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)
530015000017	241	Fidalgo Elementary	Public	K-5	13590 Gibralter Road	Anacortes	98221	Skagit County	Anacortes School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 503-1600	347	22	15.7	36.0%	269 (77.5%)	1 (0.3%)	40 (11.5%)	6 (1.7%)	8 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (6.6%)	$18,806			$1,861			$16,945	77.8	79.5	224	17
530453001787	242	Lopez Elementary School	Public	K-6	86 School Road	Lopez Island	98261	San Juan County	Lopez School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 468-2202	91	9	10.5	61.5%	63 (69.2%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (23.1%)	1 (1.1%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (5.5%)	$26,224			$3,234			$22,990	77.7	46.5	600	358
530492003193	243	Prairie View Elementary	Public	K-5	2606 W. Johannsen Rd.	Spokane	99208	Spokane County	Mead School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 465-7810	409	25	16.1	23.0%	325 (79.5%)	2 (0.5%)	21 (5.1%)	19 (4.6%)	6 (1.5%)	2 (0.5%)	34 (8.3%)	$16,727			$881			$15,846	77.5	78.3	242	1
530825002764	244	Bryant Center	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	N 910 Ash St	Spokane	99201	Spokane County	Spokane School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 354-7810	321	0		43.9%	273 (85.0%)	3 (0.9%)	23 (7.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.9%)	$15,924			$694			$15,230	77.4	82.7	194	50
530771001172	245	Gatewood Elementary School	Public	K-5	4320 SW Myrtle St	Seattle	98136	King County	Seattle School District No. 1	No	No	No	No	(206) 252-9400	372	20	18.6	15.3%	251 (67.5%)	13 (3.5%)	41 (11.0%)	9 (2.4%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (14.2%)	$19,172			$1,549			$17,623	77.4	85.5	156	89
530876001517	246	Shadow Lake Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	22620 Sweeney Road SE	Maple Valley	98038	King County	Tahoma School District	No	No	No	Yes	(425) 413-6100	497	31	16.1	33.6%	319 (64.2%)	10 (2.0%)	74 (14.9%)	20 (4.0%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	70 (14.1%)	$19,610			$701			$18,909	77.4	68.1	345	99
530966001637	247	Sunnyslope Elementary School	Public	K-5	3109 School Street	Wenatchee	98801	Chelan County	Wenatchee School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 662-8803	305	20	15.3	24.6%	198 (64.9%)	1 (0.3%)	72 (23.6%)	5 (1.6%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.7%)	26 (8.5%)	$17,123			$1,568			$15,554	77.4	86.1	151	96
530423000656	248	Alexander Graham Bell Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	11212 NE 112th	Kirkland	98033	King County	Lake Washington School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 936-2510	517	32	16.3	21.7%	240 (46.4%)	16 (3.1%)	101 (19.5%)	111 (21.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (8.1%)	$19,186			$2,010			$17,176	77.4	83.6	183	65
530669000980	249	Artondale Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6219 40th Street NW	Gig Harbor	98335	Pierce County	Peninsula School District	No	No	No	No	(253) 530-1100	402	24	16.8	20.1%	322 (80.1%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (7.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (11.9%)	$17,920			$689			$17,231	77.3	88.3	129	120
530240000348	250	Madrona K-8 School	Public	PK, KG-8	9300 236th ST SW	Edmonds	98026	Snohomish County	Edmonds School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 431-7979	604	37	16.2	18.0%	366 (60.6%)	37 (6.1%)	61 (10.1%)	95 (15.7%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (6.5%)	$18,679			$961			$17,717	77.2	82.6	196	54

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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

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

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.