Top Public High Schools in Seattle + Eastside by Graduation Rate
Four-year graduation rate is a different signal than test-based outcomes, and the cross-shore list looks accordingly different. Mercer Island leads at 96 percent or higher; the Eastside choice and selective programs (Tesla STEM, Interlake, International School) all post very high completion rates given their selective intake. The Issaquah plateau schools and Bellevue's Newport and Bellevue High also clear the high-90s mark.
Seattle Public Schools' completion rates vary widely by building. Roosevelt, Lincoln, and Ballard sit toward the top of the SPS cohort. Garfield's graduation rate is slightly below its SAT outcomes would suggest, a long-standing pattern in the school's mixed-enrollment building. Lake Washington School District's comprehensive 9-12s (Lake Washington HS, Redmond, Eastlake) all clear the high-90s line.
Graduation rate captures something different than test-taking rigor. Several Eastside choice programs admit students who are already highly engaged with school, which makes very high completion rates expected; the more interesting signal is which large comprehensive 9-12s clear the same line.
Ranked schools
- 001SKYLINE HIGH SCHOOLISSAQUAH SCHOOL DISTRICT · KING98%
- 002NIKOLA TESLA STEM HIGH SCHOOLLAKE WASHINGTON SCHOOL DISTRICT · KING98%
- 003CLEVELAND HIGH SCHOOL STEMSEATTLE SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 1 · KING98%
- 004EASTLAKE HIGH SCHOOLLAKE WASHINGTON SCHOOL DISTRICT · KING97%
- 005WOODINVILLE HSNORTHSHORE SCHOOL DISTRICT · KING97%
- 006BOTHELL HIGH SCHOOLNORTHSHORE SCHOOL DISTRICT · KING96%
- 007MERCER ISLAND HIGH SCHOOLMERCER ISLAND SCHOOL DISTRICT · KING96%
- 008LINCOLN HIGH SCHOOLSEATTLE SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 1 · KING96%
- 009NEWPORT SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLBELLEVUE SCHOOL DISTRICT · KING96%
- 010INGLEMOOR HSNORTHSHORE SCHOOL DISTRICT · KING95%
- 011ISSAQUAH HIGH SCHOOLISSAQUAH SCHOOL DISTRICT · KING95%
- 012CEDARCREST HIGH SCHOOLRIVERVIEW SCHOOL DISTRICT · KING95%
- 013REDMOND HIGH SCHOOLLAKE WASHINGTON SCHOOL DISTRICT · KING94%
- 014ROOSEVELT HIGH SCHOOLSEATTLE SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 1 · KING94%
- 015SUMMIT PUBLIC SCHOOL: ATLASSUMMIT PUBLIC SCHOOL: ATLAS · KING94%
- 016WEST SEATTLE HIGH SCHOOLSEATTLE SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 1 · KING93%
- 017LAKE WASHINGTON HIGH SCHOOLLAKE WASHINGTON SCHOOL DISTRICT · KING93%
- 018SHOREWOOD HIGH SCHOOLSHORELINE SCHOOL DISTRICT · KING93%
- 019SHORECREST HIGH SCHOOLSHORELINE SCHOOL DISTRICT · KING92%
- 020JUANITA HIGH SCHOOLLAKE WASHINGTON SCHOOL DISTRICT · KING92%
- 021BALLARD HIGH SCHOOLSEATTLE SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 1 · KING91%
- 022GARFIELD HIGH SCHOOLSEATTLE SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 1 · KING91%
- 023BELLEVUE HIGH SCHOOLBELLEVUE SCHOOL DISTRICT · KING89%
- 024BELLEVUE BIG PICTURE SCHOOLBELLEVUE SCHOOL DISTRICT · KING89%
- 025INGRAHAM HIGH SCHOOLSEATTLE SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 1 · KING88%
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