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Bailey Gatzert Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

993^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,160 Washington Elementary Schools

Better than 14% of Washington elementary schools

Summary

Bailey Gatzert Elementary School is a public elementary school serving about 400 students from Pre-K through 5th grade in Seattle's Central District, operating within the Seattle School District No. 1.

The school serves a community with significant economic need and, despite having a low student-teacher ratio and receiving more funding per student than many nearby schools, its academic performance is currently low, ranking in the bottom 15% of schools in the state. Test scores in English, math, and science are well below both district and state averages, and the school's statewide ranking has declined over the past year. Performance is particularly low for students in 5th-grade math, and the school's effectiveness in serving English Language Learners and students from low-income households has dropped sharply in recent years.

Interesting comparisons emerge when looking at nearby schools. Bailey Gatzert is located very close to some of Seattle's highest-performing elementary schools, like McGilvra Elementary School, Montlake Elementary School, and Thurgood Marshall Elementary, which achieve much higher test scores, sometimes with less funding per student. This highlights that factors beyond funding and demographics, such as instructional quality and school culture, are critical. For instance, Thurgood Marshall Elementary serves a moderately high-need population exceptionally well, offering a potential model for success within the same district.

402

Students ?

12.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$27,032

Per pupil spending ?

79.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1301 E Yesler Wy
Seattle, WA 98122-5430

(206) 252-2810

District: Seattle School District No. 1

Students who attend Bailey Gatzert Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Washington Middle School
High:	Garfield High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

59.7%

Hispanic:

11.4%

Two or more races:

10.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 13th percentile in 2015 → 14th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Washington average (32% vs 48% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (14th percentile)

!English Language Arts scores 20 pts below the Washington average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school32%

District avg63%

Washington avg48%

993^rd of 1,160

Washington public elementary schools ?

Bottom 14%▲ up 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

65^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	17.4	993 of 1160	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.6	785 of 1168	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.8	858 of 1169	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.0	1063 of 1169	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.1	1081 of 1107	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.3	1085 of 1130	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.8	926 of 1054	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	21.3	857 of 1056	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	27.0	807 of 1053	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	17.2	933 of 1067	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	23.7	922 of 1106	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	21.8	938 of 1097	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	5.6	1069 of 1092	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	10.2	1033 of 1088	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	11.8	1000 of 1072	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	12.9	981 of 1067	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	18.5	938 of 1069	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	14.7	960 of 1051	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	8.0	987 of 1031	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	9.8	968 of 1026	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	16.7	71 of 75	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	19.1	64 of 71	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.3	55 of 66	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.2	103 of 108	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.3	47 of 47	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	27.6	91 of 110	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	44.8	52 of 107	51.4%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	33.1	198 of 303	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	52.8	131 of 320	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.5	60 of 254	76.4%	★★★★☆
2022	25.8	188 of 213	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.2	269 of 333	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	12.3	1012 of 1092	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	27.1	820 of 1093	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.3	836 of 1094	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.5	987 of 1100	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.6	945 of 1008	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.1	994 of 1068	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	23.6	800 of 1004	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	23.1	851 of 1013	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	50.9	489 of 1024	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.0	556 of 1013	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	22.6	879 of 1019	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	9.2	839 of 854	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.2	948 of 979	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	18.7	762 of 835	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	21.9	889 of 1098	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	40.9	641 of 1099	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.6	762 of 1099	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	14.9	998 of 1113	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	7.1	1039 of 1075	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.0	919 of 999	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2018	13.5	627 of 637	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2024	33.7	698 of 1009	30.8%	★★☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2025)35th percentile+20 vs school

White (2024)31st percentile~ school

Male (2025)19th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)16th percentile~ school

Female (2025)7th percentile-7 vs school

African American (2025)5th percentile-9 vs school

Special Education (2018)2nd percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs Washington (2024-2025) ?

Science33%-16 vs state

English Language Arts33%-20 vs state

Math29%-13 vs state

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by a student
Thursday, December 26, 2019

I went there in 1978 and 79. And i remember going on a feild trip to a chicken processing plant in which we were given lil white paper hats and they showed us how chickens are slaughterd and processed specicificly remember a guy with a torch burning the tiney feathers off the chickend hanging upside down on a hook conveyer system. One of the most bizzare feild trips of my lifetime. Close Quote

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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
Bailey Gatzert Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1301 E Yesler Wy	Seattle	98122	King County	Seattle School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(206) 252-2810	402	33	12.1	79.6%	41 (10.2%)	240 (59.7%)	46 (11.4%)	22 (5.5%)	5 (1.2%)	5 (1.2%)	42 (10.4%)	17.4	993^rd of 1160 public elementary schools	14.4%		32.6	785^th of 1168 public elementary schools	32.8%	208	33.3	33.3	33.3	35.3	30.2	32.9	31.8	36.5	19.2	29.4	66.0	76.0	76.0	76.0	76.0	76.0	88.0	72.0	76.0	76.0	$27,032	$1,551	$25,480
Thurgood Marshall Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2401 S Irving St	Seattle	98144	King County	Seattle School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(206) 252-2800	500	34	14.8	39.0%	146 (29.2%)	111 (22.2%)	73 (14.6%)	89 (17.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	76 (15.2%)	93.1	71^st of 1160 public elementary schools	93.9%		84.1	174^th of 1168 public elementary schools	85.1%	103	81.2	81.2	73.4	69.1	80.0	74.2	84.0	79.1	81.2	81.4	85.4	87.8	87.8	87.8	87.8	87.8	97.6	85.4	87.8	87.8	$22,808	$896	$21,913
Beacon Hill International School	Public	K-5	2025 14 Av S	Seattle	98144	King County	Seattle School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(206) 252-2700	348	26	13.5	50.6%	65 (18.7%)	22 (6.3%)	118 (33.9%)	96 (27.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (12.9%)	62.1	409^th of 1160 public elementary schools	64.7%		71	304^th of 1168 public elementary schools	74.0%	105	60.7	60.7	40.0	46.8	57.4	48.6	72.0	53.2	62.3	61.9	91.2	93.0	94.7	94.7	94.7	94.7	96.5	91.2	94.7	94.7	$24,007	$954	$23,053
Leschi Elementary School	Public	K-5	135 32 Av	Seattle	98122	King County	Seattle School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(206) 252-2950	240	25	9.6	44.6%	84 (35.0%)	79 (32.9%)	25 (10.4%)	16 (6.7%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	32 (13.3%)	35.8	735^th of 1160 public elementary schools	36.6%		49.3	573^rd of 1168 public elementary schools	50.9%	162	45.0	45.0	35.0	45.5	55.0	45.1	35.9	36.4	42.5	38.4	89.4	91.5	91.5	91.5	91.5	91.5	95.7	91.5	91.5	91.5	$28,206	$1,259	$26,946
Madrona K-5 School	Public	K-5	1121 33 Av	Seattle	98122	King County	Seattle School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(206) 252-3100	213	16	13.3	39.0%	78 (36.6%)	68 (31.9%)	21 (9.9%)	10 (4.7%)	3 (1.4%)	2 (0.9%)	30 (14.1%)	26.8	869^th of 1160 public elementary schools	25.1%		52.1	534^th of 1168 public elementary schools	54.3%	335	42.9	42.9	31.6	32.0	46.4	36.3	36.8	44.0	28.6	36.3	86.5	86.5	91.9	91.9	91.9	89.2	91.9	89.2	89.2	89.2	$21,930	$1,262	$20,669
Lowell Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1058 E Mercer St	Seattle	98102	King County	Seattle School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(206) 252-3020	392	36	10.8	71.9%	49 (12.5%)	127 (32.4%)	118 (30.1%)	49 (12.5%)	4 (1.0%)	12 (3.1%)	31 (7.9%)	16.5	1008^th of 1160 public elementary schools	13.1%		20.5	961^st of 1168 public elementary schools	17.7%	47	34.3	34.3	38.3	21.6	31.3	30.3	37.5	26.9	22.4	28.1	53.1	67.2	68.8	68.8	68.8	59.4	71.9	64.1	59.4	59.4	$28,596	$2,595	$26,001
Kimball Elementary School	Public	K-5	3200 23 Av S	Seattle	98144	King County	Seattle School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(206) 252-7280	384	32	12.0	44.5%	97 (25.3%)	93 (24.2%)	74 (19.3%)	63 (16.4%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.8%)	48 (12.5%)	34.5	758^th of 1160 public elementary schools	34.7%		39	693^rd of 1168 public elementary schools	40.7%	65	42.5	42.5	43.6	30.8	52.0	42.6	45.5	37.1	39.2	40.3	80.6	88.1	88.1	88.1	88.1	86.6	94.0	88.1	86.6	86.6	$25,473	$1,693	$23,780
Stevens Elementary School	Public	K-5	1242 18 Av E	Seattle	98112	King County	Seattle School District No. 1	No	No	No	No	(206) 252-3400	150	10	14.4	34.0%	79 (52.7%)	15 (10.0%)	23 (15.3%)	8 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (16.0%)	73.9	276^th of 1160 public elementary schools	76.2%		92.1	85^th of 1168 public elementary schools	92.7%	191	78.6	78.6	42.4		79.3	67.1	45.5	80.0	65.5	61.0	85.7	85.7	90.5	90.5	90.5	85.7	85.7	85.7	85.7	85.7	$26,570	$1,321	$25,249
John Muir Elementary School	Public	K-5	3301 S Horton St	Seattle	98144	King County	Seattle School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(206) 252-7400	308	26	11.8	56.5%	76 (24.7%)	126 (40.9%)	51 (16.6%)	19 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	31 (10.1%)	26.2	884^th of 1160 public elementary schools	23.8%		30.3	811^th of 1168 public elementary schools	30.6%	73	26.7	26.7	49.0	44.2	34.1	42.9	38.5	40.4	20.0	33.6	77.8	88.9	81.0	81.0	81.0	88.9	95.2	90.5	88.9	88.9	$26,525	$2,221	$24,304
McGilvra Elementary School	Public	K-5	1617 38 Av E	Seattle	98112	King County	Seattle School District No. 1	No	No	No	No	(206) 252-3160	194	13	14.6	10.3%	129 (66.5%)	11 (5.7%)	16 (8.2%)	12 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	25 (12.9%)	93.8	61^st of 1160 public elementary schools	94.7%		90.9	96^th of 1168 public elementary schools	91.8%	35	84.0	84.0	77.3	70.6	87.5	77.5	84.1	73.5	76.0	78.6	97.4	97.4	100.0	100.0	100.0	97.4	97.4	97.4	97.4	97.4	$23,588	$1,163	$22,425

Frequently Asked Questions about Bailey Gatzert Elementary School

Is Bailey Gatzert Elementary School a good school?

Bailey Gatzert Elementary School ranks in the bottom 14.4% of Washington elementary schools.

What district is Bailey Gatzert Elementary School in?

Seattle School District No. 1

How many students attend Bailey Gatzert Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 402 students attended Bailey Gatzert Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Bailey Gatzert Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Bailey Gatzert Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Washington Middle School
High : Garfield High School

What is the racial makeup of Bailey Gatzert Elementary School?

Students at Bailey Gatzert Elementary School are 60% African American, 11% Hispanic, 10% Two or more races, 10% White, 5% Asian, 1% American Indian, 1% Pacific Islander.

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