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)
530240000344	771	Lynnwood Elementary	Public	K-6	18638 44th Ave W	Lynnwood	98037	Snohomish County	Edmonds School District	No	No	No	Yes	(425) 431-7615	591	37	15.8	54.7%	203 (34.3%)	69 (11.7%)	147 (24.9%)	110 (18.6%)	2 (0.3%)	10 (1.7%)	49 (8.3%)	$17,830			$923			$16,907	34	43.1	647	124
530969001644	772	Orchard Center Elementary	Public	1-5	7519 E Buckeye	Spokane	99212	Spokane County	West Valley School District (Spokane)	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 922-5473	194	15	12.6	71.1%	146 (75.3%)	7 (3.6%)	20 (10.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	19 (9.8%)	$17,814			$1,173			$16,641	33.9	46.5	602	170
530003000008	773	McDermoth Elementary	Public	K-5	409 North K St	Aberdeen	98520	Grays Harbor County	Aberdeen School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 538-2121	299	18	16.2	73.6%	163 (54.5%)	0 (0.0%)	98 (32.8%)	3 (1.0%)	5 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (10.0%)	$17,937			$2,774			$15,163	33.9	39.7	691	82
530282000449	774	Star Lake Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	26812 B 40th AV S	Kent	98032	King County	Federal Way School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 945-4000	413	25	16.4	77.2%	74 (17.9%)	65 (15.7%)	121 (29.3%)	65 (15.7%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (7.3%)	58 (14.0%)	$22,570			$2,392			$20,179	33.8	28.8	846	72
530492003768	775	Creekside Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3525 E Hastings Road	Mead	99021	Spokane County	Mead School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 465-6810	335	23	14.8	60.0%	249 (74.3%)	4 (1.2%)	27 (8.1%)	3 (0.9%)	3 (0.9%)	6 (1.8%)	43 (12.8%)	$18,238			$3,304			$14,934	33.7	35	761	14
530285000458	776	Central Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5610 Second Avenue	Ferndale	98248	Whatcom County	Ferndale School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 383-9600	321	24	13.4	66.0%	194 (60.4%)	5 (1.6%)	73 (22.7%)	16 (5.0%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (9.3%)	$20,314			$2,376			$17,938	33.6	35.8	742	34
530246003887	777	Ida Nason Aronica Elementary	Public	K-5	2100 N Cora St	Ellensburg	98926	Kittitas County	Ellensburg School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(509) 925-8070	347	23	15	64.3%	215 (62.0%)	7 (2.0%)	93 (26.8%)	9 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (6.6%)								33.5	26.1	892	115
530723001067	778	Cascade Elementary School	Public	K-5	16022 116th Ave SE	Renton	98058	King County	Renton School District	No	No	No	Yes	(425) 204-3350	438	29	14.9	62.6%	77 (17.6%)	78 (17.8%)	151 (34.5%)	69 (15.8%)	5 (1.1%)	8 (1.8%)	50 (11.4%)	$22,468			$2,442			$20,027	33.4	22.9	937	159
530790001294	779	Mountain View Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	534 E. "K" St.	Shelton	98584	Mason County	Shelton School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 426-8564	647	47	13.8	68.5%	330 (51.0%)	9 (1.4%)	260 (40.2%)	4 (0.6%)	10 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (5.3%)	$15,780			$1,319			$14,461	33.1	27.1	873	94
530393001774	780	Sunset View Elementary School	Public	K-5	711 North Center Parkway	Kennewick	99336	Benton County	Kennewick School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 222-6000	359	26	13.8	60.4%	186 (51.8%)	9 (2.5%)	135 (37.6%)	8 (2.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.6%)	$16,748			$2,816			$13,932	33.1	39.3	697	83

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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:

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

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

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.