Rising Star Elementary School

Rising Star Elementary School serves 326 students in prekindergarten through fifth grade in Seattle, Washington. As a regular public school, it maintains a student-teacher ratio of 10.2:1, keeping class sizes small and instruction focused. The school earns a composite score of 9.4 out of 10, rated Exceptional on MySchoolScout's scale.

Academic performance scores 8.3 out of 10, while growth — measuring how much students improve year over year — scores an outstanding 9.9 out of 10. That growth figure reflects consistent, measurable gains across the student body, not just strong incoming performance. The numbers place Rising Star among the best public schools in the state.

It ranks 11th out of 2,225 public schools in Washington and 5th out of 89 schools in Seattle, outperforming 100% of Washington public schools in MySchoolScout's ratings. Among elementary schools specifically, it holds the 11th spot out of 1,202 statewide. Families comparing options in Seattle will find few schools that match this combination of strong academics and exceptional student growth at the elementary level.

Rising Star's record makes it one of the most compelling choices for parents prioritizing measurable outcomes in their child's foundational years.