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