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)
530618000932	201	Pioneer Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1655 Carlyon Ave SE	Olympia	98501	Thurston County	Olympia School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 596-6500	380	25	15	17.6%	262 (68.9%)	8 (2.1%)	48 (12.6%)	24 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (9.5%)	$17,721			$1,037			$16,684	82.1	86.4	148	53
530927001556	202	Benjamin Franklin Elementary	Public	K-5	5206 Franklin St	Vancouver	98663	Clark County	Vancouver School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 313-1850	341	23	14.5	26.1%	190 (55.7%)	2 (0.6%)	35 (10.3%)	49 (14.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	65 (19.1%)	$17,740			$1,931			$15,809	81.8	83.2	187	15
530618002334	203	Centennial Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2637 45th Ave SE	Olympia	98501	Thurston County	Olympia School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 596-8300	478	30	16	17.8%	299 (62.6%)	14 (2.9%)	52 (10.9%)	62 (13.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	50 (10.5%)	$17,079			$789			$16,290	81.5	83.5	184	19
530802002432	204	Totem Falls	Public	K-6	14211 Snohomish-Cascade Drive	Snohomish	98296	Snohomish County	Snohomish School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 563-4750	393	28	14	11.5%	258 (65.6%)	7 (1.8%)	27 (6.9%)	60 (15.3%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	38 (9.7%)	$19,737			$1,283			$18,454	81.5	84.5	170	34
530696001027	205	Fruitland Elementary	Public	K-6	1515 Fruitland Ave	Puyallup	98371	Pierce County	Puyallup School District	No	No	No	No	(253) 841-8734	614	32	19.1	27.9%	378 (61.6%)	14 (2.3%)	79 (12.9%)	42 (6.8%)	8 (1.3%)	14 (2.3%)	79 (12.9%)	$16,699			$743			$15,956	81.4	83.8	181	24
530802002028	206	Seattle Hill Elementary	Public	K-6	12711 51st Avenue SE	Everett	98208	Snohomish County	Snohomish School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 563-4675	583	33	17.6	17.8%	324 (55.6%)	14 (2.4%)	63 (10.8%)	111 (19.0%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	65 (11.1%)	$16,356			$210			$16,146	81.2	74.7	278	72
530240000342	207	Hilltop Elementary	Public	K-6	20425 Damson Road	Lynnwood	98036	Snohomish County	Edmonds School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 431-7604	555	34	16.3	17.7%	249 (44.9%)	24 (4.3%)	78 (14.1%)	146 (26.3%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	55 (9.9%)	$16,836			$698			$16,139	81.2	81.7	203	4
530618000922	208	Boston Harbor Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7300 Zangle Rd NE	Olympia	98506	Thurston County	Olympia School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 596-6200	177	11	15.4	19.2%	127 (71.8%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (10.2%)	7 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (13.6%)	$16,527			$1,088			$15,439	81.2	69.3	334	126
530693001021	209	Sunnyside Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	425 SW Shirley	Pullman	99163	Whitman County	Pullman School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 334-1800	301	22	13.7	23.9%	199 (66.1%)	9 (3.0%)	45 (15.0%)	20 (6.6%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.3%)	25 (8.3%)	$14,967			$1,286			$13,682	81	82.9	192	17
530657000971	210	Ruth Livingston Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2515 Road 84	Pasco	99301	Franklin County	Pasco School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 546-2688	578	31	18.5	48.6%	294 (50.9%)	3 (0.5%)	235 (40.7%)	9 (1.6%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	33 (5.7%)	$16,034			$2,043			$13,991	81	82.5	197	13

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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

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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.