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B F Day Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

81^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,160 Washington Elementary Schools

Better than 93% of Washington elementary schools

Summary

B F Day Elementary School is a highly-regarded public elementary school (PK-5) serving 394 students in Seattle's Fremont neighborhood, consistently ranking among the top schools in Washington state.

Academically, B F Day is a standout, with student proficiency rates in English, Math, and Science significantly exceeding both Seattle School District No. 1 and state averages. The school is particularly distinguished by its exceptional effectiveness with specific student groups, such as students receiving special education services, where it has historically ranked in the 99th percentile statewide. While it operates with moderate per-student spending compared to neighbors like Green Lake Elementary School or John Hay Elementary School, it achieves strong and consistent academic results across all grade levels, suggesting a stable and well-aligned curriculum.

Located within a remarkable cluster of high-performing north Seattle schools, including Frantz Coe Elementary School and McDonald International School, B F Day has shown impressive resilience and a steady upward trajectory in its state ranking over the past decade. The school has demonstrated notable improvement in supporting students from economically disadvantaged backgrounds and maintains a strong record of success through consistent leadership and strategic resource allocation, making it a model of sustained excellence.

394

Students ?

15.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$23,165

Per pupil spending ?

18.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3921 Linden Av N
Seattle, WA 98103-7803

(206) 252-6010

District: Seattle School District No. 1

Students who attend B F Day Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Hamilton International Middle School
High:	Lincoln High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

62.4%

Two or more races:

15.5%

Asian:

10.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 69th percentile in 2015 → 93rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Washington average (77% vs 48% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 7% of Washington elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 24 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school77%

District avg63%

Washington avg48%

81^st of 1,160

Washington public elementary schools ?

Top 7%▲ up 24 pts since 2015

From top 31% (2015) to top 7% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

15^th of 70Elementary Schools in the Seattle School District No. 1

45^th of 247Seattle School District No. 1 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
2025	92.5	81 of 1160	93.0%	★★★★★
2024	92.4	80 of 1168	93.2%	★★★★★
2023	89.9	114 of 1169	90.2%	★★★★★
2022	88.3	129 of 1169	89.0%	★★★★☆
2021	81.5	189 of 1107	82.9%	★★★★☆
2019	92.8	60 of 1130	94.7%	★★★★★
2018	80.5	191 of 1054	81.9%	★★★★☆
2017	81.2	180 of 1056	83.0%	★★★★☆
2016	57.0	452 of 1053	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2015	67.1	326 of 1067	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2013	35.4	767 of 1106	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2012	32.5	816 of 1097	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	44.2	634 of 1092	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2010	32.7	797 of 1088	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	66.4	341 of 1072	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2008	61.0	426 of 1067	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2007	50.1	557 of 1069	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2006	48.7	565 of 1051	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2005	60.6	402 of 1031	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2004	38.0	667 of 1026	35.0%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	89.1	102 of 1092	90.7%	★★★★★
2024	89.0	97 of 1093	91.1%	★★★★★
2023	86.9	121 of 1094	88.9%	★★★★☆
2022	88.1	114 of 1100	89.6%	★★★★☆
2021	87.5	112 of 1008	88.9%	★★★★☆
2019	80.6	182 of 1068	83.0%	★★★★☆
2018	65.2	347 of 1004	65.4%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	72.8	198 of 1013	80.5%	★★★★☆
2024	69.1	251 of 1024	75.5%	★★★★☆
2022	51.1	459 of 1019	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	76.6	125 of 979	87.2%	★★★★☆
2018	78.0	98 of 835	88.3%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	92.0	66 of 1098	94.0%	★★★★★
2024	92.8	60 of 1099	94.5%	★★★★★
2023	89.6	101 of 1099	90.8%	★★★★★
2022	86.9	127 of 1113	88.6%	★★★★☆
2021	69.3	286 of 1025	72.1%	★★★★☆
2019	91.7	60 of 1075	94.4%	★★★★★
2018	78.6	212 of 999	78.8%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2023	91.6	1 of 194	99.5%	★★★★★
2022	88.1	14 of 252	94.4%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	80.6	37 of 363	89.8%	★★★★★
2022	98.0	6 of 478	98.7%	★★★★★
2019	98.2	6 of 566	98.9%	★★★★★
2018	89.1	42 of 637	93.4%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	93.3	26 of 1007	97.4%	★★★★★
2024	92.7	29 of 1009	97.1%	★★★★★
2023	91.4	57 of 1011	94.4%	★★★★★
2022	86.9	99 of 1031	90.4%	★★★★★
2021	77.1	188 of 943	80.1%	★★★★☆
2019	91.6	33 of 1027	96.8%	★★★★★
2018	82.7	102 of 833	87.8%	★★★★☆

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)

Multi-racial (2023)99th percentile+9 vs school

White (2025)97th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)94th percentile~ school

Female (2025)91st percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)90th percentile-3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)80th percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs Washington (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts79%+26 vs state

Science79%+30 vs state

Math73%+30 vs state

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What people are saying

by a citizen
Wednesday, October 13, 2021

These crazy white progressives canceled Halloween, saying that blacks don’t celebrate Halloween. Uh im black and LOVE Halloween. Who are these insane whites to speak for blacks? It’s racist and offensive Close Quote

by a parent
Friday, February 6, 2015

B.F. Day is a great school with some challenges from a pretty diverse student population. The principal is fantastic and is focused on ramping up the academic achievement while maintaining the strong "community" aspect of the school. We've been in two elementary schools with higher "ratings" than B.F. Day, but chose to stay. Close Quote

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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 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 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 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
B F Day Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3921 Linden Av N	Seattle	98103	King County	Seattle School District No. 1	No	No	No	No	(206) 252-6010	394	26	15.1	18.5%	246 (62.4%)	17 (4.3%)	24 (6.1%)	42 (10.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	61 (15.5%)	92.5	81^st of 1160 public elementary schools	93.0%		92.4	80^th of 1168 public elementary schools	93.2%	1	79.0		79.0	86.5	80.0	73.7				79.2	80.8	76.4	64.9				72.8	85.2	88.9	91.4	91.4	91.4	87.7	90.1	91.4	87.7	87.7	$23,165	$772	$22,393
Queen Anne Elementary	Public	K-5	411 Boston St.	Seattle	98109	King County	Seattle School District No. 1	No	No	No	No	(206) 252-2480	159	14	11.5	10.7%	102 (64.2%)	2 (1.3%)	17 (10.7%)	20 (12.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (11.3%)	95.7	39^th of 1160 public elementary schools	96.6%		90.4	106^th of 1168 public elementary schools	90.9%	67	88.9		88.9	87.1	81.5	85.2				84.7	87.1	70.4	81.5				80.0	93.9	97.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	97.0	97.0	97.0	97.0	97.0	$22,456	$1,010	$21,445
John Stanford International School	Public	K-5	4057 5 Av NE	Seattle	98105	King County	Seattle School District No. 1	No	No	No	No	(206) 252-6080	422	24	17.9	8.5%	173 (41.0%)	4 (0.9%)	105 (24.9%)	44 (10.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	92 (21.8%)	96.5	26^th of 1160 public elementary schools	97.8%		98	13^th of 1168 public elementary schools	98.9%	13				81.5	79.1	90.5				83.6	80.3	85.1	93.7				86.2	97.4	98.7	98.7	98.7	98.7	100.0	100.0	98.7	100.0	100.0	$20,798	$707	$20,091
Frantz Coe Elementary School	Public	K-5	2424 7 Av W	Seattle	98119	King County	Seattle School District No. 1	No	No	No	No	(206) 252-2000	467	26	17.8	11.1%	305 (65.3%)	11 (2.4%)	32 (6.9%)	64 (13.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	53 (11.3%)	97.3	18^th of 1160 public elementary schools	98.4%		98.4	8^th of 1168 public elementary schools	99.3%	10	82.9		82.9	88.2		87.8				91.0	88.2		82.9				89.6	93.5	97.4	96.1	96.1	96.1	97.4	98.7	94.8	97.4	97.4	$20,444	$736	$19,708
West Woodland Elementary School	Public	K-5	5601 4 Av NW	Seattle	98107	King County	Seattle School District No. 1	No	No	No	No	(206) 252-1600	355	23	15.6	8.5%	245 (69.0%)	5 (1.4%)	24 (6.8%)	27 (7.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	51 (14.4%)	96.3	29^th of 1160 public elementary schools	97.5%		95.6	40^th of 1168 public elementary schools	96.6%	11	80.7		80.7	89.4	87.1	83.9				86.8	91.0	85.7	70.5				82.7	93.1	98.3	96.6	96.6	96.6	96.6	96.6	96.6	94.8	96.6	$22,206	$886	$21,320
McDonald International School	Public	K-5	144 NE 54th St	Seattle	98105	King County	Seattle School District No. 1	No	No	No	No	(206) 252-2900	443	27	16.6	6.1%	188 (42.4%)	0 (0.0%)	114 (25.7%)	34 (7.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	102 (23.0%)	97.4	16^th of 1160 public elementary schools	98.6%		97.5	16^th of 1168 public elementary schools	98.6%		92.4		92.4	81.2	81.5	86.8				83.3	89.9	90.8	82.3				87.3	93.5	93.5	97.4	97.4	97.4	96.1	96.1	96.1	96.1	96.1	$18,806	$779	$18,026
Tops K-8 School	Public	PK, KG-8	2500 Franklin Av E	Seattle	98102	King County	Seattle School District No. 1	No	No	No	No	(206) 252-3510	447	32	14.0	29.1%	192 (43.0%)	42 (9.4%)	34 (7.6%)	76 (17.0%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	93 (20.8%)	81.7	197^th of 1160 public elementary schools	83.0%		77.9	240^th of 1168 public elementary schools	79.5%	43	80.0	69.0	73.8	66.7	54.8	76.6	72.9	81.4	82.5	73.5	66.7	59.5	68.1	50.9	64.4	68.4	62.8	97.9	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	97.9	100.0	100.0	100.0	$21,459	$879	$20,580
John Hay Elementary School	Public	K-5	201 Garfield St	Seattle	98109	King County	Seattle School District No. 1	No	No	No	No	(206) 252-2100	257	23	11.0	30.0%	113 (44.0%)	13 (5.1%)	55 (21.4%)	42 (16.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)	30 (11.7%)	51.4	545^th of 1160 public elementary schools	53.0%		76.4	258^th of 1168 public elementary schools	77.9%	287	35.9		35.9	44.7	68.8	53.9				55.1	47.4	59.4	42.1				49.1	90.6	92.5	94.3	94.3	94.3	92.5	94.3	94.3	90.6	92.5	$24,733	$985	$23,747
Green Lake Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2400 N 65 St	Seattle	98103	King County	Seattle School District No. 1	No	No	No	No	(206) 252-5320	367	26	14.2	36.2%	168 (45.8%)	32 (8.7%)	60 (16.3%)	32 (8.7%)	4 (1.1%)	4 (1.1%)	64 (17.4%)	67.7	341^st of 1160 public elementary schools	70.6%		64.7	388^th of 1168 public elementary schools	66.8%	47	64.4		64.4	52.0	56.8	56.7				55.2	54.9	66.7	57.6				59.2	85.7	85.7	89.8	89.8	89.8	87.8	93.9	89.8	87.8	87.8	$26,270	$751	$25,519
Lawton Elementary School	Public	K-5	4000 27 Av W	Seattle	98199	King County	Seattle School District No. 1	No	No	No	No	(206) 252-2130	309	19	16.0	13.6%	205 (66.3%)	6 (1.9%)	28 (9.1%)	23 (7.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	46 (14.9%)	92.4	83^rd of 1160 public elementary schools	92.8%		89.1	122^nd of 1168 public elementary schools	89.6%	39	76.5		76.5	89.7	70.6	80.4				79.4	84.6	72.6	68.6				74.5	94.6	94.6	94.6	94.6	94.6	94.6	96.4	94.6	94.6	94.6	$20,401	$787	$19,614

Frequently Asked Questions about B F Day Elementary School

What district is B F Day Elementary School in?

Seattle School District No. 1

Is B F Day Elementary School a good school?

Yes. B F Day Elementary School ranks in the top 7.0% of Washington elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of B F Day Elementary School attend?

Students who attend B F Day Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Hamilton International Middle School
High : Lincoln High School

How many students attend B F Day Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 394 students attended B F Day Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of B F Day Elementary School?

Students at B F Day Elementary School are 62% White, 15% Two or more races, 11% Asian, 6% Hispanic, 4% African American.

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