Best Public Schools in Zip Code 98074

Summary:

The 98074 zip code area is home to 8 high-performing schools in the Lake Washington School District, which is ranked 4th out of 249 districts in Washington and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger. The schools include 5 elementary schools, 2 middle schools, and 1 high school, all of which consistently outperform state and district averages on standardized tests.

Among the standout schools in this area are Eastlake High School, ranked 4th out of 442 high schools in Washington with a 97.9% 4-year graduation rate, and several top-ranked elementary schools, including Samantha Smith Elementary (ranked 9th out of 1,169) and Christa McAuliffe Elementary (ranked 4th out of 1,169), all of which have over 90% of students proficient in English Language Arts and Math.

The schools in this area serve a relatively affluent community, with low percentages of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 1.82% to 10.26%. However, the data suggests a positive correlation between spending per student and academic performance, indicating the importance of adequate funding for education. Overall, the schools in the 98074 zip code area are consistently high-performing, providing a quality education to their students.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2023)				Ranking (2022)				WCAS Science (2023)				SBAC English Language Arts (2023)								SBAC Math (2023)								% Completely Immunized (2023)	% Polio (2023)	% Measles (2023)	% Mumps (2023)	% Rubella (2023)	% Diphtheria (2023)	% Hepatitis B (2023)	% Varicella (2023)	% Pertussis (2023)	% Tetanus (2023)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2022)
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 (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	SchoolDigger Rating (2023)	Average Standard Score (2022)	Statewide Rank (2022)	State Percentile (2022)	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
Eastlake High School	Public	9-12	400 228th NE	Sammamish	98074	King County	Lake Washington School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(425) 936-1500	2,349	110	21.2	6.3%	1,104 (47.0%)	41 (1.7%)	173 (7.4%)	854 (36.4%)	3 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	157 (6.7%)	98.3	4^th of 442 public high schools	99.1%		96.8	7^th of 434 public high schools	98.4%	3			91.8	91.8							93.3	93.3							71.4	71.3											$17,065	$506	$16,559
Margaret Mead Elementary	Public	K-5	1725 216th AVE NE	Sammamish	98074	King County	Lake Washington School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(425) 936-2630	607	32	18.8	5.3%	236 (38.9%)	12 (2.0%)	27 (4.4%)	279 (46.0%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	49 (8.1%)	96.9	26^th of 1168 public elementary schools	97.8%		97.1	26^th of 1169 public elementary schools	97.8%		88.9			88.9	85.1	82.4	87.0					84.8	86.0	85.3	78.0					83.3	97.6	98.8	97.6	97.6	97.6	98.8	98.8	98.8	98.8	98.8	$17,541	$590	$16,951
Samantha Smith Elementary	Public	K-5	23305 NE 14th St	Sammamish	98074	King County	Lake Washington School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(425) 936-2710	617	33	18.6	2.9%	154 (25.0%)	2 (0.3%)	22 (3.6%)	408 (66.1%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (4.4%)	98.2	9^th of 1168 public elementary schools	99.2%		97.7	14^th of 1169 public elementary schools	98.8%	5	89.6			89.6	92.1	83.3	93.3					89.5	96.0	88.8	83.0					88.6	98.5	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	98.5	100.0	100.0	100.0	$17,688	$525	$17,163
Christa Mcauliffe Elementary	Public	K-5	23823 NE 22nd	Sammamish	98074	King County	Lake Washington School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(425) 936-2620	495	31	15.9	1.8%	152 (30.7%)	4 (0.8%)	25 (5.1%)	280 (56.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (6.9%)	98.5	4^th of 1168 public elementary schools	99.7%		97.9	10^th of 1169 public elementary schools	99.1%	6	88.0			88.0	96.2	86.5	92.4					91.4	94.9	94.8	85.0					91.4	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$20,633	$613	$20,020
Inglewood Middle School	Public	6-8	24120 NE 8th ST	Sammamish	98074	King County	Lake Washington School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(425) 936-2360	1,211	56	21.5	5.4%	523 (43.2%)	17 (1.4%)	81 (6.7%)	496 (41.0%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	82 (6.8%)	97.8	8^th of 539 public middle schools	98.5%		97.8	8^th of 541 public middle schools	98.5%			81.3		81.3				79.2	81.6	88.5		83.0				80.0	73.6	78.9		77.5											$16,586	$1,030	$15,556
Elizabeth Blackwell Elementary	Public	K-5	3225 - 205th PL NE	Sammamish	98074	King County	Lake Washington School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(425) 936-2520	508	28	18.1	3.1%	175 (34.4%)	5 (1.0%)	25 (4.9%)	270 (53.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (6.1%)	95.7	42^nd of 1168 public elementary schools	96.4%		95.8	36^th of 1169 public elementary schools	96.9%	6	91.7			91.7	86.1	79.6	87.4					84.4	81.6	77.8	71.9					76.9	93.6	93.6	94.9	94.9	94.9	93.6	96.2	94.9	93.6	93.6	$18,743	$550	$18,193
Renaissance School of Art and Reasoning	Public	6-8	400 228th Ave NE	Sammamish	98074	King County	Lake Washington School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(425) 936-1544	78	3	23.2	10.3%	30 (38.5%)	2 (2.6%)	2 (2.6%)	36 (46.2%)	1 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (9.0%)	96.5	16^th of 539 public middle schools	97.0%		92	37^th of 541 public middle schools	93.2%	21		66.7		66.7				92.3				91.0				80.0	73.9	68.8		75.0											$16,515	$506	$16,009
Rachel Carson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1035 - 244th Ave NE	Sammamish	98074	King County	Lake Washington School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(425) 936-2750	527	31	16.9	2.3%	149 (28.3%)	6 (1.1%)	18 (3.4%)	311 (59.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (8.0%)	97.8	16^th of 1168 public elementary schools	98.6%		97.9	8^th of 1169 public elementary schools	99.3%	8	89.9			89.9	88.6	90.1	89.9					89.6	82.5	93.5	82.3					86.5	95.2	98.4	96.8	96.8	96.8	98.4	100.0	95.2	98.4	98.4	$18,058	$626	$17,433

Cities Near Zip Code 98074

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Sammamish	0.23 mi	14	2^nd
Redmond	1.65 mi	24	4^th
Bellevue	2.49 mi	31	24^th
Issaquah	2.52 mi	15	6^th
Kirkland	6.38 mi	28	10^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.

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