Best Public Schools in Sammamish, WA

Summary:

The city of Sammamish, Washington is home to a highly impressive school system, with 14 schools across two top-ranked school districts - the Lake Washington School District and the Issaquah School District. The data reveals that several schools in Sammamish stand out as exceptional performers, including Christa Mcauliffe Elementary, Rachel Carson Elementary, Eastlake High School, and Skyline High School.

These standout schools consistently rank among the top in the state, with exceptional test scores, high graduation rates, and low dropout rates. For example, Christa Mcauliffe Elementary and Rachel Carson Elementary both have over 90% of students proficient in English Language Arts and Math, far exceeding state averages. The high schools in Sammamish also shine, with Eastlake and Skyline High Schools boasting graduation rates of 97.9% and 98%, respectively. Additionally, the middle schools in the area, such as Inglewood Middle School and Pine Lake Middle School, are among the top-performing in the state.

The overall academic excellence of Sammamish's schools can be attributed to a combination of factors, including high per-student spending, low student-teacher ratios, and a relatively affluent student population, as evidenced by the low free/reduced lunch rates across the district. Regardless of the specific factors, it is clear that the schools in Sammamish are consistently delivering a high-quality education, making the city an attractive destination for families seeking the best educational opportunities for their children.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				WCAS Science (2024)				SBAC English Language Arts (2024)								SBAC Math (2024)								% Completely Immunized (2024)	% Polio (2024)	% Measles (2024)	% Mumps (2024)	% Rubella (2024)	% Diphtheria (2024)	% Hepatitis B (2024)	% Varicella (2024)	% Pertussis (2024)	% Tetanus (2024)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2022)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	WCAS Science 5th Grade	WCAS Science 8th Grade	WCAS Science 11th Grade	WCAS Science All Grades	SBAC English Language Arts 3rd Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 4th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 5th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 6th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 7th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 8th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 10th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts All Grades	SBAC Math 3rd Grade	SBAC Math 4th Grade	SBAC Math 5th Grade	SBAC Math 6th Grade	SBAC Math 7th Grade	SBAC Math 8th Grade	SBAC Math 10th Grade	SBAC Math All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Measles KG	% Mumps KG	% Rubella KG	% Diphtheria KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% Pertussis KG	% Tetanus KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Pine Lake Middle School	Public	6-8	3095 Issaquah-Pine Lake Rd SE	Sammamish	98075	King County	Issaquah School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 837-5700	940	41	23.0	7.2%	312 (33.2%)	17 (1.8%)	58 (6.2%)	479 (51.0%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	71 (7.6%)	97.3	12^th of 535 public middle schools	97.8%		97.6	9^th of 539 public middle schools	98.3%	3		74.4		74.4				82.4	81.2	77.7		80.5				78.6	79.2	74.0		77.3											$16,612	$1,301	$15,311
Sunny Hills Elementary	Public	K-5	3200 Issaquah-Pine Lake Rd SE	Sammamish	98075	King County	Issaquah School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 837-7400	565	34	16.7	11.0%	170 (30.1%)	11 (1.9%)	53 (9.4%)	272 (48.1%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	56 (9.9%)	96.5	24^th of 1168 public elementary schools	97.9%		97.3	21^st of 1169 public elementary schools	98.2%	3	91.5			91.5	85.9	76.3	87.8					83.0	84.8	81.8	85.4					83.9	95.7	98.9	100.0	100.0	100.0	98.9	100.0	95.7	98.9	98.9	$17,213	$1,283	$15,930
Skyline High School	Public	9-12	1122 228th Ave SE	Sammamish	98075	King County	Issaquah School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 837-7700	2,193	95	22.9	8.3%	823 (37.5%)	42 (1.9%)	184 (8.4%)	927 (42.3%)	4 (0.2%)	5 (0.2%)	208 (9.5%)	96.9	10^th of 437 public high schools	97.7%		95.5	12^th of 442 public high schools	97.3%	2			85.6	85.6							88.4	88.4							71.0	71.0											$16,867	$1,280	$15,587
Cascade Ridge Elementary	Public	K-5	2020 Trossachs Blvd SE	Sammamish	98075	King County	Issaquah School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 837-5500	407	25	16.0	3.2%	105 (25.8%)	5 (1.2%)	35 (8.6%)	217 (53.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (11.1%)	98.2	9^th of 1168 public elementary schools	99.2%		98.1	13^th of 1169 public elementary schools	98.9%	4	93.0			93.0	87.9	91.3	84.9					87.9	93.9	92.5	89.5					91.8	98.3	98.3	98.3	98.3	98.3	98.3	98.3	98.3	98.3	98.3	$17,291	$1,317	$15,974
Creekside Elementary	Public	K-5	20777 SE 16th St	Sammamish	98075	King County	Issaquah School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 837-5200	581	35	16.7	4.5%	239 (41.1%)	5 (0.9%)	32 (5.5%)	244 (42.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (10.3%)	94.5	57^th of 1168 public elementary schools	95.1%		97.3	22^nd of 1169 public elementary schools	98.1%	35	86.9			86.9	68.8	80.4	88.0					79.3	79.4	81.8	84.2					81.9	94.7	96.1	96.1	96.1	96.1	96.1	97.4	96.1	96.1	96.1	$17,120	$1,310	$15,810
Cedar Trails Elementary	Public	K-5	4399 Issaquah-Pine Lake Rd SE	Sammamish	98075	King County	Issaquah School District	No	No	No	Yes	(425) 837-6500	386	27	14.2	18.1%	127 (32.9%)	14 (3.6%)	30 (7.8%)	180 (46.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (9.1%)	91.5	88^th of 1168 public elementary schools	92.5%		93.3	73^rd of 1169 public elementary schools	93.8%	15	85.2			85.2	65.1	72.9	81.5					72.7	74.6	79.7	78.2					77.4	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$16,634	$1,323	$15,311
Eastlake High School	Public	9-12	400 228th NE	Sammamish	98074	King County	Lake Washington School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 936-1500	2,367	111	21.2	5.8%	1,045 (44.1%)	32 (1.4%)	195 (8.2%)	925 (39.1%)	5 (0.2%)	3 (0.1%)	149 (6.3%)	97.3	7^th of 437 public high schools	98.4%		98.3	4^th of 442 public high schools	99.1%	3			88.5	88.5							89.0	89.0							71.4	71.4											$17,065	$506	$16,559
Margaret Mead Elementary	Public	K-5	1725 216th AVE NE	Sammamish	98074	King County	Lake Washington School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 936-2630	609	35	17.2	4.1%	242 (39.7%)	12 (2.0%)	34 (5.6%)	275 (45.2%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	43 (7.1%)	93.4	68^th of 1168 public elementary schools	94.2%		96.9	26^th of 1169 public elementary schools	97.8%	42	75.5			75.5	88.0	79.2	81.3					82.7	89.8	81.0	65.1					78.8	97.1	97.1	100.0	100.0	100.0	97.1	98.6	98.6	97.1	97.1	$17,541	$590	$16,951
Samantha Smith Elementary	Public	K-5	23305 NE 14th St	Sammamish	98074	King County	Lake Washington School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 936-2710	571	31	18.6	1.6%	120 (21.0%)	2 (0.4%)	19 (3.3%)	402 (70.4%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (4.4%)	97.2	19^th of 1168 public elementary schools	98.4%		98.2	9^th of 1169 public elementary schools	99.2%	10	86.5			86.5	83.2	85.2	90.4					86.6	86.3	91.1	82.5					86.3	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$17,688	$525	$17,163
Christa Mcauliffe Elementary	Public	K-5	23823 NE 22nd	Sammamish	98074	King County	Lake Washington School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 936-2620	482	30	15.9	1.9%	147 (30.5%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (4.8%)	278 (57.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (6.8%)	98.5	6^th of 1168 public elementary schools	99.5%		98.5	4^th of 1169 public elementary schools	99.7%	2	88.7			88.7	95.2	90.4	90.7					92.2	98.1	95.2	86.6					93.3	96.3	98.2	98.2	98.2	98.2	98.2	98.2	96.3	98.2	98.2	$20,633	$613	$20,020
Inglewood Middle School	Public	6-8	24120 NE 8th ST	Sammamish	98074	King County	Lake Washington School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 936-2360	1,213	56	21.6	4.5%	475 (39.2%)	23 (1.9%)	72 (5.9%)	557 (45.9%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	80 (6.6%)	97.6	10^th of 535 public middle schools	98.1%		97.8	8^th of 539 public middle schools	98.5%	2		73.7		73.7				84.4	83.4	81.6		83.1				79.5	78.3	70.5		76.0											$16,586	$1,030	$15,556
Elizabeth Blackwell Elementary	Public	K-5	3225 - 205th PL NE	Sammamish	98074	King County	Lake Washington School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 936-2520	508	28	18.4	4.5%	181 (35.6%)	3 (0.6%)	28 (5.5%)	270 (53.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (4.9%)	95.4	46^th of 1168 public elementary schools	96.1%		95.7	42^nd of 1169 public elementary schools	96.4%	4	85.0			85.0	82.8	84.7	83.9					83.8	85.0	78.6	72.0					78.5	96.7	98.3	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	98.3	100.0	100.0	$18,743	$550	$18,193
Renaissance School of Art and Reasoning	Public, Magnet	6-8	400 228th Ave NE	Sammamish	98074	King County	Lake Washington School District	No	Yes	No	No	(425) 936-1544	73	4	17.3	4.1%	38 (52.1%)	2 (2.7%)	6 (8.2%)	19 (26.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (11.0%)	85.2	74^th of 535 public middle schools	86.2%		96.5	16^th of 539 public middle schools	97.0%	58		66.7		66.7				60.7				73.2				67.9	56.3	50.0		60.7											$16,515	$506	$16,009
Rachel Carson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1035 - 244th Ave NE	Sammamish	98074	King County	Lake Washington School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 936-2750	521	27	19.4	2.1%	140 (26.9%)	6 (1.2%)	19 (3.6%)	310 (59.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (8.8%)	98	12^th of 1168 public elementary schools	99.0%		97.8	16^th of 1169 public elementary schools	98.6%	4	91.4			91.4	89.9	82.1	96.8					90.0	91.0	85.9	91.3					89.6	91.9	91.9	91.9	91.9	91.9	91.9	96.8	91.9	91.9	91.9	$18,058	$626	$17,433

Cities Near Sammamish

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Issaquah	0.49 mi	15	7^th
Fall City	4.6 mi	2	8^th
Bellevue	4.76 mi	31	33^rd
Snoqualmie	5.35 mi	9	24^th
Redmond	6.51 mi	24	4^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau, the Washington State Department of Health and the Washington Office of Superindentent of Public Instruction.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.