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Magnolia Elementary School

Seattle, WA 98199

Phone: (206) 743-3800

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public • Grades KG,1,2,3,4,5 • 314 students

Magnolia Elementary School, a public school located in Seattle, WA, serves grades K-5 in the Seattle Public Schools.It has received a GreatSchools Rating of 7 out of 10, based on a variety of school quality measures.

Magnolia Elementary School is a public school located in Seattle, WA. 314 students attend Magnolia Elementary School.

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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	4/10	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 5, 2026

I echo almost everything someone wrote in a previous review (date Feb 2025). This school is not a healthy or functional place for elementary students to learn and grow - neither educationally or socially/emotionally. My child was attacked multiple times (several times in 1st grade and several times in 3rd grade), and the teachers/principal neglected to tell me about. The only reason I found out about what was happening in 1st grade was because the principal called me out of nowhere and told me they decided to move my child to a different class because they felt they could "handle moving classrooms better emotionally" than the other student. The other child stayed in the class. Basically, staff/teachers did whatever was easiest for them--not what was "right" under the circumstances. The physical attacks continued in 3rd grade, and, again, teachers and staff were aware of the problem and actively decided to ignore it. This time it was three students against my child, over a span of several months. My child's friends basically pulled me aside while they were over for a play-date one time and told me--without any prompting whatsoever--about what was happening during recess. I ended up having to contact the other kids' parents to talk to them (my suspicion was correct that the parents had no idea what their kids were doing).
On top of physical safety issues, the learning environment is pure chaos. Every time I visited my child's class--from 1st through 4th grades--the room was loud, kids didn't listen, and the teachers appeared to just accept it. Teachers had to use microphones to demand attention from the students. The environment was so chaotic, I asked my child how anyone could focus on the schoolwork and the response was "it's almost impossible." Four years of seeing teachers unable to control their classroom suggested to me that this was unlikely a teacher-specific issue and was likely a product of the culture that the school administration fostered.
Academics at MES are subpar, which is a nice way of putting it. The focus centers around the students with special needs--to the detriment of other students in the class. Instead of bringing the special needs students up to grade-level, the entire class/curriculum is tailored to the student with the most needs. I am not against having special needs students alongside students who do not fall into that category, but children's learning should not be stifled in order to cater to 1-2 students in the class.

Posted: June 5, 2026

Posted: May 15, 2025

Special education teachers are very passionate and supportive. My son feels loved by every teacher and staff member. Great experience! I only wish there was more room in the budget for weekly music classes

Posted: May 15, 2025

Posted: February 28, 2025

Magnolia ES's student body is too small with insufficient funding, leading to issues adequately supporting high or low performing students. My 5th grader was placed in a joint 4th/5th grade class where math was taught at a 3rd/4th grade level to bring low performers up to standards. However, that meant no time or challenge for my child who went nearly a year without substantive education. We continuously addressed our concerns with teachers and administrators who admitted the issue, said they were trying, and nothing was done.

Discipline was also an issue with 3rd-5/th graders having a level of foul language that would shock seasoned Navy sailors. We were never exposed to physical issues, but there was a consistent them of emotional abuse from some of the students. Administrators and Teachers knew of the situation, but their only response was that there was nothing they could do without parental involvement.

Sure, these are broad SPS issues (insufficient funding, no differentiated learning, and a lack of institutional control), but the lack of communication and ineffectiveness of the school was appalling. We've since moved our kids to private school and despite the significant cost, are much happier.

Posted: January 25, 2025

I have two children at Magnolia elementary and our oldest is now in grade 5 having started there 5 years ago. We are very glad that this is our family school. The teachers are very kind and engaged with the students and as parents we are included members of the school community. We really feel that our children's teachers care about their academics and emotional well being. They communicate with us regularly through electronic means and 1:1 meetings. Our daughter was slow to pick up reading and her teacher rallied around her with extra support, take home help and three times a week focused reading support in a small group setting. This, plus our extra efforts at home made a huge difference for our daughter. Finally the PTA is very engaged and does a good job with gathering financial support and extra school activities.

Our children love going to school each day, have made lasting friendships and we have seen no signs of bullying or any other bad behavior at Magnolia. As parents that have the ability to put our children into private school, we are very glad that instead we have them at Magnolia Elementary.

Posted: January 25, 2025

Posted: July 24, 2024

Magnolia Elementary struggles due to lack of adult oversite. At times like lunch and recess, the children don't always have the necessary supervision. This leads to lots of moments for bullying, and unchecked behavior. That energy carries over into the classroom. Leadership seems uncertain about changes that can be made to benefit students other than waiting for more resources and other school closures. I want more from a principal at a new school who is in charge of building school culture.

Posted: July 24, 2024

Posted: October 14, 2023

Our son has attended Magnolia Elementary for the past two years and has had a great experience so far. Extra resources for special needs students are very good and the instructional assistants and teaching staff are kind, attentive and have the needs of the students at heart. Significant focus on fostering diverse perspectives. Well managed with a top notch new principal and office staff Would highly recommend.

Posted: October 14, 2023

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Everett Naval Station	25.4 mi.
McChord AFB	36.1 mi.
Fort Lewis	39.3 mi.

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