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South Shore Pk-8 School

Public Grades PK, KG-8
799th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 1,138 Washington Elementary Schools
Better than 30% of Washington elementary schools
Summary

South Shore Pk-8 School is a public school in Seattle serving 546 students in prekindergarten through 8th grade. Located in southeast Seattle near several elementary schools, it is one of the area’s few schools offering both elementary and middle-school grades. The school is part of Seattle School District No. 1, which ranks strongly statewide overall, although South Shore’s individual results are lower.

For 2025–2026, South Shore ranked in the 30th percentile statewide and received one out of five stars. Proficiency was 42.2% in English language arts, 33.81% in math, and 32.14% in science—below both district and state averages. The clearest academic concern is math in grades 4 and 5: proficiency fell from 53.19% in third grade to 30.00% in fourth grade and just 12.2% in fifth grade. Science is also a broad challenge, while middle-school ELA is a relative strength, especially seventh grade at 50.94%. Overall, the school’s results place it in the lower-middle range among nearby Seattle schools rather than at the very bottom.

Nearby comparisons offer useful context. Rising Star Elementary School and Orca K-8 School outperform South Shore in all three tested subjects, while South Shore is ahead of several schools, including Emerson Elementary School and Dunlap Elementary School, in multiple areas. About 64.1% of students qualified for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024–2025, indicating a relatively high-need community. At the same time, South Shore reported a favorable 12.2-to-1 student-teacher ratio and $30,822 in per-student spending. These resources may provide a foundation for targeted improvement, particularly in upper-elementary math, science, and support for lower-performing student groups.

546
Students ?
12.2
Student/teacher ratio ?
$30,822
Per pupil spending ?
64.1%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 4800 S Henderson St
       Seattle, WA  98118-1734

(206) 252-7600

District: Seattle School District No. 1

Racial breakdown:

African American:
44.9%
White:
18.7%
Asian:
15.8%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 41st percentile in 2018 → 30th in 2026
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Washington average (37% vs 48% meeting standards)
!Ranking has slipped from its 41st-percentile peak (2018) to 30th (2026)
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school37%
District avg64%
Washington avg48%
Elementary school
799th of 1,138
Washington public elementary schools ?
Bottom 30%▲ up 10 pts since 2016
From bottom 20% (2016) to bottom 30% (2026)
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SchoolDigger rating ?
Middle school
279th of 514
Washington public middle schools ?
Bottom 46%▲ up 21 pts since 2016
From bottom 25% (2016) to bottom 46% (2026)
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SchoolDigger rating ?
58th of 68Elementary Schools in the Seattle School District No. 1
45th 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)
Elementary school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWashington percentileRating
202629.6799 of 113829.8%★☆☆☆☆
202533.9765 of 116034.1%★★☆☆☆
202427.0867 of 116825.8%★☆☆☆☆
202335.3751 of 116935.8%★★☆☆☆
202227.3860 of 116926.4%★☆☆☆☆
202120.3884 of 110720.1%★☆☆☆☆
201938.6714 of 113036.8%★★☆☆☆
201841.9617 of 105441.5%★★☆☆☆
201739.3661 of 105637.4%★★☆☆☆
201623.9845 of 105319.8%★☆☆☆☆
201531.6775 of 106727.4%★☆☆☆☆
201349.2610 of 110644.8%★★☆☆☆
201244.7652 of 109740.6%★★☆☆☆
201139.7711 of 109234.9%★★☆☆☆
201034.8764 of 108829.8%★☆☆☆☆
200952.7513 of 107252.1%★★★☆☆
200864.6371 of 106765.2%★★★☆☆
200761.2411 of 106961.6%★★★☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWashington percentileRating
202622.872 of 8212.2%★☆☆☆☆
202525.266 of 7512.0%★☆☆☆☆
202426.661 of 7114.1%★☆☆☆☆
202330.047 of 6628.8%★★☆☆☆
202227.484 of 10822.2%★☆☆☆☆
202125.137 of 4721.3%★☆☆☆☆
201941.962 of 11043.6%★★☆☆☆
201843.556 of 10747.7%★★☆☆☆

Asian

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWashington percentileRating
20249.6156 of 1634.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202327.9123 of 17027.6%★☆☆☆☆
202214.4171 of 1878.6%☆☆☆☆☆
201964.873 of 20163.7%★★★☆☆
201869.160 of 16964.5%★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWashington percentileRating
202442.9167 of 32047.8%★★☆☆☆
202360.375 of 25470.5%★★★★☆
202253.367 of 21368.5%★★★☆☆
202148.312 of 3262.5%★★★☆☆
201871.342 of 33387.4%★★★★☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWashington percentileRating
202624.7808 of 102020.8%★☆☆☆☆
202538.2666 of 109239.0%★★☆☆☆
202428.8795 of 109327.3%★☆☆☆☆
202331.1767 of 109429.9%★★☆☆☆
202231.7768 of 110030.2%★★☆☆☆
202121.8810 of 100819.6%★☆☆☆☆
201944.9627 of 106841.3%★★☆☆☆
201841.1617 of 100438.5%★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWashington percentileRating
201854.1221 of 54059.1%★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWashington percentileRating
202632.3747 of 100825.9%★☆☆☆☆
202541.1624 of 101338.4%★★☆☆☆
202427.5796 of 102422.3%★☆☆☆☆
202339.0634 of 101337.4%★★☆☆☆
202222.2882 of 101913.4%★☆☆☆☆
202120.8746 of 85412.6%★☆☆☆☆
201947.7532 of 97945.7%★★☆☆☆
201842.5498 of 83540.4%★★☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWashington percentileRating
202637.4695 of 105934.4%★★☆☆☆
202528.6800 of 109827.1%★☆☆☆☆
202427.0822 of 109925.2%★☆☆☆☆
202336.1692 of 109937.0%★★☆☆☆
202222.4885 of 111320.5%★☆☆☆☆
202119.3855 of 102516.6%★☆☆☆☆
201934.1731 of 107532.0%★★☆☆☆
201842.8568 of 99943.1%★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWashington percentileRating
202340.5120 of 19438.1%★★☆☆☆
201838.1138 of 21234.9%★★☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWashington percentileRating
202427.2268 of 33920.9%★☆☆☆☆
202373.254 of 30882.5%★★★★☆
202240.1264 of 47844.8%★★☆☆☆
201959.1166 of 56670.7%★★★★☆
201842.5349 of 63745.2%★★☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWashington percentileRating
202651.0451 of 90149.9%★★★☆☆
202539.6615 of 100738.9%★★☆☆☆
202457.8411 of 100959.3%★★★☆☆
Middle school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWashington percentileRating
202643.0279 of 51445.7%★★☆☆☆
202532.8354 of 53433.7%★★☆☆☆
202421.8436 of 53518.5%★☆☆☆☆
202329.6382 of 53929.1%★☆☆☆☆
202238.7316 of 54141.6%★★☆☆☆
202125.1400 of 52924.4%★☆☆☆☆
201929.3377 of 51226.4%★☆☆☆☆
201836.7281 of 43735.7%★★☆☆☆
201721.6344 of 43520.9%★☆☆☆☆
201626.3334 of 44324.6%★☆☆☆☆
201529.3319 of 44528.3%★☆☆☆☆
201351.7238 of 49852.2%★★★☆☆
201253.0229 of 49753.9%★★★☆☆
201146.0279 of 49243.3%★★☆☆☆
201058.8187 of 48361.3%★★★☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWashington percentileRating
202640.559 of 10041.0%★★☆☆☆
202523.787 of 10113.9%★☆☆☆☆
202418.972 of 9020.0%★☆☆☆☆
202328.471 of 9626.0%★☆☆☆☆
202229.175 of 10427.9%★☆☆☆☆
202123.290 of 10615.1%★☆☆☆☆
201930.881 of 11127.0%★☆☆☆☆
201834.741 of 6637.9%★★☆☆☆

Asian

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWashington percentileRating
202545.677 of 14747.6%★★☆☆☆
202449.773 of 14850.7%★★★☆☆
202350.271 of 14551.0%★★★☆☆
202276.138 of 16176.4%★★★★☆
202164.549 of 14967.1%★★★☆☆
201941.989 of 15241.4%★★☆☆☆
201844.572 of 12341.5%★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWashington percentileRating
202480.412 of 7884.6%★★★★☆
202266.812 of 6381.0%★★★★☆
202170.012 of 5076.0%★★★★☆
201971.118 of 10082.0%★★★★☆
201865.014 of 13589.6%★★★★★

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWashington percentileRating
202643.4244 of 44344.9%★★☆☆☆
202538.1289 of 47138.6%★★☆☆☆
202425.1363 of 46421.8%★☆☆☆☆
202328.1341 of 46426.5%★☆☆☆☆
202243.7254 of 47947.0%★★☆☆☆
202130.9326 of 46930.5%★★☆☆☆
201931.2323 of 45228.5%★☆☆☆☆
201832.2262 of 37630.3%★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWashington percentileRating
202355.8120 of 33664.3%★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWashington percentileRating
202649.9210 of 45353.6%★★★☆☆
202535.6304 of 45733.5%★★☆☆☆
202421.8378 of 45516.9%★☆☆☆☆
202334.8302 of 46334.8%★★☆☆☆
202243.5254 of 47546.5%★★☆☆☆
202130.1331 of 45827.7%★☆☆☆☆
201930.2338 of 44824.6%★☆☆☆☆
201832.3252 of 34927.8%★☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWashington percentileRating
202640.7263 of 45442.1%★★☆☆☆
202533.9317 of 47232.8%★★☆☆☆
202425.9349 of 46625.1%★☆☆☆☆
202329.6336 of 47028.5%★☆☆☆☆
202235.3304 of 48036.7%★★☆☆☆
202124.4364 of 47623.5%★☆☆☆☆
201927.8337 of 45325.6%★☆☆☆☆
201839.6221 of 37140.4%★★☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWashington percentileRating
202258.254 of 19972.9%★★★★☆
202139.3117 of 21044.3%★★☆☆☆
201825.7221 of 26817.5%★☆☆☆☆
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)
Elementary school
Hispanic (2018)59th percentile+18 vs school
White (2026)50th percentile+20 vs school
English Language Learner (2024)48th percentile+22 vs school
Multi-racial (2023)38th percentile~ school
Male (2026)34th percentile+5 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)26th percentile-4 vs school
Special Education (2024)21st percentile-5 vs school
Female (2026)21st percentile-9 vs school
African American (2026)12th percentile-18 vs school
Asian (2024)4th percentile-21 vs school
Middle school
English Language Learner (2024)85th percentile+66 vs school
Special Education (2022)73rd percentile+31 vs school
Hispanic (2023)64th percentile+35 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)54th percentile+8 vs school
Asian (2025)48th percentile+14 vs school
Female (2026)45th percentile~ school
Male (2026)42nd percentile-4 vs school
African American (2026)41st percentile-5 vs school
By subject vs Washington (2025-2026) ?
English Language Arts42%-11 vs state
Math34%-9 vs state
Science32%-19 vs state

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Students at South Shore Pk-8 School are 45% African American, 19% White, 16% Asian, 11% Hispanic, 10% Two or more races.

South Shore Pk-8 School ranks 799th of 1138 Washington elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

In the 2024-25 school year, 546 students attended South Shore Pk-8 School.

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2025–26 SBAC & WCAS test scoresNewSep 10, 2026
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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau, the Washington State Department of Health and the Washington Office of Superindentent of Public Instruction.

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