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The highest-performing public schools in reading in King County, Washington

418 public schools in King County, 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 59.0% 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
418
King County, Washington
Top % Proficient (Reading)
98.2%
Median % Proficient (Reading)
59.0%
BEST IN READING · KING COUNTY, WASHINGTON
#SchoolCityDistrictLevelStudents% Proficient (Reading)
1Cascadia ElementarySeattle, WASeattle School District No. 1Elementary53198.2%
2Christa Mcauliffe ElementarySammamish, WALake Washington School DistrictElementary47293.7%
3Cascade Ridge ElementarySAMMAMISH, WAIssaquah School DistrictElementary39193.1%
4Bryant Elementary SchoolSEATTLE, WASeattle School District No. 1Elementary47092.2%
5Medina Elementary SchoolMEDINA, WABellevue School DistrictElementary59192.2%
6Somerset Elementary SchoolBellevue, WABellevue School DistrictElementary74191.8%
7Sunrise ElementaryRedmond, WANorthshore School DistrictElementary32290.7%
8Mercer Island High SchoolMercer Island, WAMercer Island School DistrictHigh1,43990.7%
9Frantz Coe Elementary SchoolSEATTLE, WASeattle School District No. 1Elementary46790.1%
10Horace Mann ElementaryRedmond, WALake Washington School DistrictElementary38789.2%
11Samantha Smith ElementarySammamish, WALake Washington School DistrictElementary54588.5%
12Cherry Crest Elementary SchoolBellevue, WABellevue School DistrictElementary55388.4%
13Endeavour Elementary SchoolISSAQUAH, WAIssaquah School DistrictElementary47388.4%
14Lakeridge Elementary SchoolMercer Island, WAMercer Island School DistrictElementary40188.2%
15Greenwood Elementary SchoolSEATTLE, WASeattle School District No. 1Elementary33987.6%
16Ballard High SchoolSEATTLE, WASeattle School District No. 1High1,69787.2%
17Newport Senior High SchoolBellevue, WABellevue School DistrictHigh1,85087.0%
18Lincoln High SchoolSeattle, WASeattle School District No. 1High1,77086.2%
19Discovery ElementaryISSAQUAH, WAIssaquah School DistrictElementary50885.8%
20Louisa May Alcott ElementaryRedmond, WALake Washington School DistrictElementary61585.7%
21Island Park ElementaryMercer Island, WAMercer Island School DistrictElementary36485.4%
22Eastlake High SchoolSammamish, WALake Washington School DistrictHigh2,48185.3%
23Mount Si High SchoolSNOQUALMIE, WASnoqualmie Valley School DistrictHigh2,15285.3%
24Snoqualmie ElementarySNOQUALMIE, WASnoqualmie Valley School DistrictElementary54785.3%
25Lakeview ElementaryKirkland, WALake Washington School DistrictElementary60285.1%
26West Woodland Elementary SchoolSEATTLE, WASeattle School District No. 1Elementary35585.0%
27Skyline High SchoolSAMMAMISH, WAIssaquah School DistrictHigh2,24485.0%
28Margaret Mead ElementarySammamish, WALake Washington School DistrictElementary58085.0%
29Bellevue High SchoolBellevue, WABellevue School DistrictHigh1,68384.5%
30Beaver Lake Middle SchoolISSAQUAH, WAIssaquah School DistrictMiddle69984.3%
31Vashon Island High SchoolVASHON, WAVashon Island School DistrictHigh51184.3%
32Inglewood Middle SchoolSammamish, WALake Washington School DistrictMiddle1,22984.3%
33Wedgwood Elementary SchoolSEATTLE, WASeattle School District No. 1Elementary33384.3%
34West Mercer ElementaryMercer Island, WAMercer Island School DistrictElementary43184.1%
35Laura Ingalls Wilder ElementaryWoodinville, WALake Washington School DistrictElementary31584.1%
36Queen Anne ElementarySeattle, WASeattle School District No. 1Elementary15983.7%
37John Stanford International SchoolSEATTLE, WASeattle School District No. 1Elementary42283.6%
38Evergreen Middle SchoolRedmond, WALake Washington School DistrictMiddle76183.5%
39Rosa Parks ElementaryRedmond, WALake Washington School DistrictElementary45083.5%
40Timberline Middle SchoolRedmond, WALake Washington School DistrictMiddle78883.4%
41Cougar Ridge ElementaryBELLEVUE, WAIssaquah School DistrictElementary45883.3%
42Tyee Middle SchoolBellevue, WABellevue School DistrictMiddle1,00783.0%
43Cascade View Elementary SchoolSnoqualmie, WASnoqualmie Valley School DistrictElementary49382.8%
44McDonald International SchoolSeattle, WASeattle School District No. 1Elementary44382.5%
45Benjamin Franklin ElementaryKirkland, WALake Washington School DistrictElementary45282.5%
46Roosevelt High SchoolSEATTLE, WASeattle School District No. 1High1,54282.4%
47John J. Audubon ElementaryRedmond, WALake Washington School DistrictElementary43182.3%
48Catharine Blaine K-8 SchoolSEATTLE, WASeattle School District No. 1Elementary43882.0%
49Liberty Sr High SchoolRENTON, WAIssaquah School DistrictHigh1,49582.0%
50Federal Way Public AcademyFEDERAL WAY, WAFederal Way School DistrictMiddle30981.8%
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