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Benjamin Rush Elementary

Public Grades K-5

64^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,160 Washington Elementary Schools

Better than 94% of Washington elementary schools

Summary

Benjamin Rush Elementary is a highly-regarded public school serving approximately 631 students in kindergarten through 5th grade within the top-performing Lake Washington School District in Redmond, WA.

The school consistently earns top-tier state rankings, with students demonstrating strong and balanced proficiency in English, math, and science, significantly exceeding state averages. A key standout is the school's exceptional effectiveness with English Language Learners, where it ranks in the 99th percentile statewide—a notable achievement that surpasses many neighboring schools. Compared to nearby schools like Horace Mann Elementary or Cherry Crest Elementary School, Benjamin Rush achieves its excellent results with efficient per-student spending, offering a compelling value within the district.

While performance is high across most student groups, the data shows some year-to-year variability in results for Special Education students, indicating a potential area for focus. The analysis also reveals that being in the Lake Washington School District is a strong predictor of performance, as its schools, including Benjamin Franklin Elementary and Rose Hill Elementary, consistently rank high, while nearby schools in other districts show much wider performance ranges. For families, Benjamin Rush offers a stable, high-quality education with particular expertise in supporting language acquisition.

631

Students ?

15.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,646

Per pupil spending ?

9.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

6101 152nd Ave NE
Redmond, WA 98052-4766

(425) 936-2690

District: Lake Washington School District

Students who attend Benjamin Rush Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Rose Hill Middle School
High:	Lake Washington High School

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

67.7%

White:

20.1%

Hispanic:

5.9%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 93rd percentile in 2015 → 94th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Washington average (78% vs 48% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 6% of Washington elementary schools

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school78%

District avg78%

Washington avg48%

64^th of 1,160

Washington public elementary schools ?

Top 6%▲ up 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

15^th of 31Elementary Schools in the Lake Washington School District

4^th of 247Lake Washington School District among Washington districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	93.7	64 of 1160	94.5%	★★★★★
2024	94.1	61 of 1168	94.8%	★★★★★
2023	94.9	51 of 1169	95.6%	★★★★★
2022	96.7	28 of 1169	97.6%	★★★★★
2021	97.4	30 of 1107	97.3%	★★★★★
2019	93.2	52 of 1130	95.4%	★★★★★
2018	90.9	74 of 1054	93.0%	★★★★★
2017	91.3	74 of 1056	93.0%	★★★★★
2016	91.3	68 of 1053	93.5%	★★★★★
2015	90.3	77 of 1067	92.8%	★★★★★
2013	86.7	86 of 1106	92.2%	★★★★★
2012	86.9	86 of 1097	92.2%	★★★★★
2011	83.0	129 of 1092	88.2%	★★★★☆
2010	79.2	166 of 1088	84.7%	★★★★☆
2009	81.9	133 of 1072	87.6%	★★★★☆
2008	79.7	154 of 1067	85.6%	★★★★☆
2007	77.8	169 of 1069	84.2%	★★★★☆
2006	82.4	121 of 1051	88.5%	★★★★☆
2005	77.9	180 of 1031	82.5%	★★★★☆
2004	78.4	171 of 1026	83.3%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	85.4	29 of 189	84.7%	★★★★☆
2024	85.5	27 of 163	83.4%	★★★★☆
2023	86.5	26 of 170	84.7%	★★★★☆
2022	84.6	25 of 187	86.6%	★★★★☆
2021	84.2	18 of 131	86.3%	★★★★☆
2019	85.3	18 of 201	91.0%	★★★★★
2018	76.4	42 of 169	75.1%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	98.4	4 of 303	98.7%	★★★★★
2024	93.9	13 of 320	95.9%	★★★★★
2023	96.9	8 of 254	96.9%	★★★★★
2021	100.0	2 of 32	93.8%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	92.8	62 of 1092	94.3%	★★★★★
2024	92.7	65 of 1093	94.1%	★★★★★
2023	94.5	40 of 1094	96.3%	★★★★★
2022	96.0	31 of 1100	97.2%	★★★★★
2021	96.6	39 of 1008	96.1%	★★★★★
2019	93.8	33 of 1068	96.9%	★★★★★
2018	94.7	23 of 1004	97.7%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2022	77.6	93 of 694	86.6%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	94.0	46 of 1098	95.8%	★★★★★
2024	94.4	43 of 1099	96.1%	★★★★★
2023	94.4	48 of 1099	95.6%	★★★★★
2022	96.3	21 of 1113	98.1%	★★★★★
2021	97.5	14 of 1025	98.6%	★★★★★
2019	90.6	75 of 1075	93.0%	★★★★★
2018	85.0	129 of 999	87.1%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	42.0	220 of 363	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	59.8	112 of 339	67.0%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	81.9	148 of 1007	85.3%	★★★★☆
2024	78.9	194 of 1009	80.8%	★★★★☆
2023	77.5	220 of 1011	78.2%	★★★★☆
2022	94.6	16 of 1031	98.4%	★★★★★
2021	92.2	46 of 943	95.1%	★★★★★
2019	86.5	89 of 1027	91.3%	★★★★★
2018	84.9	81 of 833	90.3%	★★★★★

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

English Language Learner (2025)99th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)96th percentile~ school

Female (2025)94th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2022)87th percentile-11 vs school

White (2025)85th percentile-9 vs school

Asian (2025)85th percentile-10 vs school

Special Education (2025)39th percentile-55 vs school

By subject vs Washington (2024-2025) ?

Science78%+29 vs state

English Language Arts78%+25 vs state

Math78%+35 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				WCAS Science (2025)		SBAC English Language Arts (2025)				SBAC Math (2025)				% Completely Immunized (2024)	% Polio (2024)	% Measles (2024)	% Mumps (2024)	% Rubella (2024)	% Diphtheria (2024)	% Hepatitis B (2024)	% Varicella (2024)	% Pertussis (2024)	% Tetanus (2024)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	WCAS Science 5th Grade	WCAS Science All Grades	SBAC English Language Arts 3rd Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 4th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 5th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts All Grades	SBAC Math 3rd Grade	SBAC Math 4th Grade	SBAC Math 5th Grade	SBAC Math All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Measles KG	% Mumps KG	% Rubella KG	% Diphtheria KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% Pertussis KG	% Tetanus KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Benjamin Rush Elementary	Public	K-5	6101 152nd Ave NE	Redmond	98052	King County	Lake Washington School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 936-2690	631	40	15.7	9.7%	127 (20.1%)	10 (1.6%)	37 (5.9%)	427 (67.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (4.6%)	93.7	64^th of 1160 public elementary schools	94.5%		94.1	61^st of 1168 public elementary schools	94.8%	3	78.4	78.4	73.7	80.0	81.3	78.3	82.7	79.4	71.6	77.9	91.8	93.6	98.2	98.2	98.2	96.4	98.2	98.2	96.4	96.4	$17,646	$171	$17,475
Redmond Elementary	Public	K-5	16800 NE 80th	Redmond	98052	King County	Lake Washington School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 936-2660	543	40	13.5	29.7%	144 (26.5%)	30 (5.5%)	100 (18.4%)	235 (43.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	33 (6.1%)	81.1	201^st of 1160 public elementary schools	82.7%		82.5	197^th of 1168 public elementary schools	83.1%	4	66.7	66.7	63.6	67.9	69.7	66.9	73.9	64.0	56.4	65.3	91.8	94.1	97.7	97.7	97.7	96.5	94.1	98.8	96.5	96.5	$19,371	$163	$19,207
Benjamin Franklin Elementary	Public	K-5	12434 NE 60th	Kirkland	98033	King County	Lake Washington School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 936-2550	452	28	15.8	10.0%	110 (24.3%)	4 (0.9%)	43 (9.5%)	257 (56.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (8.4%)	96.2	30^th of 1160 public elementary schools	97.4%		95.1	48^th of 1168 public elementary schools	95.9%	18	82.5	82.5	80.6	85.1	86.0	83.8	80.6	83.8	84.5	82.9	93.5	96.7	96.7	96.7	96.7	95.7	97.8	93.5	95.7	95.7	$18,386	$164	$18,223
Rose Hill Elementary	Public	K-5	8044 128th AVE NE	Kirkland	98033	King County	Lake Washington School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 936-2680	570	33	17.0	18.1%	175 (30.7%)	18 (3.2%)	83 (14.6%)	232 (40.7%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (10.5%)	92.7	76^th of 1160 public elementary schools	93.4%		91.6	87^th of 1168 public elementary schools	92.6%	11	75.0	75.0	79.2	71.7	81.6	77.2	81.4	77.4	72.4	77.2	93.1	95.4	95.4	95.4	95.4	96.6	96.6	94.3	96.6	96.6	$16,596	$163	$16,433
Ardmore Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	16616 NE 32nd Street	Bellevue	98008	King County	Bellevue School District	No	No	No	Yes	(425) 456-4700	415	27	15.1	53.5%	127 (30.6%)	47 (11.3%)	79 (19.0%)	123 (29.6%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	36 (8.7%)	36.7	719^th of 1160 public elementary schools	38.0%		24.2	911^th of 1168 public elementary schools	22.0%	192	42.4	42.4	43.1	46.5	39.4	43.3	46.3	44.2	38.2	43.8	83.9	85.5	85.5	85.5	85.5	85.5	88.7	87.1	85.5	85.5	$26,603	$1,004	$25,599
Cherry Crest Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	12400 N.E. 32nd St.	Bellevue	98005	King County	Bellevue School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 456-4900	553	26	21.0	4.7%	104 (18.8%)	6 (1.1%)	9 (1.6%)	397 (71.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (6.7%)	97.4	15^th of 1160 public elementary schools	98.7%		98.1	10^th of 1168 public elementary schools	99.1%	5	83.0	83.0	85.9	89.3	90.7	88.7	84.9		85.1	89.3	92.1	96.8	96.8	96.8	96.8	98.4	98.4	93.7	98.4	98.4	$17,705	$138	$17,567
Mark Twain Elementary	Public	K-5	9525 130th Ave NE	Kirkland	98033	King County	Lake Washington School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 936-2730	550	36	15.4	16.7%	199 (36.2%)	18 (3.3%)	75 (13.6%)	204 (37.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	43 (7.8%)	88.4	124^th of 1160 public elementary schools	89.3%		87.9	131^st of 1168 public elementary schools	88.8%	7	61.9	61.9	76.4	84.5	77.1	79.0	73.6	79.8	61.9	71.5	95.0	95.0	96.3	96.3	96.3	95.0	98.8	97.5	95.0	95.0	$19,143	$163	$18,980
Sherwood Forest Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	16411 NE 24th Street	Bellevue	98008	King County	Bellevue School District	No	No	No	Yes	(425) 456-5700	415	32	13.1	52.5%	97 (23.4%)	34 (8.2%)	174 (41.9%)	76 (18.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	33 (8.0%)	33.5	776^th of 1160 public elementary schools	33.1%		36.5	730^th of 1168 public elementary schools	37.5%	46	51.9	51.9	27.1	45.8	54.6	42.2	35.6	33.3	35.9	34.9	81.4	88.1	86.4	86.4	86.4	88.1	89.8	84.8	88.1	88.1	$32,189	$2,472	$29,717
Horace Mann Elementary	Public	K-5	17001 NE 104th	Redmond	98052	King County	Lake Washington School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 936-2610	387	23	17.0	5.9%	111 (28.7%)	6 (1.6%)	26 (6.7%)	204 (52.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (10.1%)	97.8	12^th of 1160 public elementary schools	99.0%		96.1	37^th of 1168 public elementary schools	96.8%	25	87.3	87.3	94.0	81.2	94.9	89.9	91.6	84.5	84.8	87.0	93.1	96.6	96.6	96.6	96.6	93.1	96.6	96.6	93.1	93.1	$20,332	$163	$20,169
Community School	Public	1-5	11133 NE 65th	Kirkland	98033	King County	Lake Washington School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 936-2395	67	4	17.0	11.9%	32 (47.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (43.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (9.0%)	90	110^th of 1160 public elementary schools	90.5%		93.3	71^st of 1168 public elementary schools	93.9%	39			66.7	66.7	84.6	73.0			84.6	83.3											$15,862	$163	$15,699

Frequently Asked Questions about Benjamin Rush Elementary

Is Benjamin Rush Elementary a good school?

Yes. Benjamin Rush Elementary ranks in the top 5.5% of Washington elementary schools.

How many students attend Benjamin Rush Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 631 students attended Benjamin Rush Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Benjamin Rush Elementary?

Students at Benjamin Rush Elementary are 68% Asian, 20% White, 6% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 2% African American.

What district is Benjamin Rush Elementary in?

Lake Washington School District

What schools do graduates of Benjamin Rush Elementary attend?

Students who attend Benjamin Rush Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Rose Hill Middle School
High : Lake Washington High School

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