Best Elementary Schools in Zip Code 98010

Zip code 98010 has two public elementary schools serving grades PK–5: Black Diamond Elementary serves kindergarten through fifth grade, while Sawyer Woods Elementary School serves pre-kindergarten through fifth grade, with 717 students combined.

Both schools are strong statewide performers, ranking around the top quarter of Washington elementary schools and exceeding state proficiency rates in English language arts, math, and science. Black Diamond Elementary is the better choice for families prioritizing balanced performance: it leads in ELA, at 61.27%, and science, at 63.33%, while also having the lower student-teacher ratio of 15.9. Its fifth-grade ELA result is especially strong at 66.67%. Sawyer Woods Elementary School is the clear math leader, with 62.99% of students proficient compared with 52.45% at Black Diamond and 43.11% statewide. Its math results improve steadily from third through fifth grade, reaching 66.67% in fifth grade. Overall academic averages are similar, with Sawyer Woods slightly ahead because of its math performance.

The schools show different recent trends. Black Diamond Elementary has made the stronger ranking improvement, rising from the 54th to the 72nd percentile over three years, and its science proficiency increased sharply in the latest year. Sawyer Woods Elementary School has remained consistently highly rated, although its recent ELA and math results declined modestly while science improved. Parents comparing the schools should pay particular attention to Black Diamond’s weaker fifth-grade math result and Sawyer Woods’ lower third-grade ELA performance. The schools are in different districts—Enumclaw School District and Kent School District—but individual school results are more useful than district rankings for this comparison.