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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lewis | Evaline School District | Evaline Elementary | Results | |
| Skagit | Sedro-Woolley School District | Evergreen Elementary | Results | |
| Pierce | Bethel School District | Evergreen Elementary Follow Up | Results | |
| Pierce | Bethel School District | Evergreen Elementary Spanaway | Results | |
| Thurston | North Thurston Public Schools | Evergreen Forest Elementary Update | Results | |
| King | Auburn School District | Evergreen Heights Elementary | Results | |
| King | Auburn School District | Evergreen Hieghts Elementary Update | Results | |
| King | Highline School District | Evergreen High School | Results | |
| Stevens | Evergreen School District (Stevens) | Evergreen School | Results | |
| Stevens | Evergreen School District (Stevens) | Evergreen School Update | Results | |
| Whatcom | Nooksack Valley School District | Everson Elementary | Results | |
| Snohomish | Mukilteo School District | Explorer Middle School | Results | |
| Snohomish | Mukilteo School District | Fairmount Elementary | Results | |
| King | Kent School District | Fairwood Elementary | Results | |
| King | Snoqualmie Valley School District | Fall City Elementary | Results | |
| Spokane | Mead School District | Farwell Elementary | Results | |
| Pierce | Tacoma School District | Fawcett Elementary | Results | |
| Pierce | Tacoma School District | Fawcett Elementary | Results | |
| King | Federal Way School District | Federal Way Public Academy | Results | |
| Whatcom | Lynden School District | Fischer | Results | |
| Whatcom | Lynden School District | Fisher Elementary | Results | |
| Pierce | White River School District | Foothills Elementary | Results | |
| Pierce | White River School District | Foothills Elementary Flush Follow Up | Results | |
| Lewis | Centralia School District | Fords Prairie Elementary | Results | |
| Lewis | Centralia School District | Fords Prairie Elementary Update | Results | |
| Stevens | Colville School District | Fort Colville Elementary | Results | |
| King | Tukwila School District | Foster High | Results | |
| King | Tukwila School District | Foster High School | Results | |
| Whitman | Pullman School District | Franklin Elementary School | Results | |
| Pierce | Bethel School District | Frederickson Elementary | Results | |
| Whitman | Garfield School District | Garfield Elementary and Middle | Results | |
| Clark | Vancouver School District | George C Marshall | Results | |
| King | Kent School District | George T. Daniel Elementary | Results | |
| Stevens | Chewelah School District | Gess Elementary | Results | |
| King | Auburn School District | Gildo Rey Elementary | Results | |
| Klickitat | Glenwood School District | Glenwood Elementary | Results | |
| Skagit | Sedro-Woolley School District | Good Beginnings Early Learning Center | Results | |
| Pierce | Bethel School District | Graham Elementary | Results | |
| Pierce | Bethel School District | Graham Elementary Flush | Results | |
| Douglas | Eastmont School District | Grant Elementary School | Results | |
| Grant | Ephrata School District | Grant Elementary School Ephrata | Results | |
| Douglas | Eastmont School District | Grant Elementary School Wenatchee | Results | |
| Asotin | Clarkston School District | Grantham Elementary | Results | |
| Asotin | Clarkston School District | Grantham Elementary School | Results | |
| King | Kent School District | Grass Lake Elementary School | Results | |
| King | Federal Way School District | Green Gables Elementary | Results | |
| King | Highline School District | Gregory Heights Elementay School | Results | |
| Snohomish | Marysville School District | Grove Elementary | Results | |
| Snohomish | Marysville School District | Grove Elementary | Results | |
| King | Renton School District | H.O.M.E Program | 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.