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)
530048001748	671	Evergreen Elementary	Public	K-5	1311 172nd Street East	Spanaway	98387	Pierce County	Bethel School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 800-8200	533	35	15.2	65.9%	174 (32.6%)	42 (7.9%)	128 (24.0%)	32 (6.0%)	8 (1.5%)	34 (6.4%)	115 (21.6%)	$19,108			$1,079			$18,029	40.6	38.5	712	41
530522003368	672	Park Orchard Elementary School	Public	K-5	417 N Paxson Drive	Moses Lake	98837	Grant County	Moses Lake School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 766-2699	451	27	16.7	66.5%	212 (47.0%)	5 (1.1%)	218 (48.3%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (2.2%)	$16,408			$981			$15,427	40.4	38.7	709	37
530393000611	673	Westgate Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2514 West 4th Avenue	Kennewick	99336	Benton County	Kennewick School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 222-6300	430	33	13	83.7%	131 (30.5%)	13 (3.0%)	204 (47.4%)	54 (12.6%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.2%)	22 (5.1%)	$16,513			$1,342			$15,171	40.4	35.5	749	76
530882002241	674	Tenino Elementary School	Public	3-5	301 Old Highway 99 N	Tenino	98589	Thurston County	Tenino School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 264-3700	274	18	14.9	55.5%	213 (77.7%)	7 (2.6%)	30 (10.9%)	4 (1.5%)	3 (1.1%)	1 (0.4%)	16 (5.8%)	$15,367			$792			$14,575	40.3	45.1	612	62
530396000633	675	Soos Creek Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	12651 SE 218th Place	Kent	98031	King County	Kent School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 373-7690	282	20	14.3	50.7%	72 (25.5%)	37 (13.1%)	56 (19.9%)	80 (28.4%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.8%)	29 (10.3%)	$21,886			$1,089			$20,797	40.3	35.6	745	70
530282001120	676	Green Gables Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	32607 47th Ave SW	Federal Way	98023	King County	Federal Way School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 945-2700	320	21	15.5	64.1%	93 (29.1%)	57 (17.8%)	64 (20.0%)	27 (8.4%)	1 (0.3%)	29 (9.1%)	48 (15.0%)	$22,873			$2,491			$20,382	40.3	44	629	47
530393000597	677	Canyon View Elementary School	Public	K-5	1229 West 22nd Place	Kennewick	99337	Benton County	Kennewick School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 222-5200	372	30	12.3	61.0%	151 (40.6%)	9 (2.4%)	183 (49.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.3%)	23 (6.2%)	$16,425			$1,386			$15,039	40.1	33.1	794	117
530315000500	678	Thompson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1105 W 2nd ST	Grandview	98930	Yakima County	Grandview School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 882-8550	569	37	15.3	86.1%	32 (5.6%)	10 (1.8%)	521 (91.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.9%)	$18,365			$2,090			$16,275	40.1	47	592	86
530486003235	679	Grove Elementary	Public	K-5	6510 Grove St	Marysville	98270	Snohomish County	Marysville School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 965-1700	372	23	16.2	51.9%	177 (47.6%)	30 (8.1%)	83 (22.3%)	39 (10.5%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.6%)	37 (9.9%)	$22,783			$1,661			$21,122	40.1	20.5	969	290
530585000867	680	Mountain View Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1900 College St SE	Lacey	98503	Thurston County	North Thurston Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 412-4630	728	44	16.5	67.9%	281 (38.6%)	39 (5.4%)	235 (32.3%)	27 (3.7%)	5 (0.7%)	24 (3.3%)	110 (15.1%)	$19,588			$1,852			$17,736	39.6	42.2	659	21

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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:

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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.