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)
530099000171	871	Castle Rock Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	700 Huntington Ave S	Castle Rock	98611	Cowlitz County	Castle Rock School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 501-2910	702	40	17.6	58.4%	597 (85.0%)	5 (0.7%)	62 (8.8%)	3 (0.4%)	4 (0.6%)	2 (0.3%)	26 (3.7%)	$14,559			$641			$13,918	26.9	27.1	872	1
531011001709	872	Whitney Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4411 W Nob Hill Blvd	Yakima	98908	Yakima County	Yakima School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 573-1900	432	31	14	69.9%	101 (23.4%)	7 (1.6%)	302 (69.9%)	6 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	13 (3.0%)	$21,743			$3,413			$18,331	26.7	30.5	825	47
530132000235	873	Grantham Elementary	Public	K-6	1253 Poplar St	Clarkston	99403	Asotin County	Clarkston School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 758-2503	302	22	13.8	85.8%	220 (72.8%)	3 (1.0%)	46 (15.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (8.9%)	$17,978			$2,459			$15,520	26.7	18.8	989	116
530120000220	874	Morgen Owings Elementary School	Public	K-5	407 E Woodin	Chelan	98816	Chelan County	Lake Chelan School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 682-4031	489	37	13.3	63.2%	192 (39.3%)	1 (0.2%)	279 (57.1%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.7%)	$17,266			$1,392			$15,874	26.6	24.4	921	47
530870001462	875	Edison Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5830 S Pine St	Tacoma	98409	Pierce County	Tacoma School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 571-1700	389	25	15.5	71.7%	104 (26.7%)	68 (17.5%)	106 (27.2%)	27 (6.9%)	1 (0.3%)	14 (3.6%)	69 (17.7%)	$21,040			$2,392			$18,648	26.6	28.5	848	27
530294003145	876	Midland Elementary	Public	K-5	2300 105th St E	Tacoma	98445	Pierce County	Franklin Pierce School District	No	No	No	No	(253) 298-4500	469	32	14.8	75.5%	114 (24.3%)	66 (14.1%)	128 (27.3%)	30 (6.4%)	6 (1.3%)	29 (6.2%)	94 (20.0%)	$20,193			$1,344			$18,848	26.6	23.7	929	53
530039000089	877	Stevenson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	14220 NE 8th Street	Bellevue	98007	King County	Bellevue School District	No	No	No	Yes	(425) 456-6000	532	38	13.9	53.0%	39 (7.3%)	28 (5.3%)	218 (41.0%)	227 (42.7%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.4%)	$23,093			$2,404			$20,690	26.2	23.9	926	49
530393003647	878	Fuerza Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	6011 W 10th Pl	Kennewick	99338	Benton County	Kennewick School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(509) 222-7700	579	34	17	68.9%	172 (29.7%)	29 (5.0%)	359 (62.0%)	5 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.2%)	$14,596			$1,434			$13,163	26.1	30.3	826	52
530282002301	879	Sherwood Forest Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	34600 12th Av SW	Federal Way	98023	King County	Federal Way School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 945-3800	350	25	14.2	61.7%	84 (24.0%)	43 (12.3%)	91 (26.0%)	63 (18.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.7%)	49 (14.0%)	$23,772			$2,508			$21,265	26.1	28.5	849	30
530240000354	880	Mountlake Terrace Elementary	Public	K-6	22001 52nd Ave West	Mountlake Terrace	98043	Snohomish County	Edmonds School District	No	No	No	Yes	(425) 431-7894	395	32	12.4	60.0%	153 (38.7%)	31 (7.8%)	128 (32.4%)	47 (11.9%)	3 (0.8%)	6 (1.5%)	27 (6.8%)	$20,133			$1,817			$18,316	26	41.6	666	214

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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.

Educational resources:

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Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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.