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Issaquah School District

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At a glance

3^rdof 247 Washington districts

Better than 98% of Washington districts

Elementary 16 Middle 6 High 5 Alternative 1Grades PK, KG-12

5150 220th Ave SE
Issaquah, WA 98029·(425) 837-7000·All Washington district rankings →

Statewide performance 2017–2025

2025: better than 98.8% of districts

Schools

19,098

Students

5-star schools

Top rankedCascade Ridge Elementary3^rd of 1,160 Washington elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Clark Elementary up 46 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Echo Glen School 7.1 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

5★

4★

4 schools without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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Summary:

The Issaquah School District is a top-ranked system of 28 schools serving about 16,000 students from preschool through 12th grade in a high-performing suburban community.

Overall, the district excels academically, with schools like Cascade Ridge Elementary and Beaver Lake Middle School ranking among the very best in the state, while all high schools, including Skyline High School, place in the top 5% statewide. Performance is consistently strong in English and Science across all grades, though math scores tend to be more varied, especially in high school. The district's graduation rate of 96.3% significantly outpaces the state average.

While excellence is widespread, some variation exists; elementary schools show the widest performance range within the district. The innovative, project-based Gibson Ek High School presents a unique model with mixed results, strong in science but lower in math. Schools with the lowest rates of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, such as Cascade Ridge and Creekside Elementary, typically rank highest, while those with higher economic need, like Issaquah Valley Elementary, face greater challenges, though Briarwood Elementary is a notable high-performer despite a moderate level of need.

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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 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
Cougar Ridge Elementary	Public	K-5	4630 167th Ave SE	Bellevue	98006	King County	Issaquah School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 837-7300	458	29	15.7	10.7%	154 (33.6%)	11 (2.4%)	41 (9.0%)	195 (42.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	55 (12.0%)	96	34^th of 1160 public elementary schools	97.1%		95	49^th of 1168 public elementary schools	95.8%	15	79.1			79.1	83.0	86.8	81.3					83.6	84.0	85.5	80.3					83.4	96.2	96.2	97.5	97.5	97.5	96.2	96.2	96.2	96.2	96.2	$20,854	$363	$20,491
Apollo Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	15025 SE 117th St	Renton	98059	King County	Issaquah School District	No	No	No	Yes	(425) 837-7500	496	34	14.5	16.9%	163 (32.9%)	8 (1.6%)	74 (14.9%)	191 (38.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	58 (11.7%)	92.4	82^nd of 1160 public elementary schools	92.9%		90.4	108^th of 1168 public elementary schools	90.8%	26	79.3			79.3	75.3	77.4	80.5					77.7	74.1	73.1	75.6					74.2	98.4	98.4	98.4	98.4	98.4	98.4	98.4	98.4	98.4	98.4	$21,449	$541	$20,908
Briarwood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	17020 SE 134th St	Renton	98059	King County	Issaquah School District	No	No	No	Yes	(425) 837-5000	630	37	16.8	15.7%	248 (39.4%)	13 (2.1%)	69 (11.0%)	232 (36.8%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	66 (10.5%)	94.1	57^th of 1160 public elementary schools	95.1%		93.4	70^th of 1168 public elementary schools	94.0%	13	78.1			78.1	72.0	84.8	82.7					80.6	84.5	85.7	68.8					78.6	98.8	98.8	98.8	98.8	98.8	98.8	98.8	98.8	98.8	98.8	$20,035	$793	$19,241
Issaquah Middle School	Public	6-8	600 2nd Ave SE	Issaquah	98027	King County	Issaquah School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 837-6800	808	41	19.5	29.0%	383 (47.4%)	46 (5.7%)	123 (15.2%)	156 (19.3%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	97 (12.0%)	86.9	62^nd of 534 public middle schools	88.4%		85.3	72^nd of 535 public middle schools	86.5%	10		65.0		65.0				66.6	70.3	66.1		67.6				58.0	61.1	68.9		62.5											$17,961	$415	$17,547
Issaquah High School	Public	9-12	700 2nd Ave SE	Issaquah	98027	King County	Issaquah School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 837-6000	2,419	110	21.9	16.5%	1,102 (45.6%)	85 (3.5%)	263 (10.9%)	725 (30.0%)	7 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	237 (9.8%)	95.9	17^th of 438 public high schools	96.1%		96.2	13^th of 437 public high schools	97.0%	4			83.1	83.1							84.8	84.8							72.4	72.4											$16,086	$324	$15,761
Issaquah Valley Elementary	Public	K-5	555 NW Holly St	Issaquah	98027	King County	Issaquah School District	No	No	No	Yes	(425) 837-6600	646	43	15.0	26.2%	280 (43.3%)	12 (1.9%)	164 (25.4%)	116 (18.0%)	2 (0.3%)	6 (0.9%)	66 (10.2%)	80	210^th of 1160 public elementary schools	81.9%		76.7	254^th of 1168 public elementary schools	78.3%	44	74.3			74.3	55.0	65.3	80.2					66.1	57.5	63.6	70.3					63.4	96.0	96.0	96.0	96.0	96.0	97.0	97.0	96.0	97.0	97.0	$19,392	$647	$18,745
Liberty Senior High School	Public	9-12	16655 SE 136th St	Renton	98059	King County	Issaquah School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 837-4800	1,495	69	21.6	18.3%	686 (45.9%)	37 (2.5%)	191 (12.8%)	422 (28.2%)	5 (0.3%)	3 (0.2%)	150 (10.0%)	95.3	20^th of 438 public high schools	95.4%		95.6	14^th of 437 public high schools	96.8%	6			85.4	85.4							85.0	85.0							62.4	62.4											$17,170	$219	$16,951
Maple Hills Elementary	Public	K-5	15644 204th Ave SE	Renton	98059	King County	Issaquah School District	No	No	No	Yes	(425) 837-5100	460	29	15.8	13.0%	310 (67.4%)	2 (0.4%)	51 (11.1%)	24 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	73 (15.9%)	91.1	98^th of 1160 public elementary schools	91.6%		92.2	83^rd of 1168 public elementary schools	92.9%	15	80.9			80.9	70.0	77.8	75.3					74.3	78.5	78.9	64.0					73.2	98.6	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	98.6	98.6	100.0	100.0	$19,962	$382	$19,580
Maywood Middle School	Public	6-8	14490 168th Ave SE	Renton	98059	King County	Issaquah School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 837-6900	826	41	20.2	18.3%	398 (48.2%)	11 (1.3%)	110 (13.3%)	211 (25.5%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	92 (11.1%)	90.7	48^th of 534 public middle schools	91.0%		93.3	36^th of 535 public middle schools	93.3%	12		63.9		63.9				66.4	73.8	73.7		71.4				66.3	70.3	67.4		68.0											$17,670	$398	$17,271
Pine Lake Middle School	Public	6-8	3095 Issaquah-Pine Lake Rd SE	Sammamish	98075	King County	Issaquah School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 837-5700	877	40	21.8	8.4%	284 (32.4%)	15 (1.7%)	51 (5.8%)	461 (52.6%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	63 (7.2%)	98	12^th of 534 public middle schools	97.8%		97.3	12^th of 535 public middle schools	97.8%			79.5		79.5				81.3	82.7	83.9		82.7				82.6	85.3	84.4		84.2											$16,019	$293	$15,726
Sunny Hills Elementary	Public	K-5	3200 Issaquah-Pine Lake Rd SE	Sammamish	98075	King County	Issaquah School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 837-7400	574	34	16.9	11.3%	161 (28.0%)	7 (1.2%)	54 (9.4%)	288 (50.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	62 (10.8%)	94.6	54^th of 1160 public elementary schools	95.3%		96.5	24^th of 1168 public elementary schools	97.9%	30	77.4			77.4	77.1	84.3	78.1					79.6	84.0	85.6	75.2					81.4	95.7	98.9	100.0	100.0	100.0	98.9	100.0	95.7	98.9	98.9	$19,366	$344	$19,021
Issaquah Special Services	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	5150 220th Ave SE	Issaquah	98029	King County	Issaquah School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 837-7091	67	0		16.4%	32 (47.8%)	3 (4.5%)	11 (16.4%)	15 (22.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (9.0%)								(n/a)																															$5,183	$219	$4,964
Beaver Lake Middle School	Public	6-8	25025 SE 32nd St	Issaquah	98029	King County	Issaquah School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 837-4150	699	35	20.2	9.6%	248 (35.5%)	13 (1.9%)	58 (8.3%)	314 (44.9%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	63 (9.0%)	98.4	8^th of 534 public middle schools	98.5%		97.7	9^th of 535 public middle schools	98.3%	1		81.5		81.5				84.3	84.4	87.7		85.4				81.4	84.7	81.0		82.4											$16,620	$286	$16,334
Echo Glen School	Public	5-12	33010 SE 99th St	Snoqualmie	98065	King County	Issaquah School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 831-2520	104	15	7.1	67.3%	33 (31.7%)	21 (20.2%)	34 (32.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.9%)	2 (1.9%)	11 (10.6%)								(n/a)			18.5	13.9																											$43,356	$10,650	$32,707
Clark Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	335 First Avenue SE	Issaquah	98027	King County	Issaquah School District	No	No	No	Yes	(425) 837-6250	586	41	14.4	28.3%	222 (37.9%)	26 (4.4%)	66 (11.3%)	206 (35.2%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	62 (10.6%)	86.9	142^nd of 1160 public elementary schools	87.8%		83.2	188^th of 1168 public elementary schools	83.9%	46	79.4			79.4	60.0	77.8	76.5					72.2	67.9	68.5	69.6					68.7	88.2	93.6	95.7	95.7	95.7	90.3	95.7	91.4	90.3	90.3	$20,123	$605	$19,518
Challenger Elementary	Public	K-5	25200 SE Klahanie Blvd	Issaquah	98029	King County	Issaquah School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 837-7550	350	28	12.4	16.9%	109 (31.1%)	15 (4.3%)	45 (12.9%)	145 (41.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (10.3%)	88.3	126^th of 1160 public elementary schools	89.1%		86.7	144^th of 1168 public elementary schools	87.7%	18	80.6			80.6	64.8	66.0	83.1					71.6	71.8	68.1	76.5					72.6	91.7	91.7	95.8	95.8	95.8	91.7	93.8	91.7	91.7	91.7	$22,628	$596	$22,032
Sunset Elementary	Public	K-5	4229 W Lake Samm Pkwy SE	Bellevue	98008	King County	Issaquah School District	No	No	No	Yes	(425) 837-5601	499	39	12.6	19.2%	184 (36.9%)	28 (5.6%)	67 (13.4%)	156 (31.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	63 (12.6%)	83.7	181^st of 1160 public elementary schools	84.4%		85	162^nd of 1168 public elementary schools	86.1%	19	62.8			62.8	62.8	72.8	72.4					69.3	65.1	77.8	67.4					70.0	90.9	93.9	95.5	95.5	95.5	93.9	93.9	92.4	93.9	93.9	$21,776	$521	$21,255
Discovery Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2300 228th Ave SE	Issaquah	98075	King County	Issaquah School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 837-4100	508	30	17.0	4.9%	109 (21.5%)	17 (3.3%)	33 (6.5%)	316 (62.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (6.5%)	97.4	14^th of 1160 public elementary schools	98.8%		96.4	29^th of 1168 public elementary schools	97.5%	15	87.9			87.9	89.2	81.3	87.9					86.4	96.4	82.7	82.2					86.8	94.9	94.9	94.9	94.9	94.9	94.9	96.2	94.9	94.9	94.9	$18,984	$766	$18,218
Endeavour Elementary School	Public	K-5	26205 SE Issaquah-Fall City Rd	Issaquah	98029	King County	Issaquah School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 837-7350	473	30	15.7	10.4%	173 (36.6%)	3 (0.6%)	38 (8.0%)	220 (46.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (8.2%)	98.2	7^th of 1160 public elementary schools	99.4%		97.4	17^th of 1168 public elementary schools	98.5%	10	90.1			90.1	87.0	88.2	90.2					88.4	90.0	88.2	87.8					88.7	93.6	98.4	96.8	96.8	96.8	98.4	98.4	93.6	98.4	98.4	$19,525	$366	$19,159
Skyline High School	Public	9-12	1122 228th Ave SE	Sammamish	98075	King County	Issaquah School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 837-7700	2,244	95	23.6	8.9%	825 (36.8%)	50 (2.2%)	181 (8.1%)	985 (43.9%)	3 (0.1%)	8 (0.4%)	192 (8.6%)	96.6	12^th of 438 public high schools	97.3%		96.9	10^th of 437 public high schools	97.7%	2			83.0	83.0							87.1	87.1							74.9	74.9											$15,953	$314	$15,640
Cascade Ridge Elementary	Public	K-5	2020 Trossachs Blvd SE	Sammamish	98075	King County	Issaquah School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 837-5500	391	24	16.5	3.8%	94 (24.0%)	2 (0.5%)	31 (7.9%)	224 (57.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (10.2%)	99	3^rd of 1160 public elementary schools	99.7%		98.2	9^th of 1168 public elementary schools	99.2%	6	94.7			94.7		93.0	93.3					94.0	94.6	94.2	90.7					93.1	98.3	98.3	98.3	98.3	98.3	98.3	98.3	98.3	98.3	98.3	$20,891	$407	$20,485
Newcastle Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	8400 136th Ave SE	Newcastle	98059	King County	Issaquah School District	No	No	No	Yes	(425) 837-5801	451	29	15.6	21.7%	117 (25.9%)	22 (4.9%)	74 (16.4%)	185 (41.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (11.5%)	93.7	63^rd of 1160 public elementary schools	94.6%		94.7	54^th of 1168 public elementary schools	95.4%	9	81.4			81.4	67.9	85.5	88.7					79.9	73.8	85.5	74.7					77.7	92.0	93.3	97.3	97.3	97.3	92.0	96.0	94.7	92.0	92.0	$20,619	$486	$20,133
Grand Ridge Elementary	Public	K-5	1739 NE Park Dr	Issaquah	98029	King County	Issaquah School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 837-7926	558	33	16.8	8.6%	156 (28.0%)	19 (3.4%)	63 (11.3%)	267 (47.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (9.5%)	95.6	42^nd of 1160 public elementary schools	96.4%		96.3	32^nd of 1168 public elementary schools	97.3%	10	85.4			85.4	72.6	77.5	87.5					79.1	85.6	86.8	81.3					84.5	94.7	96.8	96.8	96.8	96.8	96.8	96.8	95.7	96.8	96.8	$18,731	$347	$18,384
Issaquah Preschool Academy	Public	PK	565 NW Holly ST	Issaquah	98029	King County	Issaquah School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 837-4002	42	0			19 (45.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (14.3%)	16 (38.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.4%)								(n/a)
Creekside Elementary	Public	K-5	20777 SE 16th St	Sammamish	98075	King County	Issaquah School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 837-5200	555	33	16.9	5.8%	208 (37.5%)	7 (1.3%)	30 (5.4%)	249 (44.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (11.0%)	94.6	52^nd of 1160 public elementary schools	95.5%		94.5	57^th of 1168 public elementary schools	95.1%	5	83.0			83.0	73.3	83.3	87.0					81.1	76.2	79.1	80.0					78.4	94.7	96.1	96.1	96.1	96.1	96.1	97.4	96.1	96.1	96.1	$17,906	$376	$17,530
Pacific Cascade Middle School	Public	6-8	24635 SE Issaquah Fall City Ro	Issaquah	98029	King County	Issaquah School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 837-5900	605	29	20.8	10.7%	238 (39.3%)	11 (1.8%)	39 (6.4%)	271 (44.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (7.6%)	96.4	21^st of 534 public middle schools	96.1%		96.6	18^th of 535 public middle schools	96.6%	3		77.3		77.3				78.8	77.5	80.3		78.9				79.5	77.0	70.1		75.3											$17,745	$320	$17,426
Gibson Ek High School	Public	9-12	379 1st PL SE	Issaquah	98027	King County	Issaquah School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 837-6350	198	11	18.0	14.6%	138 (69.7%)	6 (3.0%)	20 (10.1%)	14 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (10.1%)	84.8	52^nd of 438 public high schools	88.1%		91.2	35^th of 437 public high schools	92.0%	17			83.3	83.3							73.3	73.3							46.7	46.7											$19,489	$277	$19,212
Holly Street Early Learning Center	Public	PK	565 NW Holly St.	Issaquah	98027	King County	Issaquah School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 837-7129	89	3	29.6	66.3%	27 (30.3%)	11 (12.4%)	28 (31.5%)	14 (15.7%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (9.0%)								(n/a)																															$82,016	$2,258	$79,758
Cedar Trails Elementary	Public	K-5	4399 Issaquah-Pine Lake Rd SE	Sammamish	98075	King County	Issaquah School District	No	No	No	Yes	(425) 837-6500	374	26	14.4	15.5%	125 (33.4%)	13 (3.5%)	23 (6.1%)	180 (48.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (8.8%)	92.3	84^th of 1160 public elementary schools	92.8%		91.5	88^th of 1168 public elementary schools	92.5%	4	80.0			80.0	83.6	63.3	82.8					76.5	85.5	73.3	78.3					79.1	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$22,236	$478	$21,759
Cougar Mountain Middle School	Public	6-8	1929 NW Talus Drive	Issaquah	98027	King County	Issaquah School District	No	No	No	No	(253) 683-8000	616	31	19.8	12.3%	256 (41.6%)	23 (3.7%)	58 (9.4%)	208 (33.8%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	68 (11.0%)	95.2	26^th of 534 public middle schools	95.1%		93	39^th of 535 public middle schools	92.7%	13		68.0		68.0				81.3	84.4	74.5		80.1				77.7	71.4	69.0		72.7											$17,182	$338	$16,844

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Renton School District	3.45 mi	29	133^rd
Mercer Island School District	4.8 mi	6	1^st
Lake Washington School District	5.28 mi	55	4^th
Tukwila School District	5.62 mi	8	226^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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