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)
530543001853	351	Picnic Point Elementary	Public	K-5	5819 140th St SW	Edmonds	98026	Snohomish County	Mukilteo School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 366-3400	464	30	15.2	37.5%	233 (50.2%)	37 (8.0%)	87 (18.8%)	52 (11.2%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	50 (10.8%)	$22,030			$1,129			$20,902	67.4	61.6	415	64
530030003886	352	Willow Crest Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	13002 SE 304th ST	Auburn	98092	King County	Auburn School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(253) 931-4717	559	33	16.9	56.4%	207 (37.0%)	47 (8.4%)	132 (23.6%)	112 (20.0%)	2 (0.4%)	5 (0.9%)	54 (9.7%)								67.4	63.6	391	39
530078000156	353	Edison Elementary	Public	K-8	5801 Main St	Bow	98232	Skagit County	Burlington-Edison School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 757-3375	361	26	14	36.8%	285 (78.9%)	5 (1.4%)	49 (13.6%)	5 (1.4%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	14 (3.9%)	$19,282			$2,813			$16,468	67.4	69.4	332	21
530456002797	354	Parade	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	32302 NE 50th St	Carnation	98014	King County	Riverview School District	No	No	No	No	(206) 333-4370	121	6	20.2	13.2%	95 (78.5%)	1 (0.8%)	14 (11.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (9.1%)	$13,484			$223			$13,261	67.3			(n/a)
530420000654	355	Mt. Pilchuck Elementary School	Public	K-5	12806 20th St NE	Lake Stevens	98258	Snohomish County	Lake Stevens School District	No	No	No	Yes	(425) 335-1525	533	32	16.6	31.7%	378 (70.9%)	20 (3.8%)	85 (15.9%)	15 (2.8%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (5.8%)	$18,755			$2,364			$16,391	67.3	58.8	458	103
530585000865	356	Lakes Elementary School	Public	K-5	6211 Mullen Rd SE	Lacey	98503	Thurston County	North Thurston Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(360) 412-4600	487	31	15.4	43.5%	251 (51.5%)	21 (4.3%)	103 (21.1%)	26 (5.3%)	2 (0.4%)	15 (3.1%)	69 (14.2%)	$16,578			$941			$15,637	67.2	63	398	42
530771001158	357	Dearborn Park International School	Public	PK, KG-5	2820 S Orcas St	Seattle	98108	King County	Seattle School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(206) 252-6930	323	23	14	55.4%	45 (13.9%)	52 (16.1%)	44 (13.6%)	146 (45.2%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	31 (9.6%)	$25,356			$1,983			$23,373	67.1	69.7	329	28
530420000655	358	Sunnycrest Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3411 99th Ave NE	Lake Stevens	98258	Snohomish County	Lake Stevens School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 335-1535	620	36	17.4	28.7%	338 (54.5%)	24 (3.9%)	89 (14.4%)	84 (13.5%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (1.6%)	74 (11.9%)	$14,401			$224			$14,177	67	72.2	303	55
530393001903	359	Lincoln Elementary School	Public	K-5	4901 West 21st Avenue	Kennewick	99338	Benton County	Kennewick School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 222-5700	435	31	14.1	58.4%	220 (50.6%)	16 (3.7%)	165 (37.9%)	4 (0.9%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (6.4%)	$17,034			$1,922			$15,113	66.9	54.8	487	128
530945001606	360	Prospect Point Elementary	Public	K-5	55 Reser Rd	Walla Walla	99362	Walla Walla County	Walla Walla Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 527-3088	514	33	15.6	51.6%	336 (65.4%)	9 (1.8%)	129 (25.1%)	16 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.7%)	$17,401			$3,312			$14,090	66.8	58.1	463	103

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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:

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

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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.