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

72 public elementary schools in Seattle, Washington appear in this ranking of the public elementary schools with the biggest test-score declines, 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 +2.5pp 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

Seattle, Washington

Best 3-yr change

-16.7pp

Median 3-yr change

+2.5pp

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	Rainier View Elementary School	SEATTLE, WA	Seattle School District No. 1	167	42.0%	29.5%	-12.5pp
4	John Rogers Elementary School	SEATTLE, WA	Seattle School District No. 1	248	55.4%	45.9%	-9.5pp
5	Sand Point Elementary	Seattle, WA	Seattle School District No. 1	173	45.9%	37.9%	-8.0pp
6	West Seattle Elementary School	SEATTLE, WA	Seattle School District No. 1	376	49.8%	41.9%	-7.9pp
7	Madrona K-5 School	SEATTLE, WA	Seattle School District No. 1	213	44.1%	36.3%	-7.9pp
8	Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary School	SEATTLE, WA	Seattle School District No. 1	289	34.6%	28.2%	-6.4pp
9	Broadview-Thomson K-8 School	SEATTLE, WA	Seattle School District No. 1	581	43.9%	37.5%	-6.3pp
10	Hazel Wolf K-8	Seattle, WA	Seattle School District No. 1	660	69.8%	64.2%	-5.6pp
11	Lowell Elementary School	SEATTLE, WA	Seattle School District No. 1	392	33.5%	28.7%	-4.8pp
12	North Beach Elementary School	SEATTLE, WA	Seattle School District No. 1	344	75.4%	70.9%	-4.5pp
13	Montlake Elementary School	SEATTLE, WA	Seattle School District No. 1	170	80.1%	76.3%	-3.9pp
14	Dunlap Elementary School	SEATTLE, WA	Seattle School District No. 1	261	39.1%	35.7%	-3.4pp
15	Concord International School	SEATTLE, WA	Seattle School District No. 1	268	16.6%	14.0%	-2.6pp
16	Lawton Elementary School	SEATTLE, WA	Seattle School District No. 1	309	77.7%	75.3%	-2.4pp
17	John Stanford International School	SEATTLE, WA	Seattle School District No. 1	422	86.9%	84.9%	-2.0pp
18	Alki Elementary School	SEATTLE, WA	Seattle School District No. 1	269	75.3%	73.4%	-1.9pp
19	Adams Elementary School	SEATTLE, WA	Seattle School District No. 1	285	74.8%	73.0%	-1.8pp
20	John Muir Elementary School	SEATTLE, WA	Seattle School District No. 1	308	39.6%	38.1%	-1.5pp
21	Green Lake Elementary School	SEATTLE, WA	Seattle School District No. 1	367	55.3%	54.0%	-1.3pp
22	Bryn Mawr Elementary School	Seattle, WA	Renton School District	415	34.5%	33.9%	-0.6pp
23	James Baldwin Elementary School	SEATTLE, WA	Seattle School District No. 1	262	49.4%	49.5%	+0.1pp
24	Whittier Elementary School	SEATTLE, WA	Seattle School District No. 1	346	73.1%	73.2%	+0.1pp
25	View Ridge Elementary School	SEATTLE, WA	Seattle School District No. 1	290	81.1%	81.4%	+0.3pp
26	Wedgwood Elementary School	SEATTLE, WA	Seattle School District No. 1	333	81.4%	81.7%	+0.3pp
27	Daniel Bagley Elementary School	SEATTLE, WA	Seattle School District No. 1	337	71.9%	72.3%	+0.4pp
28	McGilvra Elementary School	SEATTLE, WA	Seattle School District No. 1	194	76.4%	76.9%	+0.5pp
29	South Shore PK-8 School	SEATTLE, WA	Seattle School District No. 1	546	35.4%	36.1%	+0.7pp
30	Kimball Elementary School	SEATTLE, WA	Seattle School District No. 1	384	39.2%	40.3%	+1.1pp
31	Fairmount Park Elementary School	SEATTLE, WA	Seattle School District No. 1	357	69.0%	70.3%	+1.3pp
32	Laurelhurst Elementary School	SEATTLE, WA	Seattle School District No. 1	272	59.8%	61.2%	+1.4pp
33	Stevens Elementary School	SEATTLE, WA	Seattle School District No. 1	150	62.5%	64.0%	+1.5pp
34	Highland Park Elementary School	SEATTLE, WA	Seattle School District No. 1	300	41.5%	43.3%	+1.8pp
35	Frantz Coe Elementary School	SEATTLE, WA	Seattle School District No. 1	467	87.6%	89.4%	+1.9pp
36	Beverly Park Elem at Glendale	Seattle, WA	Highline School District	411	22.6%	24.9%	+2.3pp
37	Lafayette Elementary School	SEATTLE, WA	Seattle School District No. 1	532	65.2%	67.8%	+2.6pp
38	Gatewood Elementary School	SEATTLE, WA	Seattle School District No. 1	400	62.8%	65.4%	+2.7pp
39	Viewlands Elementary School	SEATTLE, WA	Seattle School District No. 1	290	57.1%	59.9%	+2.8pp
40	Graham Hill Elementary School	SEATTLE, WA	Seattle School District No. 1	266	39.1%	42.4%	+3.3pp
41	Cedar Park Elementary School	Seattle, WA	Seattle School District No. 1	254	68.7%	72.1%	+3.4pp
42	McDonald International School	Seattle, WA	Seattle School District No. 1	443	81.1%	84.7%	+3.7pp
43	Beacon Hill International School	SEATTLE, WA	Seattle School District No. 1	348	51.3%	55.2%	+3.9pp
44	Genesee Hill Elementary	SEATTLE, WA	Seattle School District No. 1	451	69.7%	73.6%	+3.9pp
45	Catharine Blaine K-8 School	SEATTLE, WA	Seattle School District No. 1	438	76.7%	80.9%	+4.2pp
46	Hilltop Elementary	Seattle, WA	Highline School District	519	15.0%	19.7%	+4.7pp
47	Arbor Heights Elementary School	SEATTLE, WA	Seattle School District No. 1	495	55.2%	60.0%	+4.8pp
48	Olympic Hills Elementary School	SEATTLE, WA	Seattle School District No. 1	486	46.5%	51.4%	+4.9pp
49	West Woodland Elementary School	SEATTLE, WA	Seattle School District No. 1	355	78.3%	83.2%	+5.0pp
50	Olympic View Elementary School	SEATTLE, WA	Seattle School District No. 1	341	50.6%	55.7%	+5.1pp

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