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)
530447000703	221	Mark Morris High School	Public	9-12	1602 Mark Morris Court	Longview	98632	Cowlitz County	Longview School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 575-7663	914	44	20.8	53.9%	619 (67.7%)	7 (0.8%)	195 (21.3%)	14 (1.5%)	10 (1.1%)	7 (0.8%)	61 (6.7%)	$16,286			$1,221			$15,065	47.2	39.6	273	52
530351002876	222	Highland High School	Public	9-12	17000 Summitview	Cowiche	98923	Yakima County	Highland School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 678-8800	338	19	17.7	79.9%	63 (18.6%)	3 (0.9%)	259 (76.6%)	2 (0.6%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.8%)	$17,193			$2,039			$15,154	46.9	45.3	240	18
530120002058	223	Chelan High School	Public	9-12	215 Webster	Chelan	98816	Chelan County	Lake Chelan School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 682-4061	446	26	17.1	61.9%	176 (39.5%)	2 (0.4%)	251 (56.3%)	4 (0.9%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.5%)	$18,765			$1,973			$16,792	46.8	41	267	44
530981001664	224	Columbia High School	Public	9-12	1455 NW Bruin Country Rd	White Salmon	98672	Klickitat County	White Salmon Valley School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 493-1970	365	20	18.7	45.2%	215 (58.9%)	2 (0.5%)	121 (33.2%)	4 (1.1%)	6 (1.6%)	1 (0.3%)	16 (4.4%)	$18,127			$1,494			$16,633	46.5	46.1	234	10
530790003753	225	Cedar High School	Public	9-12	937 W Alpine Way	Shelton	98584	Mason County	Shelton School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 426-7664	92	8	11.5	55.4%	49 (53.3%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (23.9%)	1 (1.1%)	7 (7.6%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (6.5%)	$20,771			$1,319			$19,452	46.2	7.3	426	201
530042002693	226	Squalicum High School	Public	9-12	3773 E McLeod Rd	Bellingham	98226	Whatcom County	Bellingham School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 676-6471	1,280	65	19.7	44.8%	711 (55.5%)	14 (1.1%)	311 (24.3%)	116 (9.1%)	8 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	103 (8.0%)	$19,037			$756			$18,282	46.1	44.9	242	16
530000303314	227	Kelso Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	257 Alpha Dr	Longview	98632	Cowlitz County	Kelso School District	No	No	Yes	No	(360) 232-5000	178	11	15.6	60.7%	131 (73.6%)	2 (1.1%)	31 (17.4%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	12 (6.7%)	$11,768			$1,631			$10,138	46	26.4	326	99
530966001639	228	Wenatchee High School	Public	9-12	1101 Millerdale Ave	Wenatchee	98801	Chelan County	Wenatchee School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 663-8117	2,076	103	20	55.6%	866 (41.7%)	11 (0.5%)	1,103 (53.1%)	26 (1.3%)	9 (0.4%)	1 (0.0%)	58 (2.8%)	$15,718			$1,524			$14,194	46	35.1	287	59
530309000490	229	Goldendale High School	Public	9-12	525 Simcoe Dr.	Goldendale	98620	Klickitat County	Goldendale School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 773-5846	299	13	22.3	63.2%	223 (74.6%)	2 (0.7%)	39 (13.0%)	4 (1.3%)	13 (4.3%)	2 (0.7%)	16 (5.4%)	$20,587			$931			$19,656	45.9	41.7	262	33
530975001659	230	White Pass Junior Senior High School	Public	7-12	516 Silverbrook Road	Randle	98377	Lewis County	White Pass School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 497-5816	161	10	15.6	65.8%	124 (77.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (18.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.7%)	$23,682			$1,313			$22,369	45.8	40.4	270	40

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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:

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

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.