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B F Day Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

107^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,138 Washington Elementary Schools

Better than 91% of Washington elementary schools

Summary

B F Day Elementary School is a Seattle public school serving 394 students in prekindergarten through fifth grade at 3921 Linden Avenue North, in a neighborhood surrounded by several highly rated elementary schools. Part of Seattle School District No. 1, it ranks 107th out of 1,138 Washington schools, placing it in the 91st percentile, and has a five-star rating. Its 2024–2025 student-teacher ratio was 15.1, and 18.53% of students qualified for free or reduced-price lunch.

Academically, B F Day performs well above district and state averages. In 2025–2026, proficiency was 75.89% in English language arts, 68.89% in math, and 72.00% in science—roughly 7 to 9 percentage points above district results in each subject. Third-grade ELA was a standout, at 78.95%, or more than 16 points above the district. Math is somewhat lower than the school’s ELA and science results but remains a clear strength. B F Day is especially close to Lawton Elementary School: B F Day is slightly higher in ELA and math, while Lawton is notably stronger in science. B F Day also ranks ahead of Tops K-8 School, John Hay Elementary School, and Green Lake Elementary School.

The surrounding comparison group is exceptionally strong, however. West Woodland Elementary School, Frantz Coe Elementary School, John Stanford International School, Salmon Bay K-8 School, McDonald International School, and Queen Anne Elementary all rank higher locally. B F Day’s recent results have softened from earlier highs, especially science, which fell from 81.63% in 2023–2024 to 72.00% in 2025–2026. The latest special education subgroup result, at the 29th percentile, also merits closer attention after much stronger earlier results. Overall, B F Day remains a strong school, with balanced achievement and meaningful room to close the gap with the area’s top performers.

394

Students ?

15.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$23,165

Per pupil spending ?

18.5%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

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 — 57th percentile in 2016 → 91st in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Washington average (72% vs 48% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 9% of Washington elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 34 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school72%

District avg64%

Washington avg48%

107^th of 1,138

Washington public elementary schools ?

Top 9%▲ up 34 pts since 2016

From top 43% (2016) to top 9% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

22^nd of 68Elementary Schools in the Seattle School District No. 1

45^th of 238Seattle 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
2026	90.4	107 of 1138	90.6%	★★★★★
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
2026	89.8	91 of 1020	91.1%	★★★★★
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
2026	67.1	260 of 1008	74.2%	★★★★☆
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
2026	94.6	44 of 1059	95.8%	★★★★★
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
2026	34.1	307 of 432	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	94.8	13 of 901	98.6%	★★★★★
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 (2026)99th percentile+8 vs school

Male (2026)96th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2026)91st percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)74th percentile-16 vs school

Special Education (2026)29th percentile-62 vs school

By subject vs Washington (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts76%+23 vs state

Science72%+21 vs state

Math69%+26 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 (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 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%)	90.4	107^th of 1138 public elementary schools	90.6%		92.5	81^st of 1160 public elementary schools	93.0%	26	72.0		72.0	79.0	75.5	74.0				75.9	70.3	71.4	65.3				68.9	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%)	92.7	86^th of 1138 public elementary schools	92.4%		95.7	39^th of 1160 public elementary schools	96.6%	47	76.9		76.9	71.4						84.4	71.4		73.1				78.5	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%)	96.8	27^th of 1138 public elementary schools	97.6%		96.5	26^th of 1160 public elementary schools	97.8%	1	85.1		85.1	76.7	84.6	85.1				82.0	87.7		79.1				83.4	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%)	98	12^th of 1138 public elementary schools	98.9%		97.3	18^th of 1160 public elementary schools	98.4%	6				83.7	87.7	93.8				87.9	84.9	84.6					87.0	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%)	98.3	8^th of 1138 public elementary schools	99.3%		96.3	29^th of 1160 public elementary schools	97.5%	21	88.5		88.5			90.2				89.8	92.0						88.1	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%)	95.3	55^th of 1138 public elementary schools	95.2%		97.4	16^th of 1160 public elementary schools	98.6%	39				77.9	80.6					83.3	80.9						86.4	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	K-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%)	83.9	184^th of 1138 public elementary schools	83.8%		81.7	197^th of 1160 public elementary schools	83.0%	13	62.8	79.0	72.0	87.8	60.0	58.1	64.4	78.5	74.6	70.8		75.6	45.2	61.0	66.2	63.8	65.7	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	PK, KG-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%)	64.4	378^th of 1138 public elementary schools	66.8%		51.4	545^th of 1160 public elementary schools	53.0%	167	61.8		61.8	48.3	63.2	51.4				54.9	50.0	60.5	48.6				53.4	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%)	61.9	407^th of 1138 public elementary schools	64.2%		67.7	341^st of 1160 public elementary schools	70.6%	66	73.2		73.2	49.1	36.4	58.5				47.0	60.4	56.4	51.2				56.4	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%)	93.3	76^th of 1138 public elementary schools	93.3%		92.4	83^rd of 1160 public elementary schools	92.8%	7	81.3		81.3	75.5		72.9				74.6	75.5		56.3				67.4	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

How many students attend B F Day Elementary School?

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

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

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.

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 9.4% of Washington elementary schools.

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