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)
530834002596	431	Cedarhome Elementary School	Public	K-5	27911 68th Ave NW	Stanwood	98292	Snohomish County	Stanwood-Camano School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 629-1280	597	34	17.7	28.0%	446 (74.7%)	7 (1.2%)	77 (12.9%)	9 (1.5%)	5 (0.8%)	2 (0.3%)	51 (8.5%)	$15,649			$820			$14,828	61.2	59.4	453	22
530738001109	432	Ritzville Grade School	Public	K-5	401 E 6th Ave.	Ritzville	99169	Adams County	Ritzville School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 659-0232	154	12	12.4	51.9%	123 (79.9%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (12.3%)	2 (1.3%)	4 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.9%)	$18,050			$1,681			$16,369	61.1	60.7	429	3
530447001845	433	Columbia Valley Garden Elementary School	Public	K-5	2644 30th Avenue	Longview	98632	Cowlitz County	Longview School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 575-7502	384	24	16.2	55.5%	280 (72.9%)	3 (0.8%)	57 (14.8%)	5 (1.3%)	5 (1.3%)	2 (0.5%)	32 (8.3%)	$16,213			$1,212			$15,002	61	49.4	555	122
530294000477	434	James Sales Elementary	Public	K-5	1301 113th Street S	Tacoma	98444	Pierce County	Franklin Pierce School District	No	No	No	No	(253) 298-4205	401	26	15.4	70.6%	96 (23.9%)	42 (10.5%)	133 (33.2%)	21 (5.2%)	4 (1.0%)	30 (7.5%)	73 (18.2%)	$19,996			$1,367			$18,629	61	47.9	581	147
530048002747	435	North Star Elementary	Public	K-5	7719 224th Street East	Graham	98338	Pierce County	Bethel School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 800-8800	469	33	14.3	48.8%	290 (61.8%)	16 (3.4%)	63 (13.4%)	9 (1.9%)	4 (0.9%)	16 (3.4%)	70 (14.9%)	$19,213			$1,149			$18,064	60.9	60.8	428	7
530111000197	436	McDonald Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1512 S McDonald Rd	Spokane Valley	99216	Spokane County	Central Valley School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 558-5350	300	25	12	55.7%	228 (76.0%)	18 (6.0%)	20 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.7%)	8 (2.7%)	21 (7.0%)	$21,385			$4,020			$17,366	60.9	52.5	511	75
530267000401	437	Jackson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3700 Federal Ave.	Everett	98201	Snohomish County	Everett School District	No	No	No	Yes	(425) 385-5600	333	23	14.5	61.0%	175 (52.6%)	12 (3.6%)	78 (23.4%)	6 (1.8%)	9 (2.7%)	13 (3.9%)	40 (12.0%)	$24,477			$2,441			$22,036	60.9	43.5	637	200
530984001667	438	Wilbur Elementary School	Public	K-6	202 Pope Street	Wilbur	99185	Lincoln County	Wilbur School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 647-5892	91	10	9.5	52.7%	72 (79.1%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (7.7%)	1 (1.1%)	3 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (8.8%)	$22,974			$1,861			$21,113	60.9	45.4	610	172
530744001115	439	Riverside Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3802 East Deer Park-Milan Rd.	Chattaroy	99003	Spokane County	Riverside School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 464-8350	396	28	14.3	58.6%	345 (87.1%)	1 (0.3%)	27 (6.8%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	18 (4.5%)	$14,561			$1,264			$13,297	60.6	51.7	520	81
530861002744	440	Daffodil Valley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1509 Valley Avenue	Sumner	98390	Pierce County	Sumner-Bonney Lake School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 891-4600	495	25	20	50.1%	256 (51.7%)	10 (2.0%)	155 (31.3%)	16 (3.2%)	2 (0.4%)	8 (1.6%)	48 (9.7%)	$15,069			$528			$14,541	60.6	57.2	467	27

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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.