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)
530066000143	931	Naval Avenue Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	900 Olympic Avenue	Bremerton	98312	Kitsap County	Bremerton School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 473-4400	334	25	13.3	74.0%	117 (35.0%)	9 (2.7%)	142 (42.5%)	11 (3.3%)	5 (1.5%)	6 (1.8%)	44 (13.2%)	$21,825			$1,489			$20,336	22.8	8.8	1119	188
530870001464	932	Fawcett Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	126 E. 60th Street	Tacoma	98404	Pierce County	Tacoma School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 571-4700	343	23	14.9	61.8%	111 (32.4%)	25 (7.3%)	91 (26.5%)	30 (8.7%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.1%)	72 (21.0%)	$21,262			$2,077			$19,185	22.8	22.8	938	6
530870001510	933	Whitman Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1120 S 39th St	Tacoma	98408	Pierce County	Tacoma School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 571-7272	327	23	14.2	68.5%	64 (19.6%)	59 (18.0%)	90 (27.5%)	27 (8.3%)	3 (0.9%)	15 (4.6%)	69 (21.1%)	$23,089			$2,889			$20,200	22.6	22.2	945	12
530285002495	934	Eagleridge Elementary	Public	K-5	2651 Thornton Road	Ferndale	98248	Whatcom County	Ferndale School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 383-9700	452	32	14	64.6%	219 (48.5%)	11 (2.4%)	94 (20.8%)	15 (3.3%)	77 (17.0%)	1 (0.2%)	35 (7.7%)	$18,120			$1,675			$16,445	22.4	18.1	1001	67
530696001025	935	Firgrove Elementary	Public	K-6	13918 Meridian S	Puyallup	98373	Pierce County	Puyallup School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 841-8733	591	40	14.7	65.8%	248 (42.0%)	62 (10.5%)	121 (20.5%)	37 (6.3%)	1 (0.2%)	22 (3.7%)	100 (16.9%)	$18,077			$2,458			$15,618	22.3	26.8	875	60
530270000420	936	Image Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5201 NE 131st Ave	Vancouver	98682	Clark County	Evergreen School District (Clark)	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 604-6850	462	32	14.5	66.9%	206 (44.6%)	21 (4.5%)	121 (26.2%)	21 (4.5%)	2 (0.4%)	43 (9.3%)	42 (9.1%)	$18,921			$2,056			$16,865	22.3	14.8	1044	108
530531000799	937	Acme Elementary	Public	K-6	5200 Turkington Rd	Acme	98220	Whatcom County	Mount Baker School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 383-2045	203	15	13.6	49.3%	133 (65.5%)	2 (1.0%)	29 (14.3%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (8.9%)	1 (0.5%)	20 (9.9%)	$19,864			$5,134			$14,730	22.1	32.4	797	140
530396002310	938	Horizon Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	27641 144th Ave SE	Kent	98042	King County	Kent School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 373-7313	391	24	16.5	59.3%	151 (38.6%)	52 (13.3%)	63 (16.1%)	83 (21.2%)	2 (0.5%)	7 (1.8%)	33 (8.4%)	$17,405			$1,081			$16,324	22	42.6	657	281
530579002220	939	Sand Hill Elementary	Public	K-5	NE 791 Sand Hill Rd.	Belfair	98528	Mason County	North Mason School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 277-2330	534	37	14.3	56.9%	318 (59.6%)	0 (0.0%)	164 (30.7%)	4 (0.7%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (8.4%)	$18,140			$1,615			$16,525	21.9	24.6	919	20
530486000734	940	Liberty Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1919 10th St	Marysville	98270	Snohomish County	Marysville School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 965-1800	425	30	14.3	70.1%	177 (41.6%)	12 (2.8%)	154 (36.2%)	19 (4.5%)	6 (1.4%)	10 (2.4%)	41 (9.6%)	$21,030			$2,786			$18,244	21.7	21	962	22

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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:

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

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.