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)
530108000184	531	John D. Bud Hawk Elementary at Jackson Park	Public	PK, KG-5	2900 Austin Dr	Bremerton	98312	Kitsap County	Central Kitsap School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 662-9000	457	29	15.5	41.4%	247 (54.0%)	27 (5.9%)	74 (16.2%)	22 (4.8%)	3 (0.7%)	14 (3.1%)	70 (15.3%)	$17,861			$1,050			$16,811	52.2	56.2	477	54
530111003788	532	Central Valley Virtual Learning	Public, Virtual	K-8	1512 N. Barker Rd.	Spokane Valley	99016	Spokane County	Central Valley School District	No	No	Yes	No	(509) 558-6550	108	10	10.8	67.6%	81 (75.0%)	4 (3.7%)	4 (3.7%)	4 (3.7%)	3 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (11.1%)	$8,272			$4,626			$3,647	52.2	43.1	650	118
530771003316	533	Sand Point Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6208 60 Ave NE	Seattle	98115	King County	Seattle School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(206) 252-2100	185	17	10.6	56.8%	75 (40.5%)	37 (20.0%)	26 (14.1%)	11 (5.9%)	6 (3.2%)	7 (3.8%)	23 (12.4%)	$29,165			$3,175			$25,990	52.1	48.6	568	35
530771001216	534	Madrona K-5 School	Public	K-5	1121 33 Av	Seattle	98122	King County	Seattle School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(206) 252-3100	217	17	12.8	55.3%	66 (30.4%)	84 (38.7%)	25 (11.5%)	5 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.4%)	33 (15.2%)	$21,298			$2,165			$19,133	52.1	31.1	812	278
530228003582	535	EV Parent Partnership	Public, Alternative	K-12	12325 E Grace Ave	Spokane Valley	99216	Spokane County	East Valley School District (Spokane)	No	No	No	No	(509) 241-5001	184	6	32.2	56.5%	151 (82.1%)	1 (0.5%)	21 (11.4%)	1 (0.5%)	3 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.8%)	$10,402			$706			$9,695	52	34.7	767	232
530000303796	536	Lexington Elementary	Public	K-5	200 Boardwalk Way	Kelso	98626	Cowlitz County	Kelso School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 501-1450	798	50	15.8	68.9%	574 (71.9%)	5 (0.6%)	137 (17.2%)	11 (1.4%)	3 (0.4%)	8 (1.0%)	59 (7.4%)	$8,081			$1,545			$6,536	52	52.6	510	26
530000100376	537	Black Diamond Elementary	Public	K-5	25314 Baker Street	Black Diamond	98010	King County	Enumclaw School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 802-7570	397	25	16.2	24.7%	250 (63.0%)	8 (2.0%)	74 (18.6%)	36 (9.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	25 (6.3%)	$16,227			$709			$15,518	52	55.1	484	53
530924003107	538	Columbia Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual	K-8	3030 Huffman Road	Valley	99181	Stevens County	Valley School District	No	No	Yes	No	(509) 937-4663	801	27	30	19.2%	478 (59.7%)	49 (6.1%)	118 (14.7%)	60 (7.5%)	10 (1.2%)	2 (0.2%)	84 (10.5%)	$7,801			$23			$7,778	51.6	35.2	755	217
530048002250	539	Centennial Elementary	Public	K-5	24353 Mathias Rd E	Graham	98338	Pierce County	Bethel School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 800-7700	548	36	15.2	61.5%	276 (50.4%)	18 (3.3%)	134 (24.5%)	5 (0.9%)	11 (2.0%)	23 (4.2%)	81 (14.8%)	$19,035			$925			$18,110	51.5	38.4	716	177
530696003690	540	Dessie F Evans Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	7911 144th St E	Puyallup	98375	Pierce County	Puyallup School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 864-5500	988	56	17.6	41.7%	447 (45.2%)	56 (5.7%)	264 (26.7%)	76 (7.7%)	7 (0.7%)	22 (2.2%)	115 (11.6%)	$16,201			$1,356			$14,846	51.5	67.3	355	185

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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.