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)
530564000836	441	Lake Spokane Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6015 Hwy 291	Nine Mile Falls	99026	Spokane County	Nine Mile Falls School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 340-4040	471	33	14.1	41.6%	421 (89.4%)	1 (0.2%)	29 (6.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.0%)	$15,404			$2,753			$12,652	60.4	49.7	550	109
530042003225	442	Wade King Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2155 Yew Street Rd	Bellingham	98229	Whatcom County	Bellingham School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 676-6840	346	25	14.1	24.0%	261 (75.4%)	2 (0.6%)	36 (10.4%)	19 (5.5%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (7.2%)	$22,289			$1,319			$20,970	60.4	64.4	377	65
530696001866	443	Pope Elementary	Public	K-6	15102 122nd Ave E	Puyallup	98374	Pierce County	Puyallup School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 841-8755	690	39	17.6	48.4%	302 (43.8%)	69 (10.0%)	132 (19.1%)	55 (8.0%)	6 (0.9%)	14 (2.0%)	112 (16.2%)	$16,124			$1,283			$14,841	60.3	62.7	399	44
530240003139	444	Edmonds Heights K-12	Public, Alternative	K-12	23200 100th Ave W	Edmonds	98020	Snohomish County	Edmonds School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 431-7840	535	21	25	24.5%	379 (70.8%)	22 (4.1%)	53 (9.9%)	41 (7.7%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	33 (6.2%)	$12,816			$348			$12,468	60	72.4	299	145
530038000056	445	Yacolt Primary	Public	PK, KG-4	406 W Yacolt Rd	Yacolt	98675	Clark County	Battle Ground School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 885-6000	734	44	16.6	40.2%	677 (92.2%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (4.5%)	4 (0.5%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.3%)	$14,841			$923			$13,918	59.9	54.8	486	41
530591000896	446	Woodin Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	12950 NE 195 St	Bothell	98011	King County	Northshore School District	No	No	No	Yes	(425) 408-5400	477	30	15.8	30.8%	178 (37.3%)	10 (2.1%)	189 (39.6%)	60 (12.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	38 (8.0%)	$17,362			$592			$16,770	59.9	64.8	374	72
530462002260	447	Isom Elementary School	Public	K-5	8461 Benson Rd	Lynden	98264	Whatcom County	Lynden School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 354-1992	424	28	15.1	44.1%	273 (64.4%)	4 (0.9%)	110 (25.9%)	16 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.0%)	$20,032			$1,470			$18,562	59.7	59	454	7
530978002245	448	Foothills Elementary	Public	1-5	10621 234th Ave E.	Buckley	98321	Pierce County	White River School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 829-3355	489	28	17.7	50.9%	316 (64.6%)	10 (2.0%)	98 (20.0%)	7 (1.4%)	3 (0.6%)	9 (1.8%)	46 (9.4%)	$14,103			$237			$13,866	59.7	51.9	516	68
530816001353	449	Orchard Heights Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2288 Fircrest Dr SE	Port Orchard	98366	Kitsap County	South Kitsap School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 443-3530	549	39	13.9	50.3%	340 (61.9%)	13 (2.4%)	66 (12.0%)	11 (2.0%)	12 (2.2%)	13 (2.4%)	94 (17.1%)	$20,857			$2,963			$17,894	59.7	61.7	412	37
530000100377	450	Byron Kibler Elementary School	Public	K-5	2057 Kibler Ave	Enumclaw	98022	King County	Enumclaw School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 802-7263	434	26	16.5	41.0%	313 (72.1%)	1 (0.2%)	89 (20.5%)	2 (0.5%)	6 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.3%)	$16,732			$1,292			$15,440	59.7	59.7	445	5

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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

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

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.