Best Public Schools in Zip Code 98104

Summary:

Zip code 98104 in Seattle contains one public high school, Summit Public School: Sierra, serving grades 9 through 12 with an enrollment of 214 students.

This school presents a mixed performance picture for the 2024-2025 year. Its statewide ranking has shown significant volatility, dropping sharply to the 36th percentile after being in the 70th percentile the previous year, and its academic proficiency is below state averages, with a particularly concerning gap in mathematics where only 24% of students are proficient. However, the school also demonstrates strengths in student support, maintaining a graduation rate slightly above the state average and a dropout rate that is below average, suggesting success in keeping students engaged through to completion.

With a student-teacher ratio of 15-to-1 and per-student spending near $21,000, the school operates with substantial resources. Parents should note the dramatic one-year decline in ranking and star rating, which warrants investigation, and the significant need for improvement in mathematics instruction. The school, part of the Summit Public School: Sierra district, succeeds in graduating students but faces clear challenges in standardized academic performance.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				WCAS Science (2025)		SBAC English Language Arts (2025)		SBAC Math (2025)		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 11th Grade	WCAS Science All Grades	SBAC English Language Arts 10th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts All Grades	SBAC Math 10th Grade	SBAC Math All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Summit Public School: Sierra	Public, Charter	9-12	1025 S King St	Seattle	98104	King County	Summit Public School: Sierra	Yes	No	No	Yes	(206) 453-2520	214	14	15.2	38.3%	88 (41.1%)	56 (26.2%)	28 (13.1%)	8 (3.7%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (12.1%)	37.1	280^th of 438 public high schools	36.1%		64.2	130^th of 437 public high schools	70.3%	150	49.0	49.0	51.7	51.7	24.1	24.1	$20,964	$627	$20,337

Cities Near Zip Code 98104

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Seattle	0.47 mi	138	89^th
Medina	4.38 mi	1	1^st
Mercer Island	4.99 mi	6	2^nd
Bellevue	5.6 mi	31	32^nd
Tukwila	5.93 mi	6	180^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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