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)
530732001098	281	Lewis & Clark Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	415 Jadwin	Richland	99352	Benton County	Richland School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 967-6275	486	30	16.3	67.5%	280 (57.6%)	10 (2.1%)	128 (26.3%)	26 (5.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (8.4%)	$18,207			$1,537			$16,670	74	70.3	322	41
530978001661	282	Elk Ridge Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	340 White River Park Rd	Buckley	98321	Pierce County	White River School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 829-3354	595	33	17.9	29.6%	460 (77.3%)	5 (0.8%)	63 (10.6%)	7 (1.2%)	6 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	53 (8.9%)	$15,224			$726			$14,498	73.9	73.3	293	11
530816001356	283	South Colby Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3281 Banner Road SE	Port Orchard	98366	Kitsap County	South Kitsap School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 443-3000	290	19	14.8	32.1%	208 (71.7%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (12.1%)	4 (1.4%)	2 (0.7%)	4 (1.4%)	36 (12.4%)	$19,771			$1,533			$18,239	73.5	70.1	325	42
530723002721	284	H.O.M.E. Program	Public, Alternative	K-12	2607 Jones Ave S	Renton	98055	King County	Renton School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 204-2520	137	5	28.8	24.1%	103 (75.2%)	5 (3.6%)	9 (6.6%)	7 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (8.8%)	$14,711			$650			$14,061	73.3	92.3	89	195
530591000895	285	Westhill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	19515 88 Av NE	Bothell	98011	King County	Northshore School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 408-5500	399	31	12.8	17.5%	211 (52.9%)	13 (3.3%)	60 (15.0%)	79 (19.8%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (8.3%)	$19,578			$440			$19,138	73.2	75.1	273	12
530696000691	286	Shaw Road Elementary	Public	K-6	1106 Shaw Rd	Puyallup	98372	Pierce County	Puyallup School District	No	No	No	No	(253) 841-8675	636	38	16.5	31.1%	366 (57.5%)	29 (4.6%)	92 (14.5%)	49 (7.7%)	4 (0.6%)	9 (1.4%)	87 (13.7%)	$17,937			$1,056			$16,881	73.1	77.1	255	31
530009000179	287	Almira Elementary School	Public	K-8	310 S 3rd St	Almira	99103	Lincoln County	Almira School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 639-2414	144	11	13.4	42.4%	122 (84.7%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (6.9%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (7.6%)	$29,054			$906			$28,148	73	76.1	265	22
530696002340	288	Frank Brouillet Elementary	Public	K-6	17207 94th Ave E	Puyallup	98375	Pierce County	Puyallup School District	No	No	No	No	(253) 841-8670	552	31	17.6	39.9%	272 (49.3%)	43 (7.8%)	95 (17.2%)	28 (5.1%)	2 (0.4%)	30 (5.4%)	82 (14.9%)	$17,468			$1,757			$15,711	72.9	64	385	97
530825001379	289	Hamblen Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	2121 E Thurston Ave	Spokane	99203	Spokane County	Spokane School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 354-2900	515	36	14.2	38.1%	402 (78.1%)	10 (1.9%)	52 (10.1%)	3 (0.6%)	6 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (8.2%)	$16,220			$2,065			$14,155	72.8	74.2	285	4
530042000103	290	Columbia Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2508 Utter St	Bellingham	98225	Whatcom County	Bellingham School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 676-6413	231	16	14.2	25.5%	190 (82.3%)	2 (0.9%)	23 (10.0%)	4 (1.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.8%)	$21,605			$1,274			$20,331	72.7	68.3	341	51

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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:

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

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.