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Cities in Washington by school enrolment, children aged 3 and 4

Woodinville, WA had the highest school enrolment, children aged 3 and 4 of 91 cities in 2021, at 95.2%. Lakewood, WA had the lowest, at 13.9%. The median was 44.2% and the figure for Washington was 42.7%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest95.2Woodinville, WA
Lowest13.9Lakewood, WA
Median44.291 cities
Washington42.7History

Top 40 cities, 2021

Woodinville, WA: 95.2 %Woodinville, WA95.2Walla Walla, WA: 79.2 %Walla Walla, WA79.2Bainbridge Island, WA: 78.4 %Bainbridge Island, WA78.4Mercer Island, WA: 69.9 %Mercer Island, WA69.9Pullman, WA: 68.7 %Pullman, WA68.7Redmond, WA: 68.5 %Redmond, WA68.5Seattle, WA: 67.7 %Seattle, WA67.7Kirkland, WA: 65.9 %Kirkland, WA65.9Sammamish, WA: 65.7 %Sammamish, WA65.7Port Orchard, WA: 64.1 %Port Orchard, WA64.1Liberty Lake, WA: 63.2 %Liberty Lake, WA63.2Centralia, WA: 62 %Centralia, WA62Arlington, WA: 60.9 %Arlington, WA60.9Mill Creek, WA: 59.6 %Mill Creek, WA59.6Shoreline, WA: 59.2 %Shoreline, WA59.2Bellevue, WA: 58.9 %Bellevue, WA58.9Issaquah, WA: 58.4 %Issaquah, WA58.4Gig Harbor, WA: 57.2 %Gig Harbor, WA57.2Longview, WA: 56.6 %Longview, WA56.6Newcastle, WA: 55.2 %Newcastle, WA55.2Camas, WA: 54.8 %Camas, WA54.8Mukilteo, WA: 54.6 %Mukilteo, WA54.6Bothell, WA: 54.2 %Bothell, WA54.2Maple Valley, WA: 54 %Maple Valley, WA54Bonney Lake, WA: 52.7 %Bonney Lake, WA52.7Lake Forest Park, WA: 52.1 %Lake Forest Park, WA52.1Lynnwood, WA: 51.9 %Lynnwood, WA51.9Lynden, WA: 51.4 %Lynden, WA51.4Monroe, WA: 51.2 %Monroe, WA51.2Kenmore, WA: 50.5 %Kenmore, WA50.5Aberdeen, WA: 50 %Aberdeen, WA50SeaTac, WA: 49.8 %SeaTac, WA49.8Anacortes, WA: 49.3 %Anacortes, WA49.3Snoqualmie, WA: 48.3 %Snoqualmie, WA48.3Edmonds, WA: 48.2 %Edmonds, WA48.2Mount Vernon, WA: 48 %Mount Vernon, WA48Des Moines, WA: 47.8 %Des Moines, WA47.8Snohomish, WA: 46.9 %Snohomish, WA46.9Sumner, WA: 46.8 %Sumner, WA46.8University Place, WA: 45.6 %University Place, WA45.6Woodinville, WA: 95.2 %Woodinville, WA95.2Walla Walla, WA: 79.2 %Walla Walla, WA79.2Bainbridge Island, WA: 78.4 %Bainbridge Island, WA78.4Mercer Island, WA: 69.9 %Mercer Island, WA69.9Pullman, WA: 68.7 %Pullman, WA68.7Redmond, WA: 68.5 %Redmond, WA68.5Seattle, WA: 67.7 %Seattle, WA67.7Kirkland, WA: 65.9 %Kirkland, WA65.9Sammamish, WA: 65.7 %Sammamish, WA65.7Port Orchard, WA: 64.1 %Port Orchard, WA64.1Liberty Lake, WA: 63.2 %Liberty Lake, WA63.2Centralia, WA: 62 %Centralia, WA62Arlington, WA: 60.9 %Arlington, WA60.9Mill Creek, WA: 59.6 %Mill Creek, WA59.6Shoreline, WA: 59.2 %Shoreline, WA59.2Bellevue, WA: 58.9 %Bellevue, WA58.9Issaquah, WA: 58.4 %Issaquah, WA58.4Gig Harbor, WA: 57.2 %Gig Harbor, WA57.2Longview, WA: 56.6 %Longview, WA56.6Newcastle, WA: 55.2 %Newcastle, WA55.2Camas, WA: 54.8 %Camas, WA54.8Mukilteo, WA: 54.6 %Mukilteo, WA54.6Bothell, WA: 54.2 %Bothell, WA54.2Maple Valley, WA: 54 %Maple Valley, WA54Bonney Lake, WA: 52.7 %Bonney Lake, WA52.7Lake Forest Park, WA: 52.1 %Lake Forest Park, WA52.1Lynnwood, WA: 51.9 %Lynnwood, WA51.9Lynden, WA: 51.4 %Lynden, WA51.4Monroe, WA: 51.2 %Monroe, WA51.2Kenmore, WA: 50.5 %Kenmore, WA50.5Aberdeen, WA: 50 %Aberdeen, WA50SeaTac, WA: 49.8 %SeaTac, WA49.8Anacortes, WA: 49.3 %Anacortes, WA49.3Snoqualmie, WA: 48.3 %Snoqualmie, WA48.3Edmonds, WA: 48.2 %Edmonds, WA48.2Mount Vernon, WA: 48 %Mount Vernon, WA48Des Moines, WA: 47.8 %Des Moines, WA47.8Snohomish, WA: 46.9 %Snohomish, WA46.9Sumner, WA: 46.8 %Sumner, WA46.8University Place, WA: 45.6 %University Place, WA45.6
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2021 (%)
1Woodinville, WA95.2
2Walla Walla, WA79.2
3Bainbridge Island, WA78.4
4Mercer Island, WA69.9
5Pullman, WA68.7
6Redmond, WA68.5
7Seattle, WA67.7
8Kirkland, WA65.9
9Sammamish, WA65.7
10Port Orchard, WA64.1
11Liberty Lake, WA63.2
12Centralia, WA62
13Arlington, WA60.9
14Mill Creek, WA59.6
15Shoreline, WA59.2
16Bellevue, WA58.9
17Issaquah, WA58.4
18Gig Harbor, WA57.2
19Longview, WA56.6
20Newcastle, WA55.2
21Camas, WA54.8
22Mukilteo, WA54.6
23Bothell, WA54.2
24Maple Valley, WA54
25Bonney Lake, WA52.7
26Lake Forest Park, WA52.1
27Lynnwood, WA51.9
28Lynden, WA51.4
29Monroe, WA51.2
30Kenmore, WA50.5
31Aberdeen, WA50
32SeaTac, WA49.8
33Anacortes, WA49.3
34Snoqualmie, WA48.3
35Edmonds, WA48.2
36Mount Vernon, WA48
37Des Moines, WA47.8
38Snohomish, WA46.9
39Sumner, WA46.8
40University Place, WA45.6
41Tacoma, WA45.1
42Sedro-Woolley, WA45.1
43Richland, WA45
44Edgewood, WA44.5
45Yelm, WA44.3
46Bellingham, WA44.2
47Marysville, WA43.4
48Enumclaw, WA43.1
49Covington, WA42.6
50Auburn, WA42.4
51Everett, WA42
52Tukwila, WA41.5
53Spokane, WA41.3
54Spokane Valley, WA41.1
55Oak Harbor, WA41
56West Richland, WA40.3
57Mountlake Terrace, WA39.2
58Olympia, WA39.2
59Port Townsend, WA39
60Tumwater, WA38.9
61Bremerton, WA37.7
62Lake Stevens, WA37.6
63Poulsbo, WA37.5
64Fife, WA37
65Lacey, WA36.4
66Vancouver, WA36
67Moses Lake, WA35.5
68Airway Heights, WA34.9
69Washougal, WA34.8
70Burlington, WA34.7
71Burien, WA33.7
72Renton, WA33.5
73Grandview, WA33.2
74Yakima, WA32.9
75Port Angeles, WA32.1
76East Wenatchee, WA30.8
77Kennewick, WA30
78Cheney, WA28.8
79Kelso, WA28.6
80Wenatchee, WA27.9
81Pasco, WA27.3
82Shelton, WA26.7
83Federal Way, WA26.5
84Kent, WA26.3
85Puyallup, WA25
86Ellensburg, WA21.6
87Battle Ground, WA20.1
88Ridgefield, WA17.9
89Ferndale, WA15.8
90Sunnyside, WA15.2
91Lakewood, WA13.9

Other periods

About this ranking

Children aged 3 and 4 enrolled in public or private school, including nursery school and preschool, at any time in the three months before the interview, as a percentage of all children aged 3 and 4. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

Reported by households, so it includes private nursery schools. Small counties have only a few dozen children in the sample, and their rates can swing widely between periods.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the cities are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B14003: children aged 3 and 4 enrolled in public or private school as a percentage of all children aged 3 and 4, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b14003.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B14003: children aged 3 and 4 enrolled in public or private school as a percentage of all children aged 3 and 4, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more) (Cities in Washington by school enrolment, children aged 3 and 4, 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b14003.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B14003: children aged 3 and 4 enrolled in public or private school as a percentage of all children aged 3 and 4, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Washington by school enrolment, children aged 3 and 4, 2021. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b14003.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/preschool-enrollment-ages-3-4/washington-cities?period=2021. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B14003: children aged 3 and 4 enrolled in public or private school as a percentage of all children aged 3 and 4, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Cities in Washington by school enrolment, children aged 3 and 4, 2021. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b14003.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/preschool-enrollment-ages-3-4/washington-cities?period=2021.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B14003: children aged 3 and 4 enrolled in public or private school as a percentage of all children aged 3 and 4, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Washington by school enrolment, children aged 3 and 4, 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b14003.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/preschool-enrollment-ages-3-4/washington-cities?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which city has the highest school enrolment, children aged 3 and 4?

Woodinville, WA, with 95.2% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which city has the lowest school enrolment, children aged 3 and 4?

Lakewood, WA, with 13.9% in 2021.

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Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B14003: children aged 3 and 4 enrolled in public or private school as a percentage of all children aged 3 and 4, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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