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)
530693003694	231	Kamiak Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1400 NW Terre View Drive	Pullman	99163	Whitman County	Pullman School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 336-7205	339	26	13.1	54.3%	208 (61.4%)	17 (5.0%)	58 (17.1%)	19 (5.6%)	4 (1.2%)	2 (0.6%)	29 (8.6%)	$17,227			$3,271			$13,955	79.2	73.9	287	56
530861000552	232	Liberty Ridge Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	12202 209th AVE CT E	Sumner	98391	Pierce County	Sumner-Bonney Lake School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 891-4800	508	30	16.6	46.7%	325 (64.0%)	10 (2.0%)	89 (17.5%)	12 (2.4%)	2 (0.4%)	5 (1.0%)	64 (12.6%)	$15,858			$846			$15,012	79.1	59.5	450	218
530876003604	233	Tahoma Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	24425 SE 216th ST	Maple Valley	98038	King County	Tahoma School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 413-3600	679	42	16.2	17.5%	462 (68.0%)	10 (1.5%)	80 (11.8%)	53 (7.8%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	67 (9.9%)	$17,755			$388			$17,368	79	77.3	253	20
530876001463	234	Glacier Park Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	23700 SE 280th Street	Maple Valley	98038	King County	Tahoma School District	No	No	No	Yes	(425) 413-3700	793	47	16.8	19.0%	404 (50.9%)	37 (4.7%)	77 (9.7%)	205 (25.9%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	66 (8.3%)	$16,633			$543			$16,090	78.8	79.4	227	7
530015000018	235	Island View Elementary	Public	K-5	2501 J Avenue	Anacortes	98221	Skagit County	Anacortes School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 503-1400	463	30	15.4	32.8%	326 (70.4%)	9 (1.9%)	69 (14.9%)	14 (3.0%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	41 (8.9%)	$18,057			$1,202			$16,855	78.7	80.5	217	18
530792001313	236	Parkwood Elementary	Public	K-5	1815 N. 155th Street	Shoreline	98133	King County	Shoreline School District	No	No	No	Yes	(206) 393-4150	405	26	15.7	41.2%	155 (38.3%)	55 (13.6%)	90 (22.2%)	53 (13.1%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.2%)	47 (11.6%)	$20,263			$1,552			$18,711	78.6	88.8	121	115
530870001493	237	Point Defiance Elementary School	Public	K-5	4330 N Visscher St	Tacoma	98407	Pierce County	Tacoma School District	No	No	No	No	(253) 571-6900	300	21	14.6	34.3%	197 (65.7%)	11 (3.7%)	30 (10.0%)	19 (6.3%)	6 (2.0%)	5 (1.7%)	32 (10.7%)	$18,641			$1,031			$17,609	78.3	69.1	335	98
530423000669	238	Juanita Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	9635 NE 132nd	Kirkland	98034	King County	Lake Washington School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 936-2570	382	22	17	24.3%	162 (42.4%)	24 (6.3%)	70 (18.3%)	77 (20.2%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	45 (11.8%)	$20,639			$1,573			$19,066	78.1	82.1	201	37
530825001398	239	Mullan Road Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	2616 E 63Rd Ave	Spokane	99223	Spokane County	Spokane School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 354-3800	485	35	13.8	40.4%	358 (73.8%)	18 (3.7%)	41 (8.5%)	12 (2.5%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.2%)	49 (10.1%)	$15,699			$2,324			$13,375	78	76.6	262	23
530771001307	240	Tops K-8 School	Public	PK, KG-8	2500 Franklin Av E	Seattle	98102	King County	Seattle School District No. 1	No	No	No	No	(206) 252-3510	471	32	14.9	28.7%	204 (43.3%)	51 (10.8%)	38 (8.1%)	81 (17.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	92 (19.5%)	$20,233			$1,503			$18,730	77.9	84.7	167	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.

Educational resources:

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

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

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.