Best Elementary 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 1168)	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)
530423000681	271	Robert Frost Elementary	Public	K-5	11801 NE 140th	Kirkland	98034	King County	Lake Washington School District	No	No	No	Yes	(425) 936-2560	404	29	13.8	36.4%	179 (44.3%)	16 (4.0%)	119 (29.5%)	44 (10.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (10.9%)	$21,665			$975			$20,690	75.2	78.9	233	38
530267000410	272	View Ridge Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	202 Alder St.	Everett	98203	Snohomish County	Everett School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 385-5400	480	29	16.5	52.7%	247 (51.5%)	19 (4.0%)	92 (19.2%)	44 (9.2%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.3%)	67 (14.0%)	$20,402			$1,240			$19,162	75.1	70.2	324	52
530267000402	273	Jefferson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2500 Cadet Way	Everett	98208	Snohomish County	Everett School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 385-7400	489	32	15.4	47.4%	219 (44.8%)	19 (3.9%)	95 (19.4%)	102 (20.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	52 (10.6%)	$19,913			$1,225			$18,688	75.1	76.5	263	10
530270002877	274	Illahee Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	19401 SE 1st Street	Camas	98607	Clark County	Evergreen School District (Clark)	No	No	No	No	(360) 604-3350	407	27	15.1	27.3%	226 (55.5%)	5 (1.2%)	58 (14.3%)	67 (16.5%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.2%)	45 (11.1%)	$18,194			$2,208			$15,986	75	78	245	29
530000100383	275	Westwood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	21200 SE 416th	Enumclaw	98022	King County	Enumclaw School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 802-7620	400	24	16.5	25.0%	259 (64.8%)	4 (1.0%)	73 (18.3%)	36 (9.0%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.8%)	$16,501			$768			$15,733	74.9	55.2	482	207
530861001886	276	Victor Falls Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	11401 188th Ave Ct. E	Bonney Lake	98391	Pierce County	Sumner-Bonney Lake School District	No	No	No	No	(253) 891-4700	529	30	17.5	27.0%	350 (66.2%)	12 (2.3%)	82 (15.5%)	16 (3.0%)	4 (0.8%)	4 (0.8%)	61 (11.5%)	$14,505			$480			$14,025	74.8	74.4	282	6
530696001044	277	Woodland Elementary	Public	K-6	7707 112th St E	Puyallup	98373	Pierce County	Puyallup School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 841-8747	571	33	17.2	48.5%	281 (49.2%)	21 (3.7%)	118 (20.7%)	34 (6.0%)	3 (0.5%)	22 (3.9%)	91 (15.9%)	$17,247			$1,219			$16,028	74.6	71.8	306	29
530576001627	278	Richard Gordon Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	26331 Barber Cut Off Rd NE	Kingston	98346	Kitsap County	North Kitsap School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 396-3800	404	24	16.7	39.9%	280 (69.3%)	3 (0.7%)	57 (14.1%)	8 (2.0%)	6 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (12.4%)	$17,458			$1,569			$15,890	74.4	66.4	361	83
530669003760	279	Pioneer Elementary School	Public, Magnet	K-5	8402 Skansie Ave	Gig Harbor	98332	Pierce County	Peninsula School District	No	Yes	No	No	(253) 530-3500	506	29	17.5	13.4%	395 (78.1%)	2 (0.4%)	39 (7.7%)	16 (3.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (10.5%)	$16,658			$386			$16,272	74.3	81.4	206	73
530792001309	280	Lake Forest Park Elementary	Public	K-5	18500 37th Avenue N.E.	Lake Forest Park	98155	King County	Shoreline School District	No	No	No	No	(206) 393-4130	426	25	16.9	28.6%	251 (58.9%)	27 (6.3%)	43 (10.1%)	46 (10.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	57 (13.4%)	$18,358			$955			$17,403	74.1	78.4	239	41

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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:

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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.