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Margaret Mead Elementary

Public Grades K-5

50^th

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of 1,138 Washington Elementary Schools

Better than 96% of Washington elementary schools

Summary

Margaret Mead Elementary is a K–5 school serving 580 students in Sammamish, Washington, in the high-performing Lake Washington School District, surrounded by several highly ranked elementary schools in the Eastside area.

The school ranks 50th among 1,138 Washington schools for 2025–26, placing it in the 96th percentile statewide, and has maintained a five-star rating in every reported year. Student achievement is well above state averages: 81.15% of students are proficient in English language arts, 78.21% in math, and 82.46% in science. Those results are 28.34, 35.10, and 31.51 percentage points above Washington averages, respectively. Margaret Mead also slightly exceeds its district averages in all three subjects. Its 16.3-to-1 student-teacher ratio has improved since 2022–23, and its 2023–24 spending of $16,601 per student is lower than at several nearby schools.

Margaret Mead faces unusually strong local competition. Samantha Smith Elementary, Louisa May Alcott Elementary, and Rachel Carson Elementary rank higher statewide, while Margaret Mead’s results are close to John J. Audubon Elementary and Elizabeth Blackwell Elementary. Third grade is a particular strength, with ELA proficiency of 86.79% and math proficiency of 88.68%. The clearest area to watch is fifth-grade math, at 66.37%, below the district’s 73.70%; by contrast, fifth-grade science is strong. Science also rebounded from 72.73% in 2024–25 to 82.46% in 2025–26. Some comparison-school scores are suppressed by the state to protect privacy and should not be interpreted as zero.

580

Students ?

16.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,601

Per pupil spending ?

4.8%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

1725 216th AVE NE
Sammamish, WA 98074-4222

(425) 936-2630

District: Lake Washington School District

Students who attend Margaret Mead Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Inglewood Middle School
High:	Eastlake High School

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

46.6%

White:

37.8%

Two or more races:

8.1%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 98th percentile in 2016 → 96th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Washington average (80% vs 48% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 4% of Washington elementary schools

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school80%

District avg78%

Washington avg48%

50^th of 1,138

Washington public elementary schools ?

Top 4%▼ down 2 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

15^th of 28Elementary Schools in the Lake Washington School District

4^th of 238Lake Washington 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

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	95.4	50 of 1138	95.6%	★★★★★
2025	94.1	58 of 1160	95.0%	★★★★★
2024	93.4	68 of 1168	94.2%	★★★★★
2023	96.9	26 of 1169	97.8%	★★★★★
2022	97.1	26 of 1169	97.8%	★★★★★
2021	98.2	17 of 1107	98.5%	★★★★★
2019	94.4	38 of 1130	96.6%	★★★★★
2018	95.6	24 of 1054	97.7%	★★★★★
2017	96.2	18 of 1056	98.3%	★★★★★
2016	95.9	20 of 1053	98.1%	★★★★★
2015	96.3	21 of 1067	98.0%	★★★★★
2013	92.1	27 of 1106	97.6%	★★★★★
2012	90.9	52 of 1097	95.3%	★★★★★
2011	88.5	79 of 1092	92.8%	★★★★★
2010	92.9	30 of 1088	97.2%	★★★★★
2009	93.6	26 of 1072	97.6%	★★★★★
2008	89.6	60 of 1067	94.4%	★★★★★
2007	86.4	85 of 1069	92.0%	★★★★★
2006	85.2	97 of 1051	90.8%	★★★★★
2005	91.9	41 of 1031	96.0%	★★★★★
2004	93.1	33 of 1026	96.8%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	93.3	7 of 103	93.2%	★★★★★
2025	89.2	19 of 189	89.9%	★★★★★
2024	88.5	17 of 163	89.6%	★★★★★
2022	85.0	23 of 187	87.7%	★★★★☆
2018	88.4	8 of 169	95.3%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	95.5	11 of 303	96.4%	★★★★★
2023	98.8	3 of 254	98.8%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	95.1	37 of 1020	96.4%	★★★★★
2025	94.9	40 of 1092	96.3%	★★★★★
2024	95.7	29 of 1093	97.3%	★★★★★
2023	95.7	29 of 1094	97.3%	★★★★★
2022	95.0	39 of 1100	96.5%	★★★★★
2021	97.0	30 of 1008	97.0%	★★★★★
2019	94.4	23 of 1068	97.8%	★★★★★
2018	94.2	25 of 1004	97.5%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2024	80.1	84 of 651	87.1%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	95.8	33 of 1059	96.9%	★★★★★
2025	92.7	59 of 1098	94.6%	★★★★★
2024	90.3	91 of 1099	91.7%	★★★★★
2023	95.7	32 of 1099	97.1%	★★★★★
2022	95.8	29 of 1113	97.4%	★★★★★
2021	98.0	11 of 1025	98.9%	★★★★★
2019	93.6	38 of 1075	96.5%	★★★★★
2018	95.6	17 of 999	98.3%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2019	58.0	131 of 303	56.8%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	75.0	58 of 432	86.6%	★★★★☆
2025	66.8	88 of 363	75.8%	★★★★☆
2024	76.1	45 of 339	86.7%	★★★★☆
2019	87.6	37 of 566	93.5%	★★★★★
2018	90.3	36 of 637	94.3%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	86.1	97 of 901	89.2%	★★★★☆
2025	82.4	142 of 1007	85.9%	★★★★☆
2024	80.7	169 of 1009	83.3%	★★★★☆
2023	90.5	71 of 1011	93.0%	★★★★★
2022	92.9	27 of 1031	97.4%	★★★★★
2019	89.7	46 of 1027	95.5%	★★★★★
2018	90.1	34 of 833	95.9%	★★★★★

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)

Male (2026)97th percentile~ school

Female (2026)96th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2025)96th percentile~ school

Asian (2026)93rd percentile~ school

White (2026)89th percentile-6 vs school

Hispanic (2024)87th percentile-7 vs school

Special Education (2026)87th percentile-9 vs school

Multi-racial (2019)57th percentile-40 vs school

By subject vs Washington (2025-2026) ?

Science82%+32 vs state

English Language Arts81%+28 vs state

Math78%+35 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Tuesday, October 10, 2017

We've had our son at this school for four years. The school operates using a "Love and Logic" approach. This means they give the child a task, support the child, will guide them to make wise decisions, but ultimately allow them to make their own choices (and possibly fail). They focus on allowing for a strong parent/child/teacher relationship by not giving homework in lower grades and slowly adding it. This allows the child to enjoy learning vs being programmed to do worksheets. It also lets parents (especially new ones) get used to teaching and helping their kids without it becoming a fight.

The teachers have all been supportive and available by email or in person. They get to know the children and its clear that they do this because they want to. That makes the school a welcome place for learning.

If there was thing to improve, the front office can be a little rough which can lead to a poor first impression, but they are helpful and just trying to work through a large workload as quickly as possible. Close Quote

by a student
Wednesday, September 16, 2015

Staff unsupportive to students.
Extremely poor at resolving bullying issues, allowing them to run rampant, with little discipline. More likely to punish your child as a victim than the culprits. Staff take part in behavior damaging to young children, such as making fun of how they laugh. They join in with students in taunting other students, perpetuating and reinforcing bad behavior. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				WCAS Science (2026)		SBAC English Language Arts (2026)				SBAC Math (2026)				% 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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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
Margaret Mead Elementary	Public	K-5	1725 216th AVE NE	Sammamish	98074	King County	Lake Washington School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 936-2630	580	35	16.3	4.8%	219 (37.8%)	13 (2.2%)	25 (4.3%)	270 (46.6%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.7%)	47 (8.1%)	95.4	50^th of 1138 public elementary schools	95.6%		94.1	58^th of 1160 public elementary schools	95.0%	8	82.5	82.5	86.8	75.3	80.7	81.2	88.7	80.7	66.4	78.2	97.1	97.1	100.0	100.0	100.0	97.1	98.6	98.6	97.1	97.1	$16,601	$163	$16,437
Elizabeth Blackwell Elementary	Public	K-5	3225 - 205th PL NE	Sammamish	98074	King County	Lake Washington School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 936-2520	478	29	16.6	5.2%	172 (36.0%)	7 (1.5%)	28 (5.9%)	255 (53.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.9%)	96.5	30^th of 1138 public elementary schools	97.4%		95.8	38^th of 1160 public elementary schools	96.7%	8	86.8	86.8	82.6	80.5	81.3	81.4	84.5	75.3	79.1	79.4	96.7	98.3	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	98.3	100.0	100.0	$17,518	$163	$17,355
Samantha Smith Elementary	Public	K-5	23305 NE 14th St	Sammamish	98074	King County	Lake Washington School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 936-2710	545	30	17.9	3.3%	110 (20.2%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.4%)	384 (70.5%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.4%)	98.2	10^th of 1138 public elementary schools	99.1%		98	8^th of 1160 public elementary schools	99.3%	2	89.5	89.5		85.7		87.9			81.1	87.9	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$16,756	$164	$16,593
Christa Mcauliffe Elementary	Public	K-5	23823 NE 22nd	Sammamish	98074	King County	Lake Washington School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 936-2620	472	28	17.1	1.5%	132 (28.0%)	1 (0.2%)	29 (6.1%)	274 (58.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (7.6%)								(n/a)										95.4	96.3	98.2	98.2	98.2	98.2	98.2	98.2	96.3	98.2	98.2	$19,243	$163	$19,080
Louisa May Alcott Elementary	Public	K-5	4213 - 228th AVE NE	Redmond	98053	King County	Lake Washington School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 936-2490	615	36	17.2	5.4%	98 (15.9%)	10 (1.6%)	48 (7.8%)	436 (70.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (3.7%)	98.3	6^th of 1138 public elementary schools	99.5%		97.5	13^th of 1160 public elementary schools	98.9%	7			80.9	85.8	94.3	86.8	87.8	83.3	92.5	87.7	95.4	96.6	100.0	100.0	100.0	97.7	100.0	98.9	97.7	97.7	$17,479	$163	$17,316
Rachel Carson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1035 - 244th Ave NE	Sammamish	98074	King County	Lake Washington School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 936-2750	486	29	16.9	2.5%	120 (24.7%)	9 (1.9%)	18 (3.7%)	302 (62.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (7.6%)	96.7	28^th of 1138 public elementary schools	97.5%		94.9	48^th of 1160 public elementary schools	95.9%	20	83.7	83.7	90.1	82.0	82.4	84.5	85.9	77.3	76.7	79.6	91.9	91.9	91.9	91.9	91.9	91.9	96.8	91.9	91.9	91.9	$17,841	$163	$17,677
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%)	96.1	37^th of 1138 public elementary schools	96.7%		94.6	52^nd of 1160 public elementary schools	95.5%	15	80.7	80.7		78.9	77.3	80.9		83.7	78.4	82.6	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
Bennett Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	17900 NE 16th Street	Bellevue	98008	King County	Bellevue School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 456-4800	513	28	18.2	7.8%	158 (30.8%)	14 (2.7%)	34 (6.6%)	247 (48.1%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (11.3%)	90.2	110^th of 1138 public elementary schools	90.3%		91.1	97^th of 1160 public elementary schools	91.6%	13	66.2	66.2	75.3	80.6	68.2	74.9	82.4	84.7	60.3	76.2	88.4	90.7	91.9	91.9	91.9	90.7	91.9	91.9	90.7	90.7	$21,307	$138	$21,169
John J. Audubon Elementary	Public	K-5	3045 180th NE	Redmond	98052	King County	Lake Washington School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 936-2500	431	27	15.8	7.9%	195 (45.2%)	5 (1.2%)	32 (7.4%)	182 (42.2%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.2%)	95.7	46^th of 1138 public elementary schools	96.0%		95.3	45^th of 1160 public elementary schools	96.1%	1	83.6	83.6	81.5	72.0	91.8	81.7	90.8	73.7	73.6	78.9	96.8	98.4	100.0	100.0	100.0	96.8	98.4	100.0	96.8	96.8	$17,932	$163	$17,769
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%)	96.9	26^th of 1138 public elementary schools	97.7%		97.4	14^th of 1160 public elementary schools	98.8%	12	87.7	87.7	74.0	84.5	84.7	81.2	89.0		84.9	88.2	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

Frequently Asked Questions about Margaret Mead Elementary

How many students attend Margaret Mead Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 580 students attended Margaret Mead Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Margaret Mead Elementary attend?

Students who attend Margaret Mead Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Inglewood Middle School
High : Eastlake High School

Is Margaret Mead Elementary a good school?

Yes! Margaret Mead Elementary is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 50^th of 1138 Washington elementary schools.

What district is Margaret Mead Elementary in?

Lake Washington School District

What is the racial makeup of Margaret Mead Elementary?

Students at Margaret Mead Elementary are 47% Asian, 38% White, 8% Two or more races, 4% Hispanic, 2% African American.

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