John Stanford International School vs Stevens Elementary School

Stevens Elementary School holds a significant edge in overall rating, scoring 9.7/10 against John Stanford International School's 9.1/10 — a 0.6-point gap that translates to a dramatic difference in state rank. Stevens Elementary School ranks #2 of 2,225 schools in Washington, while John Stanford International School ranks #49 of 2,225. Both are exceptional performers, but Stevens sits in a tier that fewer than ten schools in the entire state reach.

On raw academic output, the two schools are nearly identical. John Stanford International School posts a 9.8/10 academic score, one tenth of a point ahead of Stevens Elementary School's 9.7/10. Growth scores mirror this near-tie: John Stanford International School earns 9.8/10, Stevens Elementary School 9.7/10. The overall rating gap is therefore not driven by test performance or student growth — both schools are among the strongest academic environments in Washington State.

The sharpest contrast sits in school size and economic makeup. John Stanford International School enrolls 417 students at a 19.0:1 student-teacher ratio, while Stevens Elementary School serves just 151 students at a 12.6:1 ratio — giving Stevens nearly one-third more adult attention per child. On free and reduced-price lunch eligibility, Stevens Elementary School serves 32% of students compared to 9% at John Stanford International School, meaning Stevens is supporting a meaningfully broader income range within its small enrollment while still achieving the state's second-highest rating.

Both schools cover the same grade span, KG–05, and sit 1.9 miles apart in Seattle. John Stanford International School's defining program distinction is its international and language-immersion focus, which drives its larger enrollment as families actively seek it out citywide. Stevens Elementary School, by contrast, operates as a smaller neighborhood school where the low student-teacher ratio of 12.6:1 shapes daily classroom experience in concrete ways that a program-driven school three times its size cannot replicate at scale.