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)
530048003003	321	Graham Kapowsin High School	Public	9-12	22100 108th Ave E	Graham	98338	Pierce County	Bethel School District	No	No	No	No	(253) 800-6100	2,105	84	25	46.9%	960 (45.6%)	170 (8.1%)	433 (20.6%)	94 (4.5%)	17 (0.8%)	107 (5.1%)	324 (15.4%)	$15,844			$677			$15,167	28.8	28.3	319	2
530270002711	322	Heritage High School	Public	9-12	7825 NE 130th Avenue	Vancouver	98682	Clark County	Evergreen School District (Clark)	No	No	No	No	(360) 604-3400	1,588	77	20.6	60.9%	707 (44.5%)	65 (4.1%)	536 (33.8%)	70 (4.4%)	9 (0.6%)	54 (3.4%)	126 (7.9%)	$16,542			$1,467			$15,075	28.7	18.8	380	58
530099000172	323	Castle Rock High School	Public	9-12	5180 Westside Hwy	Castle Rock	98611	Cowlitz County	Castle Rock School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 501-2930	438	28	15.5	49.1%	359 (82.0%)	1 (0.2%)	35 (8.0%)	4 (0.9%)	7 (1.6%)	3 (0.7%)	27 (6.2%)	$16,851			$426			$16,425	28.4	34.6	291	32
530696001023	324	E B Walker High School	Public	8-12	5715 Milwaukee Ave E	Puyallup	98372	Pierce County	Puyallup School District	No	No	No	No	(253) 841-8781	126	10	12.3	61.1%	75 (59.5%)	2 (1.6%)	24 (19.0%)	1 (0.8%)	3 (2.4%)	3 (2.4%)	15 (11.9%)	$23,559			$651			$22,908	28.1			(n/a)
530600000909	325	Oakville High School	Public	6-12	103 School St	Oakville	98568	Grays Harbor County	Oakville School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 273-5947	145	12	12	63.4%	61 (42.1%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (20.7%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (22.8%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (14.5%)	$19,519			$1,807			$17,712	27.9			(n/a)
530393000605	326	Kennewick High School	Public	9-12	201 S Garfield St	Kennewick	99336	Benton County	Kennewick School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 222-7100	1,929	80	24	65.4%	744 (38.6%)	38 (2.0%)	1,015 (52.6%)	43 (2.2%)	3 (0.2%)	6 (0.3%)	75 (3.9%)	$14,629			$896			$13,733	27.8	29.3	311	15
530540000813	327	Mount Vernon High School	Public	9-12	1075 E. Fulton St	Mount Vernon	98273	Skagit County	Mount Vernon School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 428-6156	1,958	98	20	68.4%	681 (34.8%)	18 (0.9%)	1,136 (58.0%)	45 (2.3%)	4 (0.2%)	18 (0.9%)	55 (2.8%)	$19,070			$1,385			$17,685	27.7	28.8	316	11
530576003627	328	Choice Academy	Public	9-12	25800 Siyaya Ave NE	Kingston	98346	Kitsap County	North Kitsap School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 396-3575	56	4	14	57.1%	32 (57.1%)	1 (1.8%)	8 (14.3%)	1 (1.8%)	6 (10.7%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (12.5%)	$13,659			$1,313			$12,347	27.7	21.1	358	30
530048003762	329	Bethel Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	7319 Eustis Hunt Rd	Spanaway	98387	Pierce County	Bethel School District	No	No	Yes	No	(253) 800-3100	444	23	19.4	59.9%	205 (46.2%)	38 (8.6%)	86 (19.4%)	4 (0.9%)	4 (0.9%)	33 (7.4%)	70 (15.8%)	$11,999			$689			$11,310	27.4	20.2	368	39
530606002528	330	Ilwaco High School	Public	9-12	404 School Rd	Ilwaco	98624	Pacific County	Ocean Beach School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 642-3731	307	15	20.7	63.8%	211 (68.7%)	4 (1.3%)	73 (23.8%)	2 (0.7%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.3%)	14 (4.6%)	$20,147			$1,832			$18,315	27.4	15.6	395	65

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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.