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)
530561003802	391	Newport Home Link	Public, Alternative	K-12	1302 W. 5th St.	Newport	99156	Pend Oreille County	Newport School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 447-3167	132	4	37.7	62.1%	117 (88.6%)	1 (0.8%)	13 (9.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	$5,089			$1,845			$3,245	15.4	53.6	190	201
530354000531	392	Highline High School	Public	9-12	225 S 152nd St	Burien	98148	King County	Highline School District	No	No	No	Yes	(206) 631-6700	1,408	69	20.4	69.7%	149 (10.6%)	119 (8.5%)	772 (54.8%)	226 (16.1%)	10 (0.7%)	38 (2.7%)	81 (5.8%)	$19,512			$1,642			$17,870	15.3	21.2	355	37
530483000730	393	Mary Walker High School	Public	9-12	500 N 4th St	Springdale	99173	Stevens County	Mary Walker School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 258-4533	148	9	17.4	66.2%	94 (63.5%)	1 (0.7%)	19 (12.8%)	1 (0.7%)	11 (7.4%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (14.9%)	$15,968			$302			$15,666	15.2	30.9	307	86
530870001488	394	Mount Tahoma High School	Public	9-12	4634 S 74th Street	Tacoma	98409	Pierce County	Tacoma School District	No	No	No	No	(253) 571-3852	1,416	70	20.2	75.9%	238 (16.8%)	201 (14.2%)	439 (31.0%)	243 (17.2%)	2 (0.1%)	97 (6.9%)	191 (13.5%)	$17,020			$2,111			$14,909	15.2	14.8	399	5
530657000969	395	Pasco Senior High School	Public	9-12	1108 N 10th Avenue	Pasco	99301	Franklin County	Pasco School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 547-5581	2,515	128	19.6	77.7%	314 (12.5%)	14 (0.6%)	2,093 (83.2%)	17 (0.7%)	3 (0.1%)	4 (0.2%)	62 (2.5%)	$15,942			$1,995			$13,947	15	14.4	402	7
530108003622	396	Barker Creek Community School	Public, Alternative	K-12	1400 McWilliams Road	Bremerton	98311	Kitsap County	Central Kitsap School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 662-2570	529	13	41.3	50.1%	342 (64.7%)	8 (1.5%)	67 (12.7%)	11 (2.1%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.8%)	91 (17.2%)	$11,325			$382			$10,944	15	13	409	13
530032803493	397	Chief Kitsap Academy	Public, Magnet, Alternative	K-12	15838 Sandy Hook Rd	Poulsbo	98370	Kitsap County	Suquamish Tribal Education Department	No	Yes	No	Yes	(360) 394-8566	78	11	7	60.3%	7 (9.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (7.7%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (43.6%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (39.7%)	$24,085			$1,213			$22,872	14.9			(n/a)
530987001673	398	Willapa Valley Middle-High	Public	6-12	22 Viking Way	Raymond	98561	Pacific County	Willapa Valley School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 942-2006	186	14	13.2	39.8%	151 (81.2%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (9.7%)	2 (1.1%)	3 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (6.5%)	$19,065			$2,277			$16,787	14.6	50.6	204	194
530282000434	399	Decatur High School	Public	9-12	2800 SW 320th St	Federal Way	98023	King County	Federal Way School District	No	No	No	No	(253) 945-5200	1,354	64	21	64.0%	318 (23.5%)	177 (13.1%)	442 (32.6%)	139 (10.3%)	6 (0.4%)	94 (6.9%)	166 (12.3%)	$19,222			$2,365			$16,858	14.4	21.9	349	50
530240002205	400	Edmonds eLearning Academy	Public, Virtual	9-12	7501 208th St SW	Lynnwood	98036	Snohomish County	Edmonds School District	No	No	Yes	No	(425) 431-7298	259	14	18.5	53.7%	110 (42.5%)	30 (11.6%)	74 (28.6%)	25 (9.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	11 (4.2%)	$15,483			$2,186			$13,296	14.2	38.5	275	125

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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.