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)
530735001106	341	South Ridge Elementary	Public	K-4	502 NW 199th Street	Ridgefield	98642	Clark County	Ridgefield School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 619-1500	720	44	16.4	27.2%	518 (71.9%)	4 (0.6%)	117 (16.3%)	21 (2.9%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.4%)	55 (7.6%)	$13,546			$1,011			$12,535	67.7	72.4	300	41
530033703539	342	Spokane International Academy	Public, Magnet, Charter, Alternative	K-10	777 E Magnesium Rd	Spokane	99208	Spokane County	Spokane International Academy	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	(509) 209-8730	736	51	14.4	53.5%	464 (63.0%)	30 (4.1%)	98 (13.3%)	28 (3.8%)	9 (1.2%)	5 (0.7%)	102 (13.9%)	$16,599			$1,133			$15,467	67.7	63.8	388	46
530042000105	343	Geneva Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1401 Geneva St	Bellingham	98229	Whatcom County	Bellingham School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 676-6416	432	26	16.5	28.5%	322 (74.5%)	5 (1.2%)	46 (10.6%)	6 (1.4%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	47 (10.9%)	$17,092			$876			$16,217	67.6	56.1	478	135
530576003750	344	North Kitsap Options	Public	K-8	27089 Highland Rd NE	Kingston	98346	Kitsap County	North Kitsap School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 396-3700	87	4	20.7	32.2%	68 (78.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (10.3%)	$12,113			$644			$11,468	67.6	71.4	310	34
530591000881	345	Crystal Springs Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	21615 9 Av SE	Bothell	98021	Snohomish County	Northshore School District	No	No	No	Yes	(425) 408-4300	494	33	14.8	32.8%	185 (37.4%)	14 (2.8%)	107 (21.7%)	126 (25.5%)	9 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (10.7%)	$17,748			$681			$17,067	67.6	63.8	390	45
530966003678	346	Valley Academy of Learning K-8	Public	K-8	1911 N Wenatchee Avenue	Wenatchee	98801	Chelan County	Wenatchee School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 662-6417	165	6	27.5	17.6%	116 (70.3%)	4 (2.4%)	16 (9.7%)	3 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (15.8%)	$10,850			$808			$10,042	67.6	38.6	711	365
530048002202	347	Camas Prairie Elementary	Public	K-5	320 176th Street East	Spanaway	98387	Pierce County	Bethel School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 800-7400	527	38	13.7	65.8%	178 (33.8%)	53 (10.1%)	124 (23.5%)	34 (6.5%)	1 (0.2%)	51 (9.7%)	86 (16.3%)	$19,256			$852			$18,404	67.6	64.3	380	33
530420002756	348	Highland Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3220 113th Ave NE	Lake Stevens	98258	Snohomish County	Lake Stevens School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 335-1585	590	36	16.3	25.9%	387 (65.6%)	16 (2.7%)	77 (13.1%)	42 (7.1%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	65 (11.0%)	$16,098			$242			$15,856	67.5	73.8	288	60
530696001040	349	Spinning Elementary	Public	K-6	1306 E Pioneer	Puyallup	98372	Pierce County	Puyallup School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 841-8742	281	20	13.7	54.1%	147 (52.3%)	3 (1.1%)	70 (24.9%)	10 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.9%)	40 (14.2%)	$20,240			$1,578			$18,662	67.5	74.2	284	65
530015000019	350	Mount Erie Elementary	Public	K-5	1313 41st Street	Anacortes	98221	Skagit County	Anacortes School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 503-1500	344	22	15.6	39.8%	253 (73.5%)	5 (1.5%)	47 (13.7%)	3 (0.9%)	5 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (9.0%)	$19,480			$891			$18,589	67.5	74.8	277	73

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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.