Top 10 Best Seattle Public Schools (2024)

For the 2024 school year, there are 193 public schools serving 87,027 students in Seattle, WA (there are 123 private schools, serving 24,570 private students). 78% of all K-12 students in Seattle, WA are educated in public schools (compared to the WA state average of 90%).

The top ranked public schools in Seattle, WA are Cascadia Elementary School, Stephen Decatur Elementary School and Frantz Coe Elementary School. Overall testing rank is based on a school's combined math and reading proficiency test score ranking.

Seattle, WA public schools have an average math proficiency score of 47% (versus the Washington public school average of 40%), and reading proficiency score of 58% (versus the 53% statewide average). Schools in Seattle have an average ranking of 8/10, which is in the top 30% of Washington public schools.

Minority enrollment is 63% of the student body (majority Hispanic and Black), which is more than the Washington public school average of 50% (majority Hispanic).