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)
530771001146	81	Bryant Elementary School	Public	K-5	3311 NE 60 St	Seattle	98115	King County	Seattle School District No. 1	No	No	No	No	(206) 252-5200	477	27	17.6	4.8%	302 (63.3%)	1 (0.2%)	25 (5.2%)	66 (13.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	77 (16.1%)	$19,825			$2,752			$17,073	92.3	94.4	57	24
530771001253	82	Thornton Creek Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	7712 40th Ave NE	Seattle	98115	King County	Seattle School District No. 1	No	No	No	No	(206) 252-5300	453	32	14	15.2%	275 (60.7%)	29 (6.4%)	39 (8.6%)	48 (10.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (13.0%)	$22,420			$2,162			$20,258	92.2	92.7	80	2
530375000577	83	Maple Hills Elementary	Public	K-5	15644 204th Ave SE	Renton	98059	King County	Issaquah School District	No	No	No	Yes	(425) 837-5100	450	29	15.5	15.3%	322 (71.6%)	3 (0.7%)	39 (8.7%)	22 (4.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	63 (14.0%)	$17,354			$1,229			$16,126	92.2	90.1	110	27
530423003628	84	Ella Baker Elementary School	Public	K-5	9595 Eastridge Drive NE	Redmond	98053	King County	Lake Washington School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 936-2790	442	26	16.7	16.3%	102 (23.1%)	11 (2.5%)	50 (11.3%)	250 (56.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (6.6%)	$19,709			$627			$19,082	92.1	96.9	27	57
530771001251	85	Stevens Elementary School	Public	K-5	1242 18 Av E	Seattle	98112	King County	Seattle School District No. 1	No	No	No	No	(206) 252-3400	151	12	12.4	32.5%	81 (53.6%)	10 (6.6%)	24 (15.9%)	8 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (18.5%)	$24,360			$1,293			$23,066	92.1	84.6	169	84
530771003497	86	Fairmount Park Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3800 SW Findlay St	Seattle	98126	King County	Seattle School District No. 1	No	No	No	No	(206) 252-9290	392	24	16.4	22.7%	211 (53.8%)	30 (7.7%)	40 (10.2%)	39 (9.9%)	4 (1.0%)	4 (1.0%)	64 (16.3%)	$20,611			$2,293			$18,317	91.9	85.4	158	72
530423000682	87	Rose Hill Elementary	Public	K-5	8044 128th AVE NE	Kirkland	98033	King County	Lake Washington School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 936-2680	555	30	18.2	14.6%	176 (31.7%)	17 (3.1%)	70 (12.6%)	212 (38.2%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.5%)	75 (13.5%)	$20,040			$559			$19,482	91.6	93.7	67	20
530375003794	88	Cedar Trails Elementary	Public	K-5	4399 Issaquah-Pine Lake Rd SE	Sammamish	98075	King County	Issaquah School District	No	No	No	Yes	(425) 837-6500	386	27	14.2	18.1%	127 (32.9%)	14 (3.6%)	30 (7.8%)	180 (46.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (9.1%)	$16,634			$1,323			$15,311	91.5	93.3	73	15
530039000062	89	Bennett Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	17900 NE 16th Street	Bellevue	98008	King County	Bellevue School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 456-4800	512	28	18.2	7.2%	155 (30.3%)	16 (3.1%)	32 (6.3%)	246 (48.0%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (11.7%)	$20,049			$318			$19,731	91.5	93.9	64	25
530033000044	90	Halilts Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	12781 Madison Ave NE	Bainbridge Island	98110	Kitsap County	Bainbridge Island School District	No	No	No	No	(206) 842-4411	344	24	14.5	10.2%	262 (76.2%)	4 (1.2%)	23 (6.7%)	10 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	41 (11.9%)	$20,716			$1,735			$18,981	91.3	96.4	30	60

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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:

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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.