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)
530966000991	751	John Newbery Elementary	Public	K-5	850 Western	Wenatchee	98801	Chelan County	Wenatchee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 664-8930	420	29	14.3	54.0%	208 (49.5%)	0 (0.0%)	187 (44.5%)	8 (1.9%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.3%)	$16,683			$2,512			$14,171	35.3	40.5	679	72
530447000710	752	Robert Gray Elementary	Public	K-5	4622 Ohio Street	Longview	98632	Cowlitz County	Longview School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 575-7302	414	26	16	51.0%	309 (74.6%)	2 (0.5%)	54 (13.0%)	2 (0.5%)	6 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (9.9%)	$15,372			$1,347			$14,025	35.2	27.7	859	107
530396002729	753	Emerald Park Elementary School	Public	K-5	11800 SE 216th St	Kent	98031	King County	Kent School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 373-3850	383	26	14.9	56.7%	76 (19.8%)	57 (14.9%)	70 (18.3%)	119 (31.1%)	3 (0.8%)	19 (5.0%)	38 (9.9%)	$18,407			$756			$17,651	35.2	50.9	529	224
530885001525	754	Thorp Elementary & Junior Senior High	Public, Alternative	K-12	10831 N Thorp Hwy	Thorp	98946	Kittitas County	Thorp School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 964-2107	257	20	12.6	55.3%	199 (77.4%)	3 (1.2%)	29 (11.3%)	2 (0.8%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (8.2%)	$22,284			$1,825			$20,460	35	31.8	802	48
530285003339	755	Cascadia Elementary	Public	K-5	6175 Church Rd	Ferndale	98248	Whatcom County	Ferndale School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 383-2300	429	31	13.7	65.0%	198 (46.2%)	8 (1.9%)	146 (34.0%)	38 (8.9%)	3 (0.7%)	8 (1.9%)	27 (6.3%)	$20,248			$2,345			$17,903	34.9	30.9	814	59
530237000325	756	Columbia Crest A-Stem Academy	Public	K-8	24503 State Route 706 E	Ashford	98304	Pierce County	Eatonville School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 569-2567	143	10	13.9	66.4%	128 (89.5%)	1 (0.7%)	6 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (5.6%)	$15,834			$677			$15,157	34.9	49.7	553	203
530489000742	757	Mccleary Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	611 S. Main St.	McCleary	98557	Grays Harbor County	McCleary School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 495-3204	332	22	15	65.4%	260 (78.3%)	1 (0.3%)	39 (11.7%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	25 (7.5%)	$18,398			$1,546			$16,852	34.7	43.8	635	122
530855000541	758	Gold Bar Elementary	Public	K-5	419 Lewis Ave	Gold Bar	98251	Snohomish County	Sultan School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 793-9840	338	25	13.5	61.2%	231 (68.3%)	6 (1.8%)	87 (25.7%)	6 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.2%)	4 (1.2%)	$19,549			$1,886			$17,663	34.7	28.9	845	87
531011001701	759	Nob Hill Elementary School	Public	K-5	801 S 34th Ave	Yakima	98902	Yakima County	Yakima School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 573-1500	412	27	15.1	68.0%	132 (32.0%)	4 (1.0%)	261 (63.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.2%)	$19,592			$3,088			$16,503	34.6	36.2	738	21
530522000794	760	Peninsula Elementary	Public	K-5	2406 W. Texas Street	Moses Lake	98837	Grant County	Moses Lake School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 766-2658	416	24	17.3	60.8%	194 (46.6%)	4 (1.0%)	197 (47.4%)	6 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.6%)	$16,076			$736			$15,340	34.6	30.2	827	67

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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.
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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.