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)
530141003000	111	General William H. Harrison Preparatory School	Public	6-12	9103 Lakewood Dr SW	Lakewood	98499	Pierce County	Clover Park School District	No	No	No	No	(253) 583-5418	745	39	19.1	66.8%	223 (29.9%)	67 (9.0%)	301 (40.4%)	42 (5.6%)	2 (0.3%)	16 (2.1%)	94 (12.6%)	$17,648			$1,465			$16,182	70.5	69.6	110	1
530669000985	112	Peninsula High School	Public	9-12	14105 Purdy Dr NW	Gig Harbor	98332	Pierce County	Peninsula School District	No	No	No	No	(253) 530-4400	1,395	65	21.4	29.2%	1,012 (72.5%)	13 (0.9%)	148 (10.6%)	38 (2.7%)	7 (0.5%)	5 (0.4%)	167 (12.0%)	$16,526			$376			$16,150	70.2	74.5	90	22
530846001807	113	Steilacoom High	Public	9-12	54 Sentinel Drive	Steilacoom	98388	Pierce County	Steilacoom Hist. School District	No	No	No	No	(253) 983-2300	964	42	23.1	27.6%	420 (43.6%)	64 (6.6%)	196 (20.3%)	87 (9.0%)	7 (0.7%)	14 (1.5%)	175 (18.2%)	$16,939			$1,363			$15,576	70	82	63	50
530207001759	114	Deer Park High School	Public	9-12	S. 800 Weber Road	Deer Park	99006	Spokane County	Deer Park School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 464-5900	649	36	17.9	50.4%	549 (84.6%)	6 (0.9%)	59 (9.1%)	2 (0.3%)	17 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.5%)	$15,075			$651			$14,424	69.7	54.7	183	69
530771002349	115	Middle College High School	Public	9-12	401 NE Northgate Way	Seattle	98125	King County	Seattle School District No. 1	No	No	No	No	(206) 366-7940	95	8	11.7	41.1%	33 (34.7%)	27 (28.4%)	13 (13.7%)	12 (12.6%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.2%)	$37,131			$1,388			$35,743	69.7	68	115
530738001111	116	Ritzville High School	Public	9-12	209 E Wellsandt Avenue	Ritzville	99169	Adams County	Ritzville School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 659-1720	128	11	11.8	49.2%	107 (83.6%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (10.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.1%)	$24,163			$995			$23,168	69.4	81.6	67	49
530771001150	117	Cleveland High School STEM	Public	9-12	5511 15 Ave S	Seattle	98108	King County	Seattle School District No. 1	No	No	No	No	(206) 252-7800	890	48	18.5	52.7%	115 (12.9%)	161 (18.1%)	97 (10.9%)	423 (47.5%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	82 (9.2%)	$20,312			$1,585			$18,727	69.2	62.3	148	31
530038002857	118	Homelink River	Public, Alternative	K-12	610a SW Eaton Blvd.	Battle Ground	98604	Clark County	Battle Ground School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 334-8200	921	39	23.6	34.9%	748 (81.2%)	10 (1.1%)	76 (8.3%)	13 (1.4%)	7 (0.8%)	5 (0.5%)	59 (6.4%)	$12,398			$620			$11,778	69.2	69.8	109	9
530910001544	119	Tumwater High School	Public	9-12	700 Israel Road	Tumwater	98501	Thurston County	Tumwater School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 709-7600	1,139	50	22.6	31.9%	787 (69.1%)	32 (2.8%)	180 (15.8%)	18 (1.6%)	8 (0.7%)	2 (0.2%)	112 (9.8%)	$14,472			$800			$13,673	67.2	59.7	162	43
530163000282	120	Colville Senior High School	Public	9-12	154 Highway 20 E	Colville	99114	Stevens County	Colville School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 684-7800	509	27	18.8	56.2%	435 (85.5%)	5 (1.0%)	44 (8.6%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (3.9%)	$15,935			$794			$15,141	67	66.9	124	4

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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:

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

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.