List of schools of the Seattle School District explained

This is the list of schools within the Seattle Public Schools school district. Seattle Public Schools operates elementary schools, K-8 schools, middle schools serving grades 6–8, high schools, and Alternative schools and special programs.[1] [2] 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.[3]

Current Schools

Elementary schools

School Est.[4] Neighborhood[5] Nickname Spring 2023 Enrollment[6]
Adams 1889[7] Eagles 319
Alki 1913[8] Seagulls 298
1948 Jr. Seahawks 518
Bailey Gatzert 1921 Bears 364
Daniel Bagley 1907[9] Bees 323
Beacon Hill Int'l 1899 Tigers 341
Bryant 1919 Hawks 487
Frantz Coe 1905 Cougars 456
Cascadia 2013 Dragons 504
Cedar Park 1959 Wolves 247
Concord Int'l 1914 N/A 304
B.F. Day 1892[10] Sun Dragons 397
Dearborn Park Int'l 1971 Dragons 355
Decatur2017 Gators 208
Dunlap 1898 Dolphins 297
Emerson 1909 Eagles 329
Fairmount Park 1955 Falcons 442
Gatewood 1910 Gators 366
Genesee Hill 2016 Red Foxes 514
1961 Whales 266
Green Lake 1902[11] Dragons 339
Greenwood 1909 Stars 346
Hawthorne[12] 1913[13] Phoenix 360
John Hay 1905[14] Jaguars 275
Highland Park 1919 Mustangs 305
Kimball[15] 1971 Cougars 376
Lafayette 1893[16] Leopards 491
Laurelhurst 1928 Bears 280
Lawton[17] 1913[18] Dolphins 333
Leschi 1909[19] Bulldog Pups 305
Lowell 1890[20] Dragons 385
Loyal Heights 1919[21] Beavers 499
Madrona 2000 Panthers 231
Magnolia 1927 Orcas 358
Maple 1865[22] Monarchs 436
Thurgood Marshall 1909[23] Bulldog Pups 477
Martin Luther King Jr. 1904[24] 286
McDonald Int'l 1914[25] Scotties 456
McGilvra 1899[26] Wildcats 222
Montlake 1924 Wolves 181
John Muir 1910 Lions 346
North Beach 1958 Seals 365
James Baldwin 1956 Eagles 213
Olympic Hills 1954 Otters 502
Olympic View 1903 Eagles 365
Queen Anne Explorers 199
John Rogers 1956 Otters 262
Rainier View 1953 Tigers 230
Rising Star 1907[27] Firebirds 342
Roxhill 1958 Stars 290
Sacajawea 1955 Eagles 231
Sand Point 1958 Squirrels 199
Sanislo 1970 180
1891 429
Stevens 1906 N/A 165
Thornton Creek 1961[28] Dragonflies 456
View Ridge 1948 Otters 305
Viewlands 1954 Orcas 272
Wedgwood 1955 Dolphins 359
West Seattle Huskies 386
West Woodland 1910[29] Wildcats 397
Whittier 1908[30] Wildcats 364
Wing Luke 1967[31] South Beacon HillDragons321

Grades K–8 Schools

School Est.[32] Location[33] Nickname Spring 2023 Enrollment[34]
Catharine Blaine 1998 Tigers 460
Louisa Boren STEM 2012 490
Broadview-Thomson 2008 Bulldogs 567
Cascade Parent Partnership 327
Hazel Wolf 2009 720
Licton Springs 2014 118
ORCA 1989 392
Pathfinder 1994 465
Salmon Bay 1999 Panthers 660
South ShoreSea Dragons 607
TOPS 1976 Falcons 478
Ref:[2]

Middle Schools, Grades 6–8

School Est.[35] Location[36] Nickname Spring 2023 Enrollment[37]
1952[38] Dolphins 808
1950 Eagles 1,048
Hamilton 1927 Hawks 927
1952 Peace Cranes 773
Jane Addams 2014 Jaguars 881
1929 Bulldogs 985
McClure 1964 Mavericks 427
Meany 1902 Mountain Lions 506
Mercer 1957 Mustangs 850
Robert Eagle Staff 2017 Ravens 685
Washington 1978 Junior Huskies 558
Whitman 1959 Wildcats 677

High Schools, Grades 9–12

School Est.[39] Location[40] Nickname Spring 2023 Enrollment[41]
1903[42] Beavers 1,591
2001 Lower Queen Anne
(Seattle Center)
Dragons 226
1957 Seahawks 1,222
1927 Eagles900
1912 Quakers 1,220
1920 Bulldogs 1,604
1907 Lynx 1,649
199096
1963 Raiders 1,089
1959 Rams 1,420
1970 252
1960 Vikings 777
1922 Rough Riders 1,513
Seattle World School 2016 Wolves 210
Alan T. Sugiyama2009[43] Blue Sharks 40
1917 Wildcats 1,319

Historic School Properties

All of these buildings pictured below are official city landmarks, as are the following past and present schools:

Former schools

Jr. high schools and middle schools previously included in district:

Elementary schools previously included in district:

Other properties previously included in district

Sources

Notes and References

  1. Seattle Public Schools, SPS website FAQ list, Seattle Public Schools, date unknown. Accessed online 8 July 2008.
  2. Web site: Seattle Public Schools - Building for Learning . 2013-04-16 . dead. https://archive.today/20130415194117/http://www.seattleschools.org/modules/cms/pages.phtml?sessionid=&pageid=217169 . 2013-04-15 .
  3. Washington State Office of the Superintendent for Public Instruction, Total Enrollment Gender and Ethnicity by school, Washington State OSPI, January 25, 2008. Accessed online 2008-06-02.
  4. Denotes original date of establishment of the school, changes in name and/or location noted in corresponding footnote
  5. Denotes location of school by Seattle neighborhood, does not necessary correspond with attendance area
  6. Web site: P223 Enrollment Reporting . Seattle Public Schools . 3 May 2023.
  7. Opened as Ballard School in 1889. Joined Seattle schools in 1907.
  8. Original school opened 1908.
  9. Current building opened in 1930
  10. Oldest continuously operating elementary school in Seattle.
  11. Current building opened in 1970
  12. Named for Nathaniel Hawthorne
  13. Current building 1989
  14. Current building opened in 1989
  15. Named after Captain George W. Kimball.
  16. 1893 as part of West Seattle School District, renamed 1918.
  17. Named similarly to Fort Lawton, after Henry Ware Lawton.
  18. Traces back to Salmon Bay School in 1895, rebuilt as Lawton 1913.
  19. Original building demolished in 1988.
  20. Original building demolished in 1959.
  21. Current building opened in 1932.
  22. Current building opened in 1971.
  23. Opened as Colman School in 1909. Current building opened in 1991. Renamed Thurgood Marshall in 1996.
  24. Opened as Brighton School in 1904. Current building opened in 1949. Renamed Martin Luther King Jr. in 2010.
  25. Closed in 1981. Reopened in 2012
  26. Opened at current location in 1913
  27. 1862 is date of establishment of Van Asselt Elementary School. Joined Seattle schools in 1907. Van Asselt moved to current location in 2009, and was renamed Rising Star Elementary School in 2019.
  28. Current building opened in 2016. Originally named Decatur Elementary, renamed in 2008.
  29. Current building opened in 1991.
  30. Current building opened in 1999.
  31. As South Van Asselt school, renamed for Wing Luke in 1969.
  32. Denotes original date of establishment of the school, changes in name and/or location noted in corresponding footnote
  33. Denotes location of school by Seattle neighborhood, does not necessary correspond with attendance area
  34. Web site: P223 Enrollment Reporting . Seattle Public Schools . 3 May 2023.
  35. Denotes original date of establishment of the school, changes in name and/or location noted in corresponding footnote
  36. Denotes location of school by Seattle neighborhood, does not necessary correspond with attendance area
  37. Web site: P223 Enrollment Reporting . Seattle Public Schools . 3 May 2023.
  38. Refounded as an "international" middle school in 2011.
  39. Denotes original date of establishment of the school, changes in name and/or location noted in corresponding footnote
  40. Denotes location of school by Seattle neighborhood, does not necessary correspond with attendance area
  41. Web site: P223 Enrollment Reporting . Seattle Public Schools . 3 May 2023.
  42. Opened as Ballard School in 1889. Joined Seattle schools in 1907.
  43. In old South Shore building.
  44. Rainier; archived 3 June 2009.

  45. Addams; archived 3 June 2009.

  46. Boren; archived 3 June 2009.

  47. South Shore; archived 3 June 2009.

  48. Broadview-Thomson ; archived 3 June 2009.

  49. Wilson; archived 3 June 2009.

  50. Louis Fiset, Seattle Neighborhoods: Phinney  - Thumbnail History, HistoryLink, August 29, 2001. Accessed online 9 December 2007.
  51. David Wilma, Seattle Neighborhoods: Beacon Hill  - Thumbnail History, HistoryLink, February 21, 2001. Accessed online 9 December 2007.
  52. Denny; archived 3 June 2009.

  53. Briarcliff; archived 3 June 2009.

  54. Graham Hill; archived 3 June 2009.

  55. Broadview; archived 3 June 2009.

  56. Cascade; archived 3 June 2009.

  57. Crown Hill; archived 3 June 2009.

  58. Louis Fiset, Seattle Neighborhoods: Crown Hill  - Thumbnail History, HistoryLink, July 20, 2001. Accessed 9 December 2007.
  59. Holgate; archived 3 June 2009.

  60. Holgate Aircraft; archived 3 June 2009.

  61. Fairview; archived 3 June 2009.

  62. Fauntleroy; archived 3 June 2009.

  63. Georgetown; archived 3 June 2009.

  64. Goodhue; archived 3 June 2009.

  65. http://americanhistory.si.edu/disabilityrights/exhibit_parents2_full.html Exhibit item
  66. Haller Lake; archived 3 June 2009.

  67. South Seattle; archived 3 June 2009.

  68. Hughes; archived 3 June 2009.

  69. Interbay; archived 3 June 2009.

  70. Interlake; archived 3 June 2009.

  71. Irving; archived 3 June 2009.

  72. Jefferson; archived 3 June 2009.

  73. King; archived 3 June 2009.

  74. http://www.seattlepi.com/local/279043_schools27.html School Board OKs closure plan
  75. Lake City; archived 3 June 2009.

  76. Maple Leaf; archived 3 June 2009.

  77. Mann; archived 3 June 2009.

  78. McDonald; archived 3 June 2009.

  79. Mercer; archived 3 June 2009.

  80. North Queen Anne; archived 3 June 2009.

  81. Olympic; archived 3 June 2009.

  82. Pacific; archived 3 June 2009.

  83. Pinehurst; archived 3 June 2009.

  84. Sand Point; archived 3 June 2009.

  85. West Queen Anne; archived 3 June 2009.

  86. Rainier View; archived 3 June 2009.

  87. Columbia Annex; archived 3 June 2009.

  88. Ravenna; archived 3 June 2009.

  89. http://www.seattle.gov/parks/centers/ravennaecksteincc.htm Ravenna-Eckstein Community Center
  90. Cooper; archived 3 June 2009.

  91. Madrona; archived 3 June 2009.

  92. Ross; archived 3 June 2009.

  93. Salmon Bay; archived 3 June 2009.

  94. Seward; archived 3 June 2009.

  95. Gatzert; archived 3 June 2009. An annex at 307 Sixth Avenue survives and is considered a city landmark.

  96. Concord; archived 3 June 2009.

  97. Summit; archived 3 June 2009.

  98. University Heights; archived 3 June 2009.

  99. Viewlands; archived 3 June 2009.

  100. Warren Avenue; archived 3 June 2009.

  101. Webster; archived 3 June 2009.

  102. http://www.nordicmuseum.org/index.php?t=articles&c=Donations&sub=Donations&e= Make a Donation
  103. Muir; archived 3 June 2009.

  104. Whitworth; archived 3 June 2009.

  105. Bryant; archived 3 June 2009.

  106. Martha Washington; archived 3 June 2009.

  107. David Wilma, Martha Washington School, HistoryLink, March 20, 2001. Accessed online 9 December 2007.
  108. Burbank; archived 3 June 2009.

  109. The Association Review, American Association to Promote the Teaching of Speech to the Deaf, volume 9 (1907), p. 503.
  110. Washington; archived 3 June 2009.

  111. Minor; archived 3 June 2009.

  112. John Marshall; archived 3 June 2009.

  113. Eckstein; archived 3 June 2009.