Alki Elementary School

Seattle, WA 98116

Phone: (206) 252-9050
District: Seattle Public Schools

8

GreatSchools Rating

public • Grades PK,KG,1,2,3,4,5 • 267 students

Alki Elementary School, a public school located in Seattle, WA, serves grades PK-5 in the Seattle Public Schools.It has received a GreatSchools Rating of 8 out of 10, based on a variety of school quality measures.

Alki Elementary School is a public school located in Seattle, WA. 267 students attend Alki Elementary School.

School Ratings

Category Rating Details
Test Scores 9/10 The Test Score Rating examines how students at this school performed on standardized tests compared with other schools in the state. The Test Rating was created using 2025 Smarter Balanced Assessment data from Washington Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction, and using 2025 Washington Comprehensive Assessment of Science data from Washington Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction.
Student Growth 6/10 The Student Progress Rating measures whether students at this school are making academic progress over time based on student growth data provided by the Department of Education. Specifically, this rating looks at how much progress individual students have made on state assessments during the past year or more, how this performance aligns with expected progress based on a student growth model established by the state Department of Education, and how this school's growth data compares to other schools in the state. The Growth Rating was created using 2025 Student growth data from Washington Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction.

Posted: June 2, 2021

Teachers at this wonderful school are caring and extremely qualified! While there are many different teaching styles, the kids leave having experienced a great variety of styles. The principal from the past several years was simply gifted and extraordinary…. Her replacement is very new and has a very different style…. So the jury is still out on him.

Posted: June 2, 2021

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Posted: May 17, 2021

Posted: May 17, 2021

Posted: May 17, 2021

During our years there, Alki was always friendly, happy school with an overall strong community and few problems. The school gets "good test scores" meaning a high percentage of students get at least 3 (meeting standard) on the SBA, higher even than other schools in similar neighborhoods. Teaching is focused on the 2-3 borderline, and teachers are very professional and effective at getting students up to standard who might not otherwise be there. For bright, advanced students, on the other hand, academics are somewhat weak. This is typical of Seattle and not unique to Alki. The one bright spot at Alki was a walk-to math program built up by the former principal. It's not clear if the new principal (started fall 2020) will continue it.

Housing prices in the neighborhood have been jumping upward, and the school population has gradually shifted toward wealthy families. The PTA has gradually shifted from being low-key and focused on school activities and fundraising to being politicized with a lot of woke virtue signalling and taking notes on who applauds for how long.

Posted: May 17, 2021

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Posted: January 13, 2017

Posted: January 13, 2017

Posted: January 13, 2017

Our principal is amazing! She listens to the community, and even has a letter box outside her office for students to write to her. And she responds to every one. :-)

Posted: January 13, 2017

Posted: January 13, 2017

Posted: January 13, 2017

The school has a healthy, age appropriate approach to homework.

Posted: January 13, 2017

Alki Elementary is a strong community of educators that care about the whole child. The school focuses on social-emotional learning in addition to academics. The location is amazing! I trust my children are getting an amazing experience at Alki.

Posted: April 23, 2015

We love Alki:) We have been impressed by the dedication of teachers, staff and parents.

Posted: June 10, 2014

I loved this school. the teachers/staff were always there to help you. my teachers really prepared me for Madison Middle (which I now attend). I love ALKI and wish I could visit more.

Posted: September 26, 2013

I love our school! My second son is in 4th grade and I'm already starting the grieving process that we will "only" be alums and not part of it's every day... We've had multiple opportunities to move to other schools (because of Spectrum placement and a new STEM school and boundary changes), but we all decided to stay with Alki. It's surprising to me because we have had so many leadership changes over the past 7 years! You would think the whole school would go down! But, there is something about this place, this community, the foundation that has been set by the educators, students, families and all hat has given them strength to succeed. Alki has been recognized numerous times over the past few years as being one of the top schools in WA for academics and also fitness. It's also quite culturally diverse (although that might be changing unfortunately). I highly ecommend this school to other families who believe in a strong community and that social and emotional support is just as important as academics.

Posted: June 2, 2011

My kids love their school and are sadden we are moving away and they will be attending a new school. I have had the priviledge of serving as a volunteer in the last few years and I know Alki Elementary is one of the best schools in the city without all the recognition it deserves. Teachers, staff, administrators and parents have worked together to make this a special place for children to learn and thrive. We will miss Alki Elementary dearly!

Posted: January 26, 2008

Posted: January 17, 2008

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