Thank you for your interest in the Lead in School Drinking Water sampling and testing program at the Department of Health (DOH). Lead test results for schools sampled and tested by DOH starting in 2022 can now be found in our updated Test Results webpage. You can also find results for testing done 2018-2020 and 2022 to present on the Washington Tracking Network Dashboard. For information or questions regarding the Lead in School Drinking Water program, please contact leadfreekids@doh.wa.gov.
Search Results for Testing Done After 2022
Lead in School Drinking Water Test Results – 2018 to 2020
| County | School District | School Sort descending | Results | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asotin | Clarkston School District | Parkway Early Development Center | Results | |
| Okanogan | Pateros School District | Pateros K-12 | Results | |
| Okanogan | Pateros School District | Pateros k12 Update | Results | |
| Benton | Paterson School District | Paterson Elementary School | Results | |
| Snohomish | Mukilteo School District | Pathfinder Kindergarten Center | Results | |
| Lewis | Pe Ell School District | Pe Ell School | Results | |
| Lewis | Pe Ell School District | Pe Ell School | Results | |
| Clark | Vancouver School District | Peter S Ogden | Results | |
| Spokane | Spokane School District | Phil Snowdon | Results | |
| Snohomish | Mukilteo School District | Picnic Point Elementary | Results | |
| Pierce | Bethel School District | Pierce County Skills Center | Results | |
| Snohomish | Marysville School District | Pinewood Elementary Update | Results | |
| King | Auburn School District | Pioneer Elementary | Results | |
| Pierce | Steilacoom Hist. School District | Pioneer Middle School | Results | |
| Thurston | North Thurston Public Schools | Pleasant Glade Elementary | Results | |
| Garfield | Pomeroy School District | Pomeroy Elementary | Results | |
| Garfield | Pomeroy School District | Pomeroy Junior Senior High School | Results | |
| Spokane | Central Valley School District | Ponderosa Elementary | Results | |
| Kitsap | North Kitsap School District | Poulsbo Elementary | Results | |
| Walla Walla | Walla Walla Public Schools | Prescott K-12 | Results | |
| King | Bellevue School District | Puesto Sel Sol | Results | |
| King | Highline School District | Puget Sound Skills Center | Results | |
| Whitman | Pullman School District | Pullman High School | Results | |
| Snohomish | Marysville School District | Quil Ceda Tulalip Elementary | Results | |
| Thurston | Rainier School District | Rainier Elementary | Results | |
| Thurston | Rainier School District | Rainier Elementary Follow Up | Results | |
| Thurston | Rainier School District | Rainier Elementary Update | Results | |
| Thurston | Rainier School District | Rainier High School | Results | |
| Thurston | Rainier School District | Rainier Middle School | Results | |
| King | Federal Way School District | Rainier View Elementary School | Results | |
| Pacific | Raymond School District | Raymond Elementary | Results | |
| Pacific | Raymond School District | Raymond Elementary | Results | |
| Lincoln | Reardan-Edwall School District | Reardan Elementary | Results | |
| Lincoln | Reardan-Edwall School District | Reardan High | Results | |
| King | Renton School District | Renton Academy | Results | |
| Ferry | Republic School District | Republic Elementary | Results | |
| Ferry | Republic School District | Republic High | Results | |
| Ferry | Republic School District | Republic Junior High | Results | |
| Kitsap | North Kitsap School District | Richard Gordon Elementary | Results | |
| Benton | Richland School District | Richland High School | Results | |
| King | Renton School District | Risdon Middle School | Results | |
| Benton | Richland School District | Riversedge High School | Results | |
| Spokane | Riverside School District | Riverside | Results | |
| Clark | Evergreen School District (Clark) | Riverview Elementary | Results | |
| Clark | Evergreen School District (Clark) | Riverview Elementary Update | Results | |
| Adams | Ritzville School District | Riztville Grade School | Results | |
| Grays Harbor | Aberdeen School District | Robert Gray | Results | |
| Cowlitz | Longview School District | Robert Gray Elementary School | Results | |
| Douglas | Eastmont School District | Rock Island Elementary | Results | |
| Pierce | Bethel School District | Rocky Ridge Elementary | Results |
Lead in School Drinking Water
To address the concerns about lead in drinking water, and to reduce children's overall exposure to lead in the environment, in 2021, the legislature passed, and the governor signed Engrossed Second Substitute House Bill (E2SHB) 1139 (PDF). In passing the bill, the legislature follows the advice of the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and Environmental Protection Agency that there is no known safe level of lead in a child's blood. Even low levels of lead exposure can cause permanent cognitive, academic, and behavioral difficulties in children.
E2SHB 1139, now RCW 43.70.830 and RCW 28A.210.410, will require that drinking water outlets in school buildings built, or with all plumbing replaced, before 2016 be tested for the presence and level of lead contamination by June 30, 2026, and every five years thereafter. In addition, schools must notify community of lead test results and develop action plans for remediation if test results exceed the health-based standard of five parts per billion.
Concentration of lead in drinking water, even when it exceeds 15 ppb, is low compared to other sources of lead such as lead paint. The likelihood of drinking water at school alone causing an elevated blood lead level is very low. If you believe your child may have been exposed to lead in the environment, contact your healthcare provider.
Resources
Lead Poisoning Prevention—Health effects of lead, common sources, and how to prevent exposure.