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

280 public elementary schools in King County, Washington appear in this ranking of the highest-performing public elementary 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 57.2% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked
280
King County, Washington
Top % Proficient (Reading)
98.2%
Median % Proficient (Reading)
57.2%
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%
8Frantz Coe Elementary SchoolSEATTLE, WASeattle School District No. 1Elementary46790.1%
9Horace Mann ElementaryRedmond, WALake Washington School DistrictElementary38789.2%
10Samantha Smith ElementarySammamish, WALake Washington School DistrictElementary54588.5%
11Cherry Crest Elementary SchoolBellevue, WABellevue School DistrictElementary55388.4%
12Endeavour Elementary SchoolISSAQUAH, WAIssaquah School DistrictElementary47388.4%
13Lakeridge Elementary SchoolMercer Island, WAMercer Island School DistrictElementary40188.2%
14Greenwood Elementary SchoolSEATTLE, WASeattle School District No. 1Elementary33987.6%
15Discovery ElementaryISSAQUAH, WAIssaquah School DistrictElementary50885.8%
16Louisa May Alcott ElementaryRedmond, WALake Washington School DistrictElementary61585.7%
17Island Park ElementaryMercer Island, WAMercer Island School DistrictElementary36485.4%
18Snoqualmie ElementarySNOQUALMIE, WASnoqualmie Valley School DistrictElementary54785.3%
19Lakeview ElementaryKirkland, WALake Washington School DistrictElementary60285.1%
20West Woodland Elementary SchoolSEATTLE, WASeattle School District No. 1Elementary35585.0%
21Margaret Mead ElementarySammamish, WALake Washington School DistrictElementary58085.0%
22Wedgwood Elementary SchoolSEATTLE, WASeattle School District No. 1Elementary33384.3%
23West Mercer ElementaryMercer Island, WAMercer Island School DistrictElementary43184.1%
24Laura Ingalls Wilder ElementaryWoodinville, WALake Washington School DistrictElementary31584.1%
25Queen Anne ElementarySeattle, WASeattle School District No. 1Elementary15983.7%
26John Stanford International SchoolSEATTLE, WASeattle School District No. 1Elementary42283.6%
27Rosa Parks ElementaryRedmond, WALake Washington School DistrictElementary45083.5%
28Cougar Ridge ElementaryBELLEVUE, WAIssaquah School DistrictElementary45883.3%
29Cascade View Elementary SchoolSnoqualmie, WASnoqualmie Valley School DistrictElementary49382.8%
30McDonald International SchoolSeattle, WASeattle School District No. 1Elementary44382.5%
31Benjamin Franklin ElementaryKirkland, WALake Washington School DistrictElementary45282.5%
32John J. Audubon ElementaryRedmond, WALake Washington School DistrictElementary43182.3%
33Catharine Blaine K-8 SchoolSEATTLE, WASeattle School District No. 1Elementary43882.0%
34Elizabeth Blackwell ElementarySammamish, WALake Washington School DistrictElementary47881.8%
35View Ridge Elementary SchoolSEATTLE, WASeattle School District No. 1Elementary29081.7%
36Fall City ElementaryFALL CITY, WASnoqualmie Valley School DistrictElementary45681.3%
37Meridian Park Elementary SchoolShoreline, WAShoreline School DistrictElementary58981.1%
38Timber Ridge Elementary SchoolSNOQUALMIE, WASnoqualmie Valley School DistrictElementary60780.7%
39Clara Barton Elementary SchoolRedmond, WALake Washington School DistrictElementary45280.5%
40Rachel Carson ElementarySammamish, WALake Washington School DistrictElementary48680.4%
41Woodridge ElementaryBellevue, WABellevue School DistrictElementary55480.3%
42Creekside ElementarySammamish, WAIssaquah School DistrictElementary55580.3%
43Ella Baker Elementary SchoolRedmond, WALake Washington School DistrictElementary40180.3%
44Peter Kirk ElementaryKirkland, WALake Washington School DistrictElementary59279.7%
45East Ridge ElementaryWoodinville, WANorthshore School DistrictElementary42779.7%
46Sunny Hills ElementarySAMMAMISH, WAIssaquah School DistrictElementary57479.6%
47Briarwood ElementaryRENTON, WAIssaquah School DistrictElementary63079.3%
48Newcastle Elementary SchoolNewcastle, WAIssaquah School DistrictElementary45179.2%
49Cedar River ElementaryMaple Valley, WATahoma School DistrictElementary59379.0%
50Jing Mei Elementary SchoolBellevue, WABellevue School DistrictElementary57778.5%
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