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ENROLLMENT TRENDS · WASHINGTON

Washington schools in decline

Washington public schools with the largest enrollment loss from 2017-18 to 2024-25.

Schools in this report
50
steepest declines in state
Largest drop
-100%
Birth to Three Development Center
Range
-100% to -43%
2017-18 → 2024-25
TOP 50 WA PUBLIC SCHOOLS BY ENROLLMENT LOSS · 2017-18 → 2024-25
SchoolCityDistrict2017-182024-25% change ↑
Birth to Three Development CenterFEDERAL WAYFederal Way School District1340-100%
Birth to Age 2KENTKent School District2090-100%
Washington Youth AcademyBREMERTONWashington Military Department1450-100%
Southern Heights ElementarySEATTLEHighline School District3000-100%
Spokane Regional Health DistrictSPOKANESpokane School District2380-100%
Northshore NetworksWOODINVILLENorthshore School District1340-100%
Bear Creek ElementaryWOODINVILLENorthshore School District3420-100%
Open Doors at LWITKIRKLANDLake Washington Institute of Technology4425-98.9%
Contracted SchoolsLYNNWOODEdmonds School District20718-91.3%
Special ProgramsWEST RICHLANDRichland School District12014-88.3%
Northshore Special ServicesBOTHELLNorthshore School District21934-84.5%
Alfaretta HouseLAKEWOODClover Park School District15326-83.0%
Whitney Early Childhood Education CenterANACORTESAnacortes School District14836-75.7%
Special Ed SchoolAUBURNAuburn School District13035-73.1%
PSD Special ServicesPUYALLUPPuyallup School District13352-60.9%
Discovery High SchoolLONGVIEWLongview School District14057-59.3%
Northwest AllprepPROSSERToppenish School District270112-58.5%
Prescott High SchoolPRESCOTTPrescott School District11548-58.3%
ESD 112 Open Doors ReengagementVANCOUVEREducational Service District 11211046-58.2%
West Hills S.T.E.M. AcademyBREMERTONBremerton School District660283-57.1%
Monument ElementaryQUINCYQuincy School District666289-56.6%
Lake Washington Technical AcademyKIRKLANDLake Washington Institute of Technology309138-55.3%
Marie Curie STEM ElementaryPASCOPasco School District840376-55.2%
Queen Anne ElementarySEATTLESeattle School District No. 1352159-54.8%
Mattawa ElementaryMATTAWAWahluke School District436199-54.4%
Issaquah Special ServicesISSAQUAHIssaquah School District14567-53.8%
Satus ElementaryWAPATOWapato School District639298-53.4%
Emily Dickinson ElementaryREDMONDLake Washington School District626294-53.0%
Madrona ElementarySEATACHighline School District670317-52.7%
Maplewood Heights Elementary SchoolRENTONRenton School District806395-51.0%
Kalama Middle SchoolKALAMAKalama School District537266-50.5%
Two Rivers SchoolSNOQUALMIESnoqualmie Valley School District11156-49.5%
Laura Ingalls Wilder ElementaryWOODINVILLELake Washington School District613315-48.6%
Adams Elementary SchoolSEATTLESeattle School District No. 1551285-48.3%
John Hay Elementary SchoolSEATTLESeattle School District No. 1491257-47.7%
Stevens Elementary SchoolSEATTLESeattle School District No. 1286150-47.6%
Wallace & Priscilla Stevenson Intermediate SchoolWHITE SALMONWhite Salmon Valley School District310163-47.4%
View Ridge Elementary SchoolSEATTLESeattle School District No. 1550290-47.3%
Blue Heron Middle SchoolPORT TOWNSENDPort Townsend School District418222-46.9%
Special ServicesEVERETTEverett School District17495-45.4%
Licton Springs K-8SEATTLESeattle School District No. 116490-45.1%
Marysville Coop ProgramMARYSVILLEMarysville School District273150-45.1%
Sierra Heights Elementary SchoolRENTONRenton School District586323-44.9%
Mica Peak High SchoolSPOKANE VALLEYCentral Valley School District194107-44.8%
Madrona HeightsPORT ORCHARDSouth Kitsap School District10056-44.0%
Catharine Blaine K-8 SchoolSEATTLESeattle School District No. 1782438-44.0%
Honey Dew ElementaryRENTONRenton School District492276-43.9%
Edwin Markham ElementaryPASCOPasco School District402227-43.5%
Challenger ElementaryISSAQUAHIssaquah School District619350-43.5%
Panther Lake Elementary SchoolKENTKent School District693396-42.9%
50 of 50 rows · Brick-and-mortar only. Virtual, online, and cyber schools excluded. Schools must have had ≥100 students in 2017-18 and be open in both school years.↓ Download schools-in-decline-by-state-wa.csv

How this list was built

Every Washington public school that reported total enrollment in both the NCES SY 2017-18 and SY 2024-25 vintages was scored on percent change in enrollment. Schools needed at least 100 students in 2017-18 to qualify, and must have been open in both school years. Schools that closed entirely are tracked in the separate school closures report. Virtual academies, cyber charters, and online schools are excluded so the list reflects neighborhood schools that families have moved away from rather than program-design changes.

Enrollment loss is not a verdict on a school. Schools shrink because catchment populations shrink, because new schools open nearby, because a magnet program elsewhere pulls transfers, because districts redraw boundaries, or because the building physically aged out. Use this list as a starting point for understanding which Washington schools are operating with substantially fewer students than they were seven years ago.

Source data

NCES Common Core of Data, EDGE_ADMINDATA_PUBLICSCH MapServer, vintages 2017-18 and 2024-25. Refreshed yearly when NCES publishes a new admin-data release. School names, slugs, and current district affiliation come from the 2024-25 snapshot.

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allk12 (2026). "Washington schools in decline: enrollment loss 2017–2024." Retrieved from https://allk12.com/reports/in-decline/washington
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↓ schools-in-decline-by-state-wa.csv
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