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)
530081002083	101	Helen Baller Elementary	Public	K-5	1954 NE Garfield Street	Camas	98607	Clark County	Camas School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 833-5720	524	33	16.1	21.2%	374 (71.4%)	7 (1.3%)	50 (9.5%)	28 (5.3%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	60 (11.5%)	$16,364			$720			$15,644	90.5	90.9	103	2
530423000661	102	Emily Dickinson Elementary	Public	K-5	7040 - 208th NE	Redmond	98053	King County	Lake Washington School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 936-2530	305	21	14.6	10.8%	88 (28.9%)	6 (2.0%)	39 (12.8%)	135 (44.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (11.8%)	$23,410			$949			$22,461	90.4	88	131	29
530423001842	103	Norman Rockwell Elementary	Public	K-5	11125 - 162nd AVE NE	Redmond	98052	King County	Lake Washington School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 936-2670	444	26	17.2	6.1%	139 (31.3%)	5 (1.1%)	35 (7.9%)	229 (51.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (8.1%)	$19,413			$536			$18,877	90.4	96.2	36	67
530423000660	104	Carl Sandburg Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	12801 - 84th Ave NE	Kirkland	98034	King County	Lake Washington School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 936-2700	426	25	16.7	8.5%	248 (58.2%)	8 (1.9%)	37 (8.7%)	72 (16.9%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	57 (13.4%)	$19,345			$2,236			$17,110	90.4	93	77	27
530513001849	105	Salem Woods Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	12802 Wagner Rd.	Monroe	98272	Snohomish County	Monroe School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 804-3600	455	30	15.3	26.6%	337 (74.1%)	9 (2.0%)	59 (13.0%)	14 (3.1%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	30 (6.6%)	$18,295			$950			$17,345	90.4	94.1	60	45
530771003318	106	Queen Anne Elementary	Public	K-5	411 Boston St.	Seattle	98109	King County	Seattle School District No. 1	No	No	No	No	(206) 252-2480	205	15	13.5	14.1%	128 (62.4%)	10 (4.9%)	20 (9.8%)	21 (10.2%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (11.7%)	$18,274			$6,434			$11,839	90.4	82.7	195	89
530669000986	107	Purdy Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	13815 62nd Ave NW	Gig Harbor	98332	Pierce County	Peninsula School District	No	No	No	No	(253) 530-4600	484	31	15.7	21.7%	383 (79.1%)	3 (0.6%)	41 (8.5%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (10.7%)	$18,964			$1,072			$17,892	90.4	84.1	176	69
530375000570	108	Apollo Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	15025 SE 117th St	Renton	98059	King County	Issaquah School District	No	No	No	Yes	(425) 837-7500	516	37	14.1	18.0%	186 (36.0%)	5 (1.0%)	75 (14.5%)	188 (36.4%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.8%)	57 (11.0%)	$17,249			$1,310			$15,939	90.4	94.3	58	50
530297000484	109	Freeman Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	14917 S Jackson Road	Rockford	99030	Spokane County	Freeman School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 291-4791	368	26	14.2	24.7%	324 (88.0%)	6 (1.6%)	16 (4.3%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.9%)	$15,336			$862			$14,475	90.2	76.5	264	155
530825001382	110	Hutton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	908 E 24Th Ave	Spokane	99203	Spokane County	Spokane School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 354-3030	528	33	15.8	25.0%	439 (83.1%)	10 (1.9%)	31 (5.9%)	7 (1.3%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (6.8%)	$15,065			$1,732			$13,332	90.2	91.6	99	11

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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:

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

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.