Best school districts near Joint Base Lewis-McChord
The 54 districts within about an hour of base, ranked by academic proficiency. For a military family buying a home, the school zone is the decision — start here, then drill into the neighborhoods inside the district you want.
School-district quality
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EDFacts reading + math proficiency
Ranked by academic proficiency
Quality blends EDFacts reading + math proficiency (all grades). Affluence and size are shown as context, not folded into the score.
- 1ExcellentMercer Islandschool districtKing County · 4,496 students · 32 mi from baseRead87%Math83%Quality85
- 2ExcellentBainbridge Islandschool districtKitsap County · 3,835 students · 36 mi from baseRead88%Math81%Quality85
- 3ExcellentLake Washingtonschool districtKing County · 31,851 students · 42 mi from baseRead85%Math79%Quality82
- 4ExcellentIssaquahschool districtKing County · 21,358 students · 35 mi from baseRead81%Math77%Quality79
- 5ExcellentDieringerschool districtPierce County · 1,570 students · 17 mi from baseRead81%Math74%Quality78
- 6ExcellentCarbonadoschool districtPierce County · 202 students · 29 mi from baseRead82%Math72%Quality77
- 7ExcellentSnoqualmie Valleyschool districtKing County · 7,354 students · 47 mi from baseRead80%Math73%Quality77
- 8ExcellentBellevueschool districtKing County · 21,672 students · 36 mi from baseRead79%Math73%Quality76
- 9ExcellentUniversity Placeschool districtPierce County · 5,759 students · 7 mi from baseRead77%Math70%Quality74
- 10ExcellentTahomaschool districtKing County · 9,292 students · 32 mi from baseRead76%Math68%Quality72
- 11ExcellentOlympiaschool districtThurston County · 10,057 students · 24 mi from baseRead75%Math66%Quality71
- 12ExcellentSumnerschool districtPierce County · 10,302 students · 14 mi from baseRead73%Math64%Quality69
- 13ExcellentSeattleschool districtKing County · 55,986 students · 34 mi from baseRead72%Math64%Quality68
- 14ExcellentPeninsulaschool districtPierce County · 9,545 students · 15 mi from baseRead72%Math61%Quality67
- 15ExcellentVashon Islandschool districtKing County · 1,529 students · 19 mi from baseRead71%Math59%Quality65
- 16StrongSteilacoom Historicalschool districtPierce County · 3,426 students · 8 mi from baseRead71%Math57%Quality64
- 17StrongGriffinschool districtThurston County · 644 students · 25 mi from baseRead68%Math59%Quality64
- 18StrongTumwaterschool districtThurston County · 6,495 students · 26 mi from baseRead69%Math57%Quality63
- 19StrongWhite Riverschool districtPierce County · 4,165 students · 36 mi from baseRead68%Math57%Quality63
- 20StrongCentral Kitsapschool districtKitsap County · 11,869 students · 36 mi from baseRead67%Math55%Quality61
- 21StrongEnumclawschool districtKing County · 4,327 students · 38 mi from baseRead68%Math54%Quality61
- 22StrongPuyallupschool districtPierce County · 23,563 students · 9 mi from baseRead66%Math53%Quality60
- 23StrongSouth Kitsapschool districtKitsap County · 9,981 students · 25 mi from baseRead64%Math52%Quality58
- 24StrongGrapeviewschool districtMason County · 206 students · 23 mi from baseRead62%Math52%Quality57
- 25StrongNorth Thurstonschool districtThurston County · 15,634 students · 14 mi from baseRead62%Math51%Quality57
- 26Above averageRochesterschool districtThurston County · 2,238 students · 36 mi from baseRead57%Math53%Quality55
- 27Above averageChehalisschool districtLewis County · 3,259 students · 37 mi from baseRead61%Math49%Quality55
- 28Above averageYelm Communityschool districtThurston County · 5,888 students · 18 mi from baseRead59%Math48%Quality54
- 29Above averageBethelschool districtPierce County · 20,615 students · 9 mi from baseRead59%Math47%Quality53
- 30Above averageEatonvilleschool districtPierce County · 2,059 students · 31 mi from baseRead60%Math45%Quality53
- 31Above averageKentschool districtKing County · 27,401 students · 23 mi from baseRead57%Math47%Quality52
- 32Above averageMortonschool districtLewis County · 369 students · 35 mi from baseRead57%Math47%Quality52
- 33Above averageAuburnschool districtKing County · 17,950 students · 19 mi from baseRead56%Math47%Quality52
- 34Above averageRainierschool districtThurston County · 922 students · 21 mi from baseRead55%Math47%Quality51
- 35Above averageRentonschool districtKing County · 16,189 students · 28 mi from baseRead55%Math47%Quality51
- 36Above averageFifeschool districtPierce County · 3,907 students · 11 mi from baseRead57%Math44%Quality51
- 37Above averageTeninoschool districtThurston County · 1,348 students · 25 mi from baseRead59%Math42%Quality51
- 38Above averageSouthsideschool districtMason County · 201 students · 26 mi from baseRead52%Math47%Quality50
- 39Above averageBrinnonschool districtJefferson County · 83 students · 51 mi from baseRead65%Math35%Quality50
- 40Above averageOrtingschool districtPierce County · 2,772 students · 16 mi from baseRead56%Math40%Quality48
- 41AverageOnalaskaschool districtLewis County · 860 students · 34 mi from baseRead56%Math39%Quality48
- 42AverageTacomaschool districtPierce County · 30,330 students · 9 mi from baseRead53%Math40%Quality47
- 43AverageWhite Passschool districtLewis County · 408 students · 52 mi from baseRead50%Math43%Quality47
- 44AverageCentraliaschool districtLewis County · 3,638 students · 35 mi from baseRead52%Math39%Quality46
- 45AverageClover Parkschool districtPierce County · 13,761 students · 5 mi from baseRead51%Math39%Quality45
- 46AveragePioneerschool districtMason County · 797 students · 23 mi from baseRead51%Math37%Quality44
- 47AverageBremertonschool districtKitsap County · 4,953 students · 32 mi from baseRead51%Math36%Quality44
- 48AverageFranklin Pierceschool districtPierce County · 8,090 students · 5 mi from baseRead51%Math35%Quality43
- 49AverageHighlineschool districtKing County · 19,130 students · 23 mi from baseRead49%Math36%Quality43
- 50AverageFederal Wayschool districtKing County · 23,289 students · 15 mi from baseRead47%Math35%Quality41
- 51Below averageSheltonschool districtMason County · 4,728 students · 32 mi from baseRead43%Math31%Quality37
- 52Below averageTukwilaschool districtKing County · 3,022 students · 26 mi from baseRead41%Math32%Quality37
- 53Below averageNorth Masonschool districtMason County · 2,394 students · 30 mi from baseRead41%Math32%Quality37
- 54Below averageHood Canalschool districtMason County · 335 students · 42 mi from baseRead36%Math25%Quality31