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Green Lake Elementary School

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Green Lake Elementary School ranks 341 st of 1160 Washington elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

341^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,160 Washington Elementary Schools

Better than 71% of Washington elementary schools

Summary

Green Lake Elementary School is a public elementary school (PK-5) serving 367 students in Seattle's Green Lake neighborhood, operating within the Seattle School District No. 1 and earning a solid 4-star rating.

Academically, the school performs at or slightly above state averages, but its proficiency rates in English and math are notably lower than many nearby schools, such as West Woodland Elementary School, Bryant Elementary School, and Cascadia Elementary. This performance gap exists despite Green Lake having a lower student-teacher ratio of 14.2 and the highest per-student spending ($26,270) among these neighboring schools. The school's population includes a higher percentage of students from economically disadvantaged backgrounds (36.24% eligible for free/reduced lunch) compared to most of its top-performing peers, which have rates typically below 10%.

Key takeaways include the school's significant strength in supporting special education students and its stable performance over time. However, it faces a clear challenge in effectively serving its economically disadvantaged students, whose academic performance lags. The most similar nearby school is Olympic View Elementary School, which has a comparable demographic profile and performance level, offering a potential benchmark. For families, Green Lake offers smaller class sizes and significant resources, which may benefit students needing individual attention, though those prioritizing top-tier test scores may look to other area schools.

367

Students ?

14.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$26,270

Per pupil spending ?

36.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2400 N 65 St
Seattle, WA 98103-5412

(206) 252-5320

District: Seattle School District No. 1

Students who attend Green Lake Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Hamilton International Middle School
High:	Lincoln High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

45.8%

Two or more races:

17.4%

Hispanic:

16.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 83rd percentile in 2015 → 71st in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Washington average (60% vs 48% meeting standards)

✓Above the Washington median (71st percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 12 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school60%

District avg63%

Washington avg48%

341^st of 1,160

Washington public elementary schools ?

Top 29%▼ down 12 pts since 2015

From top 17% (2015) to top 29% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

41^st 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	67.7	341 of 1160	70.6%	★★★★☆
2024	64.7	388 of 1168	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	70.1	327 of 1169	72.0%	★★★★☆
2022	72.1	304 of 1169	74.0%	★★★★☆
2021	91.0	100 of 1107	91.0%	★★★★★
2019	80.5	203 of 1130	82.0%	★★★★☆
2018	83.2	166 of 1054	84.3%	★★★★☆
2017	77.8	222 of 1056	79.0%	★★★★☆
2016	68.0	328 of 1053	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2015	79.9	185 of 1067	82.7%	★★★★☆
2013	79.6	177 of 1106	84.0%	★★★★☆
2012	74.2	238 of 1097	78.3%	★★★★☆
2011	76.2	198 of 1092	81.9%	★★★★☆
2010	77.1	193 of 1088	82.3%	★★★★☆
2009	78.0	168 of 1072	84.3%	★★★★☆
2008	74.9	213 of 1067	80.0%	★★★★☆
2007	63.6	383 of 1069	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2006	81.4	134 of 1051	87.3%	★★★★☆
2005	72.2	256 of 1031	75.2%	★★★★☆
2004	80.3	157 of 1026	84.7%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	68.6	297 of 1092	72.8%	★★★★☆
2024	69.3	304 of 1093	72.2%	★★★★☆
2023	72.8	268 of 1094	75.5%	★★★★☆
2022	77.2	222 of 1100	79.8%	★★★★☆
2021	91.9	74 of 1008	92.7%	★★★★★
2019	74.3	261 of 1068	75.6%	★★★★☆
2018	83.4	134 of 1004	86.7%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	31.2	747 of 1013	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.6	773 of 1024	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	43.4	582 of 1013	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	72.7	174 of 1019	82.9%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	64.9	359 of 1098	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.1	451 of 1099	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	65.6	341 of 1099	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	62.3	384 of 1113	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	85.2	145 of 1025	85.9%	★★★★☆
2019	83.3	159 of 1075	85.2%	★★★★☆
2018	80.0	188 of 999	81.2%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2022	25.1	202 of 252	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	65.9	94 of 363	74.1%	★★★★☆
2024	58.7	115 of 339	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	83.6	27 of 308	91.2%	★★★★★
2022	58.8	139 of 478	70.9%	★★★★☆
2019	77.5	71 of 566	87.5%	★★★★☆
2018	90.7	33 of 637	94.8%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	89.8	58 of 1007	94.2%	★★★★★
2024	68.0	308 of 1009	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	74.8	253 of 1011	75.0%	★★★★☆
2022	70.9	292 of 1031	71.7%	★★★★☆
2021	87.5	93 of 943	90.1%	★★★★★
2019	79.4	180 of 1027	82.5%	★★★★☆
2018	80.0	140 of 833	83.2%	★★★★☆

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)

White (2025)94th percentile+24 vs school

Special Education (2025)74th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)73rd percentile~ school

Male (2025)67th percentile-3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)26th percentile-44 vs school

Multi-racial (2022)20th percentile-54 vs school

By subject vs Washington (2024-2025) ?

Science64%+15 vs state

Math59%+17 vs state

English Language Arts55%~ state avg

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by a parent
Friday, June 1, 2018

Love the inclusiveness here. It's great to see kids working side-by-side with children with disabilities. The school is small and has an active PTA, with lots of opportunities to get involved (even if you're a working parent, like many of us). Reading levels divide up to ensure kids are working at their own level, and math is also leveled. I appreciate that my child isn't forced into classes that will bore her, because she's already mastered concepts. Love that it's a neighborhood school and that we often see our friends in the wild (or at Green Lake). While there's not a language component, we are seeing our children receive social lessons that will shape them for life, lessons we couldn't teach them on our own. 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 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
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
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
Daniel Bagley Elementary School	Public	K-5	7821 Stone Av N	Seattle	98103	King County	Seattle School District No. 1	No	No	No	No	(206) 252-5110	337	23	14.9	25.5%	192 (57.0%)	20 (5.9%)	59 (17.5%)	21 (6.2%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	40 (11.9%)	91.5	92^nd of 1160 public elementary schools	92.1%		84.7	165^th of 1168 public elementary schools	85.9%	73	72.3	72.3	70.2	82.9	81.3	78.1	76.6	72.2	75.4	75.0	89.8	89.8	89.8	89.8	89.8	89.8	93.9	89.8	89.8	89.8	$23,787	$975	$22,812
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
Cascadia Elementary	Public, Magnet	K-5	1700 N 90th Street	Seattle	98115	King County	Seattle School District No. 1	No	Yes	No	No	(206) 252-5914	531	28	19.2	7.7%	276 (52.0%)	10 (1.9%)	31 (5.8%)	103 (19.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	105 (19.8%)								(n/a)			96.2			98.2															$20,156	$870	$19,287
Olympic View Elementary School	Public	K-5	504 NE 95 St	Seattle	98115	King County	Seattle School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(206) 252-5500	341	24	14.5	39.3%	156 (45.7%)	44 (12.9%)	73 (21.4%)	32 (9.4%)	5 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (8.2%)	63.3	395^th of 1160 public elementary schools	65.9%		64.6	391^st of 1168 public elementary schools	66.5%	4	59.1	59.1	53.9	43.4	69.2	56.5	57.7	53.7	55.4	55.6	91.2	96.5	96.5	96.5	96.5	94.7	96.5	94.7	94.7	94.7	$22,365	$977	$21,388
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
Greenwood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	144 NW 80 St	Seattle	98117	King County	Seattle School District No. 1	No	No	No	No	(206) 252-1400	339	21	16.3	10.3%	237 (69.9%)	15 (4.4%)	25 (7.4%)	24 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	32 (9.4%)	96.1	32^nd of 1160 public elementary schools	97.2%		94.9	52^nd of 1168 public elementary schools	95.5%	20	90.2	90.2	84.3	92.2	90.2	88.8	82.4	92.2	63.4	80.4	93.2	94.9	94.9	94.9	94.9	94.9	98.3	94.9	94.9	94.9	$21,524	$1,014	$20,510
Bryant Elementary School	Public	K-5	3311 NE 60 St	Seattle	98115	King County	Seattle School District No. 1	No	No	No	No	(206) 252-5200	470	25	18.8	5.3%	293 (62.3%)	2 (0.4%)	31 (6.6%)	65 (13.8%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	72 (15.3%)	96.4	28^th of 1160 public elementary schools	97.6%		92.3	81^st of 1168 public elementary schools	93.1%	53	80.3	80.3	94.9		87.1	93.1	88.6	83.1	72.9	81.8	96.4	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	96.4	97.6	100.0	100.0	$19,167	$859	$18,307
Wedgwood Elementary School	Public	K-5	2720 NE 85 St	Seattle	98115	King County	Seattle School District No. 1	No	No	No	No	(206) 252-5670	333	19	17.5	12.3%	181 (54.4%)	9 (2.7%)	28 (8.4%)	44 (13.2%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	66 (19.8%)	96.2	31^st of 1160 public elementary schools	97.3%		95.4	44^th of 1168 public elementary schools	96.2%	13	89.1	89.1	79.4	86.4	87.5	84.3	79.4	79.7	80.0	79.7	96.9	96.9	96.9	96.9	96.9	96.9	98.4	96.9	96.9	96.9	$18,546	$927	$17,618

Frequently Asked Questions about Green Lake Elementary School

How many students attend Green Lake Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 367 students attended Green Lake Elementary School.

Is Green Lake Elementary School a good school?

Green Lake Elementary School ranks 341^st of 1160 Washington elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Green Lake Elementary School in?

Seattle School District No. 1

What schools do graduates of Green Lake Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Green Lake Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Hamilton International Middle School
High : Lincoln High School

What is the racial makeup of Green Lake Elementary School?

Students at Green Lake Elementary School are 46% White, 17% Two or more races, 16% Hispanic, 9% African American, 9% Asian, 1% American Indian, 1% Pacific Islander.

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