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)
530771001221	811	John Muir Elementary School	Public	K-5	3301 S Horton St	Seattle	98144	King County	Seattle School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(206) 252-7400	316	26	12.2	59.8%	69 (21.8%)	147 (46.5%)	38 (12.0%)	26 (8.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	35 (11.1%)	$26,212			$3,621			$22,591	30.3	31.5	805	6
530048000126	812	Roy Elementary	Public	K-5	340 Peterson St	Roy	98580	Pierce County	Bethel School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 800-5100	306	20	15.2	50.0%	222 (72.5%)	1 (0.3%)	35 (11.4%)	4 (1.3%)	2 (0.7%)	3 (1.0%)	39 (12.7%)	$20,849			$901			$19,948	30.3	17.2	1017	205
530726001088	813	Republic Elementary School	Public	K-6	30306 E Highway 20	Republic	99166	Ferry County	Republic School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 775-3327	170	12	14.5	76.5%	148 (87.1%)	2 (1.2%)	8 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.1%)	$17,584			$972			$16,613	30.2	26.5	884	71
531011001693	814	Gilbert Elementary School	Public	K-5	4400 Douglas Dr	Yakima	98908	Yakima County	Yakima School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 573-5800	413	28	14.9	70.9%	115 (27.8%)	3 (0.7%)	272 (65.9%)	2 (0.5%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.1%)	$21,765			$3,619			$18,147	30.1	21.1	961	147
530030000040	815	Gildo Rey Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1005 37th St SE	Auburn	98002	King County	Auburn School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 931-4952	412	28	14.7	76.5%	70 (17.0%)	26 (6.3%)	259 (62.9%)	21 (5.1%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (3.6%)	20 (4.9%)	$20,897			$1,255			$19,642	30.1	25.3	911	96
530810001336	816	Mike Morris Elementary	Public	K-6	500 E. 1st	South Bend	98586	Pacific County	South Bend School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 875-5615	294	19	15.5	76.5%	121 (41.2%)	0 (0.0%)	132 (44.9%)	7 (2.4%)	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (10.2%)	$20,968			$2,001			$18,967	30	29.6	834	18
530294000470	817	Brookdale Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	611 132nd St S.	Tacoma	98444	Pierce County	Franklin Pierce School District	No	No	No	No	(253) 298-3105	486	31	15.6	68.5%	142 (29.2%)	51 (10.5%)	131 (27.0%)	14 (2.9%)	5 (1.0%)	41 (8.4%)	97 (20.0%)	$19,594			$1,339			$18,255	29.9	36.3	737	80
530657001860	818	James McGee Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4601 N Horizon Drive	Pasco	99301	Franklin County	Pasco School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 547-6583	462	25	18.8	51.9%	145 (31.4%)	5 (1.1%)	286 (61.9%)	6 (1.3%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.7%)	$16,965			$2,101			$14,865	29.8	31.2	809	9
530396002113	819	Jenkins Creek Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	26915 186th Ave SE	Covington	98042	King County	Kent School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 373-7331	437	28	15.7	46.7%	174 (39.8%)	35 (8.0%)	99 (22.7%)	61 (14.0%)	4 (0.9%)	6 (1.4%)	58 (13.3%)	$19,574			$1,030			$18,544	29.8	34.3	773	46
530522000787	820	Garden Heights Elementary	Public	K-5	707 E Nelson Road	Moses Lake	98837	Grant County	Moses Lake School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 766-2651	396	22	18	61.4%	170 (42.9%)	12 (3.0%)	186 (47.0%)	4 (1.0%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	20 (5.1%)	$15,983			$624			$15,359	29.8	22	946	126

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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.
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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.