Schools by Reading Proficiency in Seattle (2025)

Schools ranked by the share of tested students proficient or above in reading/language arts (EDFacts, all students). Listed with official data; 100 schools in Seattle, Washington. Rank positions shown on each profile are within United States and Washington.

#	School	Sector	Reading · math	Success Index (US)	Key result	Students
1	Cascadia Elementary Seattle · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	99.5% · 99.5%	86.7 Top 5%	99.5% Math proficiency	531
2	Stephen Decatur Elementary School Seattle · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	97.5% · 97.5%	89.0 Top 5%	97.5% Math proficiency	188
3	McDonald International School Seattle · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	95% · 86%	87.7 Top 5%	86% Math proficiency	443
4	The Center School Seattle · High · Grades 9–12	Public	95% · 44.5%	77.6 Top 10%	44.5% Math proficiency	165
5	Roosevelt High School Seattle · High · Grades 9–12	Public	93% · 68%	78.3 Top 10%	68% Math proficiency	1,542
6	Greenwood Elementary School Seattle · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	92% · 77%	85.4 Top 5%	77% Math proficiency	339
7	Ballard High School Seattle · High · Grades 9–12	Public	92% · 71%	79.4 Top 10%	71% Math proficiency	1,697
8	Frantz Coe Elementary School Seattle · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	91% · 88%	86.4 Top 5%	88% Math proficiency	467
9	Hamilton International Middle School Seattle · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	88% · 81%	82.9 Top 10%	81% Math proficiency	983
10	Ingraham High School Seattle · High · Grades 9–12	Public	88% · 67%	74.6 Top 25%	67% Math proficiency	1,391
11	Lawton Elementary School Seattle · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	87% · 83%	86.7 Top 5%	83% Math proficiency	309
12	View Ridge Elementary School Seattle · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	87% · 82%	84.4 Top 10%	82% Math proficiency	290
13	McGilvra Elementary School Seattle · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	87% · 77%	88.1 Top 5%	77% Math proficiency	194
14	Montlake Elementary School Seattle · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	87% · 77%	87.6 Top 5%	77% Math proficiency	170
15	B F Day Elementary School Seattle · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	87% · 77%	86.1 Top 5%	77% Math proficiency	394
16	West Seattle High School Seattle · High · Grades 9–12	Public	87% · 56%	73.5 Top 25%	56% Math proficiency	1,479
17	Fairmount Park Elementary School Seattle · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	86% · 82%	83.6 Top 10%	82% Math proficiency	357
18	West Woodland Elementary School Seattle · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	86% · 80%	86.8 Top 5%	80% Math proficiency	355
19	Garfield High School Seattle · High · Grades 9–12	Public	86% · 69%	70.3 Top 25%	69% Math proficiency	1,507
20	Wedgwood Elementary School Seattle · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	85% · 81%	84.7 Top 10%	81% Math proficiency	333
21	John Hay Elementary School Seattle · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	85% · 74%	88.2 Top 5%	74% Math proficiency	257
22	Bryant Elementary School Seattle · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	83% · 79%	84.0 Top 10%	79% Math proficiency	470
23	Genesee Hill Elementary Seattle · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	83% · 78%	84.4 Top 10%	78% Math proficiency	451
24	North Beach Elementary School Seattle · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	82% · 77%	86.5 Top 5%	77% Math proficiency	344
25	Loyal Heights Elementary School Seattle · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	82% · 77%	86.1 Top 5%	77% Math proficiency	527
26	Eckstein Middle School Seattle · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	82% · 74%	80.7 Top 10%	74% Math proficiency	1,024
27	Whitman Middle School Seattle · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	82% · 74%	80.6 Top 10%	74% Math proficiency	633
28	Queen Anne Elementary Seattle · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	82% · 72%	88.2 Top 5%	72% Math proficiency	159
29	Hazel Wolf K-8 Seattle · Elementary · Grades K–8	Public	82% · 72%	81.6 Top 10%	72% Math proficiency	660
30	Adams Elementary School Seattle · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	82% · 70%	81.0 Top 10%	70% Math proficiency	285
31	John Stanford International School Seattle · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	81% · 83%	84.3 Top 10%	83% Math proficiency	422
32	Catharine Blaine K-8 School Seattle · Elementary · Grades K–8	Public	81% · 77%	83.1 Top 10%	77% Math proficiency	438
33	McClure Middle School Seattle · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	81% · 71%	78.4 Top 25%	71% Math proficiency	474
34	Madison Middle School Seattle · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	80% · 72%	79.5 Top 25%	72% Math proficiency	1,017
35	Nathan Hale High School Seattle · High · Grades 9–12	Public	79% · 49%	64.1 Top 50%	49% Math proficiency	1,052
36	Daniel Bagley Elementary School Seattle · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	77% · 77%	82.6 Top 10%	77% Math proficiency	337
37	Thurgood Marshall Elementary Seattle · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	77% · 76%	79.3 Top 25%	76% Math proficiency	500
38	Laurelhurst Elementary School Seattle · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	77% · 72%	79.3 Top 25%	72% Math proficiency	272
39	Whittier Elementary School Seattle · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	77% · 67%	80.6 Top 10%	67% Math proficiency	346
40	Green Lake Elementary School Seattle · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	77% · 67%	78.1 Top 25%	67% Math proficiency	367
41	Robert Eagle Staff Middle School Seattle · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	77% · 66%	75.1 Top 25%	66% Math proficiency	729
42	Cleveland High School STEM Seattle · High · Grades 9–12	Public	77% · 50%	59.9 Top 50%	50% Math proficiency	875
43	Jane Addams Middle School Seattle · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	75% · 67%	74.1 Top 25%	67% Math proficiency	824
44	Olympic View Elementary School Seattle · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	75% · 62%	74.5 Top 25%	62% Math proficiency	341
45	Gatewood Elementary School Seattle · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	72% · 72%	79.1 Top 25%	72% Math proficiency	400
46	Alki Elementary School Seattle · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	72% · 72%	78.8 Top 25%	72% Math proficiency	269
47	Washington Middle School Seattle · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	72% · 70%	67.8 Top 25%	70% Math proficiency	566
48	Stevens Elementary School Seattle · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	72% · 67%	76.6 Top 25%	67% Math proficiency	150
49	Lafayette Elementary School Seattle · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	72% · 67%	76.5 Top 25%	67% Math proficiency	532
50	Mercer International Middle School Seattle · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	71% · 61%	64.6 Top 50%	61% Math proficiency	753
51	Franklin High School Seattle · High · Grades 9–12	Public	70% · 54%	56.3 Top 50%	54% Math proficiency	1,277
52	Evergreen High School Seattle · High · Grades 9–12	Public	70% · 25%	38.7 Lower 50%	25% Math proficiency	1,080
53	Chief Sealth International High School Seattle · High · Grades 9–12	Public	68% · 41%	52.4 Top 50%	41% Math proficiency	1,184
54	Louisa Boren STEM K-8 Seattle · Elementary · Grades PK–8	Public	66% · 60%	70.2 Top 25%	60% Math proficiency	437
55	Edmonds S. Meany Middle School Seattle · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	64% · 49%	58.2 Top 50%	49% Math proficiency	504
56	Olympic Hills Elementary School Seattle · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	62% · 72%	72.6 Top 25%	72% Math proficiency	486
57	Maple Elementary School Seattle · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	62% · 63%	69.4 Top 25%	63% Math proficiency	401
58	Wing Luke Elementary School Seattle · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	62% · 62%	62.1 Top 50%	62% Math proficiency	334
59	Sacajawea Elementary School Seattle · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	62% · 57%	72.2 Top 25%	57% Math proficiency	220
60	John Rogers Elementary School Seattle · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	62% · 57%	59.5 Top 50%	57% Math proficiency	248
61	Hawthorne Elementary School Seattle · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	62% · 52%	67.2 Top 50%	52% Math proficiency	393
62	James Baldwin Elementary School Seattle · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	62% · 52%	63.5 Top 50%	52% Math proficiency	262
63	Summit Public School: Sierra Seattle · High · Grades 9–12	Charter	62% · 47%	61.3 Top 50%	47% Math proficiency	214
64	Rainier Prep Seattle · Middle · Grades 5–8	Charter	61% · 62%	60.3 Top 50%	62% Math proficiency	359
65	Arbor Heights Elementary School Seattle · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	61% · 56%	68.2 Top 25%	56% Math proficiency	495
66	Beacon Hill International School Seattle · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	60% · 71%	70.2 Top 25%	71% Math proficiency	348
67	Summit Public School: Atlas Seattle · High · Grades 6–12	Charter	58% · 51%	57.7 Top 50%	51% Math proficiency	566
68	Madrona K-5 School Seattle · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	57% · 57%	66.9 Top 50%	57% Math proficiency	213
69	Viewlands Elementary School Seattle · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	57% · 47%	54.9 Top 50%	47% Math proficiency	290
70	West Seattle Elementary School Seattle · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	55% · 58%	59.0 Top 50%	58% Math proficiency	376
71	Broadview-Thomson K-8 School Seattle · Elementary · Grades PK–8	Public	53% · 43%	53.1 Top 50%	43% Math proficiency	581
72	Graham Hill Elementary School Seattle · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	52% · 57%	64.0 Top 50%	57% Math proficiency	266
73	Bryn Mawr Elementary School Seattle · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	52% · 55%	51.2 Top 50%	55% Math proficiency	415
74	Sand Point Elementary Seattle · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	52% · 47%	56.2 Top 50%	47% Math proficiency	173
75	Leschi Elementary School Seattle · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	52% · 42%	58.5 Top 50%	42% Math proficiency	240
76	John Muir Elementary School Seattle · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	52% · 42%	53.9 Top 50%	42% Math proficiency	308
77	Lowell Elementary School Seattle · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	52% · 42%	51.3 Top 50%	42% Math proficiency	392
78	Dunlap Elementary School Seattle · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	52% · 37%	46.8 Lower 50%	37% Math proficiency	261
79	Rainier Beach High School Seattle · High · Grades 9–12	Public	52% · 27%	33.7 Lower 50%	27% Math proficiency	854
80	David T. Denny International Middle School Seattle · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	50% · 49%	51.3 Top 50%	49% Math proficiency	722
81	South Shore PK-8 School Seattle · Elementary · Grades PK–8	Public	48% · 47%	52.4 Top 50%	47% Math proficiency	546
82	Lakeridge Elementary School Seattle · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	47% · 57%	54.9 Top 50%	57% Math proficiency	287
83	Kimball Elementary School Seattle · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	47% · 50%	58.6 Top 50%	50% Math proficiency	384
84	Southern Heights Elementary Seattle · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	47% · 47%	47.9 Lower 50%	47% Math proficiency	0
85	Dimmitt Middle School Seattle · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	47% · 30%	36.4 Lower 50%	30% Math proficiency	605
86	Aki Kurose Middle School Seattle · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	45% · 43%	43.8 Lower 50%	43% Math proficiency	817
87	Cascade Middle School Seattle · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	43% · 27%	30.6 Lower 50%	27% Math proficiency	671
88	Rainier View Elementary School Seattle · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	42% · 52%	52.1 Top 50%	52% Math proficiency	167
89	Dearborn Park International School Seattle · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	42% · 42%	45.5 Lower 50%	42% Math proficiency	340
90	Campbell Hill Elementary School Seattle · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	42% · 37%	37.5 Lower 50%	37% Math proficiency	345
91	Rising Star Elementary School Seattle · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	37% · 37%	41.4 Lower 50%	37% Math proficiency	324
92	Highland Park Elementary School Seattle · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	37% · 32%	38.6 Lower 50%	32% Math proficiency	300
93	Roxhill Elementary School Seattle · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	37% · 32%	36.3 Lower 50%	32% Math proficiency	289
94	Showalter Middle School Seattle · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	37% · 28%	24.2 Lower 50%	28% Math proficiency	651
95	Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary School Seattle · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	37% · 27%	31.9 Lower 50%	27% Math proficiency	289
96	Hilltop Elementary Seattle · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	37% · 26%	24.6 Lower 50%	26% Math proficiency	519
97	Thorndyke Elementary Seattle · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	32% · 27%	24.2 Lower 50%	27% Math proficiency	386
98	White Center Heights Elementary Seattle · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	32% · 27%	22.3 Lower 50%	27% Math proficiency	527
99	Mount View Elementary Seattle · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	29% · 23%	23.0 Lower 50%	23% Math proficiency	460
100	Sanislo Elementary School Seattle · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	27% · 32%	31.9 Lower 50%	32% Math proficiency	145

Cascadia Elementary in Seattle leads the 2025 list of schools by reading proficiency in Seattle with Reading · math 99.5% · 99.5%. Of the 100 schools shown, 97 are public, 3 are charter.

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

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Cascadia Elementary in Seattle, Washington ranks first among schools by reading proficiency in Seattle with Reading · math 99.5% · 99.5% (Enrollment: 531).

How are schools by reading proficiency in Seattle ranked?

Schools ranked by the share of tested students proficient or above in reading/language arts (EDFacts, all students). Figures are the most recent published by the national authority and matched to the school directory.

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