Best Public Schools in Zip Code 98118

Summary:

The 98118 zip code area of Seattle, Washington is home to 14 schools, including 9 elementary schools, 1 middle school, and 4 high schools. This diverse educational landscape serves a wide range of students, with varying levels of academic performance and socioeconomic backgrounds.

Among the standout schools in the area, Hawthorne Elementary School shines with the highest overall academic proficiency, with over 60% of students meeting or exceeding standards in English Language Arts and Math. In contrast, schools like Martin Luther King Junior Elementary School and Emerson Elementary School struggle, with only around 20-40% of students meeting proficiency standards. The data suggests a strong correlation between socioeconomic status, as measured by free and reduced-price lunch rates, and academic performance.

At the high school level, the area faces significant challenges, with Rainier Beach High School and Alan T. Sugiyama High School reporting low graduation rates and high dropout rates. This highlights the need for targeted interventions to support student success and ensure equitable access to quality education for all students in the Seattle School District No. 1 and the Rainier Valley Leadership Academy.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2023)				Ranking (2022)				WCAS Science (2023)				SBAC English Language Arts (2023)								SBAC Math (2023)								% 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 (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
Rainier Valley Leadership Academy	Public, Charter	6-12	6020 Rainier Avenue S	Seattle	98118	King County	Rainier Valley Leadership Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(206) 659-0956	145	13	11.2	77.9%	5 (3.4%)	92 (63.4%)	22 (15.2%)	11 (7.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (9.0%)								(n/a)		37.5		24.2				25.9	28.6	31.6	35.3	29.8						33.3		12.1											$32,801	$6,222	$26,579
Martin Luther King Junior Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6725 45 Ave S	Seattle	98118	King County	Seattle School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(206) 252-6770	267	19	13.7	68.9%	22 (8.2%)	130 (48.7%)	38 (14.2%)	54 (20.2%)	4 (1.5%)	1 (0.4%)	17 (6.4%)	27.4	866^th of 1168 public elementary schools	25.9%		26.9	865^th of 1169 public elementary schools	26.0%	1	40.0			40.0	30.0	32.5	53.3					37.3	28.2	34.2	36.7					32.7	69.2	76.9	76.9	76.9	76.9	71.8	92.3	76.9	71.8	71.8	$28,343	$4,161	$24,181
Dunlap Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4525 S Cloverdale St	Seattle	98118	King County	Seattle School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(206) 252-7000	290	23	12.8	79.0%	20 (6.9%)	96 (33.1%)	64 (22.1%)	77 (26.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (11.0%)	27.1	870^th of 1168 public elementary schools	25.5%		33.3	783^rd of 1169 public elementary schools	33.0%	87	33.3			33.3	50.0	39.5	36.7					43.2	39.6	32.4	23.3					33.0	75.8	93.9	93.9	93.9	93.9	81.8	97.0	87.9	81.8	81.8	$29,498	$4,787	$24,711
Emerson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	9709 60 Av S	Seattle	98118	King County	Seattle School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(206) 252-7100	328	29	11.5	80.8%	29 (8.8%)	153 (46.6%)	70 (21.3%)	39 (11.9%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	32 (9.8%)	7.2	1128^th of 1168 public elementary schools	3.4%		6.1	1146^th of 1169 public elementary schools	2.0%	18	13.2			13.2	22.9	22.9	21.1					22.4	22.5	25.0						18.5	81.8	90.9	81.8	81.8	81.8	90.9	94.6	87.3	90.9	90.9	$27,495	$4,343	$23,152
Graham Hill Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5149 S Graham St	Seattle	98118	King County	Seattle School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(206) 252-7140	268	19	13.8	54.9%	53 (19.8%)	70 (26.1%)	67 (25.0%)	48 (17.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	27 (10.1%)	31.3	805^th of 1168 public elementary schools	31.1%		38.9	697^th of 1169 public elementary schools	40.4%	108	36.8			36.8	35.6	51.4	37.8					41.0	46.7	42.9	18.9					36.8	81.6	84.2	84.2	84.2	84.2	84.2	84.2	84.2	84.2	84.2	$24,534	$1,678	$22,856
Alan T. Sugiyama High School	Public	9-12	8601 Rainier Ave S	Seattle	98118	King County	Seattle School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(206) 252-6600	31	5	5.9	67.7%	1 (3.2%)	10 (32.3%)	10 (32.3%)	2 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (9.7%)	5 (16.1%)								(n/a)																															$65,782	$6,517	$59,265
Rainier Beach High School	Public	9-12	8815 Seward Park Av S	Seattle	98118	King County	Seattle School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(206) 252-6350	818	46	17.8	80.4%	39 (4.8%)	345 (42.2%)	148 (18.1%)	197 (24.1%)	5 (0.6%)	14 (1.7%)	67 (8.2%)	21.3	354^th of 442 public high schools	19.9%		12.8	399^th of 434 public high schools	8.1%	45			20.2	20.2							52.8	52.8							21.9	21.9											$22,570	$1,734	$20,836
Aki Kurose Middle School	Public	6-8	3928 S Graham St	Seattle	98118	King County	Seattle School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(206) 252-7700	772	47	16.4	65.7%	122 (15.8%)	248 (32.1%)	134 (17.4%)	178 (23.1%)	1 (0.1%)	9 (1.2%)	74 (9.6%)	37.2	323^rd of 539 public middle schools	40.1%		31.4	374^th of 541 public middle schools	30.9%	51		23.6		23.6				45.3	45.3	44.6		45.1				40.5	32.1	29.9		34.7											$21,659	$2,099	$19,560
Wing Luke Elementary School	Public	K-5	3701 S Kenyon St	Seattle	98118	King County	Seattle School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(206) 252-7630	281	26	10.7	74.0%	29 (10.3%)	152 (54.1%)	16 (5.7%)	68 (24.2%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.7%)	13 (4.6%)	49.1	560^th of 1168 public elementary schools	52.1%		54.3	487^th of 1169 public elementary schools	58.3%	73	42.6			42.6	51.5	52.9	63.3					56.4	42.4	48.1	36.7					42.5	79.6	87.8	87.8	87.8	87.8	83.7	93.9	85.7	83.7	83.7	$29,530	$3,276	$26,253
Orca K-8 School	Public	K-8	5215 46 Ave S	Seattle	98118	King County	Seattle School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(206) 252-6900	398	27	14.7	44.2%	146 (36.7%)	127 (31.9%)	50 (12.6%)	25 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (11.3%)	48.8	564^th of 1168 public elementary schools	51.7%		55.4	477^th of 1169 public elementary schools	59.2%	87	59.1	18.2		41.6	50.0	60.0	53.5	17.7	35.7	21.2		41.7	52.0	60.0	42.2	17.7	48.3	21.2		41.6	87.9	87.9	87.9	87.9	87.9	87.9	87.9	87.9	87.9	87.9	$20,649	$1,976	$18,673
Hawthorne Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4100 39 Av S	Seattle	98118	King County	Seattle School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(206) 252-7210	363	23	16.1	32.5%	177 (48.8%)	44 (12.1%)	60 (16.5%)	32 (8.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (12.7%)	70.7	319^th of 1168 public elementary schools	72.7%		72.7	298^th of 1169 public elementary schools	74.5%	21	49.1			49.1	56.9	72.1	56.4					62.3	72.6	72.1	45.5					63.5	94.0	95.5	98.5	98.5	98.5	95.5	95.5	95.5	95.5	95.5	$21,752	$2,267	$19,485
South Shore Pk-8 School	Public	PK, KG-8	4800 S Henderson St	Seattle	98118	King County	Seattle School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(206) 252-7600	602	45	13.2	69.8%	93 (15.4%)	273 (45.3%)	70 (11.6%)	95 (15.8%)	4 (0.7%)	3 (0.5%)	61 (10.1%)	35.3	750^th of 1168 public elementary schools	35.8%		27.3	860^th of 1169 public elementary schools	26.4%	110	37.8	29.9		33.0	53.5	45.9	50.0	31.3	45.5	41.8		44.1	44.8	49.2	25.0	20.0	24.6	40.9		34.1	89.7	89.7	91.4	91.4	91.4	89.7	94.8	91.4	89.7	89.7	$26,594	$1,903	$24,691
Interagency Open Doors	Public	9-12	3528 S. Ferdinand Street	Seattle	98118	King County	Seattle School District No. 1	No	No	No	No	(206) 252-0010	84	0		47.6%	30 (35.7%)	11 (13.1%)	12 (14.3%)	7 (8.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (16.7%)								(n/a)																															$15,759	$1,085	$14,674

Cities Near Zip Code 98118

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Seattle	0.26 mi	137	94^th
Mercer Island	1.86 mi	6	3^rd
Tukwila	2.13 mi	7	168^th
Renton	3.51 mi	40	109^th
Newcastle	3.89 mi	3	35^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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