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)
530282000435	371	Federal Way High School	Public	9-12	30611 16th Av S	Federal Way	98003	King County	Federal Way School District	No	No	No	No	(253) 945-5400	1,640	78	20.9	75.4%	237 (14.5%)	305 (18.6%)	679 (41.4%)	170 (10.4%)	4 (0.2%)	101 (6.2%)	139 (8.5%)	$18,973			$2,151			$16,821	18	19.1	377	6
530048002200	372	Challenger High School	Public	7-12	18117 A Street South	Spanaway	98387	Pierce County	Bethel School District	No	No	No	No	(253) 800-6800	271	19	14.2	65.7%	150 (55.4%)	17 (6.3%)	57 (21.0%)	7 (2.6%)	2 (0.7%)	4 (1.5%)	33 (12.2%)	$22,217			$550			$21,666	17.8	13.3	407	35
530573000848	373	Connell High School	Public	9-12	1131 W. Clark St.	Connell	99326	Franklin County	North Franklin School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 234-2911	579	34	17.2	74.8%	141 (24.4%)	1 (0.2%)	422 (72.9%)	9 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.0%)	$15,983			$2,028			$13,955	17.7	21.1	357	16
530867001449	374	Sunnyside High School	Public	9-12	1801 E. Edison Avenue	Sunnyside	98944	Yakima County	Sunnyside School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 837-2601	2,181	101	21.5	78.8%	136 (6.2%)	2 (0.1%)	2,017 (92.5%)	2 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	1 (0.0%)	21 (1.0%)	$15,165			$1,658			$13,508	17.5	19.5	373	1
530687001010	375	Prescott High School	Public	9-12	207 South A St	Prescott	99348	Walla Walla County	Prescott School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 849-2215	67	8	8.4	74.6%	10 (14.9%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (85.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$37,469			$1,911			$35,559	17.3	14.8	398	23
530166000286	376	Concrete High School	Public	7-12	7830 S. Superior Avenue	Concrete	98237	Skagit County	Concrete School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 853-4015	193	16	11.7	43.0%	143 (74.1%)	3 (1.6%)	33 (17.1%)	1 (0.5%)	6 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.6%)	$23,918			$1,823			$22,094	17.2	33.4	298	78
530282000451	377	Thomas Jefferson High School	Public	9-12	4248 S 288th St	Auburn	98001	King County	Federal Way School District	No	No	No	No	(253) 945-5600	1,797	76	23.5	71.6%	355 (19.8%)	239 (13.3%)	670 (37.3%)	292 (16.2%)	9 (0.5%)	91 (5.1%)	136 (7.6%)	$18,496			$2,065			$16,430	17	20.9	359	18
530927003246	378	Vancouver Virtual Learning Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	6450 MacArthur Blvd	Vancouver	98661	Clark County	Vancouver School District	No	No	Yes	No	(360) 313-4990	712	32	22.4	70.5%	343 (48.2%)	37 (5.2%)	230 (32.3%)	13 (1.8%)	6 (0.8%)	27 (3.8%)	56 (7.9%)	$10,103			$1,836			$8,266	16.8	8.8	420	42
530802001801	379	High School Re Entry	Public	9-12	525 13th St	Snohomish	98290	Snohomish County	Snohomish School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 563-3401	4	0			1 (25.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (25.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (25.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (25.0%)	$5,327			$208			$5,119	16.8			(n/a)
530897001534	380	Toppenish High School	Public	9-12	141 Ward Road	Toppenish	98948	Yakima County	Toppenish School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 865-3370	987	51	19.4	87.0%	18 (1.8%)	6 (0.6%)	880 (89.2%)	3 (0.3%)	74 (7.5%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.6%)	$19,490			$2,100			$17,390	16.3	22.2	346	34

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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.