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The public schools with the biggest test-score declines in Seattle, Washington

Across Seattle, Washington, 104 public schools are ranked here, ranked by the 3-year drop in composite math + reading proficiency. John Hay Elementary School leads the list at -16.7pp, against a median of +2.7pp across the ranked schools.

The table below is sortable and filterable, and the full list downloads as a CSV. Figures come from federal NCES enrollment data and, where applicable, state assessment results for 2024-25.

Schools ranked

104

Seattle, Washington

Best 3-yr change

-16.7pp

Median 3-yr change

+2.7pp

BIGGEST DECLINES · SEATTLE, WASHINGTON

#	School	City	District	Students	3 yrs ago	Latest	Change
1	John Hay Elementary School	SEATTLE, WA	Seattle School District No. 1	257	67.2%	50.4%	-16.7pp
2	Wing Luke Elementary School	SEATTLE, WA	Seattle School District No. 1	334	48.7%	32.7%	-16.0pp
3	Evergreen High School	Seattle, WA	Highline School District	1,080	32.9%	19.8%	-13.2pp
4	Rainier View Elementary School	SEATTLE, WA	Seattle School District No. 1	167	42.0%	29.5%	-12.5pp
5	John Rogers Elementary School	SEATTLE, WA	Seattle School District No. 1	248	55.4%	45.9%	-9.5pp
6	Sand Point Elementary	Seattle, WA	Seattle School District No. 1	173	45.9%	37.9%	-8.0pp
7	West Seattle Elementary School	SEATTLE, WA	Seattle School District No. 1	376	49.8%	41.9%	-7.9pp
8	Madrona K-5 School	SEATTLE, WA	Seattle School District No. 1	213	44.1%	36.3%	-7.9pp
9	Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary School	SEATTLE, WA	Seattle School District No. 1	289	34.6%	28.2%	-6.4pp
10	Broadview-Thomson K-8 School	SEATTLE, WA	Seattle School District No. 1	581	43.9%	37.5%	-6.3pp
11	Garfield High School	SEATTLE, WA	Seattle School District No. 1	1,507	57.4%	51.0%	-6.3pp
12	The Center School	SEATTLE, WA	Seattle School District No. 1	165	46.5%	40.8%	-5.8pp
13	Hazel Wolf K-8	Seattle, WA	Seattle School District No. 1	660	69.8%	64.2%	-5.6pp
14	Lowell Elementary School	SEATTLE, WA	Seattle School District No. 1	392	33.5%	28.7%	-4.8pp
15	North Beach Elementary School	SEATTLE, WA	Seattle School District No. 1	344	75.4%	70.9%	-4.5pp
16	Summit Public School: Sierra	Seattle, WA	Summit Public School: Sierra	214	40.8%	36.7%	-4.2pp
17	Montlake Elementary School	SEATTLE, WA	Seattle School District No. 1	170	80.1%	76.3%	-3.9pp
18	Dunlap Elementary School	SEATTLE, WA	Seattle School District No. 1	261	39.1%	35.7%	-3.4pp
19	Washington Middle School	SEATTLE, WA	Seattle School District No. 1	566	49.3%	46.3%	-3.0pp
20	Concord International School	SEATTLE, WA	Seattle School District No. 1	268	16.6%	14.0%	-2.6pp
21	Lawton Elementary School	SEATTLE, WA	Seattle School District No. 1	309	77.7%	75.3%	-2.4pp
22	John Stanford International School	SEATTLE, WA	Seattle School District No. 1	422	86.9%	84.9%	-2.0pp
23	Alki Elementary School	SEATTLE, WA	Seattle School District No. 1	269	75.3%	73.4%	-1.9pp
24	Adams Elementary School	SEATTLE, WA	Seattle School District No. 1	285	74.8%	73.0%	-1.8pp
25	Lincoln High School	Seattle, WA	Seattle School District No. 1	1,770	79.2%	77.5%	-1.7pp
26	Rainier Valley Leadership Academy	Seattle, WA	Rainier Valley Leadership Academy	121	17.4%	15.9%	-1.6pp
27	John Muir Elementary School	SEATTLE, WA	Seattle School District No. 1	308	39.6%	38.1%	-1.5pp
28	Green Lake Elementary School	SEATTLE, WA	Seattle School District No. 1	367	55.3%	54.0%	-1.3pp
29	Jane Addams Middle School	Seattle, WA	Seattle School District No. 1	824	59.7%	58.5%	-1.3pp
30	Bryn Mawr Elementary School	Seattle, WA	Renton School District	415	34.5%	33.9%	-0.6pp
31	David T. Denny International Middle School	SEATTLE, WA	Seattle School District No. 1	722	39.3%	38.9%	-0.4pp
32	Roosevelt High School	SEATTLE, WA	Seattle School District No. 1	1,542	70.8%	70.5%	-0.2pp
33	James Baldwin Elementary School	SEATTLE, WA	Seattle School District No. 1	262	49.4%	49.5%	+0.1pp
34	Whittier Elementary School	SEATTLE, WA	Seattle School District No. 1	346	73.1%	73.2%	+0.1pp
35	View Ridge Elementary School	SEATTLE, WA	Seattle School District No. 1	290	81.1%	81.4%	+0.3pp
36	Wedgwood Elementary School	SEATTLE, WA	Seattle School District No. 1	333	81.4%	81.7%	+0.3pp
37	Daniel Bagley Elementary School	SEATTLE, WA	Seattle School District No. 1	337	71.9%	72.3%	+0.4pp
38	McGilvra Elementary School	SEATTLE, WA	Seattle School District No. 1	194	76.4%	76.9%	+0.5pp
39	South Shore PK-8 School	SEATTLE, WA	Seattle School District No. 1	546	35.4%	36.1%	+0.7pp
40	Kimball Elementary School	SEATTLE, WA	Seattle School District No. 1	384	39.2%	40.3%	+1.1pp
41	Fairmount Park Elementary School	SEATTLE, WA	Seattle School District No. 1	357	69.0%	70.3%	+1.3pp
42	Laurelhurst Elementary School	SEATTLE, WA	Seattle School District No. 1	272	59.8%	61.2%	+1.4pp
43	Stevens Elementary School	SEATTLE, WA	Seattle School District No. 1	150	62.5%	64.0%	+1.5pp
44	Highland Park Elementary School	SEATTLE, WA	Seattle School District No. 1	300	41.5%	43.3%	+1.8pp
45	Cleveland High School STEM	SEATTLE, WA	Seattle School District No. 1	875	53.8%	55.8%	+1.9pp
46	Frantz Coe Elementary School	SEATTLE, WA	Seattle School District No. 1	467	87.6%	89.4%	+1.9pp
47	Cascade Middle School	Seattle, WA	Highline School District	671	18.9%	21.0%	+2.2pp
48	Beverly Park Elem at Glendale	Seattle, WA	Highline School District	411	22.6%	24.9%	+2.3pp
49	West Seattle High School	SEATTLE, WA	Seattle School District No. 1	1,479	63.9%	66.2%	+2.3pp
50	Showalter Middle School	SEATTLE, WA	Tukwila School District	651	19.4%	21.9%	+2.5pp

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