Best High 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 437)	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)
530813001341	341	Foster Senior High School	Public	9-12	4242 S 144th St	Tukwila	98168	King County	Tukwila School District	No	No	No	Yes	(206) 901-7900	864	42	20.5	79.2%	71 (8.2%)	169 (19.6%)	311 (36.0%)	212 (24.5%)	4 (0.5%)	38 (4.4%)	49 (5.7%)	$20,996			$2,623			$18,373	25.1	19.4	375	34
530762001123	342	Royal High School	Public	9-12	955 Ahlers Ave N	Royal City	99357	Grant County	Royal School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 346-2256	550	29	19.2	82.4%	77 (14.0%)	0 (0.0%)	470 (85.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	$17,286			$825			$16,460	25.1	20	369	27
531011001690	343	Eisenhower High School	Public	9-12	611 South 44th Avenue	Yakima	98908	Yakima County	Yakima School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 573-2600	2,248	98	22.9	78.7%	450 (20.0%)	25 (1.1%)	1,679 (74.7%)	15 (0.7%)	17 (0.8%)	3 (0.1%)	53 (2.4%)	$17,312			$2,429			$14,883	24.8	21.9	348	5
530897003385	344	Northwest Allprep	Public, Alternative	K-12	237 Chkalov Ste 108	Vancouver	98684	Clark County	Toppenish School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 828-0205	389	0		68.4%	305 (78.4%)	5 (1.3%)	44 (11.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	17 (4.4%)	$12,186			$1,437			$10,749	24.5	10.3	415	71
530066000139	345	Bremerton High School	Public	9-12	1500 13th Street	Bremerton	98337	Kitsap County	Bremerton School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 473-0800	1,221	67	18.1	66.2%	558 (45.7%)	77 (6.3%)	307 (25.1%)	58 (4.8%)	10 (0.8%)	27 (2.2%)	170 (13.9%)	$19,268			$1,477			$17,792	24.4	19.1	378	33
530111000202	346	Mica Peak High School	Public	9-12	15111 E Sprague Ave	Spokane Valley	99037	Spokane County	Central Valley School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 558-5950	118	16	7.3	61.9%	98 (83.1%)	1 (0.8%)	4 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (5.9%)	$40,736			$2,359			$38,377	23.9	22.8	343	3
530294000483	347	Washington High School	Public	9-12	12420 Ainsworth Ave S	Tacoma	98444	Pierce County	Franklin Pierce School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 298-4705	997	62	16	67.3%	238 (23.9%)	123 (12.3%)	310 (31.1%)	60 (6.0%)	11 (1.1%)	98 (9.8%)	157 (15.7%)	$20,115			$2,456			$17,659	23.8	17.9	384	37
530777001282	348	Selah High School	Public	9-12	801 North First Street	Selah	98942	Yakima County	Selah School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 698-8500	1,135	59	19.2	60.1%	676 (59.6%)	5 (0.4%)	411 (36.2%)	4 (0.4%)	4 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	30 (2.6%)	$15,139			$1,172			$13,967	23.4	21.8	351	3
530790001295	349	Shelton High School	Public	9-12	3737 Shelton Springs Rd.	Shelton	98584	Mason County	Shelton School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 426-4471	1,473	78	18.9	62.0%	771 (52.3%)	12 (0.8%)	495 (33.6%)	10 (0.7%)	66 (4.5%)	6 (0.4%)	100 (6.8%)	$17,605			$1,319			$16,286	23.3	26.4	325	24
530615003247	350	Okanogan Outreach Alternative School	Public	6-12	119 N 2nd	Okanogan	98840	Okanogan County	Okanogan School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 422-3629	89	2	44.5	89.9%	52 (58.4%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (15.7%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (13.5%)	1 (1.1%)	10 (11.2%)	$8,760			$621			$8,140	23.3	31.9	304	46

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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.