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Best Public Schools in Zip Code 98034

At a glance

Schools

5,601

Students

Districts

5-star schools

Top rankedEnvironmental & Adventure School5^th of 534 Washington middle schools

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Biggest riser

Discovery Community School up 10 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

John Muir Elementary 12.8 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

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3 schools without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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Summary:

Zip code 98034 in Kirkland, Washington, is served by 12 public schools—spanning elementary, middle, and high school grades—with the vast majority belonging to the highly-ranked Lake Washington School District.

Families in this area have access to several standout schools, including the exceptional Environmental & Adventure School (a middle school ranked in the state's top 1%), the high-performing Carl Sandburg Elementary, and the comprehensive Juanita High School. As a whole, schools here significantly outperform Washington state averages in English, math, and science, offering consistently strong educational options.

Key observations include that most schools show a relative strength in science and English over math in the upper grades, and while per-student spending and class sizes vary, they don't clearly correlate with performance in this sample. The smaller Discovery Community School performs well, demonstrating that effective learning can happen in different settings. Overall, 98034 provides excellent school choices within a top-tier district.

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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 8th Grade	WCAS Science 11th 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 10th 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 10th 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
Lake Washington Technical Academy	Public	11-12	11605 132nd Ave NE	Kirkland	98034	King County	Lake Washington Institute of Technology	No	No	No	No	(425) 739-8100	138	0			70 (50.7%)	1 (0.7%)	50 (36.2%)	6 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	10 (7.2%)								(n/a)
Open Doors at LWIT	Public	11-12	11605 132nd Ave NE	Kirkland	98034	King County	Lake Washington Institute of Technology	No	No	No	No	(425) 739-8274	5	0			1 (20.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (20.0%)	3 (60.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Carl Sandburg Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	12801 - 84th Ave NE	Kirkland	98034	King County	Lake Washington School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 936-2700	391	25	15.3	8.7%	216 (55.2%)	4 (1.0%)	41 (10.5%)	61 (15.6%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.3%)	55 (14.1%)	91	99^th of 1160 public elementary schools	91.5%		90.4	104^th of 1168 public elementary schools	91.1%	5	82.8			82.8	89.8	68.4	81.3					78.7	81.4	65.8	65.6					70.3	93.8	95.8	97.9	97.9	97.9	95.8	93.8	95.8	95.8	95.8	$19,101	$163	$18,937
Finn Hill Middle School	Public	6-8	8040 NE 132nd ST	Kirkland	98034	King County	Lake Washington School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 936-2340	664	34	19.5	23.3%	373 (56.2%)	26 (3.9%)	98 (14.8%)	81 (12.2%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	78 (11.7%)	72.3	122^nd of 534 public middle schools	77.2%		73.8	119^th of 535 public middle schools	77.8%	3		55.0		55.0				56.4	62.9	62.1		60.4				54.5	47.3	47.9		50.0											$17,677	$851	$16,826
Helen Keller Elementary	Public	K-5	13820 - 108th NE	Kirkland	98034	King County	Lake Washington School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 936-2580	300	20	14.6	31.3%	127 (42.3%)	15 (5.0%)	61 (20.3%)	41 (13.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	54 (18.0%)	59.5	437^th of 1160 public elementary schools	62.3%		63.2	408^th of 1168 public elementary schools	65.1%	29	40.9			40.9	53.1	68.9	59.5					59.6	60.0	54.4	42.9					53.6	95.2	95.2	95.2	95.2	95.2	95.2	97.6	95.2	95.2	95.2	$21,781	$163	$21,617
John Muir Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	14012 132nd AVE NE	Kirkland	98034	King County	Lake Washington School District	No	No	No	Yes	(425) 936-2640	321	25	12.8	30.5%	119 (37.1%)	22 (6.9%)	56 (17.4%)	76 (23.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (14.0%)	65.2	375^th of 1160 public elementary schools	67.7%		79.7	222^nd of 1168 public elementary schools	81.0%	153	61.5			61.5	53.2	57.6	66.7					58.1	50.0	57.6	51.3					53.1	91.7	91.7	93.8	93.8	93.8	91.7	93.8	93.8	91.7	91.7	$21,953	$542	$21,411
Juanita Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	9635 NE 132nd	Kirkland	98034	King County	Lake Washington School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 936-2570	394	26	14.9	22.6%	173 (43.9%)	21 (5.3%)	74 (18.8%)	75 (19.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (12.2%)	74.6	262^nd of 1160 public elementary schools	77.4%		78.1	238^th of 1168 public elementary schools	79.6%	24	72.6			72.6	53.1	56.9	73.1					61.2	62.0	52.9	71.2					62.1	93.9	95.9	95.9	95.9	95.9	95.9	98.0	93.9	95.9	95.9	$18,786	$163	$18,622
Juanita High School	Public	9-12	10601 NE 132nd	Kirkland	98034	King County	Lake Washington School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 936-1600	1,778	90	19.7	26.4%	880 (49.5%)	53 (3.0%)	329 (18.5%)	283 (15.9%)	4 (0.2%)	4 (0.2%)	206 (11.6%)	92	28^th of 438 public high schools	93.6%		92.5	29^th of 437 public high schools	93.4%	1			85.6	85.6							82.7	82.7							52.7	52.7											$18,058	$168	$17,890
Kamiakin Middle School	Public	6-8	14111 132nd Ave NE	Kirkland	98034	King County	Lake Washington School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 936-2400	573	29	19.9	28.4%	236 (41.2%)	18 (3.1%)	105 (18.3%)	156 (27.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (9.6%)	84.6	71^st of 534 public middle schools	86.7%		87.1	61^st of 535 public middle schools	88.6%	10		65.4		65.4				63.2	63.7	74.0		66.8				62.4	55.9	57.5		58.8											$18,786	$996	$17,791
Robert Frost Elementary	Public	K-5	11801 NE 140th	Kirkland	98034	King County	Lake Washington School District	No	No	No	Yes	(425) 936-2560	424	33	12.8	32.3%	186 (43.9%)	15 (3.5%)	131 (30.9%)	48 (11.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (10.1%)	64.6	382^nd of 1160 public elementary schools	67.1%		75.2	271^st of 1168 public elementary schools	76.8%	111	56.9			56.9	61.1	54.4	62.0					59.2	59.7	54.4	46.5					53.6	91.7	94.4	97.2	97.2	97.2	98.6	94.4	95.8	98.6	98.6	$20,523	$605	$19,917
Henry David Thoreau Elementary	Public	K-5	8224 NE 138th	Kirkland	98034	King County	Lake Washington School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 936-2720	404	24	17.0	16.1%	224 (55.4%)	5 (1.2%)	47 (11.6%)	80 (19.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	45 (11.1%)	87	140^th of 1160 public elementary schools	87.9%		90.8	97^th of 1168 public elementary schools	91.7%	43	77.1			77.1	70.2	80.0	74.3					74.4	66.7	65.2	64.3					65.5	89.4	93.9	97.0	97.0	97.0	95.5	90.9	92.4	95.5	95.5	$19,299	$163	$19,136
Discovery Community School	Public	K-5	12801 84th NE	Kirkland	98034	King County	Lake Washington School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 936-2704	71	3	21.8	7.0%	34 (47.9%)	1 (1.4%)	4 (5.6%)	23 (32.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (12.7%)	82.7	189^th of 1160 public elementary schools	83.7%		82.3	199^th of 1168 public elementary schools	83.0%	10						63.6						80.6		63.6	69.2					72.2	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$13,448	$163	$13,285
Environmental & Adventure School	Public, Magnet	6-8	8040 NE 132nd	Kirkland	98034	King County	Lake Washington School District	No	Yes	No	No	(425) 936-2355	138	6	22.2	5.8%	74 (53.6%)	2 (1.4%)	8 (5.8%)	34 (24.6%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (13.0%)	98.6	5^th of 534 public middle schools	99.1%		99.1	4^th of 535 public middle schools	99.3%	1		85.1		85.1				80.9	85.4	89.4		85.2				87.2	81.3	87.2		85.2											$16,022	$410	$15,613
Futures School	Public	9-12	10601 NE 132nd	Kirkland	98034	King County	Lake Washington School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 936-1635	0	0	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)

Cities Near Zip Code 98034

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Kirkland	0.2 mi	28	20^th
Redmond	1.78 mi	24	4^th
Kenmore	1.91 mi	5	14^th
Bothell	1.92 mi	25	28^th
Woodinville	3.62 mi	14	16^th

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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.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.