Summary:
ZIP code 98126 includes three public elementary schools serving pre-kindergarten through fifth grade—Fairmount Park Elementary School, West Seattle Elementary School, and Roxhill Elementary School—all part of Seattle School District No. 1 and enrolling 1,022 students altogether.
For families seeking the strongest academic results, Fairmount Park is the clear standout. It ranks 78th out of 1,138 Washington elementary schools, placing it in the 93rd percentile, and earned a five-star rating. In 2025–26, 78.77% of students were proficient in English language arts, 72.63% in math, and 78.43% in science—well above both district and state averages. Results were also consistent across grades, including especially strong fifth-grade ELA performance. Fairmount Park improved in all three subjects from the prior year and appears to offer the most consistently high achievement in the ZIP code.
West Seattle is a middle-performing option, ranking in the 40th percentile with a two-star rating. Its overall proficiency rates—45.09% in ELA, 40.59% in math, and 42.86% in science—were below district and state averages, but science improved substantially year over year. Results vary by grade, with third-grade math reaching 59.65% but fifth-grade math falling to 20%, suggesting that families may want to ask about grade-specific support. Roxhill ranks lowest, at the 17th percentile with a one-star rating, and its results remain low across every subject and grade. Its 2025–26 proficiency rates were 33.94% in ELA, 28.70% in math, and 26.67% in science. Overall, the schools show a wide range of outcomes within the same district, making school-specific visits and questions about instructional support especially important.
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