle · Elementary · Grades PK–8	Public	437	70.2 Top 25%	60% Math proficiency	437
47	John Stanford International School Seattle · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	422	84.3 Top 10%	83% Math proficiency	422
48	Bryn Mawr Elementary School Seattle · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	415	51.2 Top 50%	55% Math proficiency	415
49	Beverly Park Elem at Glendale Seattle · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	411	19.8 Lower 50%	24% Math proficiency	411
50	Bailey Gatzert Elementary School Seattle · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	402	28.6 Lower 50%	32% Math proficiency	402
51	Maple Elementary School Seattle · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	401	69.4 Top 25%	63% Math proficiency	401
52	Gatewood Elementary School Seattle · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	400	79.1 Top 25%	72% Math proficiency	400
53	Emerson Elementary School Seattle · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	398	23.5 Lower 50%	27% Math proficiency	398
54	B F Day Elementary School Seattle · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	394	86.1 Top 5%	77% Math proficiency	394
55	Hawthorne Elementary School Seattle · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	393	67.2 Top 50%	52% Math proficiency	393
56	Lowell Elementary School Seattle · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	392	51.3 Top 50%	42% Math proficiency	392
57	Thorndyke Elementary Seattle · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	386	24.2 Lower 50%	27% Math proficiency	386
58	Impact \| Salish Sea Elementary Seattle · Elementary · Grades K–5	Charter	385	42.4 Lower 50%	66.8% Free/reduced-price lunch	385
59	Kimball Elementary School Seattle · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	384	58.6 Top 50%	50% Math proficiency	384
60	West Seattle Elementary School Seattle · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	376	59.0 Top 50%	58% Math proficiency	376
61	Green Lake Elementary School Seattle · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	367	78.1 Top 25%	67% Math proficiency	367
62	Rainier Prep Seattle · Middle · Grades 5–8	Charter	359	60.3 Top 50%	62% Math proficiency	359
63	Fairmount Park Elementary School Seattle · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	357	83.6 Top 10%	82% Math proficiency	357
64	West Woodland Elementary School Seattle · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	355	86.8 Top 5%	80% Math proficiency	355
65	Beacon Hill International School Seattle · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	348	70.2 Top 25%	71% Math proficiency	348
66	Whittier Elementary School Seattle · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	346	80.6 Top 10%	67% Math proficiency	346
67	Campbell Hill Elementary School Seattle · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	345	37.5 Lower 50%	37% Math proficiency	345
68	North Beach Elementary School Seattle · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	344	86.5 Top 5%	77% Math proficiency	344
69	Olympic View Elementary School Seattle · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	341	74.5 Top 25%	62% Math proficiency	341
70	Dearborn Park International School Seattle · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	340	45.5 Lower 50%	42% Math proficiency	340
71	Greenwood Elementary School Seattle · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	339	85.4 Top 5%	77% Math proficiency	339
72	Daniel Bagley Elementary School Seattle · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	337	82.6 Top 10%	77% Math proficiency	337
73	Wing Luke Elementary School Seattle · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	334	62.1 Top 50%	62% Math proficiency	334
74	Wedgwood Elementary School Seattle · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	333	84.7 Top 10%	81% Math proficiency	333
75	Rising Star Elementary School Seattle · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	324	41.4 Lower 50%	37% Math proficiency	324
76	Magnolia Elementary School Seattle · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	320	86.9 Top 5%	12.8% Free/reduced-price lunch	320
77	Lawton Elementary School Seattle · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	309	86.7 Top 5%	83% Math proficiency	309
78	John Muir Elementary School Seattle · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	308	53.9 Top 50%	42% Math proficiency	308
79	Highland Park Elementary School Seattle · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	300	38.6 Lower 50%	32% Math proficiency	300
80	View Ridge Elementary School Seattle · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	290	84.4 Top 10%	82% Math proficiency	290
81	Viewlands Elementary School Seattle · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	290	54.9 Top 50%	47% Math proficiency	290
82	Roxhill Elementary School Seattle · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	289	36.3 Lower 50%	32% Math proficiency	289
83	Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary School Seattle · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	289	31.9 Lower 50%	27% Math proficiency	289
84	Lakeridge Elementary School Seattle · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	287	54.9 Top 50%	57% Math proficiency	287
85	Adams Elementary School Seattle · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	285	81.0 Top 10%	70% Math proficiency	285
86	Laurelhurst Elementary School Seattle · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	272	79.3 Top 25%	72% Math proficiency	272
87	Alki Elementary School Seattle · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	269	78.8 Top 25%	72% Math proficiency	269
88	Concord International School Seattle · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	268	34.2 Lower 50%	22% Math proficiency	268
89	Graham Hill Elementary School Seattle · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	266	64.0 Top 50%	57% Math proficiency	266
90	James Baldwin Elementary School Seattle · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	262	63.5 Top 50%	52% Math proficiency	262
91	Dunlap Elementary School Seattle · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	261	46.8 Lower 50%	37% Math proficiency	261
92	John Hay Elementary School Seattle · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	257	88.2 Top 5%	74% Math proficiency	257
93	Cedar Park Elementary School Seattle · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	254	81.5 Top 10%	69.5% Math proficiency	254
94	John Rogers Elementary School Seattle · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	248	59.5 Top 50%	57% Math proficiency	248
95	Leschi Elementary School Seattle · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	240	58.5 Top 50%	42% Math proficiency	240
96	Sacajawea Elementary School Seattle · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	220	72.2 Top 25%	57% Math proficiency	220
97	Summit Public School: Sierra Seattle · High · Grades 9–12	Charter	214	61.3 Top 50%	47% Math proficiency	214
98	Madrona K-5 School Seattle · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	213	66.9 Top 50%	57% Math proficiency	213
99	McGilvra Elementary School Seattle · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	194	88.1 Top 5%	77% Math proficiency	194
100	Stephen Decatur Elementary School Seattle · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	188	89.0 Top 5%	97.5% Math proficiency	188

Lincoln High School in Seattle leads the 2025 list of largest schools in Seattle with Enrollment 1,770. Of the 100 schools shown, 96 are public, 4 are charter.

For the full picture see the wider Washington largest schools rankings, every school on the Seattle page, or the comparison tool to put a shortlist side by side.

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Frequently asked questions

What is the best largest school in Seattle?

Lincoln High School in Seattle, Washington ranks first among largest schools in Seattle with Enrollment 1,770 (Enrollment: 1,770).

How are largest schools in Seattle ranked?

Schools with the highest enrollment. 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.