Wellington Elementary vs Hollywood Hill Elementary

Wellington Elementary and Hollywood Hill Elementary sit 1.4 miles apart in Woodinville, Washington, yet occupy strikingly different positions in the state rankings. Hollywood Hill Elementary holds the #1 rank of 2,225 Washington schools, while Wellington Elementary ranks #60 — an impressive showing in its own right, but a 59-position gap that reflects a meaningful performance difference. On the 10-point overall scale, Hollywood Hill Elementary scores 9.8 versus Wellington Elementary's 9.2, a 0.6-point gap that understates how rare Hollywood Hill's position actually is.

The academic and growth scores tell a consistent story. Wellington Elementary earns a 9.3 academic score against Hollywood Hill Elementary's 9.6 — a 0.3-point edge for Hollywood Hill. The growth gap is sharper: Hollywood Hill Elementary's 9.9 growth score outpaces Wellington Elementary's 9.0 by a full point, meaning students at Hollywood Hill are advancing faster relative to their starting points, not merely arriving with stronger preparation. That combination of high achievement and high growth is what separates top-ranked schools from very good ones.

On demographics and classroom structure, the two schools diverge in ways that matter to families. Wellington Elementary enrolls 406 students compared to Hollywood Hill Elementary's 345, giving Hollywood Hill a smaller community feel. The student-teacher ratio reinforces this: Hollywood Hill Elementary's 15.0:1 ratio is tighter than Wellington Elementary's 16.9:1, translating to roughly two fewer students per teacher on average. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility runs 13% at Wellington versus 17% at Hollywood Hill, indicating Hollywood Hill serves a slightly broader economic range despite its top ranking.

Wellington Elementary serves kindergarten through fifth grade, while Hollywood Hill Elementary extends its program down to pre-kindergarten, giving families with younger children an earlier entry point into the school's environment. Both schools are in Woodinville, making either a realistic choice depending on neighborhood boundaries, but the grade-span difference is concrete and consequential for families with children not yet at kindergarten age.