ºÚÁÏÍø¹ÙÍø

ºÚÁÏÍø¹ÙÍø School Review - Established 2003

Best Reading/Language Arts Proficiency ºÚÁÏÍø¹ÙÍø Elementary Schools in Washington (2025-26)

ºÚÁÏÍø¹ÙÍø elementary schools in Washington achieve an average reading/language arts proficiency of 51% (2025-26).
The public elementary schools with the highest reading/language arts proficiency are listed below (where sufficient data available).
The public elementary school with the highest reading/language arts proficiency in Washington is Cascadia Elementary School, with 97%.
RLA Proficiency Range: 87% 97% Avg. RLA Proficiency: 90%

Top Reading/Language Arts Proficiency ºÚÁÏÍø¹ÙÍø Elementary Schools in Washington (2025-26)

School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
RLA Proficiency
Grades
Location
Rank: #11.
Cascadia Elementary School
Magnet School
(Math: 96% | Reading: 97%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 1%
RLA Proficiency: 97%
Grades: K-5
1700 N 90th Street
Seattle, WA 98115
(206) 252-5914
Rank: #22.
Challenge Elementary School
Alternative School
(Math: 97% | Reading: 96%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 1%
RLA Proficiency: 96%
Grades: K-6
5409 228th St Sw
Mountlake Terrace, WA 98043
(425) 431-7157
Rank: #3 - 53. - 5.
Northstar Middle School
Alternative School
(Math: 90-94% | Reading: ≥95%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 1%
RLA Proficiency: ≥95%
Grades: 6-8
10903 Ne 53rd St
Kirkland, WA 98033
(425) 936-1760
Rank: #3 - 53. - 5.
Stella Schola
Alternative School
Magnet School
(Math: 85-89% | Reading: ≥95%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 1%
RLA Proficiency: ≥95%
Grades: 6-8
13505 Ne 75th Street
Redmond, WA 98052
(425) 936-2475
Rank: #3 - 53. - 5.
Stephen Decatur Elementary School
(Math: ≥95% | Reading: ≥95%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 1%
RLA Proficiency: ≥95%
Grades: K-5
7711 43rd Ave Ne
Seattle, WA 98115
(206) 252-3230
Rank: #6 - 76. - 7.
International Community School
Alternative School
Magnet School
(Math: 92% | Reading: 95%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 1%
RLA Proficiency: 95%
Grades: 6-12
11133 Ne 65th St
Kirkland, WA 98033
(425) 936-2380
Rank: #6 - 76. - 7.
Medina Elementary School
(Math: 94% | Reading: 95%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 1%
RLA Proficiency: 95%
Grades: PK-5
8001 Ne 8th St.
Medina, WA 98039
(425) 456-5400
Rank: #88.
Cherry Crest Elementary School
(Math: 91% | Reading: 94%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 1%
RLA Proficiency: 94%
Grades: PK-5
12400 N.e. 32nd St.
Bellevue, WA 98005
(425) 456-4900
Rank: #9 - 109. - 10.
International School
Alternative School
(Math: 83% | Reading: 93%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 1%
RLA Proficiency: 93%
Grades: 6-12
445 128th Ave Se
Bellevue, WA 98005
(425) 456-6500
Rank: #9 - 109. - 10.
Sunrise Elementary School
(Math: 91% | Reading: 93%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 1%
RLA Proficiency: 93%
Grades: PK-5
14075 172 Av Ne
Redmond, WA 98052
(425) 408-5300
Rank: #11 - 1211. - 12.
Capt Johnston Blakely Elementary School
(Math: 85-89% | Reading: 90-94%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 1%
RLA Proficiency: 90-94%
Grades: PK-4
4704 Blakely Ave Ne
Bainbridge Island, WA 98110
(206) 842-4752
Rank: #11 - 1211. - 12.
Island Park Elementary School
(Math: 85-89% | Reading: 90-94%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 1%
RLA Proficiency: 90-94%
Grades: K-5
5437 Island Crest Way
Mercer Island, WA 98040
(206) 236-3410
Rank: #1313.
Somerset Elementary School
(Math: 91% | Reading: 92%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 1%
RLA Proficiency: 92%
Grades: K-5
14100 Somerset Boulevard Se
Bellevue, WA 98006
(425) 456-5800
Rank: #1414.
Rachel Carson Elementary School
(Math: 86% | Reading: 91%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 1%
RLA Proficiency: 91%
Grades: PK-5
1035 - 244th Ave Ne
Sammamish, WA 98074
(425) 936-2750
Rank: #1515.
Explorer Community School
Alternative School
(Math: 80-89% | Reading: ≥90%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
RLA Proficiency: ≥90%
Grades: 1-5
7040 208th Ne
Redmond, WA 98052
(425) 936-2533
Rank: #16 - 1816. - 18.
Cascade Ridge Elementary School
(Math: 92% | Reading: 90%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 1%
RLA Proficiency: 90%
Grades: K-5
2020 Trossachs Blvd Se
Sammamish, WA 98075
(425) 837-5500
Rank: #16 - 1816. - 18.
Frantz Coe Elementary School
(Math: 85% | Reading: 90%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 1%
RLA Proficiency: 90%
Grades: K-5
2424 7 Av W
Seattle, WA 98119
(206) 252-2000
Rank: #16 - 1816. - 18.
Libby Center
Special Education School
(Math: 81% | Reading: 90%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
RLA Proficiency: 90%
Grades: K-8
2900 E 1st Ave
Spokane, WA 99202
(509) 354-7500
Rank: #19 - 2119. - 21.
Louisa May Alcott Elementary School
(Math: 88% | Reading: 89%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 1%
RLA Proficiency: 89%
Grades: K-5
4213 - 228th Ave Ne
Redmond, WA 98053
(425) 936-2490
Rank: #19 - 2119. - 21.
Margaret Mead Elementary School
(Math: 83% | Reading: 89%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
RLA Proficiency: 89%
Grades: K-5
1725 216th Ave Ne
Sammamish, WA 98074
(425) 936-2630
Rank: #19 - 2119. - 21.
Rosa Parks Elementary School
(Math: 86% | Reading: 89%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
RLA Proficiency: 89%
Grades: K-5
22845 Ne Cedar Park Crescent
Redmond, WA 98053
(425) 936-2650
Rank: #22 - 2522. - 25.
Cedar Wood Elementary School
(Math: 84% | Reading: 88%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
RLA Proficiency: 88%
Grades: PK-5
3414 168th St. Se
Bothell, WA 98012
(425) 385-7700
Rank: #22 - 2522. - 25.
John Stanford International School
(Math: 92% | Reading: 88%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 1%
RLA Proficiency: 88%
Grades: K-5
4057 5 Av Ne
Seattle, WA 98105
(206) 252-6080
Rank: #22 - 2522. - 25.
Lakeridge Elementary School
(Math: 87% | Reading: 88%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
RLA Proficiency: 88%
Grades: K-5
8215 Se 78th
Mercer Island, WA 98040
(206) 236-3415
Rank: #22 - 2522. - 25.
Samantha Smith Elementary School
(Math: 89% | Reading: 88%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 1%
RLA Proficiency: 88%
Grades: K-5
23305 Ne 14th St
Sammamish, WA 98074
(425) 936-2710
Rank: #26 - 3226. - 32.
Environmental & Adventure School
Alternative School
Magnet School
(Math: 80-84% | Reading: 85-89%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
RLA Proficiency: 85-89%
Grades: 6-8
8040 Ne 132nd
Kirkland, WA 98034
(425) 936-2355
Rank: #26 - 3226. - 32.
Horace Mann Elementary School
(Math: 75-79% | Reading: 85-89%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
RLA Proficiency: 85-89%
Grades: K-5
17001 Ne 104th
Redmond, WA 98052
(425) 936-2610
Rank: #26 - 3226. - 32.
Laura Ingalls Wilder Elementary School
(Math: 85-89% | Reading: 85-89%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
RLA Proficiency: 85-89%
Grades: PK-5
22130 Ne 133rd
Woodinville, WA 98077
(425) 936-2740
Rank: #26 - 3226. - 32.
Lowell Elementary School
(Math: 65-69% | Reading: 85-89%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
RLA Proficiency: 85-89%
Grades: K-5
810 Mr. Dahl Dr
Tacoma, WA 98403
(253) 571-7200
Rank: #26 - 3226. - 32.
Odyssey Multiage Program
(Math: 75-79% | Reading: 85-89%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
RLA Proficiency: 85-89%
Grades: K-8
9530 Ne High School Rd
Bainbridge Island, WA 98110
(206) 780-1646
Rank: #26 - 3226. - 32.
View Ridge Elementary School
(Math: 80-84% | Reading: 85-89%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
RLA Proficiency: 85-89%
Grades: PK-5
7047 50 Av Ne
Seattle, WA 98115
(206) 252-5600
Rank: #26 - 3226. - 32.
Wedgwood Elementary School
(Math: 80-84% | Reading: 85-89%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
RLA Proficiency: 85-89%
Grades: K-5
2720 Ne 85 St
Seattle, WA 98115
(206) 252-5670
Rank: #33 - 3833. - 38.
Albert Einstein Elementary School
(Math: 82% | Reading: 87%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
RLA Proficiency: 87%
Grades: K-5
18025 Ne 116th
Redmond, WA 98052
(425) 936-2540
Rank: #33 - 3833. - 38.
Cougar Ridge Elementary School
(Math: 83% | Reading: 87%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
RLA Proficiency: 87%
Grades: K-5
4630 167th Ave Se
Bellevue, WA 98006
(425) 837-7300
Rank: #33 - 3833. - 38.
Fernwood Elementary School
(Math: 88% | Reading: 87%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
RLA Proficiency: 87%
Grades: PK-5
3933 Jewell Rd
Bothell, WA 98012
(425) 408-4500
Show 100 more public schools in WA (out of 1,681 total schools)
Loading...

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the Washington average public elementary schools reading/language arts proficiency?
The Washington average public elementary schools reading/language arts proficiency is 51%% for 2025-26.
What are the public elementary schools with the highest reading/language arts proficiency in Washington?
The best top ranked public elementary schools in Washington include Cascadia Elementary School, Challenge Elementary School and Northstar Middle School.

Recent Articles

How ºÚÁÏÍø¹ÙÍø Schools Support Students on Free / Reduced-Lunch Programs
How ºÚÁÏÍø¹ÙÍø Schools Support Students on Free / Reduced-Lunch Programs
Explore how U.S. public schools support students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch through nutrition, academic, and wraparound services in 2025.
Hidden Costs of ºÚÁÏÍø¹ÙÍø Schools: Fees, Supplies & Extras
Hidden Costs of ºÚÁÏÍø¹ÙÍø Schools: Fees, Supplies & Extras
Explore the hidden costs in public schools—fees, supplies, extracurriculars—and how parents can plan for them in 2025.
ºÚÁÏÍø¹ÙÍø School Funding 2025: What Families Should Know
ºÚÁÏÍø¹ÙÍø School Funding 2025: What Families Should Know
Essential insights on public school funding in 2025—how it works, what’s changing, and what families should know to stay ahead.

Quick Links

School Search Tools:
School by Type (WA):
Private & Boarding Schools:
State Links:

Most Popular Articles

Washington Top Ranked ºÚÁÏÍø¹ÙÍø Schools
Washington Top Ranked ºÚÁÏÍø¹ÙÍø Schools
 A History of ºÚÁÏÍø¹ÙÍø Schools
A History of ºÚÁÏÍø¹ÙÍø Schools
Changing Demographics Will Alter the Diversity of ºÚÁÏÍø¹ÙÍø Schools
Changing Demographics Will Alter the Diversity of ºÚÁÏÍø¹ÙÍø Schools
 Cell Phones in Class? Many Schools are Saying Yes
Cell Phones in Class? Many Schools are Saying Yes
 A Relevant History of ºÚÁÏÍø¹ÙÍø Education in the United States
A Relevant History of ºÚÁÏÍø¹ÙÍø Education in the United States

More Articles

ºÚÁÏÍø¹ÙÍø School Jobs
Opinion
ºÚÁÏÍø¹ÙÍø School Policies
Local School Topics
Scholarships