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Montlake Elementary School

Public Grades K-5

65^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,160 Washington Elementary Schools

Better than 94% of Washington elementary schools

Summary

Montlake Elementary School is a consistently high-performing K-5 public school serving about 170 students in Seattle's Montlake neighborhood, operating within the highly-rated Seattle School District No. 1.

The school stands out for its stable, top-tier academic results, consistently ranking in the top 10% of all Washington elementary schools for the past decade. Students excel across all subjects, with particularly strong science scores, and the school maintains a favorable student-teacher ratio. This consistent excellence is notable when compared to some nearby schools, such as Stevens Elementary School or Madrona K-5 School, which have shown more significant year-to-year fluctuations in their performance rankings.

Montlake Elementary is part of a remarkable geographic cluster of high-achieving schools in central Seattle, including McDonald International School, Bryant Elementary School, and John Stanford International School. While the school's per-student spending is higher than many of these top peers, it delivers balanced academic strength, with students showing steady improvement in English Language Arts from 3rd to 5th grade and a strong rebound in math proficiency by 5th grade.

170

Students ?

14.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$26,384

Per pupil spending ?

10%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2409 22 Av E
Seattle, WA 98112-2646

(206) 252-3300

District: Seattle School District No. 1

Students who attend Montlake Elementary School usually attend:

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

Racial breakdown:

White:

57.6%

Two or more races:

21.2%

Asian:

10.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 86th percentile in 2015 → 94th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Washington average (81% vs 48% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 6% of Washington elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 8 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school81%

District avg63%

Washington avg48%

65^th of 1,160

Washington public elementary schools ?

Top 6%▲ up 8 pts since 2015

From top 14% (2015) to top 6% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

12^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	93.7	65 of 1160	94.4%	★★★★★
2024	95.5	42 of 1168	96.4%	★★★★★
2023	93.3	71 of 1169	93.9%	★★★★★
2022	94.1	61 of 1169	94.8%	★★★★★
2021	97.5	28 of 1107	97.5%	★★★★★
2019	91.7	68 of 1130	94.0%	★★★★★
2018	90.7	76 of 1054	92.8%	★★★★★
2017	91.7	65 of 1056	93.8%	★★★★★
2016	91.3	69 of 1053	93.4%	★★★★★
2015	83.7	145 of 1067	86.4%	★★★★☆
2013	89.4	59 of 1106	94.7%	★★★★★
2012	88.3	69 of 1097	93.7%	★★★★★
2011	92.2	39 of 1092	96.4%	★★★★★
2010	92.9	31 of 1088	97.2%	★★★★★
2009	88.9	62 of 1072	94.2%	★★★★★
2008	82.8	119 of 1067	88.8%	★★★★☆
2007	95.1	22 of 1069	97.9%	★★★★★
2006	94.9	12 of 1051	98.9%	★★★★★
2005	91.0	48 of 1031	95.3%	★★★★★
2004	93.6	32 of 1026	96.9%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2023	90.0	91 of 1094	91.7%	★★★★★
2022	96.0	30 of 1100	97.3%	★★★★★
2019	89.5	77 of 1068	92.8%	★★★★★
2018	85.0	121 of 1004	87.9%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2024	92.6	62 of 1099	94.4%	★★★★★
2023	84.4	155 of 1099	85.9%	★★★★☆
2022	85.8	142 of 1113	87.2%	★★★★☆
2019	90.0	80 of 1075	92.6%	★★★★★
2018	91.7	58 of 999	94.2%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	86.0	94 of 1007	90.7%	★★★★★
2024	85.1	118 of 1009	88.3%	★★★★☆
2023	81.3	160 of 1011	84.2%	★★★★☆
2022	91.3	44 of 1031	95.7%	★★★★★
2021	97.7	6 of 943	99.4%	★★★★★
2019	87.0	82 of 1027	92.0%	★★★★★
2018	87.4	56 of 833	93.3%	★★★★★

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)

Male (2024)94th percentile~ school

Female (2023)92nd percentile~ school

White (2025)91st percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs Washington (2024-2025) ?

Science88%+38 vs state

English Language Arts78%+25 vs state

Math76%+33 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 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Queen Anne Elementary	Public	K-5	411 Boston St.	Seattle	98109	King County	Seattle School District No. 1	No	No	No	No	(206) 252-2480	159	14	11.5	10.7%	102 (64.2%)	2 (1.3%)	17 (10.7%)	20 (12.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (11.3%)	95.7	39^th of 1160 public elementary schools	96.6%		90.4	106^th of 1168 public elementary schools	90.9%	67	88.9		88.9	87.1	81.5	85.2				84.7	87.1	70.4	81.5				80.0	93.9	97.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	97.0	97.0	97.0	97.0	97.0	$22,456	$1,010	$21,445
McDonald International School	Public	K-5	144 NE 54th St	Seattle	98105	King County	Seattle School District No. 1	No	No	No	No	(206) 252-2900	443	27	16.6	6.1%	188 (42.4%)	0 (0.0%)	114 (25.7%)	34 (7.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	102 (23.0%)	97.4	16^th of 1160 public elementary schools	98.6%		97.5	16^th of 1168 public elementary schools	98.6%		92.4		92.4	81.2	81.5	86.8				83.3	89.9	90.8	82.3				87.3	93.5	93.5	97.4	97.4	97.4	96.1	96.1	96.1	96.1	96.1	$18,806	$779	$18,026

Frequently Asked Questions about Montlake Elementary School

What district is Montlake Elementary School in?

Seattle School District No. 1

What schools do graduates of Montlake Elementary School attend?

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

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

Is Montlake Elementary School a good school?

Yes. Montlake Elementary School ranks in the top 5.6% of Washington elementary schools.

How many students attend Montlake Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 170 students attended Montlake Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Montlake Elementary School?

Students at Montlake Elementary School are 58% White, 21% Two or more races, 11% Asian, 7% Hispanic, 4% African American.

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