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)
530771001244	941	Sanislo Elementary School	Public	K-5	1812 SW Myrtle St	Seattle	98106	King County	Seattle School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(206) 252-8380	171	15	11.7	74.3%	36 (21.1%)	40 (23.4%)	39 (22.8%)	23 (13.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (17.5%)	$29,822			$2,524			$27,298	21.7	25.9	898	43
530114000208	942	Fords Prairie Elementary	Public	K-6	1620 Harrison Avenue	Centralia	98531	Lewis County	Centralia School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 330-7633	444	31	14.4	76.4%	236 (53.2%)	3 (0.7%)	176 (39.6%)	4 (0.9%)	6 (1.4%)	2 (0.5%)	17 (3.8%)	$15,503			$1,439			$14,064	21.6	25.3	910	32
530270000760	943	Pioneer Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	7212 NE 166th Avenue	Vancouver	98682	Clark County	Evergreen School District (Clark)	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 604-3300	546	35	15.7	51.5%	234 (42.9%)	10 (1.8%)	228 (41.8%)	17 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.0%)	45 (8.2%)	$17,178			$2,395			$14,782	21.6	25.4	905	38
530231000322	944	Rock Island Elementary	Public	K-6	5645 Rock Island Road	Rock Island	98850	Douglas County	Eastmont School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 884-5023	308	20	15.5	86.7%	72 (23.4%)	1 (0.3%)	232 (75.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	$17,067			$1,976			$15,091	21.5	18.6	995	51
530261000388	945	Grant Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	451 3rd NW	Ephrata	98823	Grant County	Ephrata School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 754-4676	464	30	15.4	67.2%	237 (51.1%)	4 (0.9%)	200 (43.1%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (3.7%)	$16,158			$1,292			$14,866	21.5	29.6	836	109
530000300596	946	Wallace Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1213 S 5th Ave	Kelso	98626	Cowlitz County	Kelso School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 501-1650	386	26	15	89.9%	237 (61.4%)	1 (0.3%)	96 (24.9%)	4 (1.0%)	6 (1.6%)	19 (4.9%)	23 (6.0%)	$18,966			$2,770			$16,196	21.5	20.8	966	20
530270000416	947	Crestline Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	13003 S E 7th Street	Vancouver	98683	Clark County	Evergreen School District (Clark)	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 604-3325	438	35	12.5	64.4%	192 (43.8%)	17 (3.9%)	149 (34.0%)	13 (3.0%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (4.3%)	47 (10.7%)	$18,829			$2,608			$16,221	21.3	11.5	1080	133
530270000417	948	Ellsworth Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	512 SE Ellsworth Avenue	Vancouver	98664	Clark County	Evergreen School District (Clark)	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 604-6950	386	26	14.7	64.2%	189 (49.0%)	15 (3.9%)	117 (30.3%)	10 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (6.0%)	32 (8.3%)	$19,114			$2,145			$16,969	21.3	26	894	54
530531002776	949	Kendall Elementary	Public	K-6	7547 Kendall Rd	Maple Falls	98266	Whatcom County	Mount Baker School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 383-2055	331	22	14.7	68.0%	228 (68.9%)	5 (1.5%)	67 (20.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.1%)	2 (0.6%)	22 (6.6%)	$23,198			$6,144			$17,055	21.3	17.8	1011	62
530270001833	950	Hearthwood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	801 NE Hearthwood Blvd	Vancouver	98684	Clark County	Evergreen School District (Clark)	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 604-6875	362	28	12.7	59.1%	190 (52.5%)	13 (3.6%)	97 (26.8%)	23 (6.4%)	1 (0.3%)	8 (2.2%)	29 (8.0%)	$22,412			$3,135			$19,276	21.3	31.9	801	149

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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

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

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.