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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pierce | Bethel School District | Rocky Ridge Elementary School | Results | |
| Pierce | Bethel School District | Rocky Ridge Flush | Results | |
| Cowlitz | Kelso School District | Rose Valley Elementary School | Results | |
| Pierce | Bethel School District | Roy Elementary | Results | |
| Franklin | Pasco School District | Ruth Livingston | Results | |
| Franklin | Pasco School District | Ruth Livingston Follow Up | Results | |
| King | Federal Way School District | Sacajawea Middle | Results | |
| Kitsap | Bainbridge Island School District | Sakai Intermediate School | Results | |
| Jefferson | Port Townsend School District | Salish Coast Elementary (Grant Street) Update | Results | |
| Spokane | Cheney School District | Salnave Elementary | Results | |
| Pierce | Steilacoom Hist. School District | Saltars Point Elementary | Results | |
| Pierce | Steilacoom Hist. School District | Saltars Point Elementary | Results | |
| Skagit | Sedro-Woolley School District | Samish Elementary | Results | |
| Mason | North Mason School District | Sandhill Elem School | Results | |
| King | Renton School District | Sartori Elementary | Results | |
| King | Kent School District | Sawyer Woods Elementary | Results | |
| Adams | Othello School District | Scootney Springs | Results | |
| Adams | Othello School District | Scootney Springs Elementary | Results | |
| King | Highline School District | Seahurst Elementary | Results | |
| Skagit | Sedro-Woolley School District | Sedro-Woolley Senior High | Results | |
| Pend Oreille | Selkirk School District | Selkirk Elementary | Results | |
| King | Federal Way School District | Seqouyah Middle | Results | |
| Snohomish | Mukilteo School District | Serene Lake Elementary | Results | |
| Thurston | North Thurston Public Schools | Seven Oaks Elementary | Results | |
| Pierce | Tacoma School District | Sheridan Elementary | Results | |
| King | Federal Way School District | Sherwood Elementary School | Results | |
| Pierce | Bethel School District | Shining Mountain Elementary | Results | |
| King | Shoreline School District | Shoreline Children’s Center | Results | |
| King | Highline School District | Shorewood Elementary | Results | |
| Snohomish | Marysville School District | Shoultes Elementary | Results | |
| Whatcom | Marysville School District | Shoultes Elementary Followup | Results | |
| King | Tukwila School District | Showalter Middle School | Results | |
| King | Tukwila School District | Showalter Middle School | Results | |
| Kitsap | South Kitsap School District | Sidney Glen Elementary School | Results | |
| King | Renton School District | Sierra Heights Elementary | Results | |
| Clark | Evergreen School District (Clark) | Sifton Elementary | Results | |
| King | Federal Way School District | Silver Lake Elementary School | Results | |
| Clark | Evergreen School District (Clark) | Silverstar Elementary | Results | |
| Clark | Evergreen School District (Clark) | Silverstar Elementary School | Results | |
| Yakima | Wapato School District | Simcoe Elementary | Results | |
| Skamania | Skamania School District | Skamania | Results | |
| Skamania | Skamania School District | Skamania Elementary | Results | |
| Skamania | Skamania School District | Skamania Elementary School Update | Results | |
| Skagit | Ferndale School District | Skyline Elementary | Results | |
| King | Snoqualmie Valley School District | Snoqualmie Elementary | Results | |
| Thurston | North Thurston Public Schools | South Bay | Results | |
| Island | South Whidbey School District | South Campus Update | Results | |
| Kitsap | South Kitsap School District | South Colby Elementary School | Results | |
| Clark | Ridgefield School District | South Ridge Elementary School | Results | |
| Island | South Whidbey School District | South Whidbey Elementary School North Campus | 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.