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)
530038003918	581	Battle Ground Virtual Academy	Public, Alternative	K-12	610A SW Eaton Blvd.	Battle Ground	98604	Clark County	Battle Ground School District	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(360) 334-8200	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								48.5			(n/a)
530960002192	582	Waterville Elementary	Public	K-4	200 E Birch St	Waterville	98858	Douglas County	Waterville School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 745-8583	116	10	11.9	54.3%	88 (75.9%)	1 (0.9%)	21 (18.1%)	1 (0.9%)	3 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$21,558			$2,486			$19,072	48.5	59	455	127
530771001255	583	Rising Star Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	8311 Beacon Av S	Seattle	98108	King County	Seattle School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(206) 252-7500	330	30	10.8	69.4%	38 (11.5%)	92 (27.9%)	50 (15.2%)	123 (37.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (8.2%)	$31,101			$3,775			$27,326	48.4	34	777	194
530228000316	584	Trentwood School	Public	PK, KG-6	14701 E Wellesley Ave	Spokane Valley	99216	Spokane County	East Valley School District (Spokane)	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 927-3215	418	25	17	71.1%	317 (75.8%)	6 (1.4%)	49 (11.7%)	8 (1.9%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	33 (7.9%)	$19,051			$2,844			$16,207	48.4	43.8	634	50
530240000343	585	Lynndale Elementary	Public	K-6	9521 240th St SW	Edmonds	98020	Snohomish County	Edmonds School District	No	No	No	Yes	(425) 431-7365	386	26	14.8	57.3%	179 (46.4%)	43 (11.1%)	98 (25.4%)	34 (8.8%)	3 (0.8%)	3 (0.8%)	23 (6.0%)	$20,530			$992			$19,539	48.3	50	544	41
530732001097	586	Jefferson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1550 George Washington Way	Richland	99352	Benton County	Richland School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 967-6250	414	28	14.9	66.9%	250 (60.4%)	11 (2.7%)	108 (26.1%)	9 (2.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (8.2%)	$20,665			$1,851			$18,814	48.2	38.7	708	122
530405000642	587	Kittitas Elementary School	Public	K-5	501 N. Pierce Avenue	Kittitas	98934	Kittitas County	Kittitas School District	No	No	No	Yes	(855) 380-8843	270	17	15.8	54.4%	217 (80.4%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (17.8%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	$17,082			$623			$16,459	48.2	30.5	824	237
530492000743	588	Brentwood Elementary School	Public	K-5	406 W Regina Ave	Spokane	99218	Spokane County	Mead School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 465-6200	503	29	17.1	37.2%	401 (79.7%)	8 (1.6%)	41 (8.2%)	6 (1.2%)	5 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	41 (8.2%)	$15,985			$1,184			$14,801	48	65.5	367	221
530981001665	589	Hulan L Whitson Elementary	Public	K-4	450 N Main Street	White Salmon	98672	Klickitat County	White Salmon Valley School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 493-1560	295	19	15.7	52.9%	177 (60.0%)	1 (0.3%)	103 (34.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.1%)	$19,237			$1,626			$17,611	47.8			(n/a)
530246000366	590	Lincoln Elementary	Public	K-5	2100 N. Cora	Ellensburg	98926	Kittitas County	Ellensburg School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 925-8050	338	25	13.7	45.3%	215 (63.6%)	1 (0.3%)	109 (32.2%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.0%)	$14,923			$801			$14,121	47.7	55.1	483	107

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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:

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

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.