Best Elementary Schools in Washington

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The list is updated annually upon the release of the WCAS and SBAC test scores by the Washington Office of Superindentent of Public Instruction. The most recent update was on Tuesday, September 10, 2024.

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School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2022)							Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
ID	Rank (of 1168)	School	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Disc Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel from Federal Funds	Total from Federal Funds	Personnel from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Total from State and Local Funds	Average Standard Score (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Rank (2023)	Rank Change from 2023	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)
530240001189	1	Challenge Elementary	Public	K-6	5409 228th St SW	Mountlake Terrace	98043	Snohomish County	Edmonds School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 431-7157	413	6	68.9	11.9%	187 (45.3%)	20 (4.8%)	22 (5.3%)	134 (32.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	45 (10.9%)	$4,531			$270			$4,261	99.5			(n/a)
530825002484	2	Libby Center	Public	K-8	2900 E 1St Ave	Spokane	99202	Spokane County	Spokane School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 354-7500	287	34	8.3	28.6%	214 (74.6%)	1 (0.3%)	11 (3.8%)	29 (10.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (10.8%)	$13,183			$914			$12,269	99.4	90	111	109
530039000076	3	Medina Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	8001 NE 8th St.	Medina	98039	King County	Bellevue School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 456-5400	555	25	22	3.4%	93 (16.8%)	2 (0.4%)	13 (2.3%)	402 (72.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (7.9%)	$17,990			$230			$17,760	99	99	2	1
530591001993	4	Sunrise Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	14075 172 Av NE	Redmond	98052	King County	Northshore School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 408-5300	375	22	17.3	5.3%	165 (44.0%)	1 (0.3%)	20 (5.3%)	135 (36.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	53 (14.1%)	$15,935			$411			$15,524	98.8	98.3	8	4
530039000087	5	Somerset Elementary School	Public	K-5	14100 Somerset Boulevard SE	Bellevue	98006	King County	Bellevue School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 456-5800	714	33	21.3	6.9%	90 (12.6%)	10 (1.4%)	28 (3.9%)	522 (73.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	63 (8.8%)	$15,998			$393			$15,604	98.6	98.4	5
530423002311	6	Christa Mcauliffe Elementary	Public	K-5	23823 NE 22nd	Sammamish	98074	King County	Lake Washington School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 936-2620	482	30	15.9	1.9%	147 (30.5%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (4.8%)	278 (57.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (6.8%)	$20,633			$613			$20,020	98.5	98.5	4	2
530498000758	7	Island Park Elementary	Public	K-5	5437 Island Crest Way	Mercer Island	98040	King County	Mercer Island School District	No	No	No	No	(206) 236-3410	361	23	15.8	1.9%	204 (56.5%)	1 (0.3%)	24 (6.6%)	67 (18.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	65 (18.0%)	$18,325			$892			$17,434	98.5	98.1	14	7
530771001151	8	Frantz Coe Elementary School	Public	K-5	2424 7 Av W	Seattle	98119	King County	Seattle School District No. 1	No	No	No	No	(206) 252-2000	447	26	17.1	11.2%	290 (64.9%)	10 (2.2%)	39 (8.7%)	49 (11.0%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	56 (12.5%)	$19,833			$2,289			$17,545	98.4	96.4	31	23
530375002881	9	Cascade Ridge Elementary	Public	K-5	2020 Trossachs Blvd SE	Sammamish	98075	King County	Issaquah School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 837-5500	407	25	16	3.2%	105 (25.8%)	5 (1.2%)	35 (8.6%)	217 (53.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (11.1%)	$17,291			$1,317			$15,974	98.2	98.1	13	4
530039000063	10	Cherry Crest Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	12400 N.E. 32nd St.	Bellevue	98005	King County	Bellevue School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 456-4900	564	26	22	3.5%	109 (19.3%)	5 (0.9%)	12 (2.1%)	394 (69.9%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (7.4%)	$15,929			$390			$15,539	98.1	98.8	3	7

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About our rankings:

Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on SBAC English Language Arts, SBAC Math, WCAS Science test scores released by the Washington Office of Superindentent of Public Instruction.
These rankings were last updated on September 10, 2024, and are based on the most recent test scores available. We update rankings as we receive new test scores from the Washington Office of Superindentent of Public Instruction, usually on a yearly basis.
Our sources of data include the National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education and the Washington Office of Superindentent of Public Instruction.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

Educational resources:

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau, the Washington State Department of Health and the Washington Office of Superindentent of Public Instruction.