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)
530870001481	1031	Manitou Park Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4330 S 66th St	Tacoma	98409	Pierce County	Tacoma School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 571-5300	460	27	16.7	73.3%	97 (21.1%)	85 (18.5%)	126 (27.4%)	29 (6.3%)	8 (1.7%)	31 (6.7%)	84 (18.3%)	$19,702			$3,253			$16,449	15.4	13.4	1054	23
531011001686	1032	Barge-Lincoln Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	219 E I St	Yakima	98901	Yakima County	Yakima School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 573-5200	524	38	13.8	96.2%	32 (6.1%)	2 (0.4%)	463 (88.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.4%)	$20,641			$4,081			$16,560	15.4	10	1104	72
530114000210	1033	Oakview Elementary School	Public	K-6	201 Oakview Avenue	Centralia	98531	Lewis County	Centralia School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 330-7638	356	24	15	91.9%	189 (53.1%)	2 (0.6%)	147 (41.3%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.2%)	$15,582			$1,585			$13,997	15.3	18.6	994	39
530270000426	1034	Silver Star Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	10500 NE 86th Street	Vancouver	98662	Clark County	Evergreen School District (Clark)	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 604-6775	429	30	14.4	66.9%	231 (53.8%)	20 (4.7%)	119 (27.7%)	10 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.8%)	36 (8.4%)	$19,758			$3,010			$16,748	15.2	15.1	1042	8
530354000539	1035	Mount View Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	10811 12th Ave SW	Seattle	98146	King County	Highline School District	No	No	No	Yes	(206) 631-4500	426	24	18.1	75.6%	46 (10.8%)	37 (8.7%)	255 (59.9%)	55 (12.9%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (7.3%)	$20,338			$3,893			$16,445	15.2	10.7	1094	59
530927001586	1036	Walnut Grove Elementary	Public	K-5	6103 NE 72nd Ave	Vancouver	98661	Clark County	Vancouver School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 313-3000	654	41	15.8	62.8%	354 (54.1%)	32 (4.9%)	163 (24.9%)	23 (3.5%)	2 (0.3%)	22 (3.4%)	58 (8.9%)	$18,148			$2,363			$15,785	15.2	25.3	909	127
531011001687	1037	Ridgeview Elementary	Public	K-5	609 W Washington Ave	Yakima	98903	Yakima County	Yakima School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 573-1800	537	36	15	91.6%	53 (9.9%)	1 (0.2%)	473 (88.1%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.7%)	$19,335			$3,186			$16,149	15.1	14.1	1048	11
530825001409	1038	Frances Scott Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	3737 E 5Th Ave	Spokane	99202	Spokane County	Spokane School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 353-4538	427	37	11.4	84.5%	221 (51.8%)	18 (4.2%)	80 (18.7%)	27 (6.3%)	3 (0.7%)	28 (6.6%)	50 (11.7%)	$18,936			$2,695			$16,242	15.1	16	1030	8
530897001532	1039	Lincoln Elementary School	Public	K-5	309 North Alder Street	Toppenish	98948	Yakima County	Toppenish School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 865-4555	288	20	14.4	93.8%	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	264 (91.7%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (6.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$19,965			$2,888			$17,078	15.1	13.7	1052	13
530207002827	1040	Deer Park Home Link Program	Public, Alternative	K-12	N. 428 Main Street	Deer Park	99006	Spokane County	Deer Park School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 464-5535	611	11	58.1	47.6%	554 (90.7%)	1 (0.2%)	35 (5.7%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (2.9%)	$8,878			$112			$8,766	15.1	18	1004	36

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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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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.