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Elementary Schools

Best Elementary Schools
in Seattle School District No. 1

This page covers 74 elementary schools in Seattle School District No. 1. 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.

74
Schools Ranked
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Elementary Schools Rankings

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1
rank
Adams Elementary School
Grades KG–05318 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($25,927/student)
70
/100
Student:Teacher
15.9:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$25,927
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
14%
Low economic need
2
rank
Frantz Coe Elementary School
Grades KG–05454 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($25,927/student)
70
/100
Student:Teacher
16.3:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$25,927
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
10%
Low economic need
3
rank
John Rogers Elementary School
Grades KG–05257 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (13.3:1) · above-average investment ($25,927/student)
70
/100
Student:Teacher
13.3:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$25,927
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
42%
Near nat'l 52.2%
4
rank
John Stanford International School
Grades KG–05427 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($25,927/student)
70
/100
Student:Teacher
16.3:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$25,927
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
8%
Low economic need
5
rank
Cascade Parent Partnership Program
Grades KG–08213 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($25,927/student)
70
/100
Per-Pupil Spend
$25,927
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
35%
Low economic need
6
rank
Laurelhurst Elementary School
Grades KG–05273 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($25,927/student)
69
/100
Student:Teacher
14.6:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$25,927
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
33%
Low economic need
7
rank
West Woodland Elementary School
Grades KG–05395 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($25,927/student)
69
/100
Student:Teacher
16.9:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$25,927
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
9%
Low economic need
8
rank
Broadview-Thomson K-8 School
Grades PK–08565 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (12.6:1) · above-average investment ($25,927/student)
68
/100
Student:Teacher
12.6:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$25,927
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
61%
Near nat'l 52.2%
9
rank
McDonald International School
Grades KG–05459 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($25,927/student)
68
/100
Student:Teacher
17.9:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$25,927
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
7%
Low economic need
10
rank
Cedar Park Elementary School
Grades PK–05243 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($25,927/student)
68
/100
Student:Teacher
16.3:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$25,927
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
25%
Low economic need
64 more elementary schools in Seattle School District No. 1 not shown here.
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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
74
Elementary Schools
109
Total Schools
70
#1 Score
61
Avg Score
Top Ranked Elementary School
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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.