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)
530825003815	1061	Spokane Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	PK, KG-12	2904 E Sprague Av	Spokane	99202	Spokane County	Spokane School District	No	No	Yes	No	(509) 354-7545	327	12	28.4	70.0%	223 (68.2%)	10 (3.1%)	35 (10.7%)	4 (1.2%)	7 (2.1%)	1 (0.3%)	45 (13.8%)	$10,540			$7,302			$3,238	13.3	33.6	786	275
530870002174	1062	Stanley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1712 S 17th St	Tacoma	98405	Pierce County	Tacoma School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 571-4500	336	21	16.3	65.5%	91 (27.1%)	77 (22.9%)	61 (18.2%)	13 (3.9%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (1.8%)	87 (25.9%)	$21,023			$1,562			$19,461	13.3	28.7	847	215
530723003351	1063	Honey Dew Elementary	Public	K-5	800 Union Ave NE	Renton	98058	King County	Renton School District	No	No	No	Yes	(425) 204-4800	355	25	14.3	66.2%	50 (14.1%)	25 (7.0%)	192 (54.1%)	49 (13.8%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.4%)	34 (9.6%)	$21,231			$2,352			$18,879	13.2	19.7	978	85
530870001496	1064	Blix Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1302 E 38th St	Tacoma	98404	Pierce County	Tacoma School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 571-7400	475	30	15.5	68.6%	85 (17.9%)	51 (10.7%)	179 (37.7%)	74 (15.6%)	2 (0.4%)	16 (3.4%)	68 (14.3%)	$19,333			$2,348			$16,984	13.2	7.7	1127	63
530540000814	1065	Washington Elementary School	Public	K-5	1020 McLean Rd	Mount Vernon	98273	Skagit County	Mount Vernon School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 428-6122	330	28	11.6	78.8%	112 (33.9%)	9 (2.7%)	190 (57.6%)	6 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.9%)	$29,843			$1,687			$28,156	13.1	18.4	996	69
530870001455	1066	Birney Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	7627 South Sheridan Ave	Tacoma	98408	Pierce County	Tacoma School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 571-4600	451	30	14.9	71.6%	93 (20.6%)	68 (15.1%)	123 (27.3%)	50 (11.1%)	1 (0.2%)	39 (8.6%)	77 (17.1%)	$22,054			$2,372			$19,682	13.1	12.2	1073	7
530282001767	1067	Panther Lake Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	34424 1st Av S	Federal Way	98003	King County	Federal Way School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 945-3600	414	25	16.8	85.7%	53 (12.8%)	92 (22.2%)	142 (34.3%)	19 (4.6%)	4 (1.0%)	66 (15.9%)	38 (9.2%)	$20,379			$2,494			$17,885	13	11	1088	21
530486001847	1068	Marshall Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4407 116th St NE	Marysville	98271	Snohomish County	Marysville School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 965-1600	362	24	15	66.6%	170 (47.0%)	10 (2.8%)	111 (30.7%)	17 (4.7%)	21 (5.8%)	2 (0.6%)	30 (8.3%)	$22,686			$2,856			$19,830	12.9	12.3	1072	4
530447000711	1069	Saint Helens Elementary	Public	K-5	431 27th Avenue	Longview	98632	Cowlitz County	Longview School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 575-7362	269	21	13.1	94.8%	153 (56.9%)	4 (1.5%)	72 (26.8%)	9 (3.3%)	5 (1.9%)	12 (4.5%)	14 (5.2%)	$19,298			$3,002			$16,297	12.9	12.3	1071	2
530354000544	1070	Parkside Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2104 S 247th St	Des Moines	98198	King County	Highline School District	No	No	No	Yes	(206) 631-4700	445	22	19.9	79.1%	70 (15.7%)	75 (16.9%)	144 (32.4%)	69 (15.5%)	4 (0.9%)	20 (4.5%)	63 (14.2%)	$19,142			$2,312			$16,831	12.8	9.9	1105	35

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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:

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

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.