Summary:
Schools in ZIP code 98122 include seven schools serving about 2,883 students from elementary through high school: three elementary schools and four high schools, all part of the Seattle School District No. 1. The area offers a wide range of school settings, from large traditional schools to small programs serving specialized student populations.
Garfield High School is the strongest all-around school in the group, ranking in the 90th percentile and reporting a 91.1% graduation rate. It performs especially well in English language arts and science, although its math results trail the district while remaining above the state. Nova High School has an even higher recent ranking, in the 92nd percentile, with strong prior-year ELA and science results. However, Nova’s graduation rate is 76.1% and its dropout rate is 13.4%, so its excellent academic ranking does not tell the whole story. Seattle World School and Interagency Detention School are smaller, specialized programs and should not be compared directly with comprehensive high schools. Much of their test data is suppressed, and Seattle World reports a 22.7% graduation rate and 40.0% dropout rate.
Elementary performance is more mixed, with all three schools below the statewide midpoint in their latest rankings. Madrona K-5 School is the strongest elementary school and the most improved, gaining substantially in ELA, math, and overall ranking. Bailey Gatzert Elementary School also improved but remains the lowest-ranked elementary school in the group. Leschi Elementary School has the highest reported per-student spending and lowest student-teacher ratio among the elementary schools, yet its recent proficiency and ranking declined. Overall, the clearest strengths are Garfield’s consistency, Nova’s academic performance, and Madrona’s improvement, while elementary achievement and high-school math remain key areas for attention.
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