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Thornton Creek Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

111^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,138 Washington Elementary Schools

Better than 90% of Washington elementary schools

Summary

Thornton Creek Elementary School is a public school in Seattle serving 402 students in prekindergarten through fifth grade, located in a neighborhood with several nearby elementary schools and a notably competitive group of schools. Part of the Seattle School District No. 1, it ranks 111th out of 1,138 Washington schools for 2025–2026, placing it in the 90th statewide percentile and earning a five-star SchoolDigger rating.

The school’s strongest academic areas are math and science. In 2025–2026, 71.43% of students were proficient in English language arts, 70.59% in math, and 77.36% in science—above both district and state results in every subject. Math and science were more than 10 percentage points ahead of district averages. Performance is also generally strong by grade, with fourth-grade ELA and math and fifth-grade science standing out. However, results have declined from recent highs: ELA fell from 78.07% in 2023–2024 to 71.43%, while math fell from 78.53% in 2024–2025 to 70.59%. This recent trend is worth monitoring even though the school remains a high performer.

Locally, Bryant Elementary School, View Ridge Elementary School, and Wedgwood Elementary School rank higher, making the immediate area unusually strong. Still, Thornton Creek Elementary School outperforms nearby Laurelhurst Elementary School, Green Lake Elementary School, Sacajawea Elementary School, Olympic View Elementary School, John Rogers Elementary School, and Sand Point Elementary in overall ranking. Its 12.8:1 student-teacher ratio and $26,031 per-student spending are favorable compared with many nearby schools. Overall, it is a strong school with substantial long-term improvement and room to close the gap with its highest-performing neighbors.

402

Students ?

12.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$26,031

Per pupil spending ?

15.7%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

94.4%

Kindergartners complete for all required immunizations (2025-26)

Exemptions: 2.8% (any vaccine)

7712 40th Ave NE
Seattle, WA 98115

(206) 252-5300

District: Seattle School District No. 1

Racial breakdown:

White:

58.7%

Two or more races:

12.9%

Asian:

12.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 44th percentile in 2016 → 90th in 2026

Strengths

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

✓Ranks in the top 10% of Washington elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 46 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%

111^th of 1,138

Washington public elementary schools ?

Top 10%▲ up 46 pts since 2016

From bottom 44% (2016) to top 10% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

23^rd 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	90.0	111 of 1138	90.2%	★★★★★
2025	92.1	88 of 1160	92.4%	★★★★★
2024	92.2	82 of 1168	93.0%	★★★★★
2023	92.7	80 of 1169	93.2%	★★★★★
2022	88.3	128 of 1169	89.1%	★★★★☆
2021	93.0	82 of 1107	92.6%	★★★★★
2019	89.9	90 of 1130	92.0%	★★★★★
2018	86.7	116 of 1054	89.0%	★★★★☆
2017	66.0	364 of 1056	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2016	45.9	585 of 1053	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2015	26.5	831 of 1067	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	84.0	118 of 1106	89.3%	★★★★☆
2012	79.7	157 of 1097	85.7%	★★★★☆
2011	70.8	280 of 1092	74.4%	★★★★☆
2010	82.1	135 of 1088	87.6%	★★★★☆
2009	89.1	61 of 1072	94.3%	★★★★★
2008	82.4	124 of 1067	88.4%	★★★★☆
2007	84.1	115 of 1069	89.2%	★★★★☆
2006	78.3	163 of 1051	84.5%	★★★★☆
2005	61.7	388 of 1031	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2004	40.8	632 of 1026	38.4%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	92.1	68 of 1020	93.3%	★★★★★
2025	91.9	75 of 1092	93.1%	★★★★★
2024	91.1	76 of 1093	93.0%	★★★★★
2023	90.7	79 of 1094	92.8%	★★★★★
2022	85.9	136 of 1100	87.6%	★★★★☆
2021	91.5	76 of 1008	92.5%	★★★★★
2019	90.7	61 of 1068	94.3%	★★★★★
2018	86.9	101 of 1004	89.9%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	73.9	192 of 1013	81.0%	★★★★☆
2022	73.5	164 of 1019	83.9%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	90.9	90 of 1059	91.5%	★★★★★
2025	91.8	70 of 1098	93.6%	★★★★★
2024	92.1	68 of 1099	93.8%	★★★★★
2023	93.7	57 of 1099	94.8%	★★★★★
2022	89.7	97 of 1113	91.3%	★★★★★
2021	91.9	89 of 1025	91.3%	★★★★★
2019	85.9	133 of 1075	87.6%	★★★★☆
2018	84.6	137 of 999	86.3%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	60.0	68 of 197	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	77.9	32 of 194	83.5%	★★★★☆
2022	81.5	38 of 252	84.9%	★★★★☆
2021	80.9	15 of 128	88.3%	★★★★☆
2019	65.3	94 of 303	69.0%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	67.4	94 of 432	78.2%	★★★★☆
2025	42.1	219 of 363	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	95.5	1 of 339	99.7%	★★★★★
2023	86.1	23 of 308	92.5%	★★★★★
2022	74.4	72 of 478	84.9%	★★★★☆
2021	84.9	18 of 158	88.6%	★★★★☆
2019	96.7	14 of 566	97.5%	★★★★★
2018	81.7	65 of 637	89.8%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	85.6	101 of 901	88.8%	★★★★☆
2025	89.5	60 of 1007	94.0%	★★★★★
2024	90.5	52 of 1009	94.8%	★★★★★
2023	92.3	43 of 1011	95.7%	★★★★★
2022	84.8	121 of 1031	88.3%	★★★★☆
2021	93.6	33 of 943	96.5%	★★★★★
2019	88.0	66 of 1027	93.6%	★★★★★
2018	79.6	147 of 833	82.4%	★★★★☆

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)

Female (2026)93rd percentile+3 vs school

Male (2026)92nd percentile~ school

White (2026)89th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)81st percentile-11 vs school

Special Education (2026)78th percentile-12 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)65th percentile-27 vs school

By subject vs Washington (2025-2026) ?

Science77%+26 vs state

English Language Arts71%+19 vs state

Math71%+27 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 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	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
Thornton Creek Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	7712 40th Ave NE	Seattle	98115	King County	Seattle School District No. 1	No	No	No	No	(206) 252-5300	402	31	12.8	15.7%	236 (58.7%)	23 (5.7%)	36 (9.0%)	50 (12.4%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (12.9%)	90	111^th of 1138 public elementary schools	90.2%		92.1	88^th of 1160 public elementary schools	92.4%	23	77.4	77.4	64.9	75.6	75.0	71.4	73.2	75.0	64.2	70.6	94.4%	2.8%	$26,031	$936	$25,095
Stephen Decatur Elementary School	Public	K-5	7711 43rd Ave NE	Seattle	98115	King County	Seattle School District No. 1	No	No	No	No	(206) 252-3230	188	10	18.4	6.9%	80 (42.6%)	1 (0.5%)	6 (3.2%)	53 (28.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (25.0%)								(n/a)													$20,478	$1,098	$19,380
View Ridge Elementary School	Public	K-5	7047 50 Av NE	Seattle	98115	King County	Seattle School District No. 1	No	No	No	No	(206) 252-5600	290	16	18.5	11.0%	173 (59.7%)	9 (3.1%)	23 (7.9%)	35 (12.1%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.3%)	47 (16.2%)	95.7	43^rd of 1138 public elementary schools	96.2%		95.9	37^th of 1160 public elementary schools	96.8%	6	88.2	88.2	70.0		84.3	81.1	72.5	84.2	74.5	77.7	93%	0%	$21,893	$949	$20,944
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%)	92.6	87^th of 1138 public elementary schools	92.4%		96.2	31^st of 1160 public elementary schools	97.3%	56	77.2	77.2	75.6		87.3	83.9	70.7		64.3	74.5	95.7%	2.1%	$18,546	$927	$17,618
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%)	97.4	21^st of 1138 public elementary schools	98.2%		96.4	28^th of 1160 public elementary schools	97.6%	7	88.5	88.5	86.5	87.0	83.6	85.9	86.5	81.8	72.1	80.7	95.8%	0%	$19,167	$859	$18,307
Sand Point Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6208 60 Ave NE	Seattle	98115	King County	Seattle School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(206) 252-2100	173	18	9.8	56.1%	68 (39.3%)	40 (23.1%)	26 (15.0%)	11 (6.4%)	6 (3.5%)	5 (2.9%)	16 (9.2%)	32.1	771^st of 1138 public elementary schools	32.2%		39.3	692^nd of 1160 public elementary schools	40.3%	79	52.0	52.0	38.1	33.3	50.0	40.9	38.1	29.2	33.3	33.3	91.3%	4.3%	$30,260	$1,380	$28,879
Sacajawea Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	9501 20 Av NE	Seattle	98115	King County	Seattle School District No. 1	No	No	No	No	(206) 252-5550	220	18	11.9	31.8%	104 (47.3%)	20 (9.1%)	42 (19.1%)	18 (8.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (15.9%)	62.8	389^th of 1138 public elementary schools	65.8%		74.6	263^rd of 1160 public elementary schools	77.3%	126	70.0	70.0	52.9	41.9	76.2	54.7	61.8	38.7	60.0	52.9	93.1%	0%	$26,710	$756	$25,953
John Rogers Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4030 NE 109 St	Seattle	98125	King County	Seattle School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(206) 252-4320	248	14	17.4	55.2%	87 (35.1%)	59 (23.8%)	48 (19.4%)	24 (9.7%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.8%)	26 (10.5%)	39.5	686^th of 1138 public elementary schools	39.7%		52.5	524^th of 1160 public elementary schools	54.8%	162	54.8	54.8	35.3	45.2	53.1	43.2	45.1	45.2	25.0	40.0	92.9%	2.4%	$26,013	$1,430	$24,583
Laurelhurst Elementary School	Public	K-5	4530 46 Av NE	Seattle	98105	King County	Seattle School District No. 1	No	No	No	No	(206) 252-5400	272	18	15.2	29.8%	145 (53.3%)	22 (8.1%)	32 (11.8%)	32 (11.8%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	37 (13.6%)	76.8	250^th of 1138 public elementary schools	78.0%		74.3	268^th of 1160 public elementary schools	76.9%	18	65.7	65.7	72.0	61.0	54.3	63.5	74.5	53.7	51.4	61.4	87%	4.3%	$24,081	$987	$23,095
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%)	62	400^th of 1138 public elementary schools	64.9%		63.3	395^th of 1160 public elementary schools	65.9%	5	55.1	55.1	59.6	49.0	55.3	54.5	63.8	46.0	51.1	53.5	90.2%	0%	$22,365	$977	$21,388

Frequently Asked Questions about Thornton Creek Elementary School

How many students attend Thornton Creek Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 402 students attended Thornton Creek Elementary School.

What district is Thornton Creek Elementary School in?

Seattle School District No. 1

What is the racial makeup of Thornton Creek Elementary School?

Students at Thornton Creek Elementary School are 59% White, 13% Two or more races, 12% Asian, 9% Hispanic, 6% African American.

Is Thornton Creek Elementary School a good school?

Yes. Thornton Creek Elementary School ranks in the top 9.8% of Washington elementary schools.

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