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The highest-performing public schools in reading in Seattle, Washington

107 public schools in Seattle, Washington appear in this ranking of the highest-performing public schools in reading, ranked by the share of students meeting or exceeding the state reading and writing standard. Cascadia Elementary leads the list at 98.2%, against a median of 58.4% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked
107
Seattle, Washington
Top % Proficient (Reading)
98.2%
Median % Proficient (Reading)
58.4%
BEST IN READING · SEATTLE, WASHINGTON
#SchoolCityDistrictLevelStudents% Proficient (Reading)
1Cascadia ElementarySeattle, WASeattle School District No. 1Elementary53198.2%
2Bryant Elementary SchoolSEATTLE, WASeattle School District No. 1Elementary47092.2%
3Frantz Coe Elementary SchoolSEATTLE, WASeattle School District No. 1Elementary46790.1%
4Greenwood Elementary SchoolSEATTLE, WASeattle School District No. 1Elementary33987.6%
5Ballard High SchoolSEATTLE, WASeattle School District No. 1High1,69787.2%
6Lincoln High SchoolSeattle, WASeattle School District No. 1High1,77086.2%
7West Woodland Elementary SchoolSEATTLE, WASeattle School District No. 1Elementary35585.0%
8Wedgwood Elementary SchoolSEATTLE, WASeattle School District No. 1Elementary33384.3%
9Queen Anne ElementarySeattle, WASeattle School District No. 1Elementary15983.7%
10John Stanford International SchoolSEATTLE, WASeattle School District No. 1Elementary42283.6%
11McDonald International SchoolSeattle, WASeattle School District No. 1Elementary44382.5%
12Roosevelt High SchoolSEATTLE, WASeattle School District No. 1High1,54282.4%
13Catharine Blaine K-8 SchoolSEATTLE, WASeattle School District No. 1Elementary43882.0%
14View Ridge Elementary SchoolSEATTLE, WASeattle School District No. 1Elementary29081.7%
15West Seattle High SchoolSEATTLE, WASeattle School District No. 1High1,47980.8%
16Nathan Hale High SchoolSEATTLE, WASeattle School District No. 1High1,05280.7%
17Alki Elementary SchoolSEATTLE, WASeattle School District No. 1Elementary26977.9%
18Eckstein Middle SchoolSEATTLE, WASeattle School District No. 1Middle1,02477.9%
19Lawton Elementary SchoolSEATTLE, WASeattle School District No. 1Elementary30977.8%
20Robert Eagle Staff Middle SchoolSeattle, WASeattle School District No. 1Middle72977.6%
21B F Day Elementary SchoolSEATTLE, WASeattle School District No. 1Elementary39477.5%
22Montlake Elementary SchoolSEATTLE, WASeattle School District No. 1Elementary17077.5%
23Cedar Park Elementary SchoolSeattle, WASeattle School District No. 1Elementary25477.5%
24Hamilton International Middle SchoolSEATTLE, WASeattle School District No. 1Middle98377.3%
25McGilvra Elementary SchoolSEATTLE, WASeattle School District No. 1Elementary19476.7%
26Loyal Heights Elementary SchoolSEATTLE, WASeattle School District No. 1Elementary52775.5%
27Madison Middle SchoolSEATTLE, WASeattle School District No. 1Middle1,01775.0%
28Ingraham High SchoolSEATTLE, WASeattle School District No. 1High1,39175.0%
29Adams Elementary SchoolSEATTLE, WASeattle School District No. 1Elementary28574.8%
30McClure Middle SchoolSEATTLE, WASeattle School District No. 1Middle47474.8%
31Genesee Hill ElementarySEATTLE, WASeattle School District No. 1Elementary45173.9%
32Daniel Bagley Elementary SchoolSEATTLE, WASeattle School District No. 1Elementary33773.5%
33Thurgood Marshall ElementarySEATTLE, WASeattle School District No. 1Elementary50073.0%
34Whitman Middle SchoolSEATTLE, WASeattle School District No. 1Middle63372.6%
35Whittier Elementary SchoolSEATTLE, WASeattle School District No. 1Elementary34672.4%
36North Beach Elementary SchoolSEATTLE, WASeattle School District No. 1Elementary34469.6%
37Lafayette Elementary SchoolSEATTLE, WASeattle School District No. 1Elementary53269.6%
38Fairmount Park Elementary SchoolSEATTLE, WASeattle School District No. 1Elementary35769.2%
39Magnolia Elementary SchoolSeattle, WASeattle School District No. 1Elementary32069.1%
40Hawthorne Elementary SchoolSEATTLE, WASeattle School District No. 1Elementary39367.4%
41Stevens Elementary SchoolSEATTLE, WASeattle School District No. 1Elementary15067.1%
42Hazel Wolf K-8Seattle, WASeattle School District No. 1Elementary66066.9%
43Rainier PrepSeattle, WARainier Prep Charter School DistrictMiddle35966.9%
44Cleveland High School STEMSEATTLE, WASeattle School District No. 1High87566.2%
45Maple Elementary SchoolSEATTLE, WASeattle School District No. 1Elementary40165.6%
46Sacajawea Elementary SchoolSEATTLE, WASeattle School District No. 1Elementary22065.1%
47Gatewood Elementary SchoolSEATTLE, WASeattle School District No. 1Elementary40064.4%
48Jane Addams Middle SchoolSeattle, WASeattle School District No. 1Middle82463.9%
49Garfield High SchoolSEATTLE, WASeattle School District No. 1High1,50763.3%
50The Center SchoolSEATTLE, WASeattle School District No. 1High16563.2%
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