Stevens Elementary School vs West Woodland Elementary School

Stevens Elementary School and West Woodland Elementary School are both top-tier Seattle elementary schools, but Stevens sits in a different tier entirely. Stevens Elementary School ranks #2 of 2225 schools in Washington while West Woodland Elementary School ranks #116 of 2225 — both exceptional outcomes in a state with over two thousand schools, but the overall rating gap of 0.9 points (Stevens at 9.7/10 vs West Woodland at 8.8/10) reflects a meaningful difference in measured performance at the highest end of the scale.

Academically, the two schools are close but not identical. Stevens Elementary School scores 9.7/10 in academics versus West Woodland Elementary School's 9.5/10 — a narrow gap. The wider separation appears in growth scores: Stevens Elementary School earns a 9.7/10 growth score compared to West Woodland Elementary School's 9.0/10, a 0.7-point difference suggesting students at Stevens are advancing at a measurably faster rate relative to their starting points, not just arriving higher.

The demographic and structural differences between the two schools are significant. Stevens Elementary School enrolls 151 students versus West Woodland Elementary School's 380 — more than double — making West Woodland a substantially larger campus. Stevens also carries a student-teacher ratio of 12.6:1 against West Woodland's 18.1:1, meaning Stevens students on average share their teacher with roughly five fewer peers. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility diverges sharply: 32% of Stevens students qualify versus 7% at West Woodland, indicating Stevens serves a considerably more economically diverse population despite its elite ranking.

Both schools serve grades KG through 05 and sit 3.7 miles apart within Seattle. Families choosing between campuses are comparing two strong schools with identical grade spans but different community compositions and school sizes. West Woodland's lower FRL rate and larger enrollment reflect a different neighborhood demographic profile, while Stevens combines high-income diversity with the smallest class sizes of the two and the state's second-highest overall rating.