Our position
- Keep great public schools open. Schools anchor communities. Families need stability to plan years ahead. Closure threats weaken trust and push families away.
- Closures won’t fix the budget. Other districts have lost students and funding to large-scale closures. Promised efficiencies haven’t fixed their budgets.
- Make public schools work for everyone. Maintain academic excellence and support every learner. Keep families from every socioeconomic background invested.
A school worth knowing
Queen Anne
Elementary.
A young option school in a historic home.
Queen Anne Elementary began enrolling its own option-school community in 2010. Its campus includes the original John Hay buildings, first opened in 1905, with major improvements completed in 2011 and 2019. [3]
Queen Anne, SeattleUpdateOctober 20, 2026
Possible merger
School that may move
Possible receiving school
These reported pairings are unconfirmed; no adopted SPS plan has been verified.
01History & community
Old buildings. A distinct school community.
The original John Hay campus served Queen Anne children for decades before John Hay moved to its present site in 1989. The older buildings then housed interim schools, New Options Middle School and a bilingual orientation program. [3]
The board named this campus Queen Anne Elementary in January 2010. Its first students spent a year at Lincoln while construction finished, then entered the renovated school in fall 2011. [3]
Families moved temporarily again during the 2018–19 expansion. The reopened campus gained eight classrooms, a full-size gym and a makerspace. Queen Anne and today’s John Hay have connected histories and distinct school communities. [3]
- 1905
Original John Hay wooden building opens on this site. [3]
- 1922
Brick school building opens. [3]
- 2010
Queen Anne Elementary enrolls students at an interim site. [3]
- 2011
Queen Anne students enter the modernized campus. [3]
- 2019
School reopens after expansion. [3]
2100 4th Ave. N, Seattle, WA 98109 [1]
Visit the school website ↗02School records
Sources & citations.
- 01
Seattle Public Schools
Queen Anne Elementary: district profileCurrent school name and address, verified October 20, 2026.
- 02
- 03
Seattle Public Schools Archives
Building for Learning: Queen Anne ElementaryDistrict history documents the school’s origins, community and campus changes, with archival photographs.
Queen Anne Elementary. Your community. Your say.
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- Opposed95%
- Neutral3%
- Support2%
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