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)
531011001699	1081	Mcclure Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1222 S 22nd Ave	Yakima	98902	Yakima County	Yakima School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 573-1300	559	39	14.4	79.2%	88 (15.7%)	7 (1.3%)	443 (79.2%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.5%)	$19,071			$3,228			$15,843	12.1	10.6	1096	15
530675002457	1082	Pioneer Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	110 E Spencer Lake Rd.	Shelton	98584	Mason County	Pioneer School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 427-2737	503	35	14.4	63.0%	364 (72.4%)	9 (1.8%)	86 (17.1%)	2 (0.4%)	8 (1.6%)	2 (0.4%)	27 (5.4%)	$16,227			$1,675			$14,551	11.7	17.1	1019	63
530282000430	1083	Adelaide Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1635 SW 304th ST	Federal Way	98023	King County	Federal Way School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 945-2300	306	21	14.5	67.0%	68 (22.2%)	52 (17.0%)	99 (32.4%)	36 (11.8%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.6%)	34 (11.1%)	$25,611			$3,638			$21,972	11.6	28.1	852	231
530282000439	1084	Lake Dolloff Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4200 S 308th St	Auburn	98001	King County	Federal Way School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 945-2800	469	26	18.3	84.6%	97 (20.7%)	91 (19.4%)	105 (22.4%)	66 (14.1%)	1 (0.2%)	47 (10.0%)	62 (13.2%)	$18,777			$2,219			$16,558	11.5	20.4	971	113
530771001240	1085	Roxhill Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	7740 34th Ave SW	Seattle	98126	King County	Seattle School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(206) 252-9570	281	18	15.3	67.3%	75 (26.7%)	92 (32.7%)	61 (21.7%)	15 (5.3%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.1%)	32 (11.4%)	$30,198			$5,162			$25,036	11.3	25.7	900	185
530114000209	1086	Jefferson Lincoln Elementary	Public	K-6	400 West Summa	Centralia	98531	Lewis County	Centralia School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 330-7636	418	28	14.8	85.2%	177 (42.3%)	3 (0.7%)	211 (50.5%)	3 (0.7%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	21 (5.0%)	$14,694			$1,608			$13,086	11.3	10.9	1091	5
530936002514	1087	Saddle Mountain Elementary	Public	K-5	500 Riverview Drive	Mattawa	99349	Grant County	Wahluke School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 932-5693	400	31	12.7	93.5%	6 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	393 (98.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$22,268			$2,403			$19,866	11.2	11.9	1075	12
530270000413	1088	Burton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	13501 NE 28th Street	Vancouver	98682	Clark County	Evergreen School District (Clark)	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 604-4975	352	29	12.2	70.7%	183 (52.0%)	8 (2.3%)	88 (25.0%)	5 (1.4%)	2 (0.6%)	33 (9.4%)	33 (9.4%)	$20,772			$4,116			$16,657	11.2	10.5	1098	10
530927001576	1089	Martin Luther King Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8100 NE 28 St	Vancouver	98662	Clark County	Vancouver School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 313-2200	433	28	15.2	76.0%	142 (32.8%)	16 (3.7%)	212 (49.0%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	33 (7.6%)	26 (6.0%)	$19,481			$2,700			$16,781	11	10.1	1102	13
530447000702	1090	Kessler Elementary School	Public	K-5	1902 E Kessler Blvd.	Longview	98632	Cowlitz County	Longview School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 575-7580	289	22	13.1	85.1%	184 (63.7%)	1 (0.3%)	60 (20.8%)	7 (2.4%)	6 (2.1%)	9 (3.1%)	22 (7.6%)	$20,829			$2,574			$18,254	10.9	9.2	1115	25

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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.