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 Sort ascending | School | Results | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| King | Seattle Public Schools | Adams Elementary School | Results | |
| King | Seattle Public Schools | Hawthorne Elementary | Results | |
| King | Seattle Public Schools | Catherine Blaine Elementary Update | Results | |
| King | Seattle Public Schools | Maple Elementary | Results | |
| King | Seattle Public Schools | Daniel Bagley | Results | |
| Spokane | Riverside School District | Chattaroy Elementary | Results | |
| Spokane | Riverside School District | Riverside | Results | |
| Adams | Ritzville School District | Riztville Grade School | Results | |
| Clark | Ridgefield School District | South Ridge Elementary School | Results | |
| Clark | Ridgefield School District | Union Ridge Elementary School | Results | |
| Benton | Richland School District | Badger Mountain Elementary | Results | |
| Benton | Richland School District | Hanford High | Results | |
| Benton | Richland School District | Richland High School | Results | |
| Benton | Richland School District | White Bluffs Elementary | Results | |
| Benton | Richland School District | Early Learning Center | Results | |
| Benton | Richland School District | Riversedge High School | Results | |
| Benton | Richland School District | William Wiley Elementary | Results | |
| Benton | Richland School District | Carmicheal Middle | Results | |
| Benton | Richland School District | Chief Joseph Middle School | Results | |
| Benton | Richland School District | Jason Lee Elementary | Results | |
| Ferry | Republic School District | Republic Elementary | Results | |
| Ferry | Republic School District | Republic High | Results | |
| Ferry | Republic School District | Republic Junior High | Results | |
| King | Renton School District | Benson Hill Elementary | Results | |
| King | Renton School District | Sartori Elementary | Results | |
| King | Renton School District | Nelsen Middle School | Results | |
| King | Renton School District | Highlands Elementary School | Results | |
| King | Renton School District | Bryn Mawr ELementary School | Results | |
| King | Renton School District | Honey Dew Elementary School | Results | |
| King | Renton School District | Kholwes Education Center | Results | |
| King | Renton School District | Campbell Hill Elementary School | Results | |
| King | Renton School District | Sierra Heights Elementary | Results | |
| King | Renton School District | Risdon Middle School | Results | |
| King | Renton School District | Kennydale Elementary School | Results | |
| King | Renton School District | McKnight Middle School | Results | |
| King | Renton School District | Albert Talley Senior High School | Results | |
| King | Renton School District | H.O.M.E Program | Results | |
| King | Renton School District | Lindbergh Senior High | Results | |
| King | Renton School District | Cascade Elementary School - Renton | Results | |
| King | Renton School District | Tiffany Park Elementary School | Results | |
| King | Renton School District | Talbot Hill Elementary | Results | |
| King | Renton School District | Meadow Crest Early Learning Center | Results | |
| King | Renton School District | Renton Academy | Results | |
| King | Renton School District | Hazen Senior High | Results | |
| King | Renton School District | Hazelwood Elementary School | Results | |
| King | Renton School District | Maplewood Heights Elementary | Results | |
| King | Renton School District | Dimmitt Middle School | Results | |
| Lincoln | Reardan-Edwall School District | Reardan Elementary | Results | |
| Lincoln | Reardan-Edwall School District | Reardan High | Results | |
| Pacific | Raymond School District | Raymond 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.