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)
530682001000	621	Jefferson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	218 E 12th St	Port Angeles	98362	Clallam County	Port Angeles School District	No	No	No	Yes	(206) 457-4231	273	20	13.6	69.2%	191 (70.0%)	4 (1.5%)	34 (12.5%)	3 (1.1%)	10 (3.7%)	2 (0.7%)	28 (10.3%)	$19,665			$3,968			$15,697	44.9	49.7	554	67
530790001292	622	Bordeaux Elementary School	Public	K-4	350 E. University Ave.	Shelton	98584	Mason County	Shelton School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 426-3253	504	34	14.6	67.7%	281 (55.8%)	3 (0.6%)	149 (29.6%)	1 (0.2%)	22 (4.4%)	3 (0.6%)	45 (8.9%)	$17,424			$1,319			$16,105	44.9	26.9	874	252
530396000615	623	Fairwood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	16600 148th Ave SE	Renton	98058	King County	Kent School District	No	No	No	No	(253) 373-7491	395	24	16.7	44.3%	139 (35.2%)	63 (15.9%)	77 (19.5%)	51 (12.9%)	3 (0.8%)	11 (2.8%)	51 (12.9%)	$18,474			$738			$17,736	44.8	39.5	695	72
530903002069	624	Toutle Lake Elementary	Public	K-6	5050 Spirit Lake Hwy	Toutle	98649	Cowlitz County	Toutle Lake School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 274-6142	390	23	16.9	49.5%	326 (83.6%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (7.2%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (7.9%)	$16,057			$957			$15,100	44.8	48.8	563	61
530972001652	625	Summitview Elementary	Public	K-5	6305 W Chestnut Ave	Yakima	98908	Yakima County	West Valley School District (Yakima)	No	No	No	No	(509) 972-5540	501	30	16.7	72.3%	214 (42.7%)	6 (1.2%)	255 (50.9%)	4 (0.8%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.4%)	$13,537			$1,254			$12,284	44.7	38.5	714	89
530396002522	626	Glenridge Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	19405 120th Ave SE	Kent	98031	King County	Kent School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 373-7494	446	29	15.4	57.8%	85 (19.1%)	68 (15.2%)	75 (16.8%)	167 (37.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.6%)	43 (9.6%)	$17,620			$1,078			$16,542	44.6	57.4	465	161
530129000232	627	Chimacum Elementary School	Public	2-6	91 West Valley Rd	Chimacum	98325	Jefferson County	Chimacum School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 302-5855	211	13	15.7	65.4%	156 (73.9%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (14.7%)	3 (1.4%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (9.5%)	$20,943			$3,103			$17,839	44.3	31.1	810	183
530117003655	628	Orin C Smith Elementary School	Public	3-5	1240 Bishop Rd	Chehalis	98532	Lewis County	Chehalis School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 807-7225	665	37	17.9	56.4%	469 (70.5%)	6 (0.9%)	150 (22.6%)	3 (0.5%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (5.1%)	$15,343			$1,166			$14,177	44.3	51.6	521	107
530285001768	629	Skyline Elementary School	Public	K-5	2225 Thornton Road	Ferndale	98248	Whatcom County	Ferndale School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 383-9450	454	29	15.4	63.2%	226 (49.8%)	1 (0.2%)	92 (20.3%)	26 (5.7%)	63 (13.9%)	3 (0.7%)	43 (9.5%)	$17,572			$1,602			$15,970	44.3	35.2	754	125
530696002530	630	Edward Zeiger Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	13008 94th Ave E	Puyallup	98373	Pierce County	Puyallup School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 841-8663	495	32	15.4	53.9%	203 (41.0%)	27 (5.5%)	124 (25.1%)	34 (6.9%)	2 (0.4%)	22 (4.4%)	83 (16.8%)	$18,392			$1,537			$16,855	44.2	33.4	789	159

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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.