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Best Elementary Schools in Zip Code 98074

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At a glance

Schools

2,561

Students

5-star schools

Top rankedSamantha Smith Elementary10^th of 1,138 Washington elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Rachel Carson Elementary up 20 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Margaret Mead Elementary 16.3 students per teacher

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Summary:

ZIP code 98074 in Sammamish has five elementary schools, all serving kindergarten through fifth grade except Rachel Carson Elementary, which also lists prekindergarten; all belong to the highly rated Lake Washington School District.

This is an unusually strong group of schools: the four schools with current statewide rankings are all in the top 5% of Washington elementary schools, and the district ranks fourth among 238 Washington districts. Samantha Smith Elementary is the strongest currently ranked school, placing 10th statewide and reporting 87.9% proficiency in both English language arts and math, plus 89.47% in science. Christa McAuliffe Elementary has the strongest recent history, ranking second statewide in 2024–2025 and reporting proficiency above 92% in all three tested subjects that year. Its current math result, 95.39%, is also the highest reported figure, although current English and science results are suppressed and unavailable for comparison.

The remaining schools are also high performers, with differences mainly in grade-level patterns. Rachel Carson Elementary ranks 28th statewide and stands out for third-grade English language arts at 90.14% and strong fifth-grade results. Elizabeth Blackwell Elementary ranks 30th and shows balanced performance, especially in science at 86.81%. Margaret Mead Elementary ranks 50th and remains strong overall, but its fifth-grade math proficiency of 66.37% is notably lower than the other schools’ reported results. School sizes are similar, ranging from 472 to 580 students, and student-teacher ratios are also close, so families may want to focus on grade-level strengths, current reporting, and school-specific fit rather than broad quality differences.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				WCAS Science (2026)		SBAC English Language Arts (2026)				SBAC Math (2026)				% 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 (2025)	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	% 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
Margaret Mead Elementary	Public	K-5	1725 216th AVE NE	Sammamish	98074	King County	Lake Washington School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 936-2630	580	35	16.3	4.8%	219 (37.8%)	13 (2.2%)	25 (4.3%)	270 (46.6%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.7%)	47 (8.1%)	95.4	50^th of 1138 public elementary schools	95.6%		94.1	58^th of 1160 public elementary schools	95.0%	8	82.5	82.5	86.8	75.3	80.7	81.2	88.7	80.7	66.4	78.2	97.1	97.1	100.0	100.0	100.0	97.1	98.6	98.6	97.1	97.1	$16,601	$163	$16,437
Samantha Smith Elementary	Public	K-5	23305 NE 14th St	Sammamish	98074	King County	Lake Washington School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 936-2710	545	30	17.9	3.3%	110 (20.2%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.4%)	384 (70.5%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.4%)	98.2	10^th of 1138 public elementary schools	99.1%		98	8^th of 1160 public elementary schools	99.3%	2	89.5	89.5		85.7		87.9			81.1	87.9	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$16,756	$164	$16,593
Christa Mcauliffe Elementary	Public	K-5	23823 NE 22nd	Sammamish	98074	King County	Lake Washington School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 936-2620	472	28	17.1	1.5%	132 (28.0%)	1 (0.2%)	29 (6.1%)	274 (58.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (7.6%)								(n/a)										95.4	96.3	98.2	98.2	98.2	98.2	98.2	98.2	96.3	98.2	98.2	$19,243	$163	$19,080
Elizabeth Blackwell Elementary	Public	K-5	3225 - 205th PL NE	Sammamish	98074	King County	Lake Washington School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 936-2520	478	29	16.6	5.2%	172 (36.0%)	7 (1.5%)	28 (5.9%)	255 (53.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.9%)	96.5	30^th of 1138 public elementary schools	97.4%		95.8	38^th of 1160 public elementary schools	96.7%	8	86.8	86.8	82.6	80.5	81.3	81.4	84.5	75.3	79.1	79.4	96.7	98.3	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	98.3	100.0	100.0	$17,518	$163	$17,355
Rachel Carson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1035 - 244th Ave NE	Sammamish	98074	King County	Lake Washington School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 936-2750	486	29	16.9	2.5%	120 (24.7%)	9 (1.9%)	18 (3.7%)	302 (62.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (7.6%)	96.7	28^th of 1138 public elementary schools	97.5%		94.9	48^th of 1160 public elementary schools	95.9%	20	83.7	83.7	90.1	82.0	82.4	84.5	85.9	77.3	76.7	79.6	91.9	91.9	91.9	91.9	91.9	91.9	96.8	91.9	91.9	91.9	$17,841	$163	$17,677

Cities Near Zip Code 98074

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Sammamish	0.23 mi	14	3^rd
Redmond	1.65 mi	23	4^th
Bellevue	2.49 mi	31	32^nd
Issaquah	2.52 mi	15	7^th
Kirkland	6.38 mi	27	20^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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