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Best Elementary Schools
in Lake Washington School District

This page covers 32 elementary schools in Lake Washington School District. Rankings use a composite of neighborhood opportunity, class sizes, and per-student investment — signals available consistently from federal data across all US public schools. Schools in this district score near the national median on neighborhood opportunity. Use these rankings as a starting point; pair them with school visits and conversations with local parents before making any enrollment decision.

32
Schools Ranked
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Elementary Schools Rankings

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1
rank
Helen Keller Elementary
Grades KG–05328 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (12.4:1) · above-average investment ($19,952/student)
63
/100
Student:Teacher
12.4:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
56/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$19,952
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
26%
Low economic need
2
rank
Benjamin Franklin Elementary
Grades KG–05399 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($19,952/student)
62
/100
Student:Teacher
15.3:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
56/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$19,952
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
8%
Low economic need
3
rank
Henry David Thoreau Elementary
Grades KG–05409 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($19,952/student)
62
/100
Student:Teacher
15.0:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
56/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$19,952
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
13%
Low economic need
4
rank
Horace Mann Elementary
Grades KG–05305 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($19,952/student)
61
/100
Student:Teacher
14.1:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
50/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$19,952
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
6%
Low economic need
5
rank
John Muir Elementary
Grades PK–05393 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($19,952/student)
61
/100
Student:Teacher
14.3:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
56/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$19,952
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
32%
Low economic need
6
rank
Lakeview Elementary
Grades KG–05438 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($19,952/student)
61
/100
Student:Teacher
14.9:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
56/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$19,952
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
19%
Low economic need
7
rank
Mark Twain Elementary
Grades KG–05665 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($19,952/student)
61
/100
Student:Teacher
15.3:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
56/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$19,952
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
15%
Low economic need
8
rank
Rose Hill Elementary
Grades KG–05477 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($19,952/student)
61
/100
Student:Teacher
15.3:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
56/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$19,952
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
16%
Low economic need
9
rank
Laura Ingalls Wilder Elementary
Grades PK–05349 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($19,952/student)
61
/100
Student:Teacher
15.4:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
53/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$19,952
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
5%
Low economic need
10
rank
Christa Mcauliffe Elementary
Grades KG–05495 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($19,952/student)
61
/100
Student:Teacher
16.0:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
54/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$19,952
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
2%
Low economic need
22 more elementary schools in Lake Washington School District not shown here.
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How We Rank Elementary Schools

Each school receives a composite score (0–100) built from 4 federal data signals, weighted to reflect what matters most at the elementary school level. All signals are normalised against national benchmarks so a school's score reflects its standing across the entire US, not just within this district.

Neighborhood Opportunity
40%
Harvard Opportunity Atlas score for the school's neighbourhood. Higher means children from this area historically achieve stronger economic outcomes.
Student-Teacher Ratio
30%
Lower ratio = smaller classes = more individual attention per child. Normalised against national range.
Per-Pupil Expenditure
20%
Annual district spending per enrolled student from the NCES F-33 Finance Survey. Compared against national average.
Free Lunch Rate
10%
Percentage of students qualifying for free/reduced-price lunch. Used as a neighbourhood economic-context signal.
Test scores are excluded: they are not published as consistent open federal data across all states, making reliable cross-district comparison impossible with this signal alone.
District at a Glance
32
Elementary Schools
58
Total Schools
63
#1 Score
59
Avg Score
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About This Data

All figures on this page come directly from US federal open datasets: NCES Common Core of Data (enrollment, school characteristics, student-teacher ratios), NCES F-33 Finance Survey (per-pupil expenditure), Harvard Opportunity Atlas (neighbourhood opportunity scores). Federal data is published on an annual cycle and may not reflect the very latest school-year changes. Rankings reflect available data and should be used as a starting point — not a substitute for visiting schools or consulting district resources directly. What this ranking does not measure: teacher quality, classroom culture, extracurricular programmes, school safety, or parent and student satisfaction.