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)
530291000469	361	River View High School	Public	9-12	36509 S Lemon Dr	Kennewick	99337	Benton County	Finley School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 582-2158	287	16	17.7	76.0%	133 (46.3%)	1 (0.3%)	145 (50.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.4%)	$19,107			$1,258			$17,848	20.3	19.3	376	15
530267001765	362	Sequoia High School	Public	9-12	3516 Rucker Ave.	Everett	98201	Snohomish County	Everett School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 385-5100	161	22	7.2	62.1%	95 (59.0%)	5 (3.1%)	33 (20.5%)	2 (1.2%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	16 (9.9%)	$44,870			$3,365			$41,505	20.3	26.3	329	33
530354000526	363	Evergreen High School	Public	9-12	830 SW 116th St	Seattle	98146	King County	Highline School District	No	No	No	Yes	(206) 631-6150	1,036	55	18.7	79.2%	79 (7.6%)	126 (12.2%)	518 (50.0%)	237 (22.9%)	7 (0.7%)	17 (1.6%)	46 (4.4%)	$19,415			$1,786			$17,630	20.2	17.1	388	25
530966002193	364	Westside High School	Public	9-12	1510 Ninth	Wenatchee	98801	Chelan County	Wenatchee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 663-7947	297	17	17.2	68.0%	141 (47.5%)	2 (0.7%)	147 (49.5%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	$17,365			$1,837			$15,528	19.9	18.6	381	17
530366000564	365	Hoquiam High School	Public	9-12	501 W. Emerson	Hoquiam	98550	Grays Harbor County	Hoquiam School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 538-8210	450	25	18.3	65.6%	298 (66.2%)	5 (1.1%)	98 (21.8%)	5 (1.1%)	18 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (5.3%)	$17,753			$806			$16,947	19.8	18.8	379	14
530927001569	366	Hudson's Bay High School	Public	9-12	1601 E McLoughlin Blvd	Vancouver	98663	Clark County	Vancouver School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 313-4400	1,143	57	20	64.1%	494 (43.2%)	46 (4.0%)	429 (37.5%)	38 (3.3%)	6 (0.5%)	32 (2.8%)	98 (8.6%)	$18,191			$2,451			$15,740	19.6	7.9	423	57
530396000621	367	Kent-Meridian High School	Public	9-12	10020 SE 256th ST	Kent	98030	King County	Kent School District	No	No	No	No	(253) 373-7405	2,128	101	20.9	76.6%	321 (15.1%)	365 (17.2%)	779 (36.6%)	375 (17.6%)	3 (0.1%)	138 (6.5%)	141 (6.6%)	$16,628			$496			$16,132	19.3	17	389	22
530081003200	368	Hayes Freedom High School	Public	9-12	1919 NE Ione St	Camas	98607	Clark County	Camas School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 833-5602	143	9	16.1	32.9%	109 (76.2%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (11.9%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (7.7%)	$16,163			$161			$16,002	18.9	30.1	310	58
530825001386	369	Rogers High School	Public	9-12	1622 E Wellesley Ave	Spokane	99207	Spokane County	Spokane School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 354-6600	1,536	99	15.5	82.8%	840 (54.7%)	68 (4.4%)	224 (14.6%)	26 (1.7%)	18 (1.2%)	108 (7.0%)	243 (15.8%)	$17,888			$2,190			$15,697	18.9	17.3	387	18
530003000007	370	J M Weatherwax High School	Public	9-12	410 North G Street	Aberdeen	98520	Grays Harbor County	Aberdeen School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 538-2043	916	52	17.6	63.0%	473 (51.6%)	13 (1.4%)	337 (36.8%)	18 (2.0%)	17 (1.9%)	1 (0.1%)	57 (6.2%)	$18,538			$2,886			$15,652	18.5	30.6	308	62

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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.