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)
530447002314	801	Northlake Elementary School	Public	K-5	2210 Olympia Way	Longview	98632	Cowlitz County	Longview School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 575-7630	321	24	13.6	71.7%	194 (60.4%)	3 (0.9%)	92 (28.7%)	4 (1.2%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (7.5%)	$16,626			$2,286			$14,341	31.4	34.5	769	32
530771001175	802	Graham Hill Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5149 S Graham St	Seattle	98118	King County	Seattle School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(206) 252-7140	268	19	13.8	54.9%	53 (19.8%)	70 (26.1%)	67 (25.0%)	48 (17.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	27 (10.1%)	$24,534			$1,678			$22,856	31.4	31.3	806	4
530411000645	803	La Conner Elementary	Public	K-5	305 North 6th St	La Conner	98257	Skagit County	La Conner School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 466-3172	234	17	13.5	52.1%	105 (44.9%)	2 (0.9%)	23 (9.8%)	1 (0.4%)	72 (30.8%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (13.2%)	$28,176			$3,539			$24,637	31.4	29.6	838	35
530771001183	804	Highland Park Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1012 SW Trenton St	Seattle	98106	King County	Seattle School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(206) 252-8240	307	22	14.2	59.3%	88 (28.7%)	56 (18.2%)	90 (29.3%)	39 (12.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	31 (10.1%)	$24,071			$3,069			$21,002	31.4	34	778	26
530480003571	805	Mary M. Knight School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	2987 W Matlock Brady RD	Elma	98541	Grays Harbor County	Mary M Knight School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 426-6767	183	17	10.7	57.4%	149 (81.4%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (6.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (10.4%)	$34,377			$8,082			$26,296	30.9	22.8	941	136
530066000146	806	View Ridge Elementary Arts Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	3250 Spruce Avenue	Bremerton	98310	Kitsap County	Bremerton School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 473-4500	398	28	14.2	68.3%	205 (51.5%)	12 (3.0%)	89 (22.4%)	19 (4.8%)	1 (0.3%)	15 (3.8%)	57 (14.3%)	$18,580			$1,082			$17,497	30.8	30.5	823	17
530111000199	807	Opportunity Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1109 S Wilbur Rd	Spokane Valley	99206	Spokane County	Central Valley School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 558-3550	634	48	13.2	65.6%	426 (67.2%)	35 (5.5%)	89 (14.0%)	2 (0.3%)	17 (2.7%)	10 (1.6%)	54 (8.5%)	$16,237			$2,880			$13,357	30.7	39.1	701	106
530030000041	808	Terminal Park Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1825 K St. SE	Auburn	98002	King County	Auburn School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 931-4978	345	28	12.5	71.3%	94 (27.2%)	29 (8.4%)	105 (30.4%)	34 (9.9%)	2 (0.6%)	39 (11.3%)	42 (12.2%)	$20,865			$1,032			$19,833	30.6	42.6	656	152
530038000051	809	Glenwood Heights Primary	Public	PK, KG-4	9716 NE 134th St	Vancouver	98662	Clark County	Battle Ground School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 885-5250	580	37	15.7	52.1%	378 (65.2%)	19 (3.3%)	94 (16.2%)	35 (6.0%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	50 (8.6%)	$16,372			$1,786			$14,587	30.6	32.1	800	9
530282002638	810	Internet Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	PK, KG-12	31455 28th Ave S	Federal Way	98003	King County	Federal Way School District	No	No	Yes	No	(253) 945-2230	515	28	18.6	64.7%	145 (28.2%)	72 (14.0%)	129 (25.0%)	53 (10.3%)	12 (2.3%)	38 (7.4%)	62 (12.0%)	$16,983			$5,459			$11,524	30.4	35	756	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.

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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.