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Brigadoon Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5
697th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 1,138 Washington Elementary Schools
Better than 39% of Washington elementary schools
Summary

Brigadoon Elementary School is a public school in Federal Way, Washington, serving 366 students in prekindergarten through fifth grade in the Federal Way School District. About 65.85% of students qualified for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024–2025, indicating a relatively high level of economic need. For 2025–2026, Brigadoon ranked in the 39th percentile statewide and received a 2-star rating, placing it above most nearby Federal Way schools but below the statewide midpoint.

Academically, Brigadoon is a relative local strength in math and English language arts. Its all-grade proficiency rates were 44.52% in ELA and 42.86% in math, compared with 38.33% and 27.11% in the district. Math is especially encouraging: Brigadoon’s result was nearly equal to the state rate of 43.11% and ranked second among the listed Federal Way schools, behind only Twin Lakes Elementary School. Brigadoon ranked third locally in ELA, behind Twin Lakes Elementary School and Green Gables Elementary School. Its English language learner subgroup is a notable strength, ranking in the 79th percentile statewide.

The main concerns are science and fifth-grade performance. Overall science proficiency was 28.89%, below both the district’s 32.42% and the state’s 50.95%; Green Gables Elementary School and Twin Lakes Elementary School each exceeded 46% in science. Fourth grade is a bright spot, with 63.04% proficiency in math, but fifth-grade math fell to 17.78%, the lowest among the listed nearby schools. Brigadoon also trails Crescent Heights Elementary School and N.E. Tacoma Elementary School, particularly in science. The clearest priorities are strengthening fifth-grade readiness and improving science instruction.

366
Students ?
16.1
Student/teacher ratio ?
$22,756
Per pupil spending ?
65.8%
Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?
85.7%
Kindergartners complete for all required immunizations (2025-26)
Exemptions: 3.6% (any vaccine)
 3601 SW 336th ST
       Federal Way, WA  98023-2929

(253) 945-2400

District: Federal Way School District


Students who attend Brigadoon Elementary School usually attend:

High:    Decatur High School
    Technology Access Foundation Academy at Saghalie
Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
32.0%
White:
23.2%
African American:
14.2%
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At a glance
▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 42nd percentile in 2016 → 39th in 2026
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Washington average (42% vs 48% meeting standards)
!Science scores 22 pts below the Washington average
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school42%
District avg33%
Washington avg48%
697th of 1,138
Washington public elementary schools ?
Bottom 39%▼ down 4 pts since 2016
From bottom 42% (2016) to bottom 39% (2026)
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
7th of 23Elementary Schools in the Federal Way School District
183rd of 238Federal Way School District 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWashington percentileRating
202638.8697 of 113838.8%★★☆☆☆
202534.8753 of 116035.1%★★☆☆☆
202441.0666 of 116843.0%★★☆☆☆
202335.7744 of 116936.4%★★☆☆☆
202236.7731 of 116937.5%★★☆☆☆
202130.8744 of 110732.8%★★☆☆☆
201953.7529 of 113053.2%★★★☆☆
201849.9531 of 105449.6%★★☆☆☆
201752.3517 of 105651.0%★★★☆☆
201644.0608 of 105342.3%★★☆☆☆
201536.7709 of 106733.6%★★☆☆☆
201356.0510 of 110653.9%★★★☆☆
201268.1336 of 109769.4%★★★☆☆
201174.5225 of 109279.4%★★★★☆
201073.2238 of 108878.1%★★★★☆
200969.6289 of 107273.0%★★★★☆
200872.7254 of 106776.2%★★★★☆
200768.3308 of 106971.2%★★★★☆
200660.7407 of 105161.3%★★★☆☆
200536.0709 of 103131.2%★★☆☆☆
200472.6230 of 102677.6%★★★★☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWashington percentileRating
202667.170 of 32678.5%★★★★☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWashington percentileRating
202645.8570 of 102044.1%★★☆☆☆
202539.5655 of 109240.0%★★☆☆☆
202452.1498 of 109354.4%★★★☆☆
202344.7590 of 109446.1%★★☆☆☆
202250.6512 of 110053.5%★★★☆☆
202150.8454 of 100855.0%★★★☆☆
201955.6496 of 106853.6%★★★☆☆
201847.2554 of 100444.8%★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWashington percentileRating
202642.3401 of 64938.2%★★☆☆☆
202537.0433 of 65934.3%★★☆☆☆
202450.3322 of 65150.5%★★★☆☆
202256.6237 of 69465.9%★★★☆☆
201968.1169 of 69775.8%★★★★☆
201864.6157 of 54070.9%★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWashington percentileRating
202648.5522 of 100848.2%★★☆☆☆
202550.7481 of 101352.5%★★★☆☆
202454.1448 of 102456.3%★★★☆☆
202344.0576 of 101343.1%★★☆☆☆
202256.8380 of 101962.7%★★★☆☆
202140.7493 of 85442.3%★★☆☆☆
201959.1378 of 97961.4%★★★☆☆
201856.5343 of 83558.9%★★★☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWashington percentileRating
202635.5712 of 105932.8%★★☆☆☆
202530.2775 of 109829.4%★☆☆☆☆
202428.6796 of 109927.6%★☆☆☆☆
202328.9793 of 109927.8%★☆☆☆☆
202225.5850 of 111323.6%★☆☆☆☆
202117.6876 of 102514.5%★☆☆☆☆
201954.3491 of 107554.3%★★★☆☆
201857.8422 of 99957.8%★★★☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWashington percentileRating
202633.7658 of 90127.0%★☆☆☆☆
202538.4632 of 100737.2%★★☆☆☆
202420.6866 of 100914.2%★☆☆☆☆
202213.3957 of 10317.2%☆☆☆☆☆
201946.8578 of 102743.7%★★☆☆☆
201846.1457 of 83345.1%★★☆☆☆
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)
English Language Learner (2026)79th percentile+40 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)48th percentile+9 vs school
Female (2026)44th percentile+5 vs school
Hispanic (2026)38th percentile~ school
Male (2026)33rd percentile-6 vs school
White (2026)27th percentile-12 vs school
By subject vs Washington (2025-2026) ?
English Language Arts45%-8 vs state
Math43%~ state avg
Science29%-22 vs state

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by a parent
Sunday, February 16, 2020

Open Quote Very bad school especially the office ladies they didn’t smile or welcomed people they are mean .teachers yelling at students the school is dirty and the smell is bad the bathrooms are bad and when you complain from anything the teacher blames the student to prevent the parents from complaining. Close Quote





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In the 2024-25 school year, 366 students attended Brigadoon Elementary School.

Students at Brigadoon Elementary School are 32% Hispanic, 23% White, 14% African American, 13% Two or more races, 12% Asian, 5% Pacific Islander.

Brigadoon Elementary School ranks 697th of 1138 Washington elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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Latest Washington data All new data »
2024–25 school spending dataNewNov 2, 2026
2016–17 through 2025–26 immunization rates (updated)Oct 19, 2026
2025–26 SBAC & WCAS test scoresSep 10, 2026
2024–25 dropout rates & graduation ratesJan 8, 2026


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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