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)
530270001834	261	Mountain View High School	Public	9-12	1500 SE Blairmont Dr	Vancouver	98683	Clark County	Evergreen School District (Clark)	No	No	No	No	(360) 604-6100	1,589	74	21.5	53.3%	700 (44.1%)	59 (3.7%)	524 (33.0%)	113 (7.1%)	3 (0.2%)	39 (2.5%)	137 (8.6%)	$16,143			$1,424			$14,719	40.8	34.1	294	33
530570000842	262	North Beach Senior High School	Public	9-12	336 State Route 115	Ocean Shores	98569	Grays Harbor County	North Beach School District No. 64	No	No	No	No	(360) 289-3888	177	13	13.7	62.7%	112 (63.3%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (8.5%)	6 (3.4%)	14 (7.9%)	1 (0.6%)	28 (15.8%)	$19,948			$2,296			$17,652	40.6	36.9	282	20
530129000233	263	Chimacum Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	91 West Valley Rd	Chimacum	98325	Jefferson County	Chimacum School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 302-5900	258	14	18.1	54.7%	204 (79.1%)	3 (1.2%)	24 (9.3%)	5 (1.9%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	19 (7.4%)	$22,241			$2,528			$19,712	40.6	54.7	184	79
530123000223	264	Cheney High School	Public	9-12	460 N Sixth St	Cheney	99004	Spokane County	Cheney School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 559-4000	1,476	77	19.1	50.1%	1,043 (70.7%)	33 (2.2%)	193 (13.1%)	36 (2.4%)	26 (1.8%)	39 (2.6%)	104 (7.0%)	$14,524			$1,391			$13,133	40.6	34.7	290	26
530774001279	265	Sedro Woolley Senior High School	Public	9-12	1235 Third Street	Sedro Woolley	98284	Skagit County	Sedro-Woolley School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 855-3510	1,276	59	21.4	48.7%	866 (67.9%)	5 (0.4%)	310 (24.3%)	10 (0.8%)	21 (1.6%)	3 (0.2%)	60 (4.7%)	$18,992			$855			$18,137	40.5	38.3	277	12
530474000728	266	Manson High School	Public	9-12	1000 Totem Pole Rd	Manson	98831	Chelan County	Manson School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 687-9585	223	13	17.2	68.6%	79 (35.4%)	1 (0.4%)	138 (61.9%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	$17,945			$1,924			$16,021	40.2	48	225	41
530882001522	267	Tenino High School	Public	9-12	500 West Second Ave	Tenino	98589	Thurston County	Tenino School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 264-3500	375	23	16.1	46.4%	311 (82.9%)	2 (0.5%)	43 (11.5%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.5%)	$16,731			$829			$15,903	40.2	44.7	248	19
530747002267	268	Rochester High School	Public	9-12	19800 Carper Rd SW	Rochester	98579	Thurston County	Rochester School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 273-5534	600	34	17.8	51.0%	367 (61.2%)	1 (0.2%)	167 (27.8%)	4 (0.7%)	13 (2.2%)	2 (0.3%)	44 (7.3%)	$16,576			$1,546			$15,029	40.1	35.9	284	16
531017001719	269	Zillah High School	Public	9-12	1602 Second Avenue	Zillah	98953	Yakima County	Zillah School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 829-5565	427	22	19.2	71.0%	158 (37.0%)	2 (0.5%)	244 (57.1%)	2 (0.5%)	12 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.1%)	$15,158			$190			$14,968	39.9	33.2	299	30
530030002978	270	Auburn Mountainview High School	Public	9-12	28900 124th AVE SE	Auburn	98092	King County	Auburn School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 804-4539	1,581	75	20.9	62.6%	584 (36.9%)	154 (9.7%)	419 (26.5%)	237 (15.0%)	6 (0.4%)	51 (3.2%)	130 (8.2%)	$15,405			$886			$14,519	39.9	42	261	9

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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.