Elementary Schools in Issaquah School District

Summary:

The Issaquah School District serves 16 highly-rated elementary schools (grades K-5, some with Pre-K) across Issaquah, Sammamish, and surrounding communities, ranking 3rd out of 247 districts in Washington state.

Overall, these schools are exceptional, with all 16 ranking in the top 18% of state schools and 14 earning a 5-star rating. Standouts for academic performance include Cascade Ridge Elementary, ranked #3 in the state, along with Endeavour Elementary School and Discovery Elementary. Schools like Clark Elementary show impressive improvement, climbing nearly 100 ranking spots in recent years.

When comparing schools, higher rates of students qualifying for free/reduced lunch often correlate with lower rankings, but schools like Newcastle Elementary School and Apollo Elementary demonstrate high achievement despite above-average rates. Interestingly, more resources like the highest per-student spending at Sunset Elementary do not guarantee the highest test scores, suggesting factors beyond funding drive success in this consistently high-performing Issaquah School District.

District Detail

5150 220th Ave SE
Issaquah, WA 98029

(425) 837-7000

SchoolDigger Rank:
3^rd of 247 Washington districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 19,098

Primary Schools: 16
Middle Schools: 6
High Schools: 5
Alternative Schools: 1

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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
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 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
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
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
Clark Elementary	Public	K-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	PK, KG-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
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
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
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

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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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