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)
530393003330	111	Cottonwood Elementary	Public	K-5	16734 S. Cottonwood Creek Blvd	Kennewick	99338	Benton County	Kennewick School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 222-6404	455	29	15.9	23.1%	364 (80.0%)	6 (1.3%)	47 (10.3%)	5 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (7.0%)	$16,806			$1,675			$15,131	90	91.2	102	9
530870001509	112	Washington Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2615 N. Adams Street	Tacoma	98407	Pierce County	Tacoma School District	No	No	No	No	(253) 571-5700	358	21	17.1	20.1%	255 (71.2%)	9 (2.5%)	33 (9.2%)	10 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	50 (14.0%)	$18,612			$1,111			$17,501	90	86.5	147	35
530663000976	113	Paterson Elementary School	Public	K-8	51409 W. Prior Rd.	Paterson	99345	Benton County	Paterson School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 875-2601	142	12	11.5	97.9%	92 (64.8%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (35.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$17,666			$687			$16,979	89.7	73	296	183
530771002716	114	Salmon Bay K-8 School	Public	K-8	1810 NW 65 St	Seattle	98117	King County	Seattle School District No. 1	No	No	No	No	(206) 252-1720	657	38	17.1	10.4%	468 (71.2%)	8 (1.2%)	38 (5.8%)	24 (3.7%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	97 (14.8%)	$19,743			$1,214			$18,529	89.7	85.8	154	40
530492003779	115	Skyline Elementary	Public	K-5	9911 N Bob Olson Lane	Spokane	99208	Spokane County	Mead School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 867-2300	362	21	17.3	15.5%	304 (84.0%)	2 (0.6%)	17 (4.7%)	12 (3.3%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.8%)	23 (6.4%)	$13,981			$685			$13,295	89.6	88.8	122	7
530141000246	116	Beachwood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	8890 Concord Avenue	Joint Base Lewis McChord	98433	Pierce County	Clover Park School District	No	No	No	No	(253) 583-5260	410	21	19.6	43.7%	169 (41.2%)	38 (9.3%)	125 (30.5%)	8 (2.0%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (3.2%)	42 (10.2%)	$17,571			$1,738			$15,833	89.5	87.4	138	22
530267000411	117	Whittier Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	916 Oakes Ave.	Everett	98201	Snohomish County	Everett School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 385-4300	405	25	16.3	43.0%	239 (59.0%)	11 (2.7%)	81 (20.0%)	11 (2.7%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (14.3%)	$21,606			$1,605			$20,001	89.4	91.8	97	20
530804001331	118	North Bend Elementary School	Public	K-5	400 E Third St	North Bend	98045	King County	Snoqualmie Valley School District	No	No	No	Yes	(425) 831-8400	456	31	14.7	18.0%	338 (74.1%)	4 (0.9%)	53 (11.6%)	21 (4.6%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (7.9%)	$17,052			$846			$16,206	89.3	87.2	140	22
530802003184	119	Little Cedars Elementary School	Public	K-6	7408 144th Pl SE	Snohomish	98296	Snohomish County	Snohomish School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 563-2912	610	34	18.1	14.4%	330 (54.1%)	8 (1.3%)	73 (12.0%)	138 (22.6%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (8.7%)	$17,167			$276			$16,891	89.3	89.4	119
530669000981	120	Discovery Elementary School	Public	K-5	4905 Rosedale St NW	Gig Harbor	98335	Pierce County	Peninsula School District	No	No	No	No	(253) 530-1200	316	22	14.6	21.8%	247 (78.2%)	3 (0.9%)	35 (11.1%)	6 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (7.9%)	$19,263			$2,646			$16,618	89.3	80.6	215	95

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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

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

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.