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)
530870003286	71	Science and Math Institute	Public, Magnet	9-12	5501 N. Pearl St	Tacoma	98407	Pierce County	Tacoma School District	No	Yes	No	No	(253) 571-2300	604	28	21.7	39.4%	336 (55.6%)	44 (7.3%)	83 (13.7%)	43 (7.1%)	3 (0.5%)	4 (0.7%)	81 (13.4%)	$14,455			$1,466			$12,989	80.3	79.8	71
530540003006	72	Skagit Academy	Public, Alternative	K-12	2001 Cleveland Ave	Mount Vernon	98273	Skagit County	Mount Vernon School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 428-6206	264	11	24.2	37.9%	217 (82.2%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (8.3%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	22 (8.3%)	$6,413			$578			$5,835	80.2	74.2	92	20
530111003781	73	Ridgeline High School	Public	9-12	20150 E Country Vista Drive	Liberty Lake	99019	Spokane County	Central Valley School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 558-3800	1,538	67	22.9	34.6%	1,306 (84.9%)	18 (1.2%)	63 (4.1%)	45 (2.9%)	19 (1.2%)	13 (0.8%)	65 (4.2%)	$14,902			$832			$14,070	79.4	74	94	21
530630002869	74	Oasis K-12	Public, Alternative	K-12	557 School Rd	Eastsound	98245	San Juan County	Orcas Island School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 376-2287	320	6	49.3	3.1%	222 (69.4%)	2 (0.6%)	60 (18.8%)	4 (1.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (9.7%)	$14,913			$624			$14,289	79.3	89.1	39	35
530735001105	75	Ridgefield High School	Public	9-12	2630 S Hillhurst Road	Ridgefield	98642	Clark County	Ridgefield School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 619-1320	1,204	60	20	26.0%	864 (71.8%)	18 (1.5%)	173 (14.4%)	32 (2.7%)	10 (0.8%)	7 (0.6%)	99 (8.2%)	$14,199			$930			$13,268	78.7	64.8	137	62
530852001436	76	Stevenson High School	Public	9-12	390 NW Gropper Road	Stevenson	98648	Skamania County	Stevenson-Carson School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 427-5631	270	14	19.2	54.8%	213 (78.9%)	1 (0.4%)	35 (13.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (6.3%)	$19,967			$1,695			$18,273	78.5	66.9	123	47
530732001093	77	Richland High School	Public	9-12	930 Long Ave	Richland	99352	Benton County	Richland School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 967-6535	2,234	101	22.2	36.3%	1,506 (67.4%)	33 (1.5%)	476 (21.3%)	72 (3.2%)	5 (0.2%)	9 (0.4%)	133 (6.0%)	$15,297			$1,077			$14,220	76.9	76.4	80	3
530591000876	78	Bothell High School	Public	9-12	9130 NE 180 St	Bothell	98011	King County	Northshore School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 408-7000	1,766	89	19.9	24.6%	936 (53.0%)	52 (2.9%)	277 (15.7%)	281 (15.9%)	3 (0.2%)	5 (0.3%)	198 (11.2%)	$16,686			$553			$16,133	75.9	81.8	64	14
530825001388	79	Lewis & Clark High School	Public	9-12	521 W 4Th Ave	Spokane	99204	Spokane County	Spokane School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 354-7000	1,672	89	18.8	36.0%	1,140 (68.2%)	58 (3.5%)	164 (9.8%)	60 (3.6%)	8 (0.5%)	25 (1.5%)	213 (12.7%)	$16,699			$1,749			$14,950	75.7	75.8	84	5
530576000852	80	North Kitsap High School	Public	9-12	1780 NE Hostmark St	Poulsbo	98370	Kitsap County	North Kitsap School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 396-3100	1,097	44	24.8	29.3%	679 (61.9%)	19 (1.7%)	204 (18.6%)	59 (5.4%)	12 (1.1%)	7 (0.6%)	110 (10.0%)	$17,603			$1,533			$16,069	75.3	83.1	57	23

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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.