Best High 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 437)	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)
530771001168	231	Franklin High School	Public	9-12	3013 S Mt Baker Bv	Seattle	98144	King County	Seattle School District No. 1	No	No	No	No	(206) 252-6150	1,222	62	19.6	65.3%	166 (13.6%)	337 (27.6%)	213 (17.4%)	403 (33.0%)	3 (0.2%)	7 (0.6%)	87 (7.1%)	$20,137			$1,355			$18,782	45.8	52.1	198	33
530486003607	232	Marysville Getchell High School	Public	9-12	8301 84th St. NE	Marysville	98270	Snohomish County	Marysville School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 965-2602	1,498	56	26.5	48.5%	723 (48.3%)	44 (2.9%)	356 (23.8%)	169 (11.3%)	26 (1.7%)	14 (0.9%)	158 (10.5%)	$16,472			$1,399			$15,073	45.5	46	235	3
530447000709	233	R A Long High School	Public	9-12	2903 Nichols Blvd.	Longview	98632	Cowlitz County	Longview School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 575-7225	922	43	21.5	71.3%	565 (61.3%)	14 (1.5%)	236 (25.6%)	20 (2.2%)	14 (1.5%)	12 (1.3%)	61 (6.6%)	$15,591			$1,069			$14,521	45.5	41.6	263	30
530038001747	234	Prairie High School	Public	9-12	11311 NE 119th St	Brush Prairie	98662	Clark County	Battle Ground School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 885-5000	1,603	75	21.3	40.9%	1,068 (66.6%)	33 (2.1%)	284 (17.7%)	106 (6.6%)	6 (0.4%)	16 (1.0%)	89 (5.6%)	$15,777			$1,114			$14,663	45.5	48.6	217	17
531014001716	235	Yelm High School 12	Public	9-12	1315 Yelm Ave. W	Yelm	98597	Thurston County	Yelm School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 458-7777	1,634	79	20.6	45.0%	1,000 (61.2%)	27 (1.7%)	292 (17.9%)	43 (2.6%)	35 (2.1%)	28 (1.7%)	194 (11.9%)	$16,448			$1,448			$15,000	45.3	48.5	218	17
530309003751	236	Washington Connections Academy Goldendale	Public, Virtual, Magnet, Alternative	K-12	604 E. Brooks Street	Goldendale	98620	Klickitat County	Goldendale School District	No	Yes	Yes	No	(509) 773-5177	2,115	0		40.1%	1,385 (65.5%)	109 (5.2%)	290 (13.7%)	56 (2.6%)	24 (1.1%)	22 (1.0%)	226 (10.7%)	$8,271			$281			$7,990	45.2	34	295	59
530393002009	237	Southridge High School	Public	9-12	3520 Southridge Boulevard	Kennewick	99338	Benton County	Kennewick School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 734-3800	1,641	72	22.7	54.6%	876 (53.4%)	47 (2.9%)	572 (34.9%)	33 (2.0%)	7 (0.4%)	7 (0.4%)	94 (5.7%)	$14,495			$1,189			$13,306	45.2	53.5	192	45
530198000301	238	Darrington High School	Public	9-12	1085 Fir Street	Darrington	98241	Snohomish County	Darrington School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 436-1140	120	9	13.3	47.5%	97 (80.8%)	1 (0.8%)	8 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (10.0%)	$23,897			$879			$23,018	45.1	44.3	251	13
530984001668	239	Wilbur Secondary School	Public	7-12	202 Pope Street	Wilbur	99185	Lincoln County	Wilbur School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 647-5602	126	10	12.6	44.4%	86 (68.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (8.7%)	2 (1.6%)	16 (12.7%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (8.7%)	$16,849			$664			$16,186	45.1	57.2	172	67
530969001648	240	West Valley High School	Public	9-12	8301 E Buckeye	Spokane	99212	Spokane County	West Valley School District (Spokane)	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 922-5488	881	41	21.7	50.4%	668 (75.8%)	19 (2.2%)	89 (10.1%)	16 (1.8%)	7 (0.8%)	5 (0.6%)	74 (8.4%)	$14,947			$1,153			$13,794	45	48.4	221	19

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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

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

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.