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)
530048003288	401	Nelson Elementary School	Public	K-5	22109 108th Ave E	Graham	98338	Pierce County	Bethel School District	No	No	No	No	(253) 800-6400	739	42	17.6	48.7%	340 (46.0%)	68 (9.2%)	127 (17.2%)	47 (6.4%)	9 (1.2%)	26 (3.5%)	121 (16.4%)	$16,970			$456			$16,515	63.5	51.4	523	122
530396003797	402	Kent Laboratory Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	3-12	10515 SE 208th St	Kent	98031	King County	Kent School District	No	No	Yes	No	(253) 373-7488	327	20	16.2	45.0%	88 (26.9%)	56 (17.1%)	47 (14.4%)	100 (30.6%)	1 (0.3%)	7 (2.1%)	27 (8.3%)	$23,616			$879			$22,737	63.5	56.3	474	72
530513002316	403	Chain Lake Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	12125 Chain Lake Rd.	Snohomish	98290	Snohomish County	Monroe School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 804-3100	428	27	16	17.8%	237 (55.4%)	9 (2.1%)	42 (9.8%)	94 (22.0%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.7%)	39 (9.1%)	$16,528			$1,105			$15,423	63.5	62.6	401	2
530396002112	404	Martin Sortun Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	12711 SE 248th St	Kent	98030	King County	Kent School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 373-7314	458	29	15.8	57.6%	109 (23.8%)	48 (10.5%)	96 (21.0%)	145 (31.7%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (2.8%)	46 (10.0%)	$17,715			$1,091			$16,624	63.5	70.8	318	86
530492002844	405	Mead Learning Options	Public, Alternative	K-12	8621 N Five Mile Road	Spokane	99208	Spokane County	Mead School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 465-7700	674	23	29.1	34.7%	576 (85.5%)	4 (0.6%)	41 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (6.8%)	$11,613			$513			$11,101	63.4	53.1	505	100
530802001325	406	Machias Elementary	Public	K-6	231 147th Avenue SE	Snohomish	98290	Snohomish County	Snohomish School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 563-4825	622	33	18.8	21.7%	489 (78.6%)	11 (1.8%)	54 (8.7%)	14 (2.3%)	9 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	44 (7.1%)	$15,706			$210			$15,495	63.3	68.5	340	66
530207000306	407	Arcadia Elementary	Public	3-5	E. 1120 "D" Street	Deer Park	99006	Spokane County	Deer Park School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 464-5700	460	33	14.1	53.5%	416 (90.4%)	5 (1.1%)	26 (5.7%)	2 (0.4%)	7 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	$14,912			$1,856			$13,055	63.2	61.7	414	7
530423000666	408	Helen Keller Elementary	Public	K-5	13820 - 108th NE	Kirkland	98034	King County	Lake Washington School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 936-2580	306	23	13.2	29.4%	147 (48.0%)	10 (3.3%)	59 (19.3%)	41 (13.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	48 (15.7%)	$25,414			$2,709			$22,706	63.2	77.9	246	162
530927003246	409	Vancouver Virtual Learning Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	6450 MacArthur Blvd	Vancouver	98661	Clark County	Vancouver School District	No	No	Yes	No	(360) 313-4990	351	16	21.4	53.3%	207 (59.0%)	12 (3.4%)	80 (22.8%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	7 (2.0%)	39 (11.1%)	$10,103			$1,836			$8,266	62.9	43.2	644	235
530267000409	410	Silver Lake Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	12815 Bothell-Everett Hwy.	Everett	98208	Snohomish County	Everett School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 385-6900	575	32	18	73.9%	219 (38.1%)	34 (5.9%)	141 (24.5%)	103 (17.9%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (2.3%)	64 (11.1%)	$19,305			$1,223			$18,081	62.9	55.4	480	70

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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.

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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.