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Best Elementary Schools
in Northshore School District

This page covers 21 of the 23 elementary schools in Northshore School District had enough federal data to rank. Rankings use a composite of neighborhood opportunity, class sizes, and per-student investment — signals available consistently from federal data across all US public schools. Schools in this district score near the national median on neighborhood opportunity. Use these rankings as a starting point; pair them with school visits and conversations with local parents before making any enrollment decision.

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Schools Ranked
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Elementary Schools Rankings

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1
rank
Westhill Elementary
Grades PK–05399 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (12.8:1) · above-average investment ($20,864/student)
63
/100
Student:Teacher
12.8:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
55/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$20,864
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
18%
Low economic need
2
rank
Cottage Lake Elementary
Grades PK–05279 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (13.1:1) · above-average investment ($20,864/student)
63
/100
Student:Teacher
13.1:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
53/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$20,864
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
14%
Low economic need
3
rank
Arrowhead Elementary
Grades PK–05278 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (12.5:1) · above-average investment ($20,864/student)
62
/100
Student:Teacher
12.5:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
52/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$20,864
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
21%
Low economic need
4
rank
C O Sorenson
Grades PK–KG198 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($20,864/student)
61
/100
Student:Teacher
15.7:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
55/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$20,864
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
17%
Low economic need
5
rank
Kokanee Elementary
Grades KG–05639 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($20,864/student)
61
/100
Student:Teacher
13.8:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
49/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$20,864
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
5%
Low economic need
6
rank
Ruby Bridges Elementary
Grades PK–05465 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($20,864/student)
61
/100
Student:Teacher
13.5:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
49/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$20,864
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
10%
Low economic need
7
rank
Maywood Hills Elementary
Grades PK–05534 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($20,864/student)
61
/100
Student:Teacher
14.8:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
55/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$20,864
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
22%
Low economic need
8
rank
Frank Love Elementary
Grades PK–05467 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (12.6:1) · above-average investment ($20,864/student)
61
/100
Student:Teacher
12.6:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
50/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$20,864
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
24%
Low economic need
9
rank
Hollywood Hill Elementary
Grades PK–05318 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($20,864/student)
60
/100
Student:Teacher
14.1:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
49/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$20,864
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
19%
Low economic need
10
rank
East Ridge Elementary
Grades PK–05371 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($20,864/student)
60
/100
Student:Teacher
16.2:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
53/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$20,864
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
10%
Low economic need
11 more elementary schools in Northshore School District not shown here.
View all schools in Northshore School District
How We Rank Elementary Schools

Each school receives a composite score (0–100) built from 4 federal data signals, weighted to reflect what matters most at the elementary school level. All signals are normalised against national benchmarks so a school's score reflects its standing across the entire US, not just within this district.

Neighborhood Opportunity
40%
Harvard Opportunity Atlas score for the school's neighbourhood. Higher means children from this area historically achieve stronger economic outcomes.
Student-Teacher Ratio
30%
Lower ratio = smaller classes = more individual attention per child. Normalised against national range.
Per-Pupil Expenditure
20%
Annual district spending per enrolled student from the NCES F-33 Finance Survey. Compared against national average.
Free Lunch Rate
10%
Percentage of students qualifying for free/reduced-price lunch. Used as a neighbourhood economic-context signal.
Test scores are excluded: they are not published as consistent open federal data across all states, making reliable cross-district comparison impossible with this signal alone.
District at a Glance
21
Elementary Schools
39
Total Schools
63
#1 Score
60
Avg Score
Top Ranked Elementary School
1
Westhill Elementary
Score: 63/100
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About This Data

All figures on this page come directly from US federal open datasets: NCES Common Core of Data (enrollment, school characteristics, student-teacher ratios), NCES F-33 Finance Survey (per-pupil expenditure), Harvard Opportunity Atlas (neighbourhood opportunity scores). Federal data is published on an annual cycle and may not reflect the very latest school-year changes. Rankings reflect available data and should be used as a starting point — not a substitute for visiting schools or consulting district resources directly. What this ranking does not measure: teacher quality, classroom culture, extracurricular programmes, school safety, or parent and student satisfaction.