The average public school diversity score in Washington is approximately 0.68 per year (2024).
The most diverse public schools are listed below (where sufficient data available).
The most diverse school in Washington is currently Star Lake Elementary School, with a diversity score of 0.83.
Diversity Score Range: 0.80
0.83
Avg. Diversity Score: 0.81
Most Diverse Public Schools in Washington (2024)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Diversity Score
Grades
Location
Rank: #1 - 21. - 2.
Star Lake Elementary School
(Math: 35-39% | Reading: 45-49%)
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
Diversity Score: 0.83
Grades: PK-5
4014 S 270th
Kent, WA 98031
(253) 945-4000
Kent, WA 98031
(253) 945-4000
Rank: #1 - 21. - 2.
Lister Elementary School
(Math: 20-24% | Reading: 40-44%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
Diversity Score: 0.83
Grades: PK-5
2106 E 44th St
Tacoma, WA 98404
(253) 571-2900
Tacoma, WA 98404
(253) 571-2900
Rank: #3 - 93. - 9.
Helen Stafford Elementary School
(Math: 25-29% | Reading: 25-29%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
Diversity Score: 0.82
Grades: PK-5
1615 South 92nd St
Tacoma, WA 98444
(253) 571-4300
Tacoma, WA 98444
(253) 571-4300
Rank: #3 - 93. - 9.
Fife Elementary School
(Math: 32% | Reading: 37%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
Diversity Score: 0.82
Grades: K-5
5804 20th Street E
Tacoma, WA 98424
(253) 517-1000
Tacoma, WA 98424
(253) 517-1000
Rank: #3 - 93. - 9.
Brigadoon Elementary School
(Math: 35-39% | Reading: 45-49%)
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
Diversity Score: 0.82
Grades: PK-5
3601 Sw 336th St
Federal Way, WA 98023
(253) 945-2400
Federal Way, WA 98023
(253) 945-2400
Rank: #3 - 93. - 9.
Lea Hill Elementary School
(Math: 31% | Reading: 31%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
Diversity Score: 0.82
Grades: PK-5
13002 Se 304th St
Auburn, WA 98092
(253) 931-4982
Auburn, WA 98092
(253) 931-4982
Rank: #3 - 93. - 9.
Mount Tahoma High School
(Math: 16% | Reading: 41%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
Diversity Score: 0.82
Grades: 9-12
4634 S 74th Street
Tacoma, WA 98409
(253) 571-3852
Tacoma, WA 98409
(253) 571-3852
Rank: #3 - 93. - 9.
Baker Middle School
(Math: 19% | Reading: 36%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
Diversity Score: 0.82
Grades: 6-8
8001 So J Street
Tacoma, WA 98408
(253) 571-5000
Tacoma, WA 98408
(253) 571-5000
Rank: #3 - 93. - 9.
Illahee Middle School
(Math: 19% | Reading: 36%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
Diversity Score: 0.82
Grades: 5-8
36001 1st Ave S
Federal Way, WA 98003
(253) 945-4600
Federal Way, WA 98003
(253) 945-4600
Rank: #10 - 3210. - 32.
Enterprise Elementary School
(Math: 23% | Reading: 34%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
Diversity Score: 0.81
Grades: PK-5
35101 5th Ave Sw
Federal Way, WA 98023
(253) 945-2600
Federal Way, WA 98023
(253) 945-2600
Rank: #10 - 3210. - 32.
Dower Elementary School
(Math: 30-34% | Reading: 35-39%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
Diversity Score: 0.81
Grades: PK-5
7817 Dower Rd West
Lakewood, WA 98499
(253) 583-5240
Lakewood, WA 98499
(253) 583-5240
Rank: #10 - 3210. - 32.
Todd Beamer High School
(Math: 14% | Reading: 47%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
Diversity Score: 0.81
Grades: 9-12
35999 16th Av S
Federal Way, WA 98003
(253) 945-2570
Federal Way, WA 98003
(253) 945-2570
Rank: #10 - 3210. - 32.
Lake Dolloff Elementary School
(Math: 27% | Reading: 31%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
Diversity Score: 0.81
Grades: PK-5
4200 S 308th St
Auburn, WA 98001
(253) 945-2800
Auburn, WA 98001
(253) 945-2800
Rank: #10 - 3210. - 32.
Pine Tree Elementary School
(Math: 26% | Reading: 27%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
Diversity Score: 0.81
Grades: PK-6
27825 118th Ave Se
Kent, WA 98030
(253) 373-7687
Kent, WA 98030
(253) 373-7687
Rank: #10 - 3210. - 32.
Birney Elementary School
(Math: 20-24% | Reading: 30-34%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
Diversity Score: 0.81
Grades: PK-5
1202 S 76th St
Tacoma, WA 98408
(253) 571-4600
Tacoma, WA 98408
(253) 571-4600
Rank: #10 - 3210. - 32.
Angelo Giaudrone Middle School
(Math: 10% | Reading: 31%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
Diversity Score: 0.81
Grades: 6-8
4902 S Alaska St
Tacoma, WA 98408
(253) 571-5811
Tacoma, WA 98408
(253) 571-5811
Rank: #10 - 3210. - 32.
Arlington Elementary School
(Math: 15-19% | Reading: 25-29%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
Diversity Score: 0.81
Grades: PK-5
3002 S 72nd St
Tacoma, WA 98409
(253) 571-3200
Tacoma, WA 98409
(253) 571-3200
Rank: #10 - 3210. - 32.
Katherine G. Johnson Elementary School
(Math: 57% | Reading: 57%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
Diversity Score: 0.81
Grades: K-5
16720 Waller Rd E
Tacoma, WA 98446
(253) 800-3000
Tacoma, WA 98446
(253) 800-3000
Rank: #10 - 3210. - 32.
Nautilus K-8 School
(Math: 42% | Reading: 49%)
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
Diversity Score: 0.81
Grades: PK-8
1000 S 289th St
Federal Way, WA 98003
(253) 945-3400
Federal Way, WA 98003
(253) 945-3400
Rank: #10 - 3210. - 32.
Roosevelt Elementary School
(Math: 15-19% | Reading: 35-39%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
Diversity Score: 0.81
Grades: PK-5
3550 E Roosevelt Ave
Tacoma, WA 98404
(253) 571-4400
Tacoma, WA 98404
(253) 571-4400
Rank: #10 - 3210. - 32.
Fern Hill Elementary School
(Math: 20-24% | Reading: 30-34%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
Diversity Score: 0.81
Grades: PK-5
8442 S Park Ave
Tacoma, WA 98444
(253) 571-3888
Tacoma, WA 98444
(253) 571-3888
Rank: #10 - 3210. - 32.
Dick Scobee Elementary School
(Math: 18% | Reading: 33%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
Diversity Score: 0.81
Grades: PK-5
1031 14th St Ne
Auburn, WA 98002
(253) 931-4984
Auburn, WA 98002
(253) 931-4984
Rank: #10 - 3210. - 32.
Gray Middle School
(Math: 15% | Reading: 32%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
Diversity Score: 0.81
Grades: 6-8
6229 S Tyler St
Tacoma, WA 98409
(253) 571-5200
Tacoma, WA 98409
(253) 571-5200
Rank: #10 - 3210. - 32.
Internet Academy
Alternative School
(Math: 20% | Reading: 40%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
Diversity Score: 0.81
Grades: PK-12
31455 28th Ave S
Federal Way, WA 98003
(253) 945-2230
Federal Way, WA 98003
(253) 945-2230
Rank: #10 - 3210. - 32.
Manitou Park Elementary School
(Math: 15-19% | Reading: 30-34%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
Diversity Score: 0.81
Grades: PK-5
4330 S 66th St
Tacoma, WA 98409
(253) 571-5300
Tacoma, WA 98409
(253) 571-5300
Rank: #10 - 3210. - 32.
Lowell Elementary School
(Math: 35-39% | Reading: 40-44%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
Diversity Score: 0.81
Grades: PK-5
1058 E Mercer St
Seattle, WA 98102
(206) 252-3020
Seattle, WA 98102
(206) 252-3020
Rank: #10 - 3210. - 32.
Sherwood Forest Elementary School
(Math: 30-34% | Reading: 35-39%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
Diversity Score: 0.81
Grades: PK-5
34600 12th Av Sw
Federal Way, WA 98023
(253) 945-3800
Federal Way, WA 98023
(253) 945-3800
Rank: #10 - 3210. - 32.
Sanislo Elementary School
(Math: 20-24% | Reading: 25-29%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
Diversity Score: 0.81
Grades: K-5
1812 Sw Myrtle St
Seattle, WA 98106
(206) 252-8380
Seattle, WA 98106
(206) 252-8380
Rank: #10 - 3210. - 32.
Whitman Elementary School
(Math: 25-29% | Reading: 35-39%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
Diversity Score: 0.81
Grades: PK-5
1120 S 39th St
Tacoma, WA 98408
(253) 571-7272
Tacoma, WA 98408
(253) 571-7272
Rank: #10 - 3210. - 32.
Spanaway Lake High School
(Math: 16% | Reading: 51%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
Diversity Score: 0.81
Grades: 9-12
1305 168th Street East
Spanaway, WA 98387
(253) 800-5600
Spanaway, WA 98387
(253) 800-5600
Rank: #10 - 3210. - 32.
Green Gables Elementary School
(Math: 40-44% | Reading: 50-54%)
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
Diversity Score: 0.81
Grades: PK-5
32607 47th Ave Sw
Federal Way, WA 98023
(253) 945-2700
Federal Way, WA 98023
(253) 945-2700
Rank: #10 - 3210. - 32.
Sequoyah Middle School
(Math: 16% | Reading: 36%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
Diversity Score: 0.81
Grades: 6-8
3425 S 360th St
Auburn, WA 98001
(253) 945-3670
Auburn, WA 98001
(253) 945-3670
Rank: #33 - 6733. - 67.
Nelsen Middle School
(Math: 22% | Reading: 38%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
Diversity Score: 0.80
Grades: 6-8
2403 Jones Ave S
Renton, WA 98055
(425) 204-3000
Renton, WA 98055
(425) 204-3000
Rank: #33 - 6733. - 67.
River Ridge Elementary School
(Math: 15% | Reading: 17%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
Diversity Score: 0.80
Grades: PK-6
22420 Military Rd S
Seattle, WA 98198
(253) 373-7320
Seattle, WA 98198
(253) 373-7320
Rank: #33 - 6733. - 67.
Christensen Elementary School
(Math: 17% | Reading: 24%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
Diversity Score: 0.80
Grades: PK-5
10232 Barnes Lane
Tacoma, WA 98444
(253) 298-3305
Tacoma, WA 98444
(253) 298-3305
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Washington average public schools diversity score?
The Washington average public schools diversity score is 0.68 for 2024.
What are public schools with the most diversity score in Washington?
The best top ranked public schools in Washington include Star Lake Elementary School, Lister Elementary School and Helen Stafford Elementary School.
What is public high school and public elementary school with the most diversity score in Washington?
The public high school with the most diversity score in Washington is Mount Tahoma High School, with a diversity score of 0.82. The public elementary school with the most diversity score is Star Lake Elementary School, with diversity score of 0.83.
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