Fernwood Elementary

Fernwood Elementary serves 739 students in grades PK through 5 in Bothell, Washington. The school earns a composite score of 9.2/10 — rated Exceptional — placing it #62 out of 2,225 public schools statewide and third among Bothell's 23 public schools. That positions Fernwood ahead of 97% of Washington schools, a margin that puts it in a distinct tier above nearly every other option families can choose across the state.

Academic performance anchors those results. Fernwood scores 9.6/10 in academics and 9.5/10 in growth, meaning students here not only reach high marks but continue to improve at an above-average pace. A student-teacher ratio of 17.6:1 keeps class sizes manageable — a structural factor that supports consistent gains from pre-K through fifth grade.

Among Washington's 1,202 elementary schools, Fernwood ranks #59, landing in the top 5% regardless of how the comparison is drawn. For families evaluating schools in the Bothell area, the numbers hold across every benchmark: top-tier scores on both current achievement and year-over-year student growth, measured against more than 2,200 public schools statewide.