Best Public Schools in Sammamish, WA

Summary:

The city of Sammamish, Washington is home to 12 schools, including 4 high schools, 3 middle schools, and 5 elementary schools, spread across two school districts: Lake Washington School District and Issaquah School District. These schools consistently demonstrate exceptional academic performance, with several standout institutions leading the way.

At the high school level, Eastlake High School and Skyline High School are among the top-ranked schools in the state, with 5-star ratings and impressive graduation rates exceeding 97%. These schools excel in core subjects, with over 70% of students proficient or better in Math, and over 85% in English Language Arts and Science. The elementary schools in Sammamish also shine, with Christa McAuliffe Elementary and Samantha Smith Elementary ranking among the top 10 in the state, boasting exceptional performance across all grade levels.

Beyond the high-performing high schools and elementary schools, the middle schools in Sammamish also demonstrate strong academic results. Inglewood Middle School and Renaissance School of Art and Reasoning have earned high rankings and consistently deliver excellent academic outcomes. The diverse student population, with a significant Asian student representation and relatively low percentages of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, further highlights the educational excellence found throughout the schools in Sammamish.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2023)				Ranking (2022)				WCAS Science (2023)				SBAC English Language Arts (2023)								SBAC Math (2023)								% Completely Immunized (2023)	% Polio (2023)	% Measles (2023)	% Mumps (2023)	% Rubella (2023)	% Diphtheria (2023)	% Hepatitis B (2023)	% Varicella (2023)	% Pertussis (2023)	% Tetanus (2023)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2022)
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 (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	SchoolDigger Rating (2023)	Average Standard Score (2022)	Statewide Rank (2022)	State Percentile (2022)	Rank Change from Previous Year	WCAS Science 5th Grade	WCAS Science 8th Grade	WCAS Science 11th 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 10th 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 10th 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
Pine Lake Middle School	Public	6-8	3095 Issaquah-Pine Lake Rd SE	Sammamish	98075	King County	Issaquah School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(425) 837-5700	900	38	23.6	4.7%	329 (36.6%)	18 (2.0%)	59 (6.6%)	431 (47.9%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (6.8%)	97.6	9^th of 539 public middle schools	98.3%		97.2	12^th of 541 public middle schools	97.8%	3		86.0		86.0				77.3	79.3	87.1		81.3				75.3	77.2	83.1		78.6											$16,612	$1,301	$15,311
Sunny Hills Elementary	Public	K-5	3200 Issaquah-Pine Lake Rd SE	Sammamish	98075	King County	Issaquah School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(425) 837-7400	559	34	16.3	9.7%	182 (32.6%)	12 (2.1%)	57 (10.2%)	246 (44.0%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (10.6%)	97.3	21^st of 1168 public elementary schools	98.2%		95.6	39^th of 1169 public elementary schools	96.7%	18	92.9			92.9	80.6	86.1	91.8					86.0	81.5	87.7	85.7					84.7	93.6	94.7	96.8	96.8	96.8	93.6	96.8	95.7	93.6	93.6	$17,213	$1,283	$15,930
Skyline High School	Public	9-12	1122 228th Ave SE	Sammamish	98075	King County	Issaquah School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(425) 837-7700	2,170	95	22.7	7.4%	834 (38.4%)	40 (1.8%)	181 (8.3%)	902 (41.6%)	4 (0.2%)	6 (0.3%)	203 (9.4%)	95.5	12^th of 442 public high schools	97.3%		95.4	15^th of 434 public high schools	96.5%	3			81.2	81.2							85.8	85.8							68.0	68.0											$16,867	$1,280	$15,587
Cascade Ridge Elementary	Public	K-5	2020 Trossachs Blvd SE	Sammamish	98075	King County	Issaquah School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(425) 837-5500	410	23	17.5	2.2%	108 (26.3%)	6 (1.5%)	32 (7.8%)	229 (55.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (8.5%)	98.1	13^th of 1168 public elementary schools	98.9%		98.2	5^th of 1169 public elementary schools	99.6%	8	88.5			88.5	93.4	85.1	86.2					87.7	95.1	90.8	90.8					91.9	92.9	92.9	96.4	96.4	96.4	96.4	94.6	92.9	96.4	96.4	$17,291	$1,317	$15,974
Creekside Elementary	Public	K-5	20777 SE 16th St	Sammamish	98075	King County	Issaquah School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(425) 837-5200	634	41	15.6	2.7%	276 (43.5%)	6 (0.9%)	28 (4.4%)	257 (40.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	65 (10.3%)	97.3	22^nd of 1168 public elementary schools	98.1%		95	48^th of 1169 public elementary schools	95.9%	26	89.4			89.4	81.6	86.0	87.5					85.4	86.7	84.9	88.1					86.8	97.8	97.8	100.0	100.0	100.0	98.9	98.9	100.0	98.9	98.9	$17,120	$1,310	$15,810
Cedar Trails Elementary	Public	K-5	4399 Issaquah-Pine Lake Rd SE	Sammamish	98075	King County	Issaquah School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(425) 837-6500	384	21	18.6	13.5%	133 (34.6%)	7 (1.8%)	34 (8.9%)	178 (46.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (8.3%)	93.3	73^rd of 1168 public elementary schools	93.8%					(n/a)	76.6			76.6	75.0	85.0	81.3					80.4	73.3	78.3	78.1					76.6	96.0	97.3	100.0	100.0	100.0	97.3	100.0	98.7	97.3	97.3	$16,634	$1,323	$15,311
Eastlake High School	Public	9-12	400 228th NE	Sammamish	98074	King County	Lake Washington School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(425) 936-1500	2,349	110	21.2	6.3%	1,104 (47.0%)	41 (1.7%)	173 (7.4%)	854 (36.4%)	3 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	157 (6.7%)	98.3	4^th of 442 public high schools	99.1%		96.8	7^th of 434 public high schools	98.4%	3			91.8	91.8							93.3	93.3							71.4	71.3											$17,065	$506	$16,559
Margaret Mead Elementary	Public	K-5	1725 216th AVE NE	Sammamish	98074	King County	Lake Washington School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(425) 936-2630	607	32	18.8	5.3%	236 (38.9%)	12 (2.0%)	27 (4.4%)	279 (46.0%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	49 (8.1%)	96.9	26^th of 1168 public elementary schools	97.8%		97.1	26^th of 1169 public elementary schools	97.8%		88.9			88.9	85.1	82.4	87.0					84.8	86.0	85.3	78.0					83.3	97.6	98.8	97.6	97.6	97.6	98.8	98.8	98.8	98.8	98.8	$17,541	$590	$16,951
Samantha Smith Elementary	Public	K-5	23305 NE 14th St	Sammamish	98074	King County	Lake Washington School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(425) 936-2710	617	33	18.6	2.9%	154 (25.0%)	2 (0.3%)	22 (3.6%)	408 (66.1%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (4.4%)	98.2	9^th of 1168 public elementary schools	99.2%		97.7	14^th of 1169 public elementary schools	98.8%	5	89.6			89.6	92.1	83.3	93.3					89.5	96.0	88.8	83.0					88.6	98.5	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	98.5	100.0	100.0	100.0	$17,688	$525	$17,163
Christa Mcauliffe Elementary	Public	K-5	23823 NE 22nd	Sammamish	98074	King County	Lake Washington School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(425) 936-2620	495	31	15.9	1.8%	152 (30.7%)	4 (0.8%)	25 (5.1%)	280 (56.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (6.9%)	98.5	4^th of 1168 public elementary schools	99.7%		97.9	10^th of 1169 public elementary schools	99.1%	6	88.0			88.0	96.2	86.5	92.4					91.4	94.9	94.8	85.0					91.4	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$20,633	$613	$20,020
Inglewood Middle School	Public	6-8	24120 NE 8th ST	Sammamish	98074	King County	Lake Washington School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(425) 936-2360	1,211	56	21.5	5.4%	523 (43.2%)	17 (1.4%)	81 (6.7%)	496 (41.0%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	82 (6.8%)	97.8	8^th of 539 public middle schools	98.5%		97.8	8^th of 541 public middle schools	98.5%			81.3		81.3				79.2	81.6	88.5		83.0				80.0	73.6	78.9		77.5											$16,586	$1,030	$15,556
Elizabeth Blackwell Elementary	Public	K-5	3225 - 205th PL NE	Sammamish	98074	King County	Lake Washington School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(425) 936-2520	508	28	18.1	3.1%	175 (34.4%)	5 (1.0%)	25 (4.9%)	270 (53.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (6.1%)	95.7	42^nd of 1168 public elementary schools	96.4%		95.8	36^th of 1169 public elementary schools	96.9%	6	91.7			91.7	86.1	79.6	87.4					84.4	81.6	77.8	71.9					76.9	93.6	93.6	94.9	94.9	94.9	93.6	96.2	94.9	93.6	93.6	$18,743	$550	$18,193
Renaissance School of Art and Reasoning	Public	6-8	400 228th Ave NE	Sammamish	98074	King County	Lake Washington School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(425) 936-1544	78	3	23.2	10.3%	30 (38.5%)	2 (2.6%)	2 (2.6%)	36 (46.2%)	1 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (9.0%)	96.5	16^th of 539 public middle schools	97.0%		92	37^th of 541 public middle schools	93.2%	21		66.7		66.7				92.3				91.0				80.0	73.9	68.8		75.0											$16,515	$506	$16,009
Rachel Carson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1035 - 244th Ave NE	Sammamish	98074	King County	Lake Washington School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(425) 936-2750	527	31	16.9	2.3%	149 (28.3%)	6 (1.1%)	18 (3.4%)	311 (59.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (8.0%)	97.8	16^th of 1168 public elementary schools	98.6%		97.9	8^th of 1169 public elementary schools	99.3%	8	89.9			89.9	88.6	90.1	89.9					89.6	82.5	93.5	82.3					86.5	95.2	98.4	96.8	96.8	96.8	98.4	100.0	95.2	98.4	98.4	$18,058	$626	$17,433

Cities Near Sammamish

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Issaquah	0.49 mi	15	6^th
Fall City	4.6 mi	2	7^th
Bellevue	4.76 mi	31	24^th
Snoqualmie	5.35 mi	9	16^th
Redmond	6.51 mi	24	4^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau, the Washington State Department of Health and the Washington Office of Superindentent of Public Instruction.

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