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 | Results | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| King | Federal Way | Rainier View Elementary School | Results | |
| King | Federal Way | Sacajawea Middle | Results | |
| King | Federal Way | Seqouyah Middle | Results | |
| King | Federal Way | Sherwood Elementary School | Results | |
| King | Federal Way | Silver Lake Elementary School | Results | |
| King | Federal Way | Star Lake Elementary | Results | |
| King | Federal Way | Sunnycrest Elementary School | Results | |
| King | Federal Way | Taf@Saghalie | Results | |
| King | Federal Way | Thomas Jefferson High | Results | |
| King | Federal Way | Thomas Jefferson High #2 | Results | |
| King | Federal Way | Todd Beamer High School Part 1 | Results | |
| King | Federal Way | Todd Beamer High School Part 2 | Results | |
| King | Federal Way | Totem ECEAP Center | Results | |
| King | Federal Way | Totem Middle School | Results | |
| King | Federal Way | Twin Lakes | Results | |
| King | Federal Way | Uptown Square - ECEAP | Results | |
| King | Federal Way | Valhalla Elementary | Results | |
| King | Federal Way | Woodmont Elementary | Results | |
| King | Highline | Beverly Park Elementary Update | Results | |
| King | Highline | Big Picture School | Results | |
| King | Highline | Big Picture School | Results | |
| King | Highline | Bow Lake Elementary | Results | |
| King | Highline | Cascade Middle | Results | |
| King | Highline | Cascade Middle School | Results | |
| King | Highline | Cedarhurst Elementary | Results | |
| King | Highline | Chinook Middle School | Results | |
| King | Highline | Des Moines Elementary | Results | |
| King | Highline | Evergreen High School | Results | |
| King | Highline | Gregory Heights Elementay School | Results | |
| King | Highline | Hazel Valley Elementary School | Results | |
| King | Highline | Hilltop Elementary update | Results | |
| King | Highline | Madrona Elementary | Results | |
| King | Highline | Madronna Elementary | Results | |
| King | Highline | Marine Technology Center | Results | |
| King | Highline | Marvista Elemebtary School | Results | |
| King | Highline | McMicken Heights Elementary School | Results | |
| King | Highline | Midway Elementary | Results | |
| King | Highline | Mount Rainier High School | Results | |
| King | Highline | Mount View Elementary | Results | |
| King | Highline | New Start High School | Results | |
| King | Highline | North Hill Elementary | Results | |
| King | Highline | Parkside Elementary | Results | |
| King | Highline | Puget Sound Skills Center | Results | |
| King | Highline | Seahurst Elementary | Results | |
| King | Highline | Shorewood Elementary | Results | |
| King | Highline | Southern Heights Elementary | Results | |
| King | Highline | Sylvester Middle School | Results | |
| King | Highline | Tyee High | Results | |
| King | Highline | Tyee High School | Results | |
| King | Highline | Valley View Early Childhood Center | 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.