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)
530042002939	511	Northern Heights Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4000 Magrath Rd	Bellingham	98226	Whatcom County	Bellingham School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 647-6820	420	26	16.4	39.8%	254 (60.5%)	4 (1.0%)	67 (16.0%)	26 (6.2%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.7%)	63 (15.0%)	$19,796			$1,051			$18,745	53.7	62.3	404	107
530969001646	512	Pasadena Park Elementary	Public	1-5	8508 E Upriver Drive	Spokane	99212	Spokane County	West Valley School District (Spokane)	No	No	No	No	(509) 922-5480	353	22	16	47.0%	282 (79.9%)	5 (1.4%)	31 (8.8%)	11 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	21 (5.9%)	$15,306			$758			$14,548	53.7	50	543	31
530585000601	513	Horizons Elementary	Public	K-5	4601 67th Ave SE	Lacey	98513	Thurston County	North Thurston Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(360) 412-4710	561	32	17.4	40.6%	259 (46.2%)	34 (6.1%)	121 (21.6%)	32 (5.7%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (1.6%)	105 (18.7%)	$18,372			$609			$17,763	53.6	60.3	432	81
530816001350	514	Manchester Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1901 California Ave E	Port Orchard	98366	Kitsap County	South Kitsap School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 443-3230	483	30	16.2	48.0%	336 (69.6%)	8 (1.7%)	57 (11.8%)	10 (2.1%)	2 (0.4%)	5 (1.0%)	65 (13.5%)	$17,178			$1,574			$15,604	53.6	49.8	548	34
530513003009	515	Fryelands Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	15286 Fryelands Blvd.	Monroe	98272	Snohomish County	Monroe School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 804-3400	409	28	14.6	46.9%	243 (59.4%)	1 (0.2%)	110 (26.9%)	9 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	44 (10.8%)	$18,430			$974			$17,456	53.1	48.2	574	59
531014001714	516	McKenna Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	35120 Sr 507 SE	McKenna	98580	Pierce County	Yelm School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 458-2400	387	24	16.2	56.1%	248 (64.1%)	7 (1.8%)	86 (22.2%)	3 (0.8%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.8%)	38 (9.8%)	$16,569			$1,412			$15,157	53.1	70.9	316	200
530927001575	517	Lincoln Elementary School	Public	K-5	4200 Daniels St	Vancouver	98660	Clark County	Vancouver School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 313-2300	306	25	12.3	59.2%	193 (63.1%)	9 (2.9%)	60 (19.6%)	3 (1.0%)	2 (0.7%)	9 (2.9%)	29 (9.5%)	$20,864			$2,658			$18,206	53	48.7	567	50
530240000350	518	Meadowdale Elementary	Public	K-6	6505 168th St SW	Lynnwood	98037	Snohomish County	Edmonds School District	No	No	No	Yes	(425) 431-7754	473	30	15.7	51.2%	164 (34.7%)	55 (11.6%)	140 (29.6%)	78 (16.5%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (7.0%)	$18,267			$1,050			$17,216	53	58.6	460	58
530819002240	519	South Whidbey Elementary	Public	K-5	5380 Maxwelton Rd	Langley	98260	Island County	South Whidbey School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 221-4600	484	28	17	38.4%	386 (79.8%)	2 (0.4%)	47 (9.7%)	4 (0.8%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	40 (8.3%)	$18,614			$2,137			$16,477	53	52.8	509	10
530000100382	520	Southwood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3240 McDougall Avenue	Enumclaw	98022	King County	Enumclaw School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 802-7370	345	22	15.4	36.5%	254 (73.6%)	2 (0.6%)	56 (16.2%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	29 (8.4%)	$17,949			$986			$16,964	53	65.6	366	154

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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:

Public School Districts and Their Services: A Comprehensive Guide

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.