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

This ranking covers the highest-performing public high schools in reading in King County, Washington, drawn from 61 qualifying public high schools. Mercer Island High School leads the list at 90.7%, against a median of 63.3% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

King County, Washington

Top % Proficient (Reading)

90.7%

Median % Proficient (Reading)

63.3%

BEST IN READING · KING COUNTY, WASHINGTON

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% Proficient (Reading)
1	Mercer Island High School	Mercer Island, WA	Mercer Island School District	High	1,439	90.7%
2	Ballard High School	SEATTLE, WA	Seattle School District No. 1	High	1,697	87.2%
3	Newport Senior High School	Bellevue, WA	Bellevue School District	High	1,850	87.0%
4	Lincoln High School	Seattle, WA	Seattle School District No. 1	High	1,770	86.2%
5	Eastlake High School	Sammamish, WA	Lake Washington School District	High	2,481	85.3%
6	Mount Si High School	SNOQUALMIE, WA	Snoqualmie Valley School District	High	2,152	85.3%
7	Skyline High School	SAMMAMISH, WA	Issaquah School District	High	2,244	85.0%
8	Bellevue High School	Bellevue, WA	Bellevue School District	High	1,683	84.5%
9	Vashon Island High School	VASHON, WA	Vashon Island School District	High	511	84.3%
10	Roosevelt High School	SEATTLE, WA	Seattle School District No. 1	High	1,542	82.4%
11	Liberty Sr High School	RENTON, WA	Issaquah School District	High	1,495	82.0%
12	Inglemoor HS	Kenmore, WA	Northshore School District	High	1,441	81.3%
13	Tahoma Senior High School	Maple Valley, WA	Tahoma School District	High	2,919	81.2%
14	Cedarcrest High School	Duvall, WA	Riverview School District	High	889	81.1%
15	Bothell High School	Bothell, WA	Northshore School District	High	1,740	81.0%
16	West Seattle High School	SEATTLE, WA	Seattle School District No. 1	High	1,479	80.8%
17	Nathan Hale High School	SEATTLE, WA	Seattle School District No. 1	High	1,052	80.7%
18	Shorewood High School	Shoreline, WA	Shoreline School District	High	1,544	80.0%
19	Woodinville HS	Woodinville, WA	Northshore School District	High	1,662	79.8%
20	Redmond High School	Redmond, WA	Lake Washington School District	High	2,304	79.2%
21	Interlake Senior High School	Bellevue, WA	Bellevue School District	High	1,611	78.7%
22	Issaquah High School	ISSAQUAH, WA	Issaquah School District	High	2,419	77.9%
23	Juanita High School	Kirkland, WA	Lake Washington School District	High	1,778	77.1%
24	Ingraham High School	SEATTLE, WA	Seattle School District No. 1	High	1,391	75.0%
25	Lake Washington High School	Kirkland, WA	Lake Washington School District	High	2,081	74.0%
26	Shorecrest High School	Shoreline, WA	Shoreline School District	High	1,565	72.9%
27	Gibson Ek High School	Issaquah, WA	Issaquah School District	High	198	68.8%
28	Cleveland High School STEM	SEATTLE, WA	Seattle School District No. 1	High	875	66.2%
29	Hazen Senior High School	Renton, WA	Renton School District	High	1,796	64.2%
30	Kentridge High School	Kent, WA	Kent School District	High	2,186	64.0%
31	Garfield High School	SEATTLE, WA	Seattle School District No. 1	High	1,507	63.3%
32	The Center School	SEATTLE, WA	Seattle School District No. 1	High	165	63.2%
33	Franklin High School	SEATTLE, WA	Seattle School District No. 1	High	1,277	61.5%
34	Sammamish Senior High	Bellevue, WA	Bellevue School District	High	1,363	59.9%
35	Auburn Mountainview High School	Auburn, WA	Auburn School District	High	1,560	59.0%
36	Kentwood High School	Covington, WA	Kent School District	High	1,995	58.4%
37	Enumclaw Sr High School	Enumclaw, WA	Enumclaw School District	High	1,333	58.3%
38	Auburn Riverside High School	AUBURN, WA	Auburn School District	High	1,852	56.3%
39	Lindbergh Senior High School	Renton, WA	Renton School District	High	1,201	55.7%
40	Mount Rainier High School	Des Moines, WA	Highline School District	High	1,846	55.4%
41	Kentlake High School	Kent, WA	Kent School District	High	1,561	55.2%
42	Maritime High School	Des Moines, WA	Highline School District	High	126	54.0%
43	Chief Sealth International High School	SEATTLE, WA	Seattle School District No. 1	High	1,184	53.7%
44	Summit Public School: Atlas	Seattle, WA	Summit Public School: Atlas	High	566	51.3%
45	Summit Public School: Sierra	Seattle, WA	Summit Public School: Sierra	High	214	50.0%
46	Federal Way High School	FEDERAL WAY, WA	Federal Way School District	High	1,665	45.5%
47	Auburn Senior High School	AUBURN, WA	Auburn School District	High	1,918	43.9%
48	Foster Senior High School	Tukwila, WA	Tukwila School District	High	910	40.0%
49	Highline High School	Burien, WA	Highline School District	High	1,423	38.4%
50	Thomas Jefferson High School	AUBURN, WA	Federal Way School District	High	1,810	38.0%

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