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)
530402000639	411	Kiona-Benton City High School	Public	9-12	1205 Horne Drive	Benton City	99320	Benton County	Kiona-Benton City School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 588-2140	447	22	20.6	69.4%	196 (43.8%)	3 (0.7%)	232 (51.9%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (2.5%)	$18,694			$2,005			$16,689	11.8	19.4	374	37
530318000502	412	Granger High School	Public	9-12	315 East Mentzer Avenue	Granger	98932	Yakima County	Granger School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 854-1115	408	25	16	93.9%	11 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	381 (93.4%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	$23,356			$6,207			$17,149	11.6	15.8	394	18
530648000957	413	Othello High School	Public	9-12	340 S 7th Ave	Othello	99344	Adams County	Othello School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 488-3351	1,348	61	22	82.0%	104 (7.7%)	3 (0.2%)	1,226 (90.9%)	8 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.2%)	4 (0.3%)	$15,842			$1,684			$14,158	10.9	10.5	414	1
530702001047	414	Forks High School	Public	9-12	261 South Spartan Avenue	Forks	98331	Clallam County	Quillayute Valley School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 374-6262	281	22	12.8	61.2%	114 (40.6%)	0 (0.0%)	120 (42.7%)	1 (0.4%)	20 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (9.3%)	$18,765			$1,747			$17,018	10.8	22.6	345	69
530774002148	415	State Street High School	Public	9-12	800 State Street	Sedro Woolley	98284	Skagit County	Sedro-Woolley School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 855-3550	160	7	22.5	66.9%	107 (66.9%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (28.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.3%)	1 (0.6%)	3 (1.9%)	$19,249			$2,323			$16,926	10.1	23.2	340	75
530066002573	416	Renaissance Alternative High School	Public	9-12	3400 1st Street	Bremerton	98312	Kitsap County	Bremerton School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 473-1080	102	7	15.4	67.6%	63 (61.8%)	2 (2.0%)	16 (15.7%)	1 (1.0%)	4 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (13.7%)	$21,377			$1,994			$19,383	10.1	13.1	408	8
530732002229	417	Rivers Edge High School	Public	9-12	975 Gillespie	Richland	99352	Benton County	Richland School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 967-6450	151	8	18.8	60.3%	101 (66.9%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (27.8%)	2 (1.3%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.6%)	$17,331			$2,513			$14,817	9.3	3.1	435	18
530034903783	418	Cascade Public Schools	Public, Magnet, Charter	9-12	22419 Pacific Highway South	Des Moines	98198	King County	Why Not You Academy	Yes	Yes	No	No	(253) 271-8629	193	12	15.9	5.2%	12 (6.2%)	122 (63.2%)	38 (19.7%)	10 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.1%)	5 (2.6%)	$36,410			$3,844			$32,566	9.3	20.5	362	56
530540003763	419	Aspire Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	3302 Cedardale Rd #B300	Mount Vernon	98274	Skagit County	Mount Vernon School District	No	No	Yes	No	(360) 428-6216	147	8	19.1	70.7%	54 (36.7%)	1 (0.7%)	89 (60.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.0%)	$6,401			$578			$5,824	9.2	4.8	431	12
530063003917	420	Boistfort Online School	Public, Virtual, Alternative	3-12	983 Boistfort Road	Curtis	98538	Lewis County	Boistfort School District	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(360) 245-3343	240	0		1.3%	216 (90.0%)	3 (1.3%)	9 (3.8%)	5 (2.1%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	5 (2.1%)								8.7			(n/a)

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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:

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

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Virtual Schools: The Future of Online Education

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.