The reported proficiency rate for English language arts is 96%.
Original Research by School Decision on Cascadia Elementary
Cascadia Elementary is a regular public school in Seattle’s Seattle School District No. 1, serving kindergarten through fifth grade. It sits in the north end of the city, inside a large urban school district that has been navigating enrollment declines and a budget shortfall. The school’s stated grade band runs from kindergarten through fifth grade, though its enrollment includes a small prekindergarten class as well.
The student body is racially and ethnically mixed, with a White plurality and sizable shares of students who are Asian or of two or more races, alongside smaller representations of Hispanic and Black students. A relatively modest share of students qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch, a marker that the school draws from a more economically advantaged area. The surrounding housing market is among the most expensive in the region, and the typical home value and rent are well above national medians. That context shapes the peer environment and the family profiles likely to consider the school.
State test results tell a partial story. For the 2024-25 school year, most proficiency rates for math, science, and English language arts were suppressed, meaning the data was withheld due to small group sizes or other reporting thresholds. The one reported result—a third-grade ELA score—showed that nearly all students met the state’s proficiency standard. A multi-year look at ELA performance across all tested grades, though covering only a single year, also reflected a very high overall proficiency rate. Placed against other districts in King County, the school’s overall proficiency index landed in the top quartile, though that index is based on a narrow set of released results. Parents may want to ask the school directly for a fuller picture of how students perform in math and science, as the available data is too limited to draw firm conclusions. The same goes for special education services and English learner support—those counts were not provided, so the school’s capacity in those areas is unclear from this profile.
As a kindergarten-through-fifth-grade school, there is no graduation rate to report, a missing metric that is expected given the grade band.
No information about course access, staffing ratios, discipline patterns, or chronic absenteeism was available in this data. The school does not appear to have magnet or charter status. Its website was not included in the payload.
The broader district has a recent history of financial strain and enrollment decline, which led to proposals for school closures and staff reductions. Seattle voters did approve a capital levy in 2022 that funds construction and technology, but the district’s ongoing budget pressures may affect program offerings and class sizes in the coming years. Families considering Cascadia Elementary will want to factor in those district-level dynamics, as well as the high cost of local housing, which is typical for Seattle but steep by national standards.
For a family seeking an elementary school with a track record of strong ELA outcomes within a large urban district, Cascadia Elementary is a candidate worth investigating further. The most notable gap in the public record is the lack of clearly reported math and science proficiency data, so a direct conversation with the school would likely be necessary to get a full academic picture. The school’s demographic mix reflects a relatively affluent and diverse north Seattle neighborhood, and the overall environment is one of a school that performs well on the measures that are visible.
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