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The highest-poverty public schools in King County, Washington

453 public schools in King County, Washington appear in this ranking of the highest-poverty public schools, ranked by share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Muckleshoot Tribal School leads the list at 99.4%, against a median of 35.5% 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
453
King County, Washington
Top % FRL
99.4%
Median % FRL
35.5%
HIGHEST POVERTY · KING COUNTY, WASHINGTON
#SchoolCityDistrictLevelStudents% FRL
1Muckleshoot Tribal SchoolAuburn, WAMuckleshoot Tribal SchoolCombined47199.4%
2Seattle World SchoolSEATTLE, WASeattle School District No. 1High21889.4%
3Mark Twain Elementary SchoolFEDERAL WAY, WAFederal Way School DistrictElementary53188.5%
4Thorndyke ElementarySEATTLE, WATukwila School DistrictElementary38686.5%
5Valley View Early Childhood CenterSeaTac, WAHighline School DistrictElementary22585.8%
6Panther Lake Elementary SchoolFEDERAL WAY, WAFederal Way School DistrictElementary42783.8%
7Olympic View Elementary SchoolFEDERAL WAY, WAFederal Way School DistrictElementary54782.6%
8Open Doors Youth Reengagement (1418)Federal Way, WAFederal Way School DistrictHigh15482.5%
9Mirror Lake Elementary SchoolFEDERAL WAY, WAFederal Way School DistrictElementary49182.3%
10Kent Elementary SchoolKent, WAKent School DistrictElementary43881.5%
11Lake Dolloff Elementary SchoolAUBURN, WAFederal Way School DistrictElementary54381.2%
12Sunnycrest Elementary SchoolKENT, WAFederal Way School DistrictElementary53581.1%
13Federal Way Public School ECEAPFederal Way, WAFederal Way School DistrictElementary34880.7%
14Cascade View ElementaryTukwila, WATukwila School DistrictElementary48180.7%
15West Seattle Elementary SchoolSEATTLE, WASeattle School District No. 1Elementary37680.6%
16Dick Scobee Elementary SchoolAUBURN, WAAuburn School DistrictElementary67580.3%
17Parkside ElementaryDes Moines, WAHighline School DistrictElementary53580.2%
18Bailey Gatzert Elementary SchoolSEATTLE, WASeattle School District No. 1Elementary40279.6%
19Innovation Heights AcademyBurien, WAHighline School DistrictHigh14279.6%
20Evergreen Middle SchoolKENT, WAFederal Way School DistrictMiddle81079.5%
21Wildwood Elementary SchoolFEDERAL WAY, WAFederal Way School DistrictElementary59879.1%
22Rainier View Elementary SchoolFEDERAL WAY, WAFederal Way School DistrictElementary49578.4%
23Midway ElementaryDes Moines, WAHighline School DistrictElementary54878.1%
24Lake Grove Elementary SchoolFEDERAL WAY, WAFederal Way School DistrictElementary39077.9%
25Sacajawea Middle SchoolFEDERAL WAY, WAFederal Way School DistrictMiddle66877.7%
26Beverly Park Elem at GlendaleSeattle, WAHighline School DistrictElementary41177.1%
27Dunlap Elementary SchoolSEATTLE, WASeattle School District No. 1Elementary26177.0%
28Madrona ElementarySeaTac, WAHighline School DistrictElementary31777.0%
29Illahee Middle SchoolFEDERAL WAY, WAFederal Way School DistrictMiddle65576.3%
30Sequoyah Middle SchoolAuburn, WAFederal Way School DistrictMiddle57076.3%
31Hilltop ElementarySeattle, WAHighline School DistrictElementary51976.1%
32McMicken Heights ElementarySeaTac, WAHighline School DistrictElementary48476.0%
33Tyee High SchoolSeaTac, WAHighline School DistrictHigh64475.8%
34Bow Lake ElementarySeaTac, WAHighline School DistrictElementary52475.6%
35Glacier Middle SchoolSeaTac, WAHighline School DistrictMiddle80375.5%
36Showalter Middle SchoolSEATTLE, WATukwila School DistrictMiddle65175.4%
37Valhalla Elementary SchoolAUBURN, WAFederal Way School DistrictElementary51775.2%
38White Center Heights ElementarySeattle, WAHighline School DistrictElementary52775.1%
39Evergreen High SchoolSeattle, WAHighline School DistrictHigh1,08074.9%
40Silver Lake Elementary SchoolFEDERAL WAY, WAFederal Way School DistrictElementary38274.6%
41Pacific Middle SchoolDes Moines, WAHighline School DistrictMiddle60474.3%
42Washington Elementary SchoolAUBURN, WAAuburn School DistrictElementary50174.3%
43Rainier PrepSeattle, WARainier Prep Charter School DistrictMiddle35974.1%
44Technology Access Foundation Academy at SaghalieFederal Way, WAFederal Way School DistrictHigh53274.1%
45Federal Way High SchoolFEDERAL WAY, WAFederal Way School DistrictHigh1,66573.8%
46Scenic Hill Elementary SchoolKent, WAKent School DistrictElementary48173.8%
47Kilo Middle SchoolAUBURN, WAFederal Way School DistrictMiddle66973.7%
48Emerson Elementary SchoolSEATTLE, WASeattle School District No. 1Elementary39873.6%
49Cascade Middle SchoolSeattle, WAHighline School DistrictMiddle67173.3%
50Meadow Ridge Elementary SchoolKent, WAKent School DistrictElementary42373.0%
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