SPS Earns Statewide Honors for Student Achievement and Progress 

Each year, the Washington School Recognition Program highlights public schools that demonstrate exceptional progress and achievement in key areas of student success. 

The Washington State Board of Education recognizes 24 SPS schools for their performance during the 2024–25 school year. Receiving this recognition is no small honor—only 16% of schools statewide earned recognition this year. 

The program is operated by the Washington State Board of Education in collaboration with the Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction and the Educational Opportunity Gap Oversight and Accountability Committee. Established by the state legislature in 2010 and redesigned in 2018, the program uses a more equitable framework to better highlight success across Washington’s K–12 education system.

Recognized Seattle Public Schools

Achievement (Academics)

Schools recognized for high performance in English language arts (ELA), math, attendance, graduation rates, and/or on‑track indicators. Schools must achieve a Washington School Improvement Framework score of 6.0 or higher for all reportable groups, with top‑20% performance statewide in multiple academic or student success measures.

• Catharine Blaine K-8: ELA, Math, Attendance rate 
• Coe Elementary: ELA, Math, Attendance rate 
• Decatur Elementary: ELA, Math, Attendance rate 
• Greenwood Elementary: ELA, Math, Attendance rate 
• John Stanford International: ELA, Math, Attendance rate 
• McDonald International: ELA, Math, Attendance rate 
• Middle College: ELA, Graduation rate, 9th graders on track 
• Montlake Elementary: ELA, Math 
• Whittier Elementary: ELA, Math, Attendance rate 

Growth

Schools recognized for significant year‑to‑year improvement for specific student groups or all students. One or more student groups must demonstrate among the largest year‑to‑year gains statewide across academic, attendance, or graduation indicators.    

• Alki Elementary: Students in one or more racial or ethnic groups, low‑income students; Achievement in ELA, Math 
• B.F. Day Elementary: Students in one or more racial or ethnic groups 
• Bryant Elementary: Low‑income students 
• Cascadia Elementary: Low‑income students; Achievement in ELA, Math, Attendance rate 
• Dearborn Park International: Students in one or more racial or ethnic groups 
• James Baldwin Elementary: Students receiving special education services 
• Maple Elementary: Students in one or more racial or ethnic groups 
• Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary: Students receiving special education services 
• North Beach Elementary: Students in one or more racial or ethnic groups 
• Queen Anne Elementary: All students; students in one or more racial or ethnic groups 
• Roxhill Elementary: Students in one or more racial or ethnic groups, English language learners 
• Sand Point Elementary: Students receiving special education services 
• Seattle World School: Students in one or more racial or ethnic groups 

Closing Gaps

Schools recognized for meaningful improvement after identification for targeted or comprehensive support.  

• Alan T. Sugiyama High: Closing gaps in graduation; growth for students in one or more racial or ethnic groups, low‑income students 
• Thurgood Marshall Elementary: Closing gaps (targeted support); growth for students receiving special education services