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)
530513002675	821	Sky Valley Education Center	Public, Alternative	K-12	351 Short Columbia St.	Monroe	98272	Snohomish County	Monroe School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 804-2700	833	30	27.9	19.9%	666 (80.0%)	5 (0.6%)	96 (11.5%)	5 (0.6%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (7.0%)	$12,152			$581			$11,570	29.7	35.6	746	75
530762003526	822	Royal Intermediate School	Public	4-6	6261 Rd 12 SW	Royal City	99357	Grant County	Royal School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 346-2226	404	23	17.4	80.2%	80 (19.8%)	0 (0.0%)	324 (80.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$15,427			$843			$14,584	29.7	25.4	908	86
530270002211	823	Burnt Bridge Creek Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	14619A NE 49th Street	Vancouver	98682	Clark County	Evergreen School District (Clark)	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 604-6750	377	28	13.6	61.5%	217 (57.6%)	8 (2.1%)	99 (26.3%)	15 (4.0%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.8%)	33 (8.8%)	$19,731			$3,872			$15,859	29.7	39	702	121
530030000036	824	Lea Hill Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	30908 124th Ave SE	Auburn	98092	King County	Auburn School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 931-4982	584	35	16.4	69.3%	155 (26.5%)	94 (16.1%)	102 (17.5%)	143 (24.5%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (4.3%)	65 (11.1%)	$16,388			$1,030			$15,358	29.6	30.8	816	8
531011002609	825	K-8 Learning Lab	Public	1-8	610 N. 39th Avenue	Yakima	98902	Yakima County	Yakima School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 573-1080	126	0		84.9%	31 (24.6%)	1 (0.8%)	88 (69.8%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (4.0%)	$14,091			$3,312			$10,779	29.6			(n/a)
530543003577	826	Lake Stickney Elementary School	Public, Magnet	K-5	1625 Madison Way	Lynnwood	98087	Snohomish County	Mukilteo School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(425) 366-3600	621	39	15.7	63.4%	196 (31.6%)	98 (15.8%)	175 (28.2%)	98 (15.8%)	6 (1.0%)	11 (1.8%)	37 (6.0%)	$19,664			$1,364			$18,300	29.6	37.3	723	103
530447000704	827	Mint Valley Elementary	Public	K-5	2745 38th Avenue	Longview	98632	Cowlitz County	Longview School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 575-7581	416	28	14.9	78.8%	274 (65.9%)	6 (1.4%)	84 (20.2%)	6 (1.4%)	11 (2.6%)	8 (1.9%)	27 (6.5%)	$16,561			$1,450			$15,111	29.5	16.4	1025	198
531014003016	828	Lackamas Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	16240 Bald Hill Rd	Yelm	98597	Thurston County	Yelm School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 894-6000	310	24	13.1	55.2%	210 (67.7%)	2 (0.6%)	54 (17.4%)	4 (1.3%)	3 (1.0%)	7 (2.3%)	30 (9.7%)	$17,756			$1,726			$16,030	29.5	28.1	851	23
530486001191	829	Allen Creek Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6505 60th NE	Marysville	98270	Snohomish County	Marysville School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 965-1100	428	25	16.8	50.0%	200 (46.7%)	15 (3.5%)	109 (25.5%)	33 (7.7%)	5 (1.2%)	4 (0.9%)	61 (14.3%)	$19,948			$1,422			$18,526	29.4	35.5	748	81
530813001344	830	Tukwila Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5939 S 149th St	Tukwila	98168	King County	Tukwila School District	No	No	No	Yes	(206) 901-7500	450	31	14.4	73.8%	64 (14.2%)	68 (15.1%)	147 (32.7%)	103 (22.9%)	5 (1.1%)	12 (2.7%)	45 (10.0%)	$24,210			$2,438			$21,772	29.4	31.1	813	17

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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:

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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

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.