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 ascending | Results | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spokane | Spokane School District | Phil Snowdon | Results | |
| Clark | Vancouver School District | Peter S Ogden | Results | |
| Lewis | Pe Ell School District | Pe Ell School | Results | |
| Lewis | Pe Ell School District | Pe Ell School | Results | |
| Snohomish | Mukilteo School District | Pathfinder Kindergarten Center | Results | |
| Benton | Paterson School District | Paterson Elementary School | Results | |
| Okanogan | Pateros School District | Pateros k12 Update | Results | |
| Okanogan | Pateros School District | Pateros K-12 | Results | |
| Asotin | Clarkston School District | Parkway Early Development Center | Results | |
| Thurston | Tenino School District | Parkside Elementary School | Results | |
| Thurston | Tenino School District | Parkside Elementary Follow Up | Results | |
| King | Highline School District | Parkside Elementary | Results | |
| King | Kent School District | Park Orchard Elementary | Results | |
| Stevens | Colville School District | Panorama School | Results | |
| Douglas | Palisades School District | Palisades Elementary | Results | |
| Grays Harbor | North Beach School District | Pacific Beach Elementary | Results | |
| Yakima | Wapato School District | Pace Alternative High | Results | |
| Spokane | East Valley School District (Spokane) | Otis Orchard | Results | |
| Douglas | Orondo School District | Orondo Elementary | Results | |
| Kitsap | Bainbridge Island School District | Ordway Elementary School Follow Up | Results | |
| Kitsap | Bainbridge Island School District | Ordway Elementary | Results | |
| Spokane | Orchard Prairie School District | Orchard Prairie | Results | |
| Kitsap | South Kitsap School District | Orchard Heights Elementary | Results | |
| King | Snoqualmie Valley School District | Opstad Elementary Follow Up | Results | |
| King | Snoqualmie Valley School District | Opstad Elementary | Results | |
| Spokane | Central Valley School District | Opportunity Elementary | Results | |
| Stevens | Onion Creek School District | Onion Creek Elementary School | Results | |
| Lewis | Onalaska School District | Onalaska Elementary | Results | |
| Snohomish | Mukilteo School District | Olympic View Middle School | Results | |
| King | Federal Way School District | Olympic View Federal Way | Results | |
| Thurston | North Thurston Public Schools | Olympic View Elementary Lacey Update | Results | |
| Island | Oak Harbor School District | Olympic View Elementary | Results | |
| Island | Oak Harbor School District | Olympic View | Results | |
| Cowlitz | Longview School District | Olympic Elementary | Results | |
| Snohomish | Mukilteo School District | Olivia Park Elementary | Results | |
| Whatcom | Lynden School District | Old Middle School Building | Results | |
| Kitsap | South Kitsap School District | Olalla Elementary | Results | |
| Snohomish | Mukilteo School District | Odyssey Elementary | Results | |
| Grays Harbor | Ocosta School District | Ocosta Elementary | Results | |
| Grays Harbor | North Beach School District | Ocean Shores Elementary Update | Results | |
| Pacific | Ocean Beach School District | Ocean Park Elementary | Results | |
| Grays Harbor | Oakville School District | Oakville Elementary | Results | |
| Whitman | Oakesdale School District | Oakesdale Elementary And High School | Results | |
| Island | Oak Harbor School District | Oak Harbor Elementary | Results | |
| Cowlitz | Longview School District | Northlake Elementary Update | Results | |
| Pierce | Bethel School District | North Star Elementary School | Results | |
| King | Highline School District | North Hill Elementary | Results | |
| King | Snoqualmie Valley School District | North Bend Elementary | Results | |
| King | Federal Way School District | Norman Center | Results | |
| Yakima | Yakima School District | Nob Hill | 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.