Best Elementary Schools in Zip Code 98272

ZIP code 98272 has three public elementary schools serving prekindergarten through 5th grade in the Monroe School District, with 1,475 students overall and a wide range of academic performance among schools in the same area.

Salem Woods Elementary School is the clear academic leader, ranking in the 87th percentile statewide. It reports 70.25% proficiency in English language arts (ELA) and 69.26% in math, well above both district and state averages. It also leads the area in every reported grade-level ELA and math result, including 76.74% proficiency in 5th-grade math. Its 2025–26 science and 5th-grade ELA results were suppressed, so those areas cannot be evaluated from the available data. Fryelands Elementary is a solid middle performer, ranking in the 65th percentile. It is near the state average in ELA, above average in math, and especially strong in science, with 61.11% proficiency. Fryelands also improved substantially in statewide ranking compared with the previous year, although 4th-grade math, at 37.74%, is an area needing attention.

Frank Wagner Elementary ranks lowest among the three schools, at the 17th percentile, with 28.39% ELA and 22.88% math proficiency. Math is a particular concern because proficiency remains below 30% in every reported grade. However, the school showed meaningful improvement in science, rising to 44.30%, and its statewide rank improved from the prior year. Across the ZIP code, the schools differ considerably despite sharing a district: Salem Woods offers the strongest reported academic results, Fryelands provides generally average-to-strong performance with notable science results, and Frank Wagner has the greatest need for academic improvement while showing some recent progress.