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West Seattle Elementary School

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West Seattle Elementary School ranks 687 th of 1138 Washington elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

687^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,138 Washington Elementary Schools

Better than 40% of Washington elementary schools

Summary

West Seattle Elementary School is a public prekindergarten–Grade 5 school in Seattle serving 376 students in a high-need area, with convenient access to several nearby schools and a notably low student-teacher ratio.

The school serves a substantially higher-need population than most nearby Seattle schools: 80.59% of students qualified for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024–25. At the same time, its 10.9:1 student-teacher ratio and $30,675 in per-student spending were among the most favorable reported figures in the comparison group. The school is part of Seattle School District No. 1, which ranks 45th out of 238 Washington districts. West Seattle’s current academic results, however, remain below the district average. In 2025–26, proficiency was 45.09% in English language arts, 40.59% in math, and 42.86% in science, compared with district rates of 68.13%, 60.24%, and 65.01%. Its statewide ranking also declined from the 60th percentile in 2022–23 and 2023–24 to the 40th percentile in 2025–26.

Grade-level results point to the clearest improvement priorities. Grade 3 math was a relative strength at 59.65%, but Grade 5 math fell to 20%, compared with 57.41% districtwide. Science improved substantially from 26.83% to 42.86%, though it still trails the district. Locally, West Seattle performs better than nearby Roxhill Elementary School in all three subjects and ranks above Highland Park Elementary School overall, but it trails stronger nearby schools such as Gatewood Elementary School, Fairmount Park Elementary School, and Genesee Hill Elementary. Its relatively strong effectiveness rankings for English learners and students from low-socioeconomic-status backgrounds are encouraging, while the overall pattern suggests a need for more consistent Grades 4–5 instruction, especially in math, ELA, and science.

376

Students ?

10.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$30,675

Per pupil spending ?

80.6%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

60%

Kindergartners complete for all required immunizations (2025-26)

Exemptions: 16.4% (any vaccine)

6760 34 Av SW
Seattle, WA 98126-4208

(206) 252-9450

District: Seattle School District No. 1

Students who attend West Seattle Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	David T. Denny International Middle School
High:	Chief Sealth International High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

64.6%

White:

11.2%

Two or more races:

9.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 42nd percentile in 2016 → 40th in 2026

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Washington average (43% vs 48% meeting standards)

!Near the bottom of Seattle School District No. 1's ranking

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school43%

District avg64%

Washington avg48%

687^th of 1,138

Washington public elementary schools ?

Bottom 40%▼ down 2 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

51^st 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	39.5	687 of 1138	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	36.4	723 of 1160	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	58.3	467 of 1168	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.8	471 of 1169	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.0	601 of 1169	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	26.1	812 of 1107	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	44.1	650 of 1130	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.6	621 of 1054	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2017	39.4	658 of 1056	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2016	43.9	610 of 1053	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2015	47.9	565 of 1067	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2013	43.4	673 of 1106	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2012	17.0	983 of 1097	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	23.7	911 of 1092	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	6.7	1061 of 1088	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	5.2	1052 of 1072	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	5.3	1041 of 1067	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	18.3	941 of 1069	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	6.1	1026 of 1051	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	24.7	833 of 1031	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	9.3	972 of 1026	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	64.3	14 of 82	82.9%	★★★★☆
2025	55.2	27 of 75	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	78.9	8 of 71	88.7%	★★★★★
2023	76.2	13 of 66	80.3%	★★★★☆
2022	80.0	11 of 108	89.8%	★★★★★
2021	64.8	12 of 47	74.5%	★★★★☆
2019	76.2	16 of 110	85.5%	★★★★☆
2018	75.1	13 of 107	87.9%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	80.5	30 of 326	90.8%	★★★★★
2025	81.5	42 of 303	86.1%	★★★★☆
2024	92.0	15 of 320	95.3%	★★★★★
2023	91.1	18 of 254	92.9%	★★★★★
2022	88.6	11 of 213	94.8%	★★★★★
2019	69.7	28 of 248	88.7%	★★★★☆
2018	81.4	23 of 333	93.1%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	45.5	575 of 1020	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	43.1	601 of 1092	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	63.2	358 of 1093	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.8	525 of 1094	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	42.1	618 of 1100	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	20.4	832 of 1008	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	43.3	642 of 1068	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.0	556 of 1004	44.6%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	64.7	306 of 1008	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	57.4	398 of 1013	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	77.9	134 of 1024	86.9%	★★★★☆
2023	77.6	145 of 1013	85.7%	★★★★☆
2022	71.2	196 of 1019	80.8%	★★★★☆
2021	46.8	416 of 854	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	66.1	274 of 979	72.0%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	35.7	710 of 1059	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	26.6	833 of 1098	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	54.1	481 of 1099	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.9	402 of 1099	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.7	512 of 1113	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	41.6	561 of 1025	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.7	620 of 1075	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.2	622 of 999	37.7%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2019	30.4	403 of 566	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.1	538 of 637	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆

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 (2026)91st percentile+51 vs school

African American (2026)83rd percentile+43 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)70th percentile+30 vs school

Female (2026)44th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2026)33rd percentile-7 vs school

Special Education (2019)29th percentile-14 vs school

By subject vs Washington (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts45%-8 vs state

Science43%-8 vs state

Math41%-3 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				WCAS Science (2026)			SBAC English Language Arts (2026)							SBAC Math (2026)							Vaccination (2025-26)		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	Vaccination: Kindergartners complete for all required immunizations	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
West Seattle Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6760 34 Av SW	Seattle	98126	King County	Seattle School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(206) 252-9450	376	34	10.9	80.6%	42 (11.2%)	243 (64.6%)	31 (8.2%)	20 (5.3%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.1%)	34 (9.0%)	39.5	687^th of 1138 public elementary schools	39.6%		36.4	723^rd of 1160 public elementary schools	37.7%	36	42.9		42.9	49.1	41.0	45.5				45.1	59.7	41.4	20.0				40.6	60%	16.4%	$30,675	$2,638	$28,037
Roxhill Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	7740 34th Ave SW	Seattle	98126	King County	Seattle School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(206) 252-9570	289	20	14.2	59.9%	70 (24.2%)	93 (32.2%)	70 (24.2%)	17 (5.9%)	2 (0.7%)	4 (1.4%)	32 (11.1%)	18	939^th of 1138 public elementary schools	17.5%		23.7	925^th of 1160 public elementary schools	20.3%	14	26.7		26.7	35.9	36.6	27.6				33.9	26.3	31.7	27.6				28.7	69.2%	5.1%	$29,245	$3,996	$25,249
Gatewood Elementary School	Public	K-5	4320 SW Myrtle St	Seattle	98136	King County	Seattle School District No. 1	No	No	No	No	(206) 252-9400	400	23	17.3	12.5%	273 (68.3%)	12 (3.0%)	47 (11.8%)	12 (3.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (13.3%)	91.7	94^th of 1138 public elementary schools	91.7%		80.6	203^rd of 1160 public elementary schools	82.5%	109	82.1		82.1		61.4	80.6				74.7		71.9	61.2				72.1	100%	0%	$19,070	$732	$18,339
Sanislo Elementary School	Public	K-5	1812 SW Myrtle St	Seattle	98106	King County	Seattle School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(206) 252-8380	145	14	10.7	66.9%	29 (20.0%)	40 (27.6%)	32 (22.1%)	17 (11.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (17.2%)	29.7	796^th of 1138 public elementary schools	30.1%		34.1	763^rd of 1160 public elementary schools	34.2%	33	55.0		55.0	36.0	47.6					48.5	28.0		50.0				45.5	72.2%	5.6%	$30,260	$1,842	$28,418
Louisa Boren STEM K-8	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	5950 Delridge Way SW	Seattle	98106	King County	Seattle School District No. 1	No	Yes	No	Yes	(206) 252-8450	437	30	14.8	36.6%	197 (45.1%)	94 (21.5%)	46 (10.5%)	32 (7.3%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	63 (14.4%)	73.2	283^rd of 1138 public elementary schools	75.1%		61.8	414^th of 1160 public elementary schools	64.3%	131	71.7	48.0	63.4	61.7	65.2	65.2	44.7	35.1	39.0	52.7	65.2	67.4	57.8	32.6	24.3	20.0	45.8	87.2%	2.6%	$24,589	$880	$23,709
Fairmount Park Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3800 SW Findlay St	Seattle	98126	King County	Seattle School District No. 1	No	No	No	No	(206) 252-9290	357	22	16.3	23.0%	193 (54.1%)	27 (7.6%)	45 (12.6%)	33 (9.2%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (16.0%)	93.1	78^th of 1138 public elementary schools	93.1%		84.6	171^st of 1160 public elementary schools	85.3%	93	78.4		78.4	73.2	76.4	88.2				78.8	71.4	70.8	76.5				72.6	87.7%	1.5%	$22,532	$727	$21,805
Highland Park Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1012 SW Trenton St	Seattle	98106	King County	Seattle School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(206) 252-8240	300	20	14.8	48.7%	86 (28.7%)	39 (13.0%)	106 (35.3%)	29 (9.7%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (11.0%)	36.8	724^th of 1138 public elementary schools	36.4%		34.3	762^nd of 1160 public elementary schools	34.3%	38	46.2		46.2	21.4	50.0	50.0				40.0	24.6	51.9	40.4				38.5	92.2%	0%	$26,858	$1,256	$25,602
Pathfinder K-8 School	Public	K-8	1901 SW Genesee St	Seattle	98106	King County	Seattle School District No. 1	No	No	No	No	(206) 252-9710	402	31	13.0	16.4%	234 (58.2%)	24 (6.0%)	59 (14.7%)	21 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	54 (13.4%)	85.9	167^th of 1138 public elementary schools	85.3%		78	233^rd of 1160 public elementary schools	79.9%	66	76.7	75.6	76.1	65.1	68.1	76.7	72.2	69.4	77.3	71.5	68.2	55.6	74.4	50.0	54.3	57.8	60.5	91.1%	2.2%	$23,699	$872	$22,827
Genesee Hill Elementary	Public	K-5	5013 SW Dakota Street	Seattle	98116	King County	Seattle School District No. 1	No	No	No	No	(206) 252-9700	451	26	17.0	11.1%	305 (67.6%)	6 (1.3%)	45 (10.0%)	17 (3.8%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	73 (16.2%)	92.5	89^th of 1138 public elementary schools	92.2%		91.9	90^th of 1160 public elementary schools	92.2%	1	84.4		84.4		77.5	88.3				82.8		66.3	74.0				75.4	90.9%	0%	$20,815	$743	$20,072
Arbor Heights Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3701 SW 104th Street	Seattle	98146	King County	Seattle School District No. 1	No	No	No	No	(206) 252-9250	495	33	15.0	23.4%	301 (60.8%)	25 (5.1%)	89 (18.0%)	18 (3.6%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (11.5%)	72.4	292^nd of 1138 public elementary schools	74.3%		75.1	258^th of 1160 public elementary schools	77.8%	34	56.3		56.3	68.8	65.4	57.8				64.2	62.3	65.4	40.9				56.6	96.4%	1.2%	$26,503	$976	$25,527

Frequently Asked Questions about West Seattle Elementary School

Is West Seattle Elementary School a good school?

West Seattle Elementary School ranks 687^th of 1138 Washington elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend West Seattle Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 376 students attended West Seattle Elementary School.

What district is West Seattle Elementary School in?

Seattle School District No. 1

What is the racial makeup of West Seattle Elementary School?

Students at West Seattle Elementary School are 65% African American, 11% White, 9% Two or more races, 8% Hispanic, 5% Asian, 1% Pacific Islander.

What schools do graduates of West Seattle Elementary School attend?

Students who attend West Seattle Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : David T. Denny International Middle School
High : Chief Sealth International High School

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2016–17 through 2025–26 immunization rates (updated)NewOct 19, 2026

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