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)
530396000629	1051	Park Orchard Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	11010 SE 232nd ST	Kent	98031	King County	Kent School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 373-7473	416	25	16.5	76.0%	59 (14.2%)	60 (14.4%)	161 (38.7%)	97 (23.3%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.8%)	23 (5.5%)	$22,004			$1,898			$20,106	14.3	19.7	977	74
531011001694	1052	Hoover Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	400 W Viola Ave	Yakima	98902	Yakima County	Yakima School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 573-5900	673	42	16.1	88.4%	76 (11.3%)	3 (0.4%)	576 (85.6%)	2 (0.3%)	5 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	10 (1.5%)	$20,577			$3,263			$17,314	14.3	10.2	1101	49
530648000955	1053	Lutacaga Elementary	Public	K-6	795 S 7th Ave	Othello	99344	Adams County	Othello School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 488-9669	574	39	14.6	82.9%	21 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	547 (95.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (0.9%)	$16,251			$1,528			$14,723	14.1	9.2	1114	61
530360000561	1054	Hood Canal Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	111 N State Route 106	Shelton	98584	Mason County	Hood Canal School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 877-5463	346	23	15	81.5%	148 (42.8%)	1 (0.3%)	55 (15.9%)	4 (1.2%)	72 (20.8%)	0 (0.0%)	66 (19.1%)	$24,253			$1,656			$22,596	14.1	12.7	1063	9
530927001564	1055	Harney Elementary School	Public	K-5	3212 E Evergreen Blvd	Vancouver	98661	Clark County	Vancouver School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 313-2000	521	35	15	70.4%	224 (43.0%)	12 (2.3%)	224 (43.0%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (5.2%)	31 (6.0%)	$18,353			$2,409			$15,944	14	19.1	987	68
530141003516	1056	Four Heroes Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	9101 Lakewood Dr SW	Lakewood	98499	Pierce County	Clover Park School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 583-5340	559	38	14.6	92.3%	87 (15.6%)	68 (12.2%)	268 (47.9%)	18 (3.2%)	2 (0.4%)	54 (9.7%)	56 (10.0%)	$16,953			$2,113			$14,840	13.8	16.6	1024	32
530513000773	1057	Frank Wagner Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	115 Dickinson Rd.	Monroe	98272	Snohomish County	Monroe School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 804-3200	564	40	14.1	75.5%	182 (32.3%)	13 (2.3%)	330 (58.5%)	5 (0.9%)	4 (0.7%)	5 (0.9%)	24 (4.3%)	$20,213			$1,723			$18,490	13.8	11.7	1078	21
530366000566	1058	Lincoln Elementary	Public	2-5	700 Wood	Hoquiam	98550	Grays Harbor County	Hoquiam School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 538-8250	203	16	12.7	72.9%	120 (59.1%)	1 (0.5%)	56 (27.6%)	2 (1.0%)	7 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (8.4%)	$20,376			$2,709			$17,666	13.8	23.5	931	127
530267000400	1059	Hawthorne Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1110 Poplar St.	Everett	98201	Snohomish County	Everett School District	No	No	No	Yes	(425) 385-4600	444	31	14.5	78.2%	155 (34.9%)	38 (8.6%)	146 (32.9%)	16 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (11.9%)	36 (8.1%)	$24,443			$3,357			$21,086	13.7	15.8	1032	27
530522001982	1060	Midway Elementary	Public	K-5	502 South C St	Moses Lake	98837	Grant County	Moses Lake School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 766-2657	238	17	14	82.8%	97 (40.8%)	3 (1.3%)	129 (54.2%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.9%)	$19,032			$1,227			$17,805	13.5	11.2	1086	26

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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.