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Best Elementary Schools in Vashon, WA

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480

Students

Top rankedChautauqua Elementary310^th of 1,160 Washington elementary schools

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Summary:

Vashon, Washington is served by one public elementary school, Chautauqua Elementary, which educates about 480 students from Pre-K through 5th grade on the island community.

Chautauqua Elementary is a consistently solid performer, ranking in the 73rd percentile among Washington elementary schools and holding a 4-star rating for several years. It operates within the highly-ranked Vashon Island School District. The school shows clear strengths, particularly in science, where student proficiency dramatically outpaces the state average. Performance in English Language Arts is also strong and shows steady improvement from 3rd to 5th grade.

An area for potential growth is in mathematics, where 3rd grade scores dip below the state average before recovering in later grades. The school benefits from substantial resources, including a favorable student-teacher ratio. As the only elementary option on the island, it serves a diverse community, with academic outcomes that generally exceed state averages across subjects.

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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
Chautauqua Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	9309 SW Cemetery Rd	Vashon	98070	King County	Vashon Island School District	No	No	No	Yes	(206) 463-2882	480	29	16.7	35.0%	315 (65.6%)	7 (1.5%)	101 (21.0%)	8 (1.7%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	45 (9.4%)	70.3	310^th of 1160 public elementary schools	73.3%		71.4	300^th of 1168 public elementary schools	74.3%	10	73.6	73.6	52.2	63.6	68.1	61.9	44.8	59.7	59.3	55.1	83.0	90.6	90.6	90.6	90.6	90.6	90.6	88.7	90.6	90.6	$20,520	$1,093	$19,426

Cities Near Vashon

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Port Orchard	6.02 mi	18	106^th
Federal Way	6.04 mi	33	240^th
Normandy Park	6.08 mi	1	81^st
Tacoma	6.2 mi	101	192^nd
Des Moines	6.48 mi	10	225^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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