Seattle Public Schools
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Seattle Public Schools is the school district
serving Seattle
, Washington, USA. Its headquarters are in the John Stanford Center for Educational Excellence.
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s), a school for the deaf, and nine "special schools... for pupils who do not progress normally in regular classes."
In the early 20th century, Seattle Public Schools were "exemplary" under the leadership (1901–1922) of superintendent Frank B. Cooper and a series of "civic-minded progressives
" who served on the Seattle school board.
was founded as the Territorial University in 1861, its initial class offerings were not at a level that would now be considered those of a college or university. Its first class offering was a primary school (elementary school) taught by Asa Mercer, and for some years it was jointly supervised by the newly formed Seattle School Board its own Board of Regents. It functioned as Seattle's first public school.
In 1867, the public school moved to what was then the County Building on Third Avenue between James and Jefferson, the site of today's Prefontaine Fountain. A year later, the school moved to Yesler
's Pavilion (later Yesler's Hall) at present-day First and Cherry. A year later the school moved again to a temporary building (called Bacon's Hall after its first teacher, Carrie Bacon) located at the site of the present King County Court House. In 1870 the first "permanent" school building, the Central School, opened on Third Avenue between Madison and Spring Streets. It originally had two classrooms; a third was built in its attic in 1881.
Meanwhile, in 1873 the two-room North School opened at Third and Pine, and in 1875 the school district had purchased 1.4 acres (5,665.6 m²) at 6th and Madison, where the Sixth Street School, also known as Eastern School, opened promptly in a temporary building and grew into successively larger and better-built buildings in 1877 and 1883. The latter, an "elegant wooden building" with an imposing "French mansard roof, clock tower, and tall central belfry" superseded the old Central School as well as the North School. From 1884, it was known as the Central School. Classes extended through 12th grade, and the first class graduated from 12th grade in 1886. However the school burned in 1888.
The district had, in this period, started a number of other schools, including the even more imposing Denny School on Battery Street between 5th and 6th Avenues in Belltown
, opened 1884. Described as "an architectural jewel... the finest schoolhouse on the West Coast," it was demolished in 1928 as part of the Denny Regrade
project. When the Central School burned in 1888, its high school and first grade classes were parcelled out to the Denny School, other classes to the former downtown building of the university, with other classes going to temporary facilities, some of which also burned, in the Great Seattle Fire
.
A new brick Central School opened in 1889 at Seventh and Madison, and was repeatedly expanded with annexes and extensions. After a separate high school opened in 1902, the Central School was briefly known in 1903 as the Washington School before returning to its older name. The Central School functioned as an elementary school until 1938, and then until 1949 as the Central Branch of the Edison Technical School. The building was fatally damaged by the 1949 earthquake and completely razed in 1953; its site is now under Interstate 5
.
Jr. high schools and middle schools previously included in district:
Elementary schools previously included in district:
(NRHP):
Except for Broadway High School, all of these also are official city landmarks, as are the following past and present schools:
, where they rejected Seattle Public Schools longstanding use of "racial tie-breakers" in assigning students to schools. The decision prohibited assigning students to public schools solely for the purpose of achieving racial integration
and declined to recognize racial balancing as a compelling state interest. In a fragmented opinion delivered by Chief Justice
John Roberts, five justices held that the School Boards did not present any "compelling state interest" that would justify the assignment of school seats on the basis of race. Chief Justice Roberts wrote that "the way to stop discrimination on the basis of race is to stop discriminating on the basis of race." Associate Justice
Anthony Kennedy
filed a concurrence that presented a more narrow interpretation, stating that schools may use "race conscious" means to achieve diversity in schools but that the schools at issue in this case did not use a sufficient narrow tailoring of their plans to sustain their goals. Four justices dissented
from the Court's conclusions.
In June 2006, Andrew J. Coulson of the Cato Institute
wrote a column in the Seattle Post Intelligencer taking the district to task for a page on "equity and race relations" on its website that indicated, in his words, that "only whites can be racist in America" and which, among other things, stated that "Emphasizing individualism as opposed to a more collective ideology" and that this and preferring a "future time orientation" were forms of "cultural racism." The page was removed from the site the same day.
In 2005, it was revealed that a teacher at Broadview-Thomson Elementary had been serially molesting children at the school for a period spanning several years. The teacher, Laurence E. "Shayne" Hill, had been molesting children for at least four of the twelve years he worked at the school, according to the Seattle Weekly. The article also said that several school officials had known of the inappropriate touching and did nothing to stop it, drawing outrage from concerned parents. Hill is serving his sentence as of 12/02/05 and is facing anywhere from five years to life.
As of October 2007, the enrollment figures for the district are:
Total students: 45,581
By ethnicity:
White: 19,508 (42.8%)
Asian: 10,075 (22.1%)
Black: 9,735 (21.4%)
Hispanic: 5,304 (11.6%)
American Indian: 959 (2.1%)
By gender:
Male: 23,254 (51%)
Female: 22,327 (49%)
As of May 2007, 40.5% of students are on free or reduced price meal programs.
The tables below provide data on the demographics of students in Seattle Public Schools. All data is obtained from the Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI) of Washington state and is from October 2007.
School district
School districts are a form of special-purpose district which serves to operate the local public primary and secondary schools.-United States:...
serving Seattle
Seattle, Washington
Seattle is the county seat of King County, Washington. With 608,660 residents as of the 2010 Census, Seattle is the largest city in the Northwestern United States. The Seattle metropolitan area of about 3.4 million inhabitants is the 15th largest metropolitan area in the country...
, Washington, USA. Its headquarters are in the John Stanford Center for Educational Excellence.
List of schools
As of 2007, the district contains 58 elementary schoolElementary school
An elementary school or primary school is an institution where children receive the first stage of compulsory education known as elementary or primary education. Elementary school is the preferred term in some countries, particularly those in North America, where the terms grade school and grammar...
s, eight (8) K
Kindergarten
A kindergarten is a preschool educational institution for children. The term was created by Friedrich Fröbel for the play and activity institute that he created in 1837 in Bad Blankenburg as a social experience for children for their transition from home to school...
-8 schools, 10 middle school
Middle school
Middle School and Junior High School are levels of schooling between elementary and high schools. Most school systems use one term or the other, not both. The terms are not interchangeable...
s, 12 high school
High school
High school is a term used in parts of the English speaking world to describe institutions which provide all or part of secondary education. The term is often incorporated into the name of such institutions....
s, and nine (9) Alternative school
Alternative school
Alternative school is the name used in some parts of the world to describe an institution which provides part of alternative education. It is an educational establishment with a curriculum and methods that are nontraditional...
s and Special programs.
School board
The Board of Directors for Seattle Public Schools is an elected body representing seven geographical regions, known as Districts, within the City of Seattle. The length of the term is four years. Board meetings are generally held twice monthly. For the 2008-09 school year, board meetings are scheduled the second and fourth Wednesday of the month; all others are on the first and third Wednesdays of each month, at 6:00 p.m., with some exceptions. A complete schedule of all meeting for the board meetings for the 2008-09 school year can be found here.Current school board members
Ref| Director | Geographical District | Term Expires | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Maierhttp://www.seattleschools.org/area/board/maier.xml | I | 2011 | |
| Sherry Carrhttp://www.seattleschools.org/area/board/carr.xml | II | 2011 | Executive committee member-at-large |
| Harium Martin-Morrishttp://www.seattleschools.org/area/board/martin-morris.xml | III | 2011 | |
| Michael DeBellhttp://www.seattleschools.org/area/board/debell.xml | IV | 2009 | Board president |
| Mary Basshttp://www.seattleschools.org/area/board/bass.xml | V | 2009 | |
| Steve Sundquisthttp://www.seattleschools.org/area/board/sundquist.xml | VI | 2011 | Board vice-president |
| Cheryl Chowhttp://www.seattleschools.org/area/board/chow.xml | VII | 2009 |
History
In 1919 there were 64 grammar schools, six high schools, two parental schools (comparable to today's youth detention centerYouth detention center
A youth detention center, also known as a juvenile detention center , juvenile hall or, more colloquially as juvie, is a secure residential facility for young people, often termed juvenile delinquents, awaiting court hearings and/or placement in long-term care facilities and programs...
s), a school for the deaf, and nine "special schools... for pupils who do not progress normally in regular classes."
In the early 20th century, Seattle Public Schools were "exemplary" under the leadership (1901–1922) of superintendent Frank B. Cooper and a series of "civic-minded progressives
Progressivism
Progressivism is an umbrella term for a political ideology advocating or favoring social, political, and economic reform or changes. Progressivism is often viewed by some conservatives, constitutionalists, and libertarians to be in opposition to conservative or reactionary ideologies.The...
" who served on the Seattle school board.
Former schools
Early Seattle public schools
When the University of WashingtonUniversity of Washington
University of Washington is a public research university, founded in 1861 in Seattle, Washington, United States. The UW is the largest university in the Northwest and the oldest public university on the West Coast. The university has three campuses, with its largest campus in the University...
was founded as the Territorial University in 1861, its initial class offerings were not at a level that would now be considered those of a college or university. Its first class offering was a primary school (elementary school) taught by Asa Mercer, and for some years it was jointly supervised by the newly formed Seattle School Board its own Board of Regents. It functioned as Seattle's first public school.
In 1867, the public school moved to what was then the County Building on Third Avenue between James and Jefferson, the site of today's Prefontaine Fountain. A year later, the school moved to Yesler
Henry Yesler
Henry L. Yesler was an entrepreneur considered to be Seattle, Washington's first economic father and first millionaire. He arrived in Seattle in 1852 and built a steam-powered sawmill, which provided numerous jobs for those early settlers and Duwamish tribe members...
's Pavilion (later Yesler's Hall) at present-day First and Cherry. A year later the school moved again to a temporary building (called Bacon's Hall after its first teacher, Carrie Bacon) located at the site of the present King County Court House. In 1870 the first "permanent" school building, the Central School, opened on Third Avenue between Madison and Spring Streets. It originally had two classrooms; a third was built in its attic in 1881.
Meanwhile, in 1873 the two-room North School opened at Third and Pine, and in 1875 the school district had purchased 1.4 acres (5,665.6 m²) at 6th and Madison, where the Sixth Street School, also known as Eastern School, opened promptly in a temporary building and grew into successively larger and better-built buildings in 1877 and 1883. The latter, an "elegant wooden building" with an imposing "French mansard roof, clock tower, and tall central belfry" superseded the old Central School as well as the North School. From 1884, it was known as the Central School. Classes extended through 12th grade, and the first class graduated from 12th grade in 1886. However the school burned in 1888.
The district had, in this period, started a number of other schools, including the even more imposing Denny School on Battery Street between 5th and 6th Avenues in Belltown
Belltown, Seattle, Washington
Belltown is a neighborhood in Seattle, Washington, United States, in the 98121 Zip Code, located on the city's downtown waterfront, on land that was artificially flattened as part of a regrading project...
, opened 1884. Described as "an architectural jewel... the finest schoolhouse on the West Coast," it was demolished in 1928 as part of the Denny Regrade
Denny Regrade, Seattle, Washington
The Denny Regrade is a neighborhood in Seattle, Washington, USA, that stretches north of the central business district to the grounds of Seattle Center. Its generally flat terrain was originally a steep hill, taken down as part of a mammoth construction project in the first decades of the 20th...
project. When the Central School burned in 1888, its high school and first grade classes were parcelled out to the Denny School, other classes to the former downtown building of the university, with other classes going to temporary facilities, some of which also burned, in the Great Seattle Fire
Great Seattle Fire
The Great Seattle Fire was a fire that destroyed the entire central business district of Seattle, Washington, USA, on June 6, 1889.-Early Seattle:In the fall of 1851, the Denny Party arrived at Alki Point in what is now the state of Washington...
.
A new brick Central School opened in 1889 at Seventh and Madison, and was repeatedly expanded with annexes and extensions. After a separate high school opened in 1902, the Central School was briefly known in 1903 as the Washington School before returning to its older name. The Central School functioned as an elementary school until 1938, and then until 1949 as the Central Branch of the Edison Technical School. The building was fatally damaged by the 1949 earthquake and completely razed in 1953; its site is now under Interstate 5
Interstate 5
Interstate 5 is the main Interstate Highway on the West Coast of the United States, running largely parallel to the Pacific Ocean coastline from Canada to Mexico . It serves some of the largest cities on the U.S...
.
Other former schools
- Broadway High School, Capitol HillCapitol Hill, Seattle, WashingtonCapitol Hill is the most densely populated residential district in Seattle, Washington, United States. It is the center of the city's gay and counterculture communities, and is one of the city's most prominent nightlife and entertainment districts....
-- closed 1946 after having lost a quarter of its students to the Japanese internmentJapanese internmentJapanese internment is a term generally used to refer to one or both of the following events:*Japanese American internment, the internment of Japanese Americans in the United States during World War II...
; became Edison Technical School, incorporated into what is now Seattle Central Community CollegeSeattle Central Community CollegeSeattle Central Community College is a community college located in Seattle, Washington, in the Capitol Hill neighborhood. It is one of the three colleges which make up the Seattle Community College District...
.
- Abraham Lincoln High SchoolLincoln High School (Seattle, Washington)Lincoln High School is a former public high school in the Seattle Public Schools district of Seattle, Washington, USA.-History:The school was built in 1906 to handle the growth in the area. It was founded in 1907; until 1971 it was a three-year high school, thereafter a four-year high school...
(generally known as Lincoln High School), WallingfordWallingford, Seattle, WashingtonWallingford is a neighborhood in north central Seattle, Washington, named after John Noble Wallingford . The QFC supermarket at the corner of N 45th Street and Wallingford Avenue N may be regarded as the center of the neighborhood; its large WALLINGFORD neon sign is made in part from letters in the...
-- closed 1981 . The former Lincoln building has been used as a temporary location for other high schools; from Fall of 2006 to Summer of 2008, it housed Garfield High SchoolGarfield High School (Seattle, Washington)James A. Garfield High School is a public high school in the Seattle Public Schools district of Seattle, Washington, USA.Located along 23rd Avenue between E. Alder and E. Jefferson Streets in Seattle's urban Central District, Garfield draws students from all over the city...
.
- Queen Anne High School, Queen AnneQueen Anne, Seattle, WashingtonQueen Anne Hill is a neighborhood and geographic feature in Seattle, Washington, northwest of downtown. The neighborhood sits on the highest named hill in the city, with a maximum elevation of . It covers an area of , and has a population of about 28,000...
. Closed 1981. The building survives as a condominium apartment building, and is on the National Register of Historic PlacesNational Register of Historic PlacesThe National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
.
- Samuel Gompers High School, 23rd Avenue and Lane Street, 1959–1966, became part of Seattle Central Community CollegeSeattle Central Community CollegeSeattle Central Community College is a community college located in Seattle, Washington, in the Capitol Hill neighborhood. It is one of the three colleges which make up the Seattle Community College District...
.
Jr. high schools and middle schools previously included in district:
- Jane Addams Jr. High School. Built 1949 as part of the ShorelineShoreline, WashingtonShoreline is a city in King County, Washington, United States, north of Downtown Seattle bordering the northern Seattle city limits. As of the 2010 census, the population was 53,007, making it the 19th largest city in the state of Washington....
School District. Annexed by Seattle 1954. Closed 1984; used since 1985 by Summit K-12. Its excellent auditorium has been used for a variety of purposes, including as a temporary substitute for the University of WashingtonUniversity of WashingtonUniversity of Washington is a public research university, founded in 1861 in Seattle, Washington, United States. The UW is the largest university in the Northwest and the oldest public university on the West Coast. The university has three campuses, with its largest campus in the University...
's Meany Auditorium after the 1965 earthquake and, more recently, by the Civic Light Opera. - Louisa Boren Jr. High School (1963–1978; then Middle School until 1981). Housed various programs 1981–1989, including Indian Heritage School. Since 1989 it has been used as a temporary site for schools undergoing renovations.
- Model Middle School (1970–1973), antecedent of South Shore Middle School.
- R.H. Thomson Jr. High (1962–1981); the building is now the site of Broadview-Thomson Elementary.
- (Woodrow) Wilson Jr. High. Opened 1953 by Shoreline School District, annexed 1954, added to several times. Became Wilson Middle School 1971. Closed as middle school 1978. Served as Wilson-Pacific School (special education for the mildly retarded) 1978–1989. Then briefly housed COHO Alternative School, and housed American Indian Heritage School 1989–2000, its longest time in one place as of 2007.
Elementary schools previously included in district:
- (John B.) Allen School. Built 1905. Became the Phinney Neighborhood Center 1981.
- Beacon Hill School. Became El Centro de la RazaEl Centro de la RazaEl Centro de la Raza in Seattle, Washington, United States, is an educational, cultural, and social service agency, centered in the Latino/Chicano community and headquartered in the former Beacon Hill Elementary School on Seattle's Beacon Hill. It serves a broad range of clients in Seattle, King...
, 1972. - Bell Town School. Built 1876. Sold 1884 when the Denny School (see below) opened. Became a private residence, then an apartment/rooming house, eventually torn down.
- Briarcliff School. Opened 1949 as annex to the Magnolia School, became independent 1951. Known as Briarcliff-Hawthorne 1978–1984 after a merger as part of desegragation. Closed 1984.
- Brighton Beach School. Before the opening of the current Brighton Elementary, another school of the same name was opened by the Columbia School District, 1901. Closed 1905 when the Brighton School opened. Annexed with Columbia CityColumbia City, Seattle, WashingtonColumbia City is a neighborhood in the Rainier Valley area of southeast Seattle, Washington, known either for being one of the "hottest" neighborhoods in Seattle, or for its rapid gentrification, depending on one's perspective...
1907 and reopened for one year as Brighton Beach School, an annex to the Brighton School; used again 1916–1922 as Brighton Annex. Removed from site 1943. This site is currently used for Graham Hill Elementary SchoolGraham Hill Elementary SchoolGraham Hill Elementary School is an elementary school located in the Seward Park neighborhood of Seattle, Washington, USA. The school serves students from Pre-K through 5th grade as part of the Seattle Public Schools district....
. - Broadview School. Opened 1914 by Oak Lake School District. Annexed by Shoreline School District 1944 and then by Seattle 1954. Greatly expanded 1964. Closed 1984, merged into Broadview-Thomson. Demolished in 1989, it is now the site of Ida Culver House-Broadview.
- Cascade School. This school, opened in 1895, closed in 1949 and demolished in 1955, stood at Pontius Avenue N. and Thomas Street in the CascadeCascade, Seattle, WashingtonCascade is a small neighborhood abutting Downtown Seattle, Washington, USA; it constitutes the eastern portion of what has come to be known as South Lake Union...
neighborhood. Its playfield is now the Cascade Playground. - Cedar Park School. Opened 1959 as an annex to Lake City School, became independent 1960. Paired (shared principal and librarian) with Sand Point School 1976. Closed 1981. Has been leased as an arts center since 1982, originally Cedar Park Arts Center, later Artwood.
- Colman School. Built 1909. It is now the Northwest African American MuseumNorthwest African American MuseumThe Northwest African American Museum in Seattle, Washington, USA opened March 8, 2008. Intended to "document and exhibit the unique historical and cultural experiences of African Americans in Seattle and the Pacific Northwest", the museum is part of the new Urban League Village at the former...
, opened March 8, 2008. - Crown Hill School. Built 1919 as an annex to the Whittier School. Became independent 1942. Addition to building 1949. Closed 1979. As of 2007, home of Small Faces Child Development Center.
- Duwamish Bend School / Holgate School. Opened 1943 in units of the then-new (but short-lived) Duwamish Bend housing project as an annex to the Georgetown School, it acquired a building of its own in 1944. It operated as an independent school 1945–1954 and then one more year as an annex to Georgetown; renamed Holgate in 1952. From 1955, it served in various technical school and special school capacities until 1966 when it became the antecedent of South Seattle Community CollegeSouth Seattle Community CollegeSouth Seattle Community College is a community college located in West Seattle, Washington. Founded in 1970, it is one of three colleges which make up the Seattle Community College District. Its programs include nursing , aviation, culinary arts, health care, horticulture, the construction trades...
, and was torn down once SCCC was completed. The related Holgate Aircraft Branch is still part of SCCC as the Duwamish Industrial Center. - Fairmount Park Elementary School. (1957-2007). Merged into High Point Elementary starting with 2007-08 school year due to decreasing enrollment in the district.
- Fairview School, built 1908, added to 1928, closed 1976, sold 1985. Now Fairview Church and Fairview Christian School (private non-denominational Christian K-8).
- Fauntleroy School, in the FauntleroyFauntleroy, Seattle, WashingtonFauntleroy is a neighborhood in the southwest corner of Seattle, Washington. Part of West Seattle and situated on Puget Sound's Fauntleroy Cove , it faces Vashon Island, Blake Island, and the Kitsap Peninsula to the west...
neighborhood of West Seattle. Opened 1906, annexed to Seattle School District in 1908, as West Seattle was annexed in 1907. Operated as an annex to South Seattle School 1908–1910 and Gatewood 1910–1911; destroyed by fire 1911. - Genesee Hill School. Opened as annex to Jefferson School (and later to Lafayette School) 1949; independent 1950. Closed 1989. Now site of Pathfinder K–8.
- Georgetown School. Built 1900 when GeorgetownGeorgetown, Seattle, WashingtonGeorgetown is a neighborhood in Seattle, Washington, USA. It is bounded on the north by the mainlines of the BNSF Railway and Union Pacific Railroad, beyond which is the Industrial District; on the west by the Duwamish River, across which is South Park; on the east by Interstate 5, beyond which is...
was still a separate city. Known as Mueller School 1903–1910. Building moved 1907. Annexed (with Georgetown itself) to Seattle 1910, renamed back to Georgetown School. Closed 1971. Used for some alternative school programs and for a community center, before its two separate buildings were torn down in 1981 and 1984, respectively. - (Nellie) Goodhue School. Opened in 1946 by Shoreline School District as Shoreline Health and Guidance Center. Annexed by Seattle 1954 and used as the Nellie Goodhue School for mentally handicapped children, superseding the Woodhull Hay School (also part of the Shoreline district founded in 1954). Until 1957, was an annex to Northgate, then independent. Closed as a school in 1961, as Seattle Schools integrated special education students. Returned to its role as guidance center / student services building, now known as the Northend Annex.
- Haller Lake School. Founded 1924 as part of Oak Lake School district, repeatedly added to, annexed by Shoreline in 1943 and by Seattle in 1954. Closed 1979, it was soon sold to the private Lakeside SchoolLakeside SchoolLakeside School is a private/independent school located in the Haller Lake neighborhood at the north city limits of Seattle, Washington, USA, for grades 5–12....
, which used the building until 1999, when it was torn down to be replaced by their new middle school. - Head of the Bay School was a short-lived school (1890–1892), near the southeast end of Elliott Bay before the dredging and filling that has transformed that area. Never officially a Seattle school, although that area is now part of Seattle.
- E.C. Hughes School. Opened as an unnamed school in portable buildings in Olympic Heights (then known as West Hill) in 1913; named as West Hill School in 1918; moved to permanent site in 1920, as an annex to Gatewood School. In 1926 it was renamed as E.C. Hughes. Operated until 1989, used for storage until 1998, then revived as an interim site while Highland Park Elementary underwent repairs.
- Interbay School, 1903–1939, demolished 1948.
- Interlake School, 1904–1971, then briefly an annex to Lincoln High School. Since 1982, the mixed-use Wallingford Center.
- (Washington) Irving School. Founded 1902 as East Side School in then-independent BallardBallard, Seattle, WashingtonBallard is a neighborhood located in the northwestern part of Seattle, Washington. To the north it is bounded by Crown Hill, ; to the east by Greenwood, Phinney Ridge and Fremont ; to the south by the Lake Washington Ship Canal; and to the west by Puget Sound’s Shilshole Bay. The neighborhood’s...
. Annexed with Ballard itself, 1907. Renamed Washington Irving 1910. Closed 1915. Reopened as Ballard Special School 1918, renamed Robert Fulton Adjustment School 1929, closed 1932. Used as storehouse until 1937, then WPAWorks Progress AdministrationThe Works Progress Administration was the largest and most ambitious New Deal agency, employing millions of unskilled workers to carry out public works projects, including the construction of public buildings and roads, and operated large arts, drama, media, and literacy projects...
offices until 1942, when it was sold. - Jefferson School, 1912–1979, demolished 1982, now the site of mixed-use Jefferson Square one block southeast of the West Seattle Junction.
- (Martin Luther) King Elementary School. (1913-2007). Merged into T.T. Minor starting with 2007-08 school year due to decreasing enrollment in the district.
- Previously (until 1974) Harrison School
- Lake City School. Original building opened 1914 in Lake City School District, annexed by Shoreline 1944, building became annex to new Lake City School 1952, annexed to Seattle 1954, closed 1958, demolished, site used for Lake City branch of Seattle Public LibrarySeattle Public LibraryThe Seattle Public Library is the public library system serving Seattle, Washington, USA. It was officially established by the city in 1890, though there had been efforts to start a Seattle library as early as 1868. There are 26 branches in the system, most of them named after the neighborhoods in...
. Second building opened 1931, successively added to, underwent same annexations. Closed 1981, its former playground is now a park and the building itself was remodeled as the Lake City Professional Center. - Magnolia School, 1927–1984. Also home 1993–2000 of African American Academy. Used as an interim site.
- Maple Leaf School. There have been three Maple Leaf Schools in what is now Seattle. The first (built 1896, burned around 1910) was along the Seattle, Lake Shore and Eastern RailwaySeattle, Lake Shore and Eastern RailwayThe Seattle, Lake Shore and Eastern Railway was a railroad founded in Seattle, Washington, on April 28, 1885, with three tiers of purposes: Build and run the initial line to the town of Ballard, bring immediate results and returns to investors; exploit resources east in the valleys, foothills,...
(now Burke-Gilman TrailBurke-Gilman TrailThe Burke-Gilman Sammamish Trail is a rail trail in King County, Washington. The multi-use recreational trail is part of the King County Regional Trail System and occupies an abandoned Seattle, Lake Shore and Eastern Railway corridor....
) near Matthews BeachMatthews Beach, Seattle, WashingtonMatthews Beach is a neighborhood in Seattle, Washington; it and Meadowbrook are the southern neighborhoods of the annexed township of Lake City...
. The other two (1910–1926 and 1926–1979, respectively) were in the neighborhood that retains the name Maple LeafMaple Leaf, Seattle, WashingtonMaple Leaf is a mostly residential neighborhood in Seattle, originally a rural suburb named Maple Leaf Addition to the Green Lake Tract or Green Lake Circle...
. Annexed to Shoreline district 1944, to Seattle 1953. The second building was used as a VFWVeterans of Foreign WarsThe Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States is a congressionally chartered war veterans organization in the United States. Headquartered in Kansas City, Missouri, VFW currently has 1.5 million members belonging to 7,644 posts, and is the largest American organization of combat...
hall for some years and the third as a vo-tech schoolVocational-technical schoolA vocational-technical school, often called a vo-tech school, is a high school in the United States and Canada designed to bring vocational and technical training to its students. Such skills become highly valuable to students entering into a vocational or technical field without first obtaining...
; both were eventually demolished. - (Horace) Mann School. Originally Walla Walla School. Originally a 1901 annex to the T.T. Minor School, it soon became a school in its own right. Renamed after Horace MannHorace MannHorace Mann was an American education reformer, and a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 1827 to 1833. He served in the Massachusetts Senate from 1834 to 1837. In 1848, after serving as Secretary of the Massachusetts State Board of Education since its creation, he was...
in 1921, it remained an elementary school until 1968. It served as the music annex to nearby Garfield High School 1969–1970, and served as the site of the NOVA program until late 2009, when the school relocated to the former Meany Middle School building. - McDonald School, 1913–1981. Then served as the cradle of what became Bastyr UniversityBastyr UniversityBastyr University was established as the John Bastyr College of Naturopathic Medicine in 1978 in Seattle, Washington by Sheila Quinn, Joseph Pizzorno, ND, LM; William Mitchell, ND; and Les Griffith, ND, LM...
, and has been used since as an interim site for other schools undergoing renovation. On October 7, 2009 the Seattle School District announced McDonald would reopen, using Lincoln High School as an interim site while renovations are done for the old building, which will be fully operational starting in 2012. - Mercer School. This building was at Fourth Avenue N. and Valley Street near the base of Queen Anne Hill. Opened in 1890, closed and demolished in 1948, the property is now the site of the Seattle Public Schools administration building.
- North Queen Anne School, opened 1914 as annex to Ross School, independent 1918, expanded 1922, closed 1981. Since then it has been leased to Northwest Center for the Retarded (now just "Northwest Center") for their Child Development Program.
- Pacific School, 1896–1946, then as Pacific Prevocational Center (coeducational secondary school for mentally handicapped youngsters) to 1975. Demolished 1977, land is now part of Seattle UniversitySeattle UniversitySeattle University is a Jesuit Catholic university located in the First Hill neighborhood of Seattle, Washington, USA.SU is the largest independent university in the Northwest US, with over 7,500 students enrolled in undergraduate and graduate programs within eight schools, and is one of 28 member...
. Had Seattle's first fully equipped school gymnasiums (2 of them). - Pinehurst School: opened 1950 as the K-3 Pinehurst Primary School in the Shoreline School District. Annexed 1953 and renamed Pinehurst Elementary School; physically expanded 1955–6 and became a K-6. Closed 1981. Site of Alternative School #1 since 1984.
- Pontiac School (1890–1926). Originally part of the Yesler School District; Yesler was more or less today's LaurelhurstLaurelhurst, Seattle, WashingtonLaurelhurst is a residential neighborhood in Seattle, Washington, USA. It is bounded on the northeast by Ivanhoe Place N.E., beyond which is Windermere; on the northwest by Sand Point Way N.E. and N.E...
. Annexed by Seattle 1911. - Queen Anne School, later West Queen Anne School. This 1890 school (later expanded) between W. Galer (then Gaylor) and W. Lee Streets and between Fifth and Sixth Avenues W. was later known as the West Queen Anne School. The building survives as a condominium apartment building, and is on the National Register of Historic Places.
- Rainier School. This school at 23rd Avenue S. and S. King Street opened in 1891, briefly known as "Lincoln" in 1903, closed as elementary school in 1940, reopened as unit of Edison Technical School in 1943, and finally closed and was demolished in 1943.
- Pleasant Valley School. Opened 1912 as annex to Lawton. Became independent 1922. Closed 1926, superseded by the Magnolia School.
- Rainier View Elementary School. (1954-2007). Merged into Emerson Elementary starting with 2007-08 school year due to decreasing enrollment in the district.
- Rainier Vista School. Built in 1943 with federal funds at the Rainier Vista housing project, which was originally built for BoeingBoeingThe Boeing Company is an American multinational aerospace and defense corporation, founded in 1916 by William E. Boeing in Seattle, Washington. Boeing has expanded over the years, merging with McDonnell Douglas in 1997. Boeing Corporate headquarters has been in Chicago, Illinois since 2001...
workers during World War IIWorld War IIWorld War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
. Leased by Seattle Schools from the outset, purchased 1947. Used as an annex to the Columbia School, it was initially a nursery schoolNursery schoolA nursery school is a school for children between the ages of one and five years, staffed by suitably qualified and other professionals who encourage and supervise educational play rather than simply providing childcare...
and K–1. Ages were gradually expanded, eventually a K–6. Closed 1971, used 1971–2000 for Head Start classes. - Ravenna School. Two successive schools, mid-1890s–1909 and 1911–1981. The latter is now the Ravenna-Eckstein Community Center (and senior housing).
- Riverside School (1911–1926); one-room schoolhouse; superseded by the Youngstown/Cooper School; the building survives.
- Randell School (1890–1904), predecessor to Madrona School.
- Ross School (1883–1941) operated in two successive locations, both between FremontFremont, Seattle, WashingtonFremont is a neighborhood in Seattle, Washington. Originally a separate city, it was annexed to Seattle in 1891. Named after Fremont, Nebraska, the hometown of two of its founders, L. H. Griffith and E...
and BallardBallard, Seattle, WashingtonBallard is a neighborhood located in the northwestern part of Seattle, Washington. To the north it is bounded by Crown Hill, ; to the east by Greenwood, Phinney Ridge and Fremont ; to the south by the Lake Washington Ship Canal; and to the west by Puget Sound’s Shilshole Bay. The neighborhood’s...
. The post 1903 location is the site of today's Ross Playfield. - Salmon Bay School (unrelated to the current school of that name). Founded 1901 as part of the Ballard School District, annexed with Ballard in 1907. Closed as school 1932, used 1938 for WPA sewing classes. Demolished 1945, now site of Ballard Boys and Girls Club.
- Sand Point School (1958–1988). Part of North Seattle Community CollegeNorth Seattle Community CollegeNorth Seattle Community College is a two-year community college in Seattle, Washington. It is one of the three colleges comprising the Seattle Community College District , and one of the 32 member colleges of the Washington Community and Technical Colleges system.Founded in 1970, NSCC is...
since 1990. On October 7, 2009 it was announced that Sand Point Elementary School will be reopening beginning with the 2010-2011 school year. - Seward School. In the EastlakeEastlake, Seattle, WashingtonEastlake is a neighborhood in Seattle, Washington, so named because of its location on the eastern shore of Lake Union. Its main thoroughfare is Eastlake Avenue E., which runs from Howell Street at the northeast corner of Downtown north over the University Bridge to the University District, where...
neighborhood. Opened 1895. There are three distinct buildings, all extant (though the original building has been moved), and with a rather complicated history of uses; as of 2007, TOPS @ Seward uses these buildings. - South School / Main Street School. Original building opened as South School 1873, renamed Kindergarten School 1897–1902, then Main Street School (annex to the new South School 1902–1909, briefly known as Mann School in 1903), then used as a temporary relocation site or annex for various schools until 1921. Demolished 1922.
- South Park School. Opened 1902, annexed with South ParkSouth Park, Seattle, WashingtonSouth Park is a neighborhood in the city of Seattle, in the U.S. state of Washington. It is located just south of Georgetown across the Duwamish River, and just north of the city of Tukwila. Its main thoroughfares are West Marginal Way S. , S. Cloverdale Street and 14th Ave. S...
1907. Annex to Concord School after 1914. Closed 1938. Now site of South Park Community Center. - South Seattle School. Opened 1892 by School District 99 as a successor to Head of the Bay School. Annexed to Seattle 1905. Closed 1932. Site is now South Seattle Playground.
- Summit School (1905–1965). The building functioned 1965–1973 as an annex to Seattle Central Community College; then for three years it housed the alternative school that still bears its name, and offshoot of the NOVA program. In 1977 it was sold and converted to use as offices; the same year, it was listed on the NRHP. The building was sold again in 1980, and since that time has housed the Northwest SchoolNorthwest SchoolThe Northwest School is a private middle and high school located on Seattle, Washington's First Hill. Founded in 1980, it is located in the 1905 Summit School building, which was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1979...
, a private preparatory schoolUniversity-preparatory schoolA university-preparatory school or college-preparatory school is a secondary school, usually private, designed to prepare students for a college or university education...
. - University Heights School. Opened 1902; briefly known as Morse School in 1903; from 1974, Alternative Elementary School #2 used two-thirds of the building; exteriors declared city landmark 1977; closed 1989, with the alternative school moving to the Decatur School. Since 1990 it is the University Heights Community Center.
- Viewlands Elementary (1954-2007). Merged into Broadview-Thomson Elementary starting with 2007-08 school year due to decreasing enrollment in the district.
- Warren Avenue School (1903–1959). Briefly known in 1903 as Edwards School. The school became a pioneer in programs for physically handicapped students, notably those with cerebral palsyCerebral palsyCerebral palsy is an umbrella term encompassing a group of non-progressive, non-contagious motor conditions that cause physical disability in human development, chiefly in the various areas of body movement....
, but also the hearing impairedHearing impairment-Definition:Deafness is the inability for the ear to interpret certain or all frequencies of sound.-Environmental Situations:Deafness can be caused by environmental situations such as noise, trauma, or other ear defections...
, blind, etc. Closed to make way for the Century 21 ExpositionCentury 21 ExpositionThe Century 21 Exposition was a World's Fair held April 21, 1962, to October 21, 1962 in Seattle, Washington.Nearly 10 million people attended the fair...
: the site is now the KeyArenaKeyArenaKeyArena at Seattle Center , is a multipurpose arena, in Seattle, Washington. It is located north of downtown in the entertainment complex known as Seattle Center, the site of the 1962 World's Fair, the Century 21 Exposition...
. - Webster School. Opened 1903 as Bay View School by Ballard School District. Annexed with Ballard itself in 1907. Moved to new building January 1908 and renamed in honor of Daniel WebsterDaniel WebsterDaniel Webster was a leading American statesman and senator from Massachusetts during the period leading up to the Civil War. He first rose to regional prominence through his defense of New England shipping interests...
in March. Closed 1979; briefly leased by a motion picture producer (during which time it was seriously damaged by a fire); now the site of the Nordic Heritage MuseumNordic Heritage MuseumNordic Heritage Museum is located in the Ballard neighborhood of Seattle, Washington, considered to be the heart of the Scandinavian community. Founded in 1980, the museum is dedicated to the heritage of Seattle's Nordic immigrants, i.e. Danish, Finnish, Icelandic, Norwegian and Swedish Americans...
, which is seeking to move to a Market Street, Ballard site as of 2007. - Wetmore School. Opened 1903 or earlier by the Columbia School District. Annexed with Columbia CityColumbia City, Seattle, WashingtonColumbia City is a neighborhood in the Rainier Valley area of southeast Seattle, Washington, known either for being one of the "hottest" neighborhoods in Seattle, or for its rapid gentrification, depending on one's perspective...
in 1907. After 1910 it became the gymnasium of the York School (later renamed after John MuirJohn MuirJohn Muir was a Scottish-born American naturalist, author, and early advocate of preservation of wilderness in the United States. His letters, essays, and books telling of his adventures in nature, especially in the Sierra Nevada mountains of California, have been read by millions...
, and still open as of 2007). It was used in that capacity until 1959, when the former Wetmore School took on the name "York School" and was used for manual training, before becoming a gym again 1973–1989. Demolished 1989. - (Reverend George F.) Whitworth Elementary School. (1908-2007). Merged into Dearborn Park Elementary starting with 2007-08 school year due to decreasing enrollment in the district.
- Yesler School (1892–1918). Originally part of the Yesler School District; as noted above, Yesler was more or less today's Laurelhurst. Annexed by Seattle 1911.
Other schools previously included in district
- Parental Home for Girls / Girls' Parental School / Martha Washington School. Two successive locations. The first (1914–1921), in the RavennaRavenna, Seattle, WashingtonRavenna is a neighborhood in northeastern Seattle, Washington named after Ravenna, Italy. Though Ravenna is considered a residential neighborhood, it also is home to several businesses such as the University Village Shopping Center...
-BryantBryant, Seattle, Washington- Bryant and Ravenna-Bryant :Bryant is a residential neighborhood in northeast Seattle, Washington. It is bounded by 25th Avenue NE on the west, beyond which is Ravenna; NE Blakeley Street, Union Bay Place NE and NE 45th Street on the south, beyond which is University Village; Sand Point Way NE on...
neighborhood, was later the similar but privately operated Ruth School for Girls and then the Medina Baby Home; sold 1945. The second was at Brighton Beach on Lake Washington, at the site of what was already a similar, privately-run facility. From 1921–1957 it was part of Seattle Public Schools; renamed Martha Washington 1931; passed under state control in 1957, and was closed as a residential school in 1965. The building was later used by a series of alternative schools and a Montessori academy before being demolished in 1989. Its archway was relocated to Green Lake Park in June, 2009. - Parental School / Parental Home for Boys / (Luther) Burbank School for Boys. Opened 1905 as Parental School; "for Boys" added 1914 when Parental Home for Girls was established; renamed after Luther BurbankLuther BurbankLuther Burbank was an American botanist, horticulturist and a pioneer in agricultural science.He developed more than 800 strains and varieties of plants over his 54-year career. Burbank's varied creations included fruits, flowers, grains, grasses, and vegetables...
1931; passed under state control in 1957, and was closed as a residential school in 1965. Located on Mercer IslandMercer Island, WashingtonMercer Island is a city in King County, Washington, United States and the name of the island in Lake Washington on which the city sits. The population was 22,699 at the 2010 census....
, outside of city limits. The location is now Luther Burbank Park; several buildings and other remnants survive. - School for the Deaf. Founded at Longfellow School 1907(?) and remained there until 1912. At Washington School 1912–1921. Then at T.T. Minor School through 1939 when it was divided out to Summit, Longfellow again, and (John) Marshall (then a junior high school; program there may have begun later, in 1942). The program at Summit moved to University Heights in 1960. Eventually, not treated as a separate "school". The current program for deaf middle school students is at Eckstein.
Historic Architecture
Several former Seattle Public Schools buildings are on the National Register of Historic PlacesNational Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
(NRHP):
Except for Broadway High School, all of these also are official city landmarks, as are the following past and present schools:
Controversy
In June 2007, the United States Supreme Court decided the case of Parents Involved in Community Schools v. Seattle School District No. 1Parents Involved in Community Schools v. Seattle School District No. 1
Parents Involved in Community Schools v. Seattle School District No. 1, 551 U.S. 701 , decided together with Meredith v. Jefferson County Board of Education, is a decision of the U.S...
, where they rejected Seattle Public Schools longstanding use of "racial tie-breakers" in assigning students to schools. The decision prohibited assigning students to public schools solely for the purpose of achieving racial integration
Racial integration
Racial integration, or simply integration includes desegregation . In addition to desegregation, integration includes goals such as leveling barriers to association, creating equal opportunity regardless of race, and the development of a culture that draws on diverse traditions, rather than merely...
and declined to recognize racial balancing as a compelling state interest. In a fragmented opinion delivered by Chief Justice
Chief Justice of the United States
The Chief Justice of the United States is the head of the United States federal court system and the chief judge of the Supreme Court of the United States. The Chief Justice is one of nine Supreme Court justices; the other eight are the Associate Justices of the Supreme Court of the United States...
John Roberts, five justices held that the School Boards did not present any "compelling state interest" that would justify the assignment of school seats on the basis of race. Chief Justice Roberts wrote that "the way to stop discrimination on the basis of race is to stop discriminating on the basis of race." Associate Justice
Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States
Associate Justices of the Supreme Court of the United States are the members of the Supreme Court of the United States other than the Chief Justice of the United States...
Anthony Kennedy
Anthony Kennedy
Anthony McLeod Kennedy is an Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court, having been appointed by President Ronald Reagan in 1988. Since the retirement of Sandra Day O'Connor, Kennedy has often been the swing vote on many of the Court's politically charged 5–4 decisions...
filed a concurrence that presented a more narrow interpretation, stating that schools may use "race conscious" means to achieve diversity in schools but that the schools at issue in this case did not use a sufficient narrow tailoring of their plans to sustain their goals. Four justices dissented
Dissenting opinion
A dissenting opinion is an opinion in a legal case written by one or more judges expressing disagreement with the majority opinion of the court which gives rise to its judgment....
from the Court's conclusions.
In June 2006, Andrew J. Coulson of the Cato Institute
Cato Institute
The Cato Institute is a libertarian think tank headquartered in Washington, D.C. It was founded in 1977 by Edward H. Crane, who remains president and CEO, and Charles Koch, chairman of the board and chief executive officer of the conglomerate Koch Industries, Inc., the largest privately held...
wrote a column in the Seattle Post Intelligencer taking the district to task for a page on "equity and race relations" on its website that indicated, in his words, that "only whites can be racist in America" and which, among other things, stated that "Emphasizing individualism as opposed to a more collective ideology" and that this and preferring a "future time orientation" were forms of "cultural racism." The page was removed from the site the same day.
In 2005, it was revealed that a teacher at Broadview-Thomson Elementary had been serially molesting children at the school for a period spanning several years. The teacher, Laurence E. "Shayne" Hill, had been molesting children for at least four of the twelve years he worked at the school, according to the Seattle Weekly. The article also said that several school officials had known of the inappropriate touching and did nothing to stop it, drawing outrage from concerned parents. Hill is serving his sentence as of 12/02/05 and is facing anywhere from five years to life.
Demographics
Seattle Public Schools is the largest public school district in the state of Washington.As of October 2007, the enrollment figures for the district are:
Total students: 45,581
By ethnicity:
White: 19,508 (42.8%)
Asian: 10,075 (22.1%)
Black: 9,735 (21.4%)
Hispanic: 5,304 (11.6%)
American Indian: 959 (2.1%)
By gender:
Male: 23,254 (51%)
Female: 22,327 (49%)
As of May 2007, 40.5% of students are on free or reduced price meal programs.
The tables below provide data on the demographics of students in Seattle Public Schools. All data is obtained from the Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI) of Washington state and is from October 2007.
All schools/programs
| School or program | Total | Amer. Indian | Asian | Black | Hispanic | White | % Amer. Indian | % Asian | % Black | % Hispanic | % White |
| Adams Elementary | 367 | 9 | 38 | 38 | 61 | 221 | 2.5% | 10.4% | 10.4% | 16.6% | 60.2% |
| African American Academy K-8 | 353 | 5 | 1 | 336 | 8 | 3 | 1.4% | 0.3% | 95.2% | 2.3% | 0.8% |
| Aki Kurose Middle School Aki Kurose Middle School Academy Aki Kurose Middle School is a public secondary school in Seattle, Washington, part of the Seattle Public Schools. Located in the Rainier Valley in southeast Seattle, it serves students in grades 6-8. Aki Kurose has 97% minority enrollment, very high racial diversity and a high proportion of recent... |
463 | 10 | 191 | 195 | 54 | 13 | 2.2% | 41.3% | 42.1% | 11.7% | 2.8% |
| Alki Elementary | 348 | 6 | 52 | 39 | 32 | 219 | 1.7% | 14.9% | 11.2% | 9.2% | 62.9% |
| Arbor Heights Elementary | 308 | 5 | 45 | 31 | 54 | 173 | 1.6% | 14.6% | 10.1% | 17.5% | 56.2% |
| AS #1 (Pinehurst) K-8 | 209 | 15 | 20 | 26 | 17 | 131 | 7.2% | 9.6% | 12.4% | 8.1% | 62.7% |
| B.F. Day Elementary | 260 | 10 | 35 | 40 | 36 | 139 | 3.8% | 13.5% | 15.4% | 13.8% | 53.5% |
| Ballard High | 1649 | 49 | 213 | 125 | 194 | 1068 | 3.0% | 12.9% | 7.6% | 11.8% | 64.8% |
| Beacon Hill Int'l Elementary | 382 | 6 | 191 | 39 | 118 | 28 | 1.6% | 50.0% | 10.2% | 30.9% | 7.3% |
| Birth to 3 Contracts | 211 | 4 | 19 | 31 | 25 | 132 | 1.9% | 9.0% | 14.7% | 11.8% | 62.6% |
| Brighton Elementary | 338 | 6 | 139 | 152 | 33 | 8 | 1.8% | 41.1% | 45.0% | 9.8% | 2.4% |
| Broadview-Thomson K-8 | 683 | 13 | 134 | 144 | 105 | 287 | 1.9% | 19.6% | 21.1% | 15.4% | 42.0% |
| Bryant Elementary | 508 | 2 | 107 | 15 | 29 | 355 | 0.4% | 21.1% | 3.0% | 5.7% | 69.9% |
| Catharine Blaine K-8 | 499 | 9 | 63 | 26 | 29 | 372 | 1.8% | 12.6% | 5.2% | 5.8% | 74.5% |
| Childhaven | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 33.3% | 0.0% | 66.7% |
| Cleveland High | 664 | 17 | 175 | 366 | 65 | 41 | 2.6% | 26.4% | 55.1% | 9.8% | 6.2% |
| Coe Elementary | 454 | 13 | 57 | 15 | 47 | 322 | 2.9% | 12.6% | 3.3% | 10.4% | 70.9% |
| Concord Elementary | 302 | 14 | 39 | 25 | 193 | 31 | 4.6% | 12.9% | 8.3% | 63.9% | 10.3% |
| Cooper Elementary | 266 | 1 | 51 | 112 | 54 | 48 | 0.4% | 19.2% | 42.1% | 20.3% | 18.0% |
| Daniel Bagley Elementary | 330 | 4 | 30 | 39 | 19 | 238 | 1.2% | 9.1% | 11.8% | 5.8% | 72.1% |
| Dearborn Park Elementary | 366 | 4 | 146 | 155 | 48 | 13 | 1.1% | 39.9% | 42.3% | 13.1% | 3.6% |
| Denny International Middle Denny Middle School Denny International Middle School is a middle school in West Seattle, the southwest portion of Seattle, Washington. Operated by Seattle Public Schools, Denny Middle School opened in 1952. It is named for David T. Denny, one of Seattle’s early settlers and an early member of the Seattle School... |
622 | 28 | 127 | 166 | 143 | 158 | 4.5% | 20.4% | 26.7% | 23.0% | 25.4% |
| Dunlap Elementary | 379 | 4 | 133 | 191 | 42 | 9 | 1.1% | 35.1% | 50.4% | 11.1% | 2.4% |
| Eckstein Middle School Nathan Eckstein Middle School Nathan Eckstein Middle School is located in Seattle, Washington and is part of the Seattle Public Schools.-History:... |
1211 | 18 | 227 | 97 | 88 | 781 | 1.5% | 18.7% | 8.0% | 7.3% | 64.5% |
| Education Service Centers | 144 | 4 | 27 | 70 | 11 | 32 | 2.8% | 18.8% | 48.6% | 7.6% | 22.2% |
| Emerson Elementary | 379 | 7 | 89 | 227 | 43 | 13 | 1.8% | 23.5% | 59.9% | 11.3% | 3.4% |
| Experimental Education Unit | 73 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 53 | 0.0% | 9.6% | 12.3% | 5.5% | 72.6% |
| Franklin High | 1301 | 12 | 666 | 427 | 106 | 90 | 0.9% | 51.2% | 32.8% | 8.1% | 6.9% |
| Garfield High Garfield High School (Seattle, Washington) James A. Garfield High School is a public high school in the Seattle Public Schools district of Seattle, Washington, USA.Located along 23rd Avenue between E. Alder and E. Jefferson Streets in Seattle's urban Central District, Garfield draws students from all over the city... |
1643 | 14 | 386 | 441 | 88 | 714 | 0.9% | 23.5% | 26.8% | 5.4% | 43.5% |
| Gatewood Elementary | 290 | 6 | 35 | 39 | 31 | 179 | 2.1% | 12.1% | 13.4% | 10.7% | 61.7% |
| Gatzert Elementary | 325 | 7 | 75 | 149 | 70 | 24 | 2.2% | 23.1% | 45.8% | 21.5% | 7.4% |
| Graham Hill Elementary | 342 | 5 | 110 | 105 | 29 | 93 | 1.5% | 32.2% | 30.7% | 8.5% | 27.2% |
| Green Lake Elementary | 264 | 8 | 31 | 25 | 23 | 177 | 3.0% | 11.7% | 9.5% | 8.7% | 67.0% |
| Greenwood Elementary | 309 | 13 | 32 | 42 | 43 | 179 | 4.2% | 10.4% | 13.6% | 13.9% | 57.9% |
| Hamilton International Middle Hamilton International Middle school Hamilton International Middle School , is a middle school within the Seattle Public Schools, located in Seattle, Washington, in the Wallingford neighborhood... |
674 | 8 | 244 | 143 | 93 | 186 | 1.2% | 36.2% | 21.2% | 13.8% | 27.6% |
| Hawthorne Elementary | 237 | 11 | 49 | 130 | 32 | 15 | 4.6% | 20.7% | 54.9% | 13.5% | 6.3% |
| Hay Elementary | 449 | 8 | 54 | 24 | 27 | 336 | 1.8% | 12.0% | 5.3% | 6.0% | 74.8% |
| Head Start | 17 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 5.9% | 5.9% | 29.4% | 47.1% | 11.8% |
| Highland Park Elementary | 405 | 10 | 125 | 74 | 129 | 67 | 2.5% | 30.9% | 18.3% | 31.9% | 16.5% |
| Home School Resource Center | 225 | 2 | 22 | 17 | 10 | 174 | 0.9% | 9.8% | 7.6% | 4.4% | 77.3% |
| Hutch School | 11 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0.0% | 18.2% | 9.1% | 45.5% | 27.3% |
| Ingraham High Ingraham High School Ingraham High School is a public high school serving grades 9-12 located in the Haller Lake neighborhood of Seattle, Washington, USA. Opened in 1959, it is named after Edward Sturgis Ingraham, the first superintendent of the Seattle Public Schools. Since 2002, Ingraham has been an International... |
1191 | 31 | 364 | 257 | 117 | 422 | 2.6% | 30.6% | 21.6% | 9.8% | 35.4% |
| Interagency Programs | 513 | 28 | 111 | 212 | 89 | 73 | 5.5% | 21.6% | 41.3% | 17.3% | 14.2% |
| John Marshall High | 68 | 0 | 7 | 33 | 10 | 18 | 0.0% | 10.3% | 48.5% | 14.7% | 26.5% |
| John Muir Elementary | 312 | 6 | 66 | 189 | 11 | 40 | 1.9% | 21.2% | 60.6% | 3.5% | 12.8% |
| John Rogers Elementary | 291 | 7 | 33 | 61 | 29 | 161 | 2.4% | 11.3% | 21.0% | 10.0% | 55.3% |
| John Stanford International School John Stanford International School John Stanford International School is an elementary school located in the Wallingford neighborhood of Seattle, Washington, USA. It serves grades K-5 in the Seattle School District and offers a dual-immersion program in Japanese and Spanish that is available to all students... |
373 | 3 | 83 | 26 | 74 | 187 | 0.8% | 22.3% | 7.0% | 19.8% | 50.1% |
| Kimball Elementary | 506 | 2 | 275 | 84 | 41 | 104 | 0.4% | 54.3% | 16.6% | 8.1% | 20.6% |
| Lafayette Elementary | 445 | 9 | 71 | 27 | 22 | 316 | 2.0% | 16.0% | 6.1% | 4.9% | 71.0% |
| Laurelhurst Elementary | 448 | 3 | 67 | 15 | 25 | 338 | 0.7% | 15.0% | 3.3% | 5.6% | 75.4% |
| Lawton Elementary | 381 | 7 | 57 | 13 | 35 | 269 | 1.8% | 15.0% | 3.4% | 9.2% | 70.6% |
| Leschi Elementary | 233 | 9 | 6 | 189 | 14 | 15 | 3.9% | 2.6% | 81.1% | 6.0% | 6.4% |
| Lowell Elementary | 494 | 5 | 114 | 18 | 21 | 336 | 1.0% | 23.1% | 3.6% | 4.3% | 68.0% |
| Loyal Heights Elementary | 379 | 2 | 17 | 10 | 27 | 323 | 0.5% | 4.5% | 2.6% | 7.1% | 85.2% |
| Madison Middle School | 894 | 18 | 189 | 139 | 137 | 411 | 2.0% | 21.1% | 15.5% | 15.3% | 46.0% |
| Madrona K-8 | 411 | 15 | 13 | 312 | 31 | 40 | 3.6% | 3.2% | 75.9% | 7.5% | 9.7% |
| Maple Elementary | 452 | 5 | 274 | 56 | 77 | 40 | 1.1% | 60.6% | 12.4% | 17.0% | 8.8% |
| McClure Middle School | 594 | 19 | 140 | 143 | 60 | 232 | 3.2% | 23.6% | 24.1% | 10.1% | 39.1% |
| McGilvra Elementary | 253 | 3 | 30 | 23 | 13 | 184 | 1.2% | 11.9% | 9.1% | 5.1% | 72.7% |
| Meany Middle School Edmond S. Meany Middle School Edmond S. Meany is a public secondary school in Seattle, Washington serving students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the Seattle Public Schools school district.... |
434 | 9 | 58 | 249 | 57 | 61 | 2.1% | 13.4% | 57.4% | 13.1% | 14.1% |
| Mercer Middle School | 728 | 14 | 363 | 207 | 98 | 46 | 1.9% | 49.9% | 28.4% | 13.5% | 6.3% |
| Middle College High Middle College High School (Seattle, Washington) Middle College High School is a high school in Seattle, Washington. Established on January 30, 1990, the main goal of Middle College High School is to give high school dropouts and "at-risk" students a second chance at earning their high school diploma... |
179 | 18 | 27 | 51 | 22 | 61 | 10.1% | 15.1% | 28.5% | 12.3% | 34.1% |
| Montlake Elementary | 234 | 1 | 40 | 24 | 8 | 161 | 0.4% | 17.1% | 10.3% | 3.4% | 68.8% |
| Nathan Hale High Nathan Hale High School Nathan Hale High School is a public high school in Seattle, Washington. Nathan Hale is part of the Coalition of Essential Schools.-Early years:... |
1097 | 33 | 162 | 115 | 95 | 692 | 3.0% | 14.8% | 10.5% | 8.7% | 63.1% |
| North Beach Elementary | 308 | 7 | 33 | 7 | 11 | 250 | 2.3% | 10.7% | 2.3% | 3.6% | 81.2% |
| Northgate Elementary | 249 | 7 | 67 | 47 | 97 | 31 | 2.8% | 26.9% | 18.9% | 39.0% | 12.4% |
| Nova High The Nova Project The Nova Project, also known as Nova, is located at 300 21st Avenue Ein Seattle, Washington. It is a small alternative high school in the Seattle Public School District.-About:... |
291 | 15 | 23 | 26 | 32 | 195 | 5.2% | 7.9% | 8.9% | 11.0% | 67.0% |
| Olympic Hills Elementary | 203 | 3 | 39 | 51 | 58 | 52 | 1.5% | 19.2% | 25.1% | 28.6% | 25.6% |
| Olympic View Elementary | 440 | 14 | 62 | 46 | 41 | 277 | 3.2% | 14.1% | 10.5% | 9.3% | 63.0% |
| Orca @ Whitworth | 334 | 8 | 48 | 94 | 24 | 160 | 2.4% | 14.4% | 28.1% | 7.2% | 47.9% |
| Pathfinder K-8 | 373 | 21 | 29 | 33 | 55 | 235 | 5.6% | 7.8% | 8.8% | 14.7% | 63.0% |
| Rainier Beach High | 359 | 5 | 88 | 214 | 34 | 18 | 1.4% | 24.5% | 59.6% | 9.5% | 5.0% |
| Residential Consortium | 56 | 6 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 36 | 10.7% | 0.0% | 23.2% | 1.8% | 64.3% |
| Roosevelt High | 1729 | 24 | 385 | 156 | 128 | 1036 | 1.4% | 22.3% | 9.0% | 7.4% | 59.9% |
| Roxhill Elementary | 253 | 7 | 57 | 60 | 94 | 35 | 2.8% | 22.5% | 23.7% | 37.2% | 13.8% |
| Sacajawea Elementary | 322 | 1 | 51 | 36 | 30 | 204 | 0.3% | 15.8% | 11.2% | 9.3% | 63.4% |
| Salmon Bay School | 610 | 16 | 48 | 34 | 35 | 477 | 2.6% | 7.9% | 5.6% | 5.7% | 78.2% |
| Sanislo Elementary | 312 | 6 | 86 | 50 | 37 | 133 | 1.9% | 27.6% | 16.0% | 11.9% | 42.6% |
| Schmitz Park Elementary | 326 | 9 | 30 | 12 | 14 | 261 | 2.8% | 9.2% | 3.7% | 4.3% | 80.1% |
| Chief Sealth International High Chief Sealth High School Chief Sealth International High School is a public high school in the Seattle Public Schools district of Seattle, Washington. Opened in 1957 in southern West Seattle, Chief Sealth students comprise one of the most ethnically and culturally diverse student bodies in Washington State... |
913 | 33 | 194 | 266 | 201 | 219 | 3.6% | 21.2% | 29.1% | 22.0% | 24.0% |
| Secondary Bilingual Orientation Center | 247 | 0 | 51 | 110 | 86 | 0 | 0.0% | 20.6% | 44.5% | 34.8% | 0.0% |
| South Lake High | 80 | 3 | 20 | 42 | 6 | 9 | 3.8% | 25.0% | 52.5% | 7.5% | 11.3% |
| Special Education Home Instruction | 21 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 0.0% | 4.8% | 19.0% | 9.5% | 66.7% |
| Special Education Service School | 133 | 1 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 97 | 0.8% | 10.5% | 9.0% | 6.8% | 72.9% |
| Stevens Elementary | 347 | 4 | 35 | 61 | 61 | 186 | 1.2% | 10.1% | 17.6% | 17.6% | 53.6% |
| Summit K-12 | 588 | 37 | 60 | 126 | 62 | 303 | 6.3% | 10.2% | 21.4% | 10.5% | 51.5% |
| T T Minor Elementary | 233 | 6 | 15 | 171 | 15 | 26 | 2.6% | 6.4% | 73.4% | 6.4% | 11.2% |
| The Center School | 278 | 10 | 21 | 25 | 26 | 196 | 3.6% | 7.6% | 9.0% | 9.4% | 70.5% |
| South Shore School | 301 | 3 | 93 | 138 | 20 | 47 | 1.0% | 30.9% | 45.8% | 6.6% | 15.6% |
| Thornton Creek @ Decatur | 315 | 2 | 38 | 10 | 12 | 253 | 0.6% | 12.1% | 3.2% | 3.8% | 80.3% |
| Thurgood Marshall Elementary | 292 | 0 | 48 | 162 | 68 | 14 | 0.0% | 16.4% | 55.5% | 23.3% | 4.8% |
| TOPS K-8 | 526 | 3 | 143 | 104 | 43 | 233 | 0.6% | 27.2% | 19.8% | 8.2% | 44.3% |
| Van Asselt Elementary | 505 | 4 | 322 | 94 | 73 | 12 | 0.8% | 63.8% | 18.6% | 14.5% | 2.4% |
| View Ridge Elementary | 444 | 3 | 79 | 14 | 10 | 338 | 0.7% | 17.8% | 3.2% | 2.3% | 76.1% |
| Washington Middle School Washington Middle School (Seattle, Washington) Washington Middle School is an ethnically diverse school located in the central district of Seattle.It is one of two middle schools in Seattle with APP . It is fed into by Thurgood Marshall Elementary and the APP students are guaranteed entrance to Garfield High School should they choose to attend... |
1037 | 5 | 323 | 189 | 105 | 415 | 0.5% | 31.1% | 18.2% | 10.1% | 40.0% |
| Wedgwood Elementary | 418 | 4 | 112 | 18 | 33 | 251 | 1.0% | 26.8% | 4.3% | 7.9% | 60.0% |
| West Seattle Elementary | 271 | 11 | 59 | 91 | 63 | 47 | 4.1% | 21.8% | 33.6% | 23.2% | 17.3% |
| West Seattle High West Seattle High School West Seattle High School is a comprehensive public high school in Seattle's West Seattle neighborhood that serves grades nine through twelve as part of the Seattle School District.-History and Facilities:... |
1240 | 31 | 275 | 199 | 192 | 543 | 2.5% | 22.2% | 16.0% | 15.5% | 43.8% |
| West Woodland Elementary | 380 | 3 | 28 | 27 | 20 | 302 | 0.8% | 7.4% | 7.1% | 5.3% | 79.5% |
| Whitman Middle School | 927 | 30 | 126 | 89 | 95 | 587 | 3.2% | 13.6% | 9.6% | 10.2% | 63.3% |
| Whittier Elementary | 428 | 0 | 44 | 13 | 18 | 353 | 0.0% | 10.3% | 3.0% | 4.2% | 82.5% |
| Wing Luke Elementary | 319 | 2 | 173 | 106 | 34 | 4 | 0.6% | 54.2% | 33.2% | 10.7% | 1.3% |
| Totals: | 45581 | 959 | 10075 | 9735 | 5304 | 19508 | 2.1% | 22.1% | 21.4% | 11.6% | 42.8% |
Grouped by grade level
Note: since several programs fall within more than one category, the totals of the break-out tables below to not aggregate to the table above.High schools
including Summit K-12| School or program | Total | Amer. Indian | Asian | Black | Hispanic | White | % Amer. Indian | % Asian | % Black | % Hispanic | % White |
| Ballard High | 1649 | 49 | 213 | 125 | 194 | 1068 | 3.0% | 12.9% | 7.6% | 11.8% | 64.8% |
| Cleveland High | 664 | 17 | 175 | 366 | 65 | 41 | 2.6% | 26.4% | 55.1% | 9.8% | 6.2% |
| Franklin High | 1301 | 12 | 666 | 427 | 106 | 90 | 0.9% | 51.2% | 32.8% | 8.1% | 6.9% |
| Garfield High Garfield High School (Seattle, Washington) James A. Garfield High School is a public high school in the Seattle Public Schools district of Seattle, Washington, USA.Located along 23rd Avenue between E. Alder and E. Jefferson Streets in Seattle's urban Central District, Garfield draws students from all over the city... |
1643 | 14 | 386 | 441 | 88 | 714 | 0.9% | 23.5% | 26.8% | 5.4% | 43.5% |
| Ingraham High Ingraham High School Ingraham High School is a public high school serving grades 9-12 located in the Haller Lake neighborhood of Seattle, Washington, USA. Opened in 1959, it is named after Edward Sturgis Ingraham, the first superintendent of the Seattle Public Schools. Since 2002, Ingraham has been an International... |
1191 | 31 | 364 | 257 | 117 | 422 | 2.6% | 30.6% | 21.6% | 9.8% | 35.4% |
| John Marshall High | 68 | 0 | 7 | 33 | 10 | 18 | 0.0% | 10.3% | 48.5% | 14.7% | 26.5% |
| Middle College High Middle College High School (Seattle, Washington) Middle College High School is a high school in Seattle, Washington. Established on January 30, 1990, the main goal of Middle College High School is to give high school dropouts and "at-risk" students a second chance at earning their high school diploma... |
179 | 18 | 27 | 51 | 22 | 61 | 10.1% | 15.1% | 28.5% | 12.3% | 34.1% |
| Nathan Hale High Nathan Hale High School Nathan Hale High School is a public high school in Seattle, Washington. Nathan Hale is part of the Coalition of Essential Schools.-Early years:... |
1097 | 33 | 162 | 115 | 95 | 692 | 3.0% | 14.8% | 10.5% | 8.7% | 63.1% |
| Nova High The Nova Project The Nova Project, also known as Nova, is located at 300 21st Avenue Ein Seattle, Washington. It is a small alternative high school in the Seattle Public School District.-About:... |
291 | 15 | 23 | 26 | 32 | 195 | 5.2% | 7.9% | 8.9% | 11.0% | 67.0% |
| Rainier Beach High | 359 | 5 | 88 | 214 | 34 | 18 | 1.4% | 24.5% | 59.6% | 9.5% | 5.0% |
| Roosevelt High | 1729 | 24 | 385 | 156 | 128 | 1036 | 1.4% | 22.3% | 9.0% | 7.4% | 59.9% |
| Sealth High Chief Sealth High School Chief Sealth International High School is a public high school in the Seattle Public Schools district of Seattle, Washington. Opened in 1957 in southern West Seattle, Chief Sealth students comprise one of the most ethnically and culturally diverse student bodies in Washington State... |
913 | 33 | 194 | 266 | 201 | 219 | 3.6% | 21.2% | 29.1% | 22.0% | 24.0% |
| South Lake High | 80 | 3 | 20 | 42 | 6 | 9 | 3.8% | 25.0% | 52.5% | 7.5% | 11.3% |
| Summit K-12 | 588 | 37 | 60 | 126 | 62 | 303 | 6.3% | 10.2% | 21.4% | 10.5% | 51.5% |
| The Center School | 278 | 10 | 21 | 25 | 26 | 196 | 3.6% | 7.6% | 9.0% | 9.4% | 70.5% |
| West Seattle High West Seattle High School West Seattle High School is a comprehensive public high school in Seattle's West Seattle neighborhood that serves grades nine through twelve as part of the Seattle School District.-History and Facilities:... |
1240 | 31 | 275 | 199 | 192 | 543 | 2.5% | 22.2% | 16.0% | 15.5% | 43.8% |
| Totals: | 13270 | 332 | 3066 | 2869 | 1378 | 5625 | 2.5% | 23.1% | 21.6% | 10.4% | 42.4% |
Middle schools
including K-8 and K-12 schools| School or program | Total | Amer. Indian | Asian | Black | Hispanic | White | % African american | % Asian | % Black | % Hispanic | % White |
| African American Academy K-8 | 353 | 5 | 1 | 336 | 8 | 3 | 1.4% | 0.3% | 95.2% | 2.3% | 0.8% |
| Aki Kurose Middle School Aki Kurose Middle School Academy Aki Kurose Middle School is a public secondary school in Seattle, Washington, part of the Seattle Public Schools. Located in the Rainier Valley in southeast Seattle, it serves students in grades 6-8. Aki Kurose has 97% minority enrollment, very high racial diversity and a high proportion of recent... |
463 | 10 | 191 | 195 | 54 | 13 | 2.2% | 41.3% | 42.1% | 11.7% | 2.8% |
| AS #1 (Pinehurst) K-8 | 209 | 15 | 20 | 26 | 17 | 131 | 7.2% | 9.6% | 12.4% | 8.1% | 62.7% |
| Broadview-Thomson K-8 (K-6 only in '07-'08) | 683 | 13 | 134 | 144 | 105 | 287 | 1.9% | 19.6% | 21.1% | 15.4% | 42.0% |
| Catharine Blaine K-8 | 499 | 9 | 63 | 26 | 29 | 372 | 1.8% | 12.6% | 5.2% | 5.8% | 74.5% |
| Denny International Middle School | 622 | 28 | 127 | 166 | 143 | 158 | 4.5% | 20.4% | 26.7% | 23.0% | 25.4% |
| Eckstein Middle School Nathan Eckstein Middle School Nathan Eckstein Middle School is located in Seattle, Washington and is part of the Seattle Public Schools.-History:... |
1211 | 18 | 227 | 97 | 88 | 781 | 1.5% | 18.7% | 8.0% | 7.3% | 64.5% |
| Hamilton International Middle Hamilton International Middle school Hamilton International Middle School , is a middle school within the Seattle Public Schools, located in Seattle, Washington, in the Wallingford neighborhood... |
674 | 8 | 244 | 143 | 93 | 186 | 1.2% | 36.2% | 21.2% | 13.8% | 27.6% |
| Madison Middle School Madison Middle School (Seattle, Washington) Madison Middle School is a landmark school located in the northern portion of West Seattle near West Seattle High School. Washington State assessment results in reading and math identifies Madison as a "school in improvement"... |
894 | 18 | 189 | 139 | 137 | 411 | 2.0% | 21.1% | 15.5% | 15.3% | 46.0% |
| Madrona K-8 | 411 | 15 | 13 | 312 | 31 | 40 | 3.6% | 3.2% | 75.9% | 7.5% | 9.7% |
| McClure Middle School | 594 | 19 | 140 | 143 | 60 | 232 | 3.2% | 23.6% | 24.1% | 10.1% | 39.1% |
| Meany Middle School Edmond S. Meany Middle School Edmond S. Meany is a public secondary school in Seattle, Washington serving students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the Seattle Public Schools school district.... |
434 | 9 | 58 | 249 | 57 | 61 | 2.1% | 13.4% | 57.4% | 13.1% | 14.1% |
| Mercer Middle School | 728 | 14 | 363 | 207 | 98 | 46 | 1.9% | 49.9% | 28.4% | 13.5% | 6.3% |
| Orca @ Whitworth (K-6 only in '07-08) | 334 | 8 | 48 | 94 | 24 | 160 | 2.4% | 14.4% | 28.1% | 7.2% | 47.9% |
| Pathfinder K-8 | 373 | 21 | 29 | 33 | 55 | 235 | 5.6% | 7.8% | 8.8% | 14.7% | 63.0% |
| Salmon Bay School | 610 | 16 | 48 | 34 | 35 | 477 | 2.6% | 7.9% | 5.6% | 5.7% | 78.2% |
| Summit K-12 | 588 | 37 | 60 | 126 | 62 | 303 | 6.3% | 10.2% | 21.4% | 10.5% | 51.5% |
| TOPS K-8 | 526 | 3 | 143 | 104 | 43 | 233 | 0.6% | 27.2% | 19.8% | 8.2% | 44.3% |
| Washington Middle School Washington Middle School (Seattle, Washington) Washington Middle School is an ethnically diverse school located in the central district of Seattle.It is one of two middle schools in Seattle with APP . It is fed into by Thurgood Marshall Elementary and the APP students are guaranteed entrance to Garfield High School should they choose to attend... |
1037 | 5 | 323 | 189 | 105 | 415 | 0.5% | 31.1% | 18.2% | 10.1% | 40.0% |
| Whitman Middle School | 927 | 30 | 126 | 89 | 95 | 587 | 3.2% | 13.6% | 9.6% | 10.2% | 63.3% |
| Totals: | 12170 | 301 | 2547 | 2852 | 1339 | 5131 | 2.5% | 20.9% | 23.4% | 11.0% | 42.2% |
Elementary schools
including K-8 and K-12 schools| School or program | Total | Amer. Indian | Asian | Black | Hispanic | White | % Amer. Indian | % Asian | % Black | % Hispanic | % White |
| Adams Elementary | 367 | 9 | 38 | 38 | 61 | 221 | 2.5% | 10.4% | 10.4% | 16.6% | 60.2% |
| African American Academy K-8 | 353 | 5 | 1 | 336 | 8 | 3 | 1.4% | 0.3% | 95.2% | 2.3% | 0.8% |
| Alki Elementary | 348 | 6 | 52 | 39 | 32 | 219 | 1.7% | 14.9% | 11.2% | 9.2% | 62.9% |
| Arbor Heights Elementary | 308 | 5 | 45 | 31 | 54 | 173 | 1.6% | 14.6% | 10.1% | 17.5% | 56.2% |
| AS #1 (Pinehurst) K-8 | 209 | 15 | 20 | 26 | 17 | 131 | 7.2% | 9.6% | 12.4% | 8.1% | 62.7% |
| B.F. Day Elementary | 260 | 10 | 35 | 40 | 36 | 139 | 3.8% | 13.5% | 15.4% | 13.8% | 53.5% |
| Beacon Hill Int'l Elementary | 382 | 6 | 191 | 39 | 118 | 28 | 1.6% | 50.0% | 10.2% | 30.9% | 7.3% |
| Brighton Elementary | 338 | 6 | 139 | 152 | 33 | 8 | 1.8% | 41.1% | 45.0% | 9.8% | 2.4% |
| Broadview-Thomson K-8 (K-6 only in '07-'08) | 683 | 13 | 134 | 144 | 105 | 287 | 1.9% | 19.6% | 21.1% | 15.4% | 42.0% |
| Bryant Elementary | 508 | 2 | 107 | 15 | 29 | 355 | 0.4% | 21.1% | 3.0% | 5.7% | 69.9% |
| Catharine Blaine K-8 | 499 | 9 | 63 | 26 | 29 | 372 | 1.8% | 12.6% | 5.2% | 5.8% | 74.5% |
| Coe Elementary | 454 | 13 | 57 | 15 | 47 | 322 | 2.9% | 12.6% | 3.3% | 10.4% | 70.9% |
| Concord Elementary | 302 | 14 | 39 | 25 | 193 | 31 | 4.6% | 12.9% | 8.3% | 63.9% | 10.3% |
| Cooper Elementary | 266 | 1 | 51 | 112 | 54 | 48 | 0.4% | 19.2% | 42.1% | 20.3% | 18.0% |
| Daniel Bagley Elementary | 330 | 4 | 30 | 39 | 19 | 238 | 1.2% | 9.1% | 11.8% | 5.8% | 72.1% |
| Dearborn Park Elementary | 366 | 4 | 146 | 155 | 48 | 13 | 1.1% | 39.9% | 42.3% | 13.1% | 3.6% |
| Dunlap Elementary | 379 | 4 | 133 | 191 | 42 | 9 | 1.1% | 35.1% | 50.4% | 11.1% | 2.4% |
| Emerson Elementary | 379 | 7 | 89 | 227 | 43 | 13 | 1.8% | 23.5% | 59.9% | 11.3% | 3.4% |
| Gatewood Elementary | 290 | 6 | 35 | 39 | 31 | 179 | 2.1% | 12.1% | 13.4% | 10.7% | 61.7% |
| Gatzert Elementary | 325 | 7 | 75 | 149 | 70 | 24 | 2.2% | 23.1% | 45.8% | 21.5% | 7.4% |
| Graham Hill Elementary | 342 | 5 | 110 | 105 | 29 | 93 | 1.5% | 32.2% | 30.7% | 8.5% | 27.2% |
| Green Lake Elementary | 264 | 8 | 31 | 25 | 23 | 177 | 3.0% | 11.7% | 9.5% | 8.7% | 67.0% |
| Greenwood Elementary | 309 | 13 | 32 | 42 | 43 | 179 | 4.2% | 10.4% | 13.6% | 13.9% | 57.9% |
| Hawthorne Elementary | 237 | 11 | 49 | 130 | 32 | 15 | 4.6% | 20.7% | 54.9% | 13.5% | 6.3% |
| Hay Elementary | 449 | 8 | 54 | 24 | 27 | 336 | 1.8% | 12.0% | 5.3% | 6.0% | 74.8% |
| Highland Park Elementary | 405 | 10 | 125 | 74 | 129 | 67 | 2.5% | 30.9% | 18.3% | 31.9% | 16.5% |
| Jane Addams K-8 (new in 09-10) | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | na | na |
| John Muir Elementary | 312 | 6 | 66 | 189 | 11 | 40 | 1.9% | 21.2% | 60.6% | 3.5% | 12.8% |
| John Rogers Elementary | 291 | 7 | 33 | 61 | 29 | 161 | 2.4% | 11.3% | 21.0% | 10.0% | 55.3% |
| John Stanford International School John Stanford International School John Stanford International School is an elementary school located in the Wallingford neighborhood of Seattle, Washington, USA. It serves grades K-5 in the Seattle School District and offers a dual-immersion program in Japanese and Spanish that is available to all students... |
373 | 3 | 83 | 26 | 74 | 187 | 0.8% | 22.3% | 7.0% | 19.8% | 50.1% |
| Kimball Elementary | 506 | 2 | 275 | 84 | 41 | 104 | 0.4% | 54.3% | 16.6% | 8.1% | 20.6% |
| Lafayette Elementary | 445 | 9 | 71 | 27 | 22 | 316 | 2.0% | 16.0% | 6.1% | 4.9% | 71.0% |
| Laurelhurst Elementary | 448 | 3 | 67 | 15 | 25 | 338 | 0.7% | 15.0% | 3.3% | 5.6% | 75.4% |
| Lawton Elementary | 381 | 7 | 57 | 13 | 35 | 269 | 1.8% | 15.0% | 3.4% | 9.2% | 70.6% |
| Leschi Elementary | 233 | 9 | 6 | 189 | 14 | 15 | 3.9% | 2.6% | 81.1% | 6.0% | 6.4% |
| Lowell Elementary | 494 | 5 | 114 | 18 | 21 | 336 | 1.0% | 23.1% | 3.6% | 4.3% | 68.0% |
| Loyal Heights Elementary | 379 | 2 | 17 | 10 | 27 | 323 | 0.5% | 4.5% | 2.6% | 7.1% | 85.2% |
| Madrona K-8 | 411 | 15 | 13 | 312 | 31 | 40 | 3.6% | 3.2% | 75.9% | 7.5% | 9.7% |
| Maple Elementary | 452 | 5 | 274 | 56 | 77 | 40 | 1.1% | 60.6% | 12.4% | 17.0% | 8.8% |
| McGilvra Elementary | 253 | 3 | 30 | 23 | 13 | 184 | 1.2% | 11.9% | 9.1% | 5.1% | 72.7% |
| Montlake Elementary | 234 | 1 | 40 | 24 | 8 | 161 | 0.4% | 17.1% | 10.3% | 3.4% | 68.8% |
| North Beach Elementary | 308 | 7 | 33 | 7 | 11 | 250 | 2.3% | 10.7% | 2.3% | 3.6% | 81.2% |
| Northgate Elementary | 249 | 7 | 67 | 47 | 97 | 31 | 2.8% | 26.9% | 18.9% | 39.0% | 12.4% |
| Olympic Hills Elementary | 203 | 3 | 39 | 51 | 58 | 52 | 1.5% | 19.2% | 25.1% | 28.6% | 25.6% |
| Olympic View Elementary | 440 | 14 | 62 | 46 | 41 | 277 | 3.2% | 14.1% | 10.5% | 9.3% | 63.0% |
| Orca @ Whitworth (K-6 only in '07-08) | 334 | 8 | 48 | 94 | 24 | 160 | 2.4% | 14.4% | 28.1% | 7.2% | 47.9% |
| Pathfinder K-8 | 373 | 21 | 29 | 33 | 55 | 235 | 5.6% | 7.8% | 8.8% | 14.7% | 63.0% |
| Roxhill Elementary | 253 | 7 | 57 | 60 | 94 | 35 | 2.8% | 22.5% | 23.7% | 37.2% | 13.8% |
| Sacajawea Elementary | 322 | 1 | 51 | 36 | 30 | 204 | 0.3% | 15.8% | 11.2% | 9.3% | 63.4% |
| Salmon Bay School | 610 | 16 | 48 | 34 | 35 | 477 | 2.6% | 7.9% | 5.6% | 5.7% | 78.2% |
| Sanislo Elementary | 312 | 6 | 86 | 50 | 37 | 133 | 1.9% | 27.6% | 16.0% | 11.9% | 42.6% |
| Schmitz Park Elementary | 326 | 9 | 30 | 12 | 14 | 261 | 2.8% | 9.2% | 3.7% | 4.3% | 80.1% |
| Stevens Elementary | 347 | 4 | 35 | 61 | 61 | 186 | 1.2% | 10.1% | 17.6% | 17.6% | 53.6% |
| T T Minor Elementary | 233 | 6 | 15 | 171 | 15 | 26 | 2.6% | 6.4% | 73.4% | 6.4% | 11.2% |
| The New School at South Shore | 301 | 3 | 93 | 138 | 20 | 47 | 1.0% | 30.9% | 45.8% | 6.6% | 15.6% |
| Thornton Creek @ Decatur | 315 | 2 | 38 | 10 | 12 | 253 | 0.6% | 12.1% | 3.2% | 3.8% | 80.3% |
| Thurgood Marshall Elementary | 292 | 0 | 48 | 162 | 68 | 14 | 0.0% | 16.4% | 55.5% | 23.3% | 4.8% |
| TOPS K-8 | 526 | 3 | 143 | 104 | 43 | 233 | 0.6% | 27.2% | 19.8% | 8.2% | 44.3% |
| Van Asselt Elementary | 505 | 4 | 322 | 94 | 73 | 12 | 0.8% | 63.8% | 18.6% | 14.5% | 2.4% |
| View Ridge Elementary | 444 | 3 | 79 | 14 | 10 | 338 | 0.7% | 17.8% | 3.2% | 2.3% | 76.1% |
| Wedgwood Elementary | 418 | 4 | 112 | 18 | 33 | 251 | 1.0% | 26.8% | 4.3% | 7.9% | 60.0% |
| West Seattle Elementary | 271 | 11 | 59 | 91 | 63 | 47 | 4.1% | 21.8% | 33.6% | 23.2% | 17.3% |
| West Woodland Elementary | 380 | 3 | 28 | 27 | 20 | 302 | 0.8% | 7.4% | 7.1% | 5.3% | 79.5% |
| Whittier Elementary | 428 | 0 | 44 | 13 | 18 | 353 | 0.0% | 10.3% | 3.0% | 4.2% | 82.5% |
| Wing Luke Elementary | 319 | 2 | 173 | 106 | 34 | 4 | 0.6% | 54.2% | 33.2% | 10.7% | 1.3% |
| Totals: | 23939 | 469 | 4847 | 4915 | 2834 | 10874 | 2.0% | 20.2% | 20.5% | 11.8% | 45.4% |
Other schools/programs
| School or program | Total | Amer. Indian | Asian | Black | Hispanic | White | % Amer. Indian | % Asian | % Black | % Hispanic | % White |
| Birth to 3 Contracts | 211 | 4 | 19 | 31 | 25 | 132 | 1.9% | 9.0% | 14.7% | 11.8% | 62.6% |
| Childhaven | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 33.3% | 0.0% | 66.7% |
| Education Service Centers | 144 | 4 | 27 | 70 | 11 | 32 | 2.8% | 18.8% | 48.6% | 7.6% | 22.2% |
| Experimental Education Unit | 73 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 53 | 0.0% | 9.6% | 12.3% | 5.5% | 72.6% |
| Head Start | 17 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 5.9% | 5.9% | 29.4% | 47.1% | 11.8% |
| Home School Resource Center | 225 | 2 | 22 | 17 | 10 | 174 | 0.9% | 9.8% | 7.6% | 4.4% | 77.3% |
| Hutch School | 11 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0.0% | 18.2% | 9.1% | 45.5% | 27.3% |
| Interagency Programs | 513 | 28 | 111 | 212 | 89 | 73 | 5.5% | 21.6% | 41.3% | 17.3% | 14.2% |
| Residential Consortium | 56 | 6 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 36 | 10.7% | 0.0% | 23.2% | 1.8% | 64.3% |
| Secondary Bilingual Orientation Center | 247 | 0 | 51 | 110 | 86 | 0 | 0.0% | 20.6% | 44.5% | 34.8% | 0.0% |
| Special Education Home Instruction | 21 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 0.0% | 4.8% | 19.0% | 9.5% | 66.7% |
| Special Education Service School | 133 | 1 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 97 | 0.8% | 10.5% | 9.0% | 6.8% | 72.9% |
| Totals: | 1654 | 46 | 255 | 485 | 250 | 618 | 2.8% | 15.4% | 29.3% | 15.1% | 37.4% |