Lead Test Results from Drinking Water in Schools

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
Kitsap North Kitsap David Wolfle Elementary
Kitsap North Kitsap Hilder Pearson Elementary School Updates
Kitsap North Kitsap Poulsbo Elementary
Kitsap North Kitsap Richard Gordon Elementary
Kitsap North Kitsap Suquamish Elementary School
Kitsap North Kitsap Vinland Elementary School
Kitsap South Kitsap Burley Glenwood Elementary
Kitsap South Kitsap East Port Orchard Elementary
Kitsap South Kitsap East Port Orchard Elementary School Update
Kitsap South Kitsap Hidden Creek Elementary
Kitsap South Kitsap Madrona Heights Preschool Program at Discovery Alternative School
Kitsap South Kitsap Manchester Elementary
Kitsap South Kitsap Mullenix Ridge Elementary
Kitsap South Kitsap Olalla Elementary
Kitsap South Kitsap Orchard Heights Elementary
Kitsap South Kitsap Sidney Glen Elementary School
Kitsap South Kitsap South Colby Elementary School
Kitsap South Kitsap Sunny Slope Elementary
Kittitas Kittitas Kittitas Elementary
Klickitat Glenwood Glenwood Elementary
Klickitat Klickitat Bickleton Elementary and High School
Klickitat Klickitat Klickitat Elementary and High School
Klickitat Trout Lake Trout Lake School
Klickitat Wishkah Valley Wishram Elementary and High School
Lewis Adna Adna Elementary School
Lewis Boistfort Boisfort Elementary School
Lewis Centralia Edison Elementary
Lewis Centralia Fords Prairie Elementary
Lewis Centralia Fords Prairie Elementary Update
Lewis Centralia Jefferson Lincoln Elementary
Lewis Chehalis Cascade Elementary
Lewis Chehalis Cascade Elementary Chehalis Follow Up
Lewis Evaline Evaline Elementary
Lewis Morton Morton Elementary
Lewis Mossyrock Mossy Rock High School Update
Lewis Mossyrock Mossyrock Elementary
Lewis Mossyrock Mossyrock Elementary School Update
Lewis Mossyrock Mossyrock High School
Lewis Mossyrock Mossyrock Junior High
Lewis Napavine Napavine Elementary
Lewis Napavine Napavine Elementary 1st update
Lewis Napavine Napavine Elementary Follow up 1
Lewis Napavine Napavine Elementary Follow up 2
Lewis Napavine Napavine Junior/Senior High
Lewis Onalaska Onalaska Elementary
Lewis Pe Ell Pe Ell School
Lewis Pe Ell Pe Ell School
Lewis Toledo Toledo Elementary School
Lewis Toledo Toledo High School
Lewis Toledo Toledo High School

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.

Engrossed Second Substitute Senate Bill 1139 (PDF)

Lead in School Drinking Water