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McGilvra Elementary School

Public Grades K-5

61^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,160 Washington Elementary Schools

Better than 95% of Washington elementary schools

Summary

McGilvra Elementary School is a consistently top-rated K-5 public school in Seattle's Madison Park neighborhood, serving approximately 194 students within the Seattle School District No. 1.

The school is distinguished by its stable, high-level performance across all subjects, ranking in the 95th percentile statewide for the 2024-2025 year. It shows particular strength in supporting its special education students, ranking 8th in the state for that subgroup in the prior year. While the school excels overall, internal data shows a notable performance gap between male and female students, and 4th-grade proficiency rates are slightly lower than other grade levels, which are areas the school may be focusing on.

When compared to nearby schools, McGilvra's balanced excellence and consistency stand out. For example, while Bryant Elementary School has higher English scores, McGilvra maintains more even results in math and science. Its performance has remained stable, unlike Stevens Elementary School, which saw a recent ranking drop. The highest-performing school in the broader area is Medina Elementary School in the Bellevue School District, which ranks even higher statewide, highlighting the competitive educational landscape of the region.

194

Students ?

14.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$23,588

Per pupil spending ?

10.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1617 38 Av E
Seattle, WA 98112-2845

(206) 252-3160

District: Seattle School District No. 1

Students who attend McGilvra Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Edmonds S. Meany Middle School
High:	Garfield High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

66.5%

Two or more races:

12.9%

Hispanic:

8.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 90th percentile in 2015 → 95th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Washington average (80% vs 48% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 5% of Washington elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 5 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school80%

District avg63%

Washington avg48%

61^st of 1,160

Washington public elementary schools ?

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From top 10% (2015) to top 5% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

11^th of 70Elementary Schools in the Seattle School District No. 1

45^th of 247Seattle School District No. 1 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	93.8	61 of 1160	94.7%	★★★★★
2024	90.9	96 of 1168	91.8%	★★★★★
2023	91.9	95 of 1169	91.9%	★★★★★
2022	90.6	96 of 1169	91.8%	★★★★★
2021	92.9	83 of 1107	92.5%	★★★★★
2019	87.8	112 of 1130	90.1%	★★★★★
2018	94.3	36 of 1054	96.6%	★★★★★
2017	91.4	72 of 1056	93.2%	★★★★★
2016	87.2	112 of 1053	89.4%	★★★★☆
2015	88.0	105 of 1067	90.2%	★★★★★
2013	68.5	324 of 1106	70.7%	★★★★☆
2012	82.5	130 of 1097	88.1%	★★★★☆
2011	95.1	9 of 1092	99.2%	★★★★★
2010	93.8	20 of 1088	98.2%	★★★★★
2009	94.4	21 of 1072	98.0%	★★★★★
2008	88.0	71 of 1067	93.3%	★★★★★
2007	95.9	13 of 1069	98.8%	★★★★★
2006	89.9	58 of 1051	94.5%	★★★★★
2005	90.9	50 of 1031	95.2%	★★★★★
2004	94.1	27 of 1026	97.4%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	88.5	108 of 1092	90.1%	★★★★★
2024	83.4	159 of 1093	85.5%	★★★★☆
2023	75.0	244 of 1094	77.7%	★★★★☆
2022	79.8	201 of 1100	81.7%	★★★★☆
2021	78.3	184 of 1008	81.7%	★★★★☆
2019	87.0	107 of 1068	90.0%	★★★★★
2018	90.2	66 of 1004	93.4%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	94.9	37 of 1098	96.6%	★★★★★
2024	89.5	104 of 1099	90.5%	★★★★★
2022	95.1	42 of 1113	96.2%	★★★★★
2019	81.9	172 of 1075	84.0%	★★★★☆
2018	93.7	31 of 999	96.9%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2024	92.2	8 of 339	97.6%	★★★★★
2019	97.9	8 of 566	98.6%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	91.6	37 of 1007	96.3%	★★★★★
2024	87.5	87 of 1009	91.4%	★★★★★
2022	88.4	82 of 1031	92.0%	★★★★★
2019	85.5	102 of 1027	90.1%	★★★★★
2018	95.4	6 of 833	99.3%	★★★★★

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)

Special Education (2024)98th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2025)97th percentile~ school

White (2025)96th percentile~ school

Female (2025)90th percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs Washington (2024-2025) ?

Science84%+35 vs state

Math79%+36 vs state

English Language Arts77%+24 vs state

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by a parent
Wednesday, March 26, 2014

Our child's experience in a school in CA was fantastic in kindergarten, but absolutely horrifying in first grade.

We decided to return to Seattle in part because we wanted to raise our children in an area where we could still believe in quality public education.

Within 3 days of enrolling our child at McGilvra (for the last 3 weeks of 1st grade), his new teacher, principle and counselor completely an initial evaluation of his learning style to develop a teaching plan for him. T

hat was a welcome change from how the previous school modeled adduction, which was a cookie-cutter approach that teaches to the children, not teaches with their learning style. His second grade teacher is amazing and very invested in his success, as is our son's librarian and even the gym teacher.

The extra-curriculars are very engaging and work in tandem with the curriculum. Also, the parent involvement is outstanding and the school really is a part of the community in which even the local businesses are so immeasurably invested in helping. The children have a huge garden, fantastic arts programming and a solid academic plan that is supported by the teachers and the administrative staff. It's a wonderful school for the children. Close Quote

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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 8th 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 6th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 7th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 8th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts All Grades	SBAC Math 3rd Grade	SBAC Math 4th Grade	SBAC Math 5th Grade	SBAC Math 6th Grade	SBAC Math 7th Grade	SBAC Math 8th 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
McGilvra Elementary School	Public	K-5	1617 38 Av E	Seattle	98112	King County	Seattle School District No. 1	No	No	No	No	(206) 252-3160	194	13	14.6	10.3%	129 (66.5%)	11 (5.7%)	16 (8.2%)	12 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	25 (12.9%)	93.8	61^st of 1160 public elementary schools	94.7%		90.9	96^th of 1168 public elementary schools	91.8%	35	84.0		84.0	77.3	70.6	87.5				77.5	84.1	73.5	76.0				78.6	97.4	97.4	100.0	100.0	100.0	97.4	97.4	97.4	97.4	97.4	$23,588	$1,163	$22,425
Montlake Elementary School	Public	K-5	2409 22 Av E	Seattle	98112	King County	Seattle School District No. 1	No	No	No	No	(206) 252-3300	170	12	14.4	10.0%	98 (57.6%)	6 (3.5%)	12 (7.1%)	18 (10.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (21.2%)	93.7	65^th of 1160 public elementary schools	94.4%		95.5	42^nd of 1168 public elementary schools	96.4%	23	87.5		87.5	72.7	78.8	83.3				78.5	81.8	69.7	79.2				76.0	87.1	90.3	96.8	96.8	96.8	90.3	93.6	90.3	90.3	90.3	$26,384	$723	$25,661
Stevens Elementary School	Public	K-5	1242 18 Av E	Seattle	98112	King County	Seattle School District No. 1	No	No	No	No	(206) 252-3400	150	10	14.4	34.0%	79 (52.7%)	15 (10.0%)	23 (15.3%)	8 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (16.0%)	73.9	276^th of 1160 public elementary schools	76.2%		92.1	85^th of 1168 public elementary schools	92.7%	191	78.6		78.6	42.4		79.3				67.1	45.5	80.0	65.5				61.0	85.7	85.7	90.5	90.5	90.5	85.7	85.7	85.7	85.7	85.7	$26,570	$1,321	$25,249
Madrona K-5 School	Public	K-5	1121 33 Av	Seattle	98122	King County	Seattle School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(206) 252-3100	213	16	13.3	39.0%	78 (36.6%)	68 (31.9%)	21 (9.9%)	10 (4.7%)	3 (1.4%)	2 (0.9%)	30 (14.1%)	26.8	869^th of 1160 public elementary schools	25.1%		52.1	534^th of 1168 public elementary schools	54.3%	335	42.9		42.9	31.6	32.0	46.4				36.3	36.8	44.0	28.6				36.3	86.5	86.5	91.9	91.9	91.9	89.2	91.9	89.2	89.2	89.2	$21,930	$1,262	$20,669
Lowell Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1058 E Mercer St	Seattle	98102	King County	Seattle School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(206) 252-3020	392	36	10.8	71.9%	49 (12.5%)	127 (32.4%)	118 (30.1%)	49 (12.5%)	4 (1.0%)	12 (3.1%)	31 (7.9%)	16.5	1008^th of 1160 public elementary schools	13.1%		20.5	961^st of 1168 public elementary schools	17.7%	47	34.3		34.3	38.3	21.6	31.3				30.3	37.5	26.9	22.4				28.1	53.1	67.2	68.8	68.8	68.8	59.4	71.9	64.1	59.4	59.4	$28,596	$2,595	$26,001
Tops K-8 School	Public	PK, KG-8	2500 Franklin Av E	Seattle	98102	King County	Seattle School District No. 1	No	No	No	No	(206) 252-3510	447	32	14.0	29.1%	192 (43.0%)	42 (9.4%)	34 (7.6%)	76 (17.0%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	93 (20.8%)	81.7	197^th of 1160 public elementary schools	83.0%		77.9	240^th of 1168 public elementary schools	79.5%	43	80.0	69.0	73.8	66.7	54.8	76.6	72.9	81.4	82.5	73.5	66.7	59.5	68.1	50.9	64.4	68.4	62.8	97.9	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	97.9	100.0	100.0	100.0	$21,459	$879	$20,580
Laurelhurst Elementary School	Public	K-5	4530 46 Av NE	Seattle	98105	King County	Seattle School District No. 1	No	No	No	No	(206) 252-5400	272	18	15.2	29.8%	145 (53.3%)	22 (8.1%)	32 (11.8%)	32 (11.8%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	37 (13.6%)	74.3	268^th of 1160 public elementary schools	76.9%		76.8	252^nd of 1168 public elementary schools	78.4%	16	67.7		67.7	61.9	51.4	61.1				58.4	66.7	71.4	55.6				64.6	86.0	90.0	90.0	90.0	90.0	90.0	96.0	90.0	90.0	90.0	$24,081	$987	$23,095
Leschi Elementary School	Public	K-5	135 32 Av	Seattle	98122	King County	Seattle School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(206) 252-2950	240	25	9.6	44.6%	84 (35.0%)	79 (32.9%)	25 (10.4%)	16 (6.7%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	32 (13.3%)	35.8	735^th of 1160 public elementary schools	36.6%		49.3	573^rd of 1168 public elementary schools	50.9%	162	45.0		45.0	35.0	45.5	55.0				45.1	35.9	36.4	42.5				38.4	89.4	91.5	91.5	91.5	91.5	91.5	95.7	91.5	91.5	91.5	$28,206	$1,259	$26,946
John Stanford International School	Public	K-5	4057 5 Av NE	Seattle	98105	King County	Seattle School District No. 1	No	No	No	No	(206) 252-6080	422	24	17.9	8.5%	173 (41.0%)	4 (0.9%)	105 (24.9%)	44 (10.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	92 (21.8%)	96.5	26^th of 1160 public elementary schools	97.8%		98	13^th of 1168 public elementary schools	98.9%	13				81.5	79.1	90.5				83.6	80.3	85.1	93.7				86.2	97.4	98.7	98.7	98.7	98.7	100.0	100.0	98.7	100.0	100.0	$20,798	$707	$20,091
Bryant Elementary School	Public	K-5	3311 NE 60 St	Seattle	98115	King County	Seattle School District No. 1	No	No	No	No	(206) 252-5200	470	25	18.8	5.3%	293 (62.3%)	2 (0.4%)	31 (6.6%)	65 (13.8%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	72 (15.3%)	96.4	28^th of 1160 public elementary schools	97.6%		92.3	81^st of 1168 public elementary schools	93.1%	53	80.3		80.3	94.9		87.1				93.1	88.6	83.1	72.9				81.8	96.4	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	96.4	97.6	100.0	100.0	$19,167	$859	$18,307

Frequently Asked Questions about McGilvra Elementary School

What schools do graduates of McGilvra Elementary School attend?

Students who attend McGilvra Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Edmonds S. Meany Middle School
High : Garfield High School

How many students attend McGilvra Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 194 students attended McGilvra Elementary School.

What district is McGilvra Elementary School in?

Seattle School District No. 1

What is the racial makeup of McGilvra Elementary School?

Students at McGilvra Elementary School are 66% White, 13% Two or more races, 8% Hispanic, 6% Asian, 6% African American.

Is McGilvra Elementary School a good school?

Yes. McGilvra Elementary School ranks in the top 5.3% of Washington elementary schools.

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