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)
530978003153	141	White River High School	Public	9-12	26928 120th St E	Buckley	98321	Pierce County	White River School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 829-3352	1,263	57	22.2	31.6%	988 (78.2%)	9 (0.7%)	170 (13.5%)	23 (1.8%)	7 (0.6%)	4 (0.3%)	61 (4.8%)	$14,953			$365			$14,588	63.3	57.8	171	30
530735003811	142	Wisdom Ridge Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	5645 S 11th St STE A101	Ridgefield	98642	Clark County	Ridgefield School District	No	No	Yes	No	(360) 295-8500	124	5	24.8	34.7%	90 (72.6%)	2 (1.6%)	14 (11.3%)	3 (2.4%)	2 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (10.5%)	$9,077			$309			$8,768	62.3	44.9	244	102
530240000346	143	Lynnwood High School	Public	9-12	18218 North Rd	Bothell	98012	Snohomish County	Edmonds School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 431-7520	1,353	62	21.7	48.7%	470 (34.7%)	141 (10.4%)	394 (29.1%)	276 (20.4%)	3 (0.2%)	15 (1.1%)	33 (2.4%)	$17,673			$763			$16,910	61.7	73.9	96	47
530825001385	144	Ferris High School	Public	9-12	3020 E 37Th Ave	Spokane	99223	Spokane County	Spokane School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 354-6000	1,631	93	17.6	48.3%	1,096 (67.2%)	53 (3.2%)	175 (10.7%)	67 (4.1%)	16 (1.0%)	14 (0.9%)	202 (12.4%)	$16,477			$1,691			$14,786	61.4	65.4	134	10
530462002259	145	Lynden High School	Public	9-12	1201 Bradley Rd	Lynden	98264	Whatcom County	Lynden School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 354-4401	962	44	22	39.9%	596 (62.0%)	16 (1.7%)	273 (28.4%)	37 (3.8%)	8 (0.8%)	7 (0.7%)	24 (2.5%)	$17,439			$477			$16,962	61.4	66.2	128	17
530405000643	146	Kittitas High School	Public	6-12	7571 Kittitas Highway	Kittitas	98934	Kittitas County	Kittitas School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 955-3120	334	18	18.5	55.7%	231 (69.2%)	0 (0.0%)	92 (27.5%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.1%)	$17,200			$370			$16,830	61.4	55.6	175	29
530834001423	147	Stanwood High School	Public	9-12	7400 272nd St NW	Stanwood	98292	Snohomish County	Stanwood-Camano School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 629-1300	1,332	59	22.5	29.5%	1,003 (75.3%)	15 (1.1%)	169 (12.7%)	39 (2.9%)	18 (1.4%)	9 (0.7%)	66 (5.0%)	$17,030			$1,049			$15,981	60.9	67.7	117	30
530927001579	148	Lewis and Clark High School	Public	9-12	2901 General Anderson Ave	Vancouver	98661	Clark County	Vancouver School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 313-4350	88	8	11	67.0%	57 (64.8%)	2 (2.3%)	21 (23.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (6.8%)	$31,015			$5,055			$25,960	60.7	66.1	130	18
530417001049	149	La Center High School	Public	9-12	725 Highland Road	La Center	98629	Clark County	La Center School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 263-1700	526	26	19.9	27.4%	443 (84.2%)	5 (1.0%)	44 (8.4%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (4.4%)	$15,836			$649			$15,187	60.6	67.9	116	33
530723001080	150	Hazen Senior High School	Public	9-12	1101 Hoquiam Ave NE	Renton	98059	King County	Renton School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 204-4200	1,871	79	23.7	39.8%	534 (28.5%)	113 (6.0%)	479 (25.6%)	558 (29.8%)	5 (0.3%)	8 (0.4%)	172 (9.2%)	$15,990			$904			$15,086	60.5	67.1	122	28

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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:

Public School Districts and Their Services: A Comprehensive Guide

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

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.