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The public elementary schools with the highest share of Black students in Washington

Across Washington, 1,176 public elementary schools are ranked here, ranked by the share of students who are Black or African American, from federal NCES enrollment data. West Seattle Elementary School leads the list at 64.6%, against a median of 2.1% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked
1,176
Washington
Top % Black
64.6%
Median % Black
2.1%
MOST BLACK · WASHINGTON
#SchoolCityDistrictStudents% Black
1West Seattle Elementary SchoolSEATTLE, WASeattle School District No. 137664.6%(243)
2Bailey Gatzert Elementary SchoolSEATTLE, WASeattle School District No. 140259.7%(240)
3Impact | Salish Sea ElementarySeattle, WAImpact | Salish Sea Elementary38553.5%(206)
4Impact Public SchoolsTukwila, WAImpact | Puget Sound Elementary50551.5%(260)
5Wing Luke Elementary SchoolSEATTLE, WASeattle School District No. 133450.9%(170)
6Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary SchoolSEATTLE, WASeattle School District No. 128949.5%(143)
7Emerson Elementary SchoolSEATTLE, WASeattle School District No. 139845.0%(179)
8South Shore PK-8 SchoolSEATTLE, WASeattle School District No. 154644.9%(245)
9Valley View Early Childhood CenterSeaTac, WAHighline School District22542.7%(96)
10John Muir Elementary SchoolSEATTLE, WASeattle School District No. 130840.9%(126)
11Lakeridge Elementary SchoolSeattle, WARenton School District28733.8%(97)
12Leschi Elementary SchoolSEATTLE, WASeattle School District No. 124032.9%(79)
13Lowell Elementary SchoolSEATTLE, WASeattle School District No. 139232.4%(127)
14Bow Lake ElementarySeaTac, WAHighline School District52432.3%(169)
15Roxhill Elementary SchoolSEATTLE, WASeattle School District No. 128932.2%(93)
16Madrona K-5 SchoolSEATTLE, WASeattle School District No. 121331.9%(68)
17Campbell Hill Elementary SchoolSeattle, WARenton School District34531.3%(108)
18Rainier View Elementary SchoolSEATTLE, WASeattle School District No. 116729.9%(50)
19Impact | Black River ElementaryRenton, WAImpact | Black River Elementary20929.7%(62)
20McMicken Heights ElementarySeaTac, WAHighline School District48429.1%(141)
21Thorndyke ElementarySEATTLE, WATukwila School District38628.8%(111)
22Dunlap Elementary SchoolSEATTLE, WASeattle School District No. 126128.7%(75)
23Sanislo Elementary SchoolSEATTLE, WASeattle School District No. 114527.6%(40)
24Rising Star Elementary SchoolSEATTLE, WASeattle School District No. 132427.5%(89)
25Orca K-8 SchoolSEATTLE, WASeattle School District No. 127827.3%(76)
26Edwin Pratt Learning CenterShoreline, WAShoreline School District31826.1%(83)
27Reed Elementary SchoolTacoma, WATacoma School District42625.6%(109)
28Edna Travis Elementary SchoolTacoma, WATacoma School District33725.2%(85)
29Broadview-Thomson K-8 SchoolSEATTLE, WASeattle School District No. 158125.0%(145)
30Dower Elementary SchoolLakewood, WAClover Park School District33724.6%(83)
31Kimball Elementary SchoolSEATTLE, WASeattle School District No. 138424.2%(93)
32Impact Public SchoolsTacoma, WAImpact | Commencement Bay Elementary23224.1%(56)
33Panther Lake Elementary SchoolFEDERAL WAY, WAFederal Way School District42724.1%(103)
34John Rogers Elementary SchoolSEATTLE, WASeattle School District No. 124823.8%(59)
35Lake Dolloff Elementary SchoolAUBURN, WAFederal Way School District54323.6%(128)
36Sand Point ElementarySeattle, WASeattle School District No. 117323.1%(40)
37Stanley Elementary SchoolTacoma, WATacoma School District32522.8%(74)
38Lister Elementary SchoolTacoma, WATacoma School District37622.6%(85)
39White Center Heights ElementarySeattle, WAHighline School District52722.2%(117)
40Thurgood Marshall ElementarySEATTLE, WASeattle School District No. 150022.2%(111)
41Manitou Park Elementary SchoolTacoma, WATacoma School District42921.9%(94)
42River Ridge ElementarySeaTac, WAKent School District69721.5%(150)
43Louisa Boren STEM K-8Seattle, WASeattle School District No. 143721.5%(94)
44Expedition ElementaryPUYALLUP, WABethel School District53021.5%(114)
45Parkside ElementaryDes Moines, WAHighline School District53521.1%(113)
46Graham Hill Elementary SchoolSEATTLE, WASeattle School District No. 126621.1%(56)
47Madrona ElementarySeaTac, WAHighline School District31720.5%(65)
48Silver Lake Elementary SchoolFEDERAL WAY, WAFederal Way School District38220.4%(78)
49Mark Twain Elementary SchoolFEDERAL WAY, WAFederal Way School District53120.3%(108)
50Tukwila ElementaryTUKWILA, WATukwila School District45820.3%(93)
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