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
Sand Point
Elementary.
Seattle closed this school. Then Seattle needed it back.
Sand Point opened in 1956 to relieve crowded northeast Seattle schools. SPS closed it in 1988, then reopened it in 2010 as neighboring schools filled and more families needed a school near Magnuson Park. [3]
Sand Point, 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
Closed once. Needed again.
Sand Point began in 13 portables beside an apple orchard. A voter-approved construction bond paid for the permanent school, which opened in 1958. [3]
Families fought an earlier closure plan in 1979, pointing to low maintenance costs and the school’s role in voluntary desegregation. SPS eventually closed Sand Point in June 1988 and later leased the building to North Seattle Community College. [3]
The district brought elementary students back in 2010. Its history names families living in transitional housing near Magnuson Park among the reasons to reopen. By 2015, students spoke more than 21 home languages. [3]
- 1956
Temporary school opens with 13 portables. [3]
- 1958
Permanent school opens. [3]
- 1988
SPS closes the elementary school. [3]
- 2010
Sand Point reopens after building upgrades. [3]
- 2019
Seismic upgrades strengthen the campus. [3]
6208 60th Ave. NE, Seattle, WA 98115 [1]
Visit the school website ↗02School records
Sources & citations.
- 01
Seattle Public Schools
Sand Point Elementary: district profileCurrent school name and address, verified October 20, 2026.
- 02
- 03
Seattle Public Schools Archives
Building for Learning: Sand Point ElementaryDistrict history documents the school’s origins, community and campus changes, with archival photographs.
Sand Point Elementary. Your community. Your say.
Would you support or oppose closing this school?
Closure poll
- Opposed95%
- Neutral3%
- Support2%
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