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)
530771001229	391	Olympic View Elementary School	Public	K-5	504 NE 95 St	Seattle	98115	King County	Seattle School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(206) 252-5500	361	24	15.3	40.4%	178 (49.3%)	55 (15.2%)	64 (17.7%)	29 (8.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (8.0%)	$21,251			$1,505			$19,746	64.6	60.3	433	42
530870001469	392	Geiger Montessori School	Public	PK, KG-5	7401 S 8th St	Tacoma	98465	Pierce County	Tacoma School District	No	No	No	No	(253) 571-6800	517	27	19.1	36.9%	268 (51.8%)	41 (7.9%)	79 (15.3%)	28 (5.4%)	3 (0.6%)	7 (1.4%)	89 (17.2%)	$20,430			$2,001			$18,429	64.6	56.3	473	81
530927001572	393	Lake Shore Elementary	Public	K-5	9300 NW 21st Ave	Vancouver	98665	Clark County	Vancouver School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 313-2250	368	22	16.4	31.0%	260 (70.7%)	10 (2.7%)	43 (11.7%)	11 (3.0%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.8%)	39 (10.6%)	$21,320			$2,199			$19,121	64.5	74.9	276	117
530330000509	394	Green Mountain School	Public	K-8	13105 NE Grinnell Rd	Woodland	98674	Cowlitz County	Green Mountain School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 225-7366	176	11	16	37.5%	163 (92.6%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.0%)	4 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	$16,269			$985			$15,285	64.4	62.6	400	6
530123000228	395	Windsor Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5504 W Hallett Rd	Spokane	99224	Spokane County	Cheney School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 559-4200	592	39	15.2	42.1%	447 (75.5%)	5 (0.8%)	77 (13.0%)	7 (1.2%)	3 (0.5%)	8 (1.4%)	45 (7.6%)	$15,560			$761			$14,799	64.2	70.8	317	78
530034703723	396	Catalyst Public Schools	Public, Charter	K-8	1305 Ironsides Ave	Bremerton	98310	Kitsap County	Catalyst Public Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(360) 207-0229	434	28	15.5	48.4%	256 (59.0%)	38 (8.8%)	66 (15.2%)	16 (3.7%)	4 (0.9%)	2 (0.5%)	52 (12.0%)	$15,790			$826			$14,964	63.8	48	580	184
530969001641	397	Ness Elementary	Public	1-5	9612 E Cataldo	Spokane	99206	Spokane County	West Valley School District (Spokane)	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 922-5470	254	17	15.2	79.9%	163 (64.2%)	8 (3.1%)	51 (20.1%)	2 (0.8%)	4 (1.6%)	2 (0.8%)	24 (9.4%)	$17,295			$961			$16,334	63.8	62.3	405	8
530585000863	398	Evergreen Forest Elementary	Public	K-5	3025 Marvin Rd SE	Lacey	98503	Thurston County	North Thurston Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(360) 412-4670	474	31	15.3	42.4%	231 (48.7%)	21 (4.4%)	94 (19.8%)	22 (4.6%)	24 (5.1%)	7 (1.5%)	75 (15.8%)	$16,427			$741			$15,687	63.7	66.8	359	39
530669002007	399	Minter Creek Elementary	Public	K-5	12617 118th Ave NW	Gig Harbor	98329	Pierce County	Peninsula School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 530-4300	270	19	14.2	36.3%	215 (79.6%)	4 (1.5%)	16 (5.9%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (11.9%)	$19,537			$3,366			$16,172	63.7	40.1	688	289
530048002430	400	Pioneer Valley Elementary	Public	K-5	7315 Eustis Hunt Road	Spanaway	98387	Pierce County	Bethel School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 800-8900	512	33	15.6	51.0%	213 (41.6%)	34 (6.6%)	121 (23.6%)	16 (3.1%)	5 (1.0%)	31 (6.1%)	92 (18.0%)	$19,050			$659			$18,391	63.5	72.2	302	98

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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.