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)
530033002523	21	Odyssey Multiage Program	Public	K-8	9530 NE High School Rd	Bainbridge Island	98110	Kitsap County	Bainbridge Island School District	No	No	No	No	(206) 780-1646	200	12	17	8.0%	161 (80.5%)	1 (0.5%)	12 (6.0%)	3 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (10.5%)	$14,970			$447			$14,523	97	92	93	72
530498000765	22	West Mercer Elementary	Public	K-5	4141 81st Ave SE	Mercer Island	98040	King County	Mercer Island School District	No	No	No	No	(206) 236-3430	422	23	18	6.6%	182 (43.1%)	8 (1.9%)	37 (8.8%)	135 (32.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (14.0%)	$17,209			$905			$16,303	96.9	97.3	23	1
530591002222	23	Fernwood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3933 Jewell RD	Bothell	98012	Snohomish County	Northshore School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 408-4500	757	48	15.7	4.1%	119 (15.7%)	14 (1.8%)	26 (3.4%)	560 (74.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (4.9%)	$15,229			$401			$14,828	96.6	97.5	19	4
530375000581	24	Sunny Hills Elementary	Public	K-5	3200 Issaquah-Pine Lake Rd SE	Sammamish	98075	King County	Issaquah School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 837-7400	559	34	16.3	9.7%	182 (32.6%)	12 (2.1%)	57 (10.2%)	246 (44.0%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (10.6%)	$17,213			$1,283			$15,930	96.5	97.3	21	3
530081003312	25	Grass Valley Elementary	Public	K-5	3000 NE Grass Valley Dr	Camas	98607	Clark County	Camas School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 833-5710	463	28	16.7	15.1%	271 (58.5%)	10 (2.2%)	54 (11.7%)	76 (16.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (11.0%)	$15,214			$530			$14,684	96.5	95	50	25
530498003566	26	Northwood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4030 86th Ave SE	Mercer Island	98040	King County	Mercer Island School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 841-8740	404	26	15.4	7.2%	167 (41.3%)	8 (2.0%)	30 (7.4%)	134 (33.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	63 (15.6%)	$20,272			$1,132			$19,140	96.4	91.9	96	70
530240002474	27	Maplewood Parent Coop	Public	K-8	8500 200th St SW	Edmonds	98026	Snohomish County	Edmonds School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 431-7515	469	29	16.2	16.2%	293 (62.5%)	56 (11.9%)	31 (6.6%)	58 (12.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	26 (5.5%)	$19,865			$1,037			$18,828	96.4	97.7	17	10
530804001332	28	Snoqualmie Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	755 Park St	Snoqualmie	98065	King County	Snoqualmie Valley School District	No	No	No	Yes	(425) 831-8050	482	36	13.5	15.4%	318 (66.0%)	14 (2.9%)	43 (8.9%)	70 (14.5%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (7.1%)	$19,891			$1,446			$18,445	96.4	96.1	37	9
530375002426	29	Discovery Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2300 228th Ave SE	Issaquah	98075	King County	Issaquah School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 837-4100	589	34	17.1	4.9%	137 (23.3%)	20 (3.4%)	42 (7.1%)	345 (58.6%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (7.3%)	$16,787			$1,190			$15,597	96.4	96	38	9
530978001720	30	Mountain Meadow Elementary	Public	1-5	11812 Mundy Loss Rd	Buckley	98321	Pierce County	White River School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 829-3356	416	21	19.8	21.9%	314 (75.5%)	7 (1.7%)	41 (9.9%)	12 (2.9%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (9.4%)	$13,921			$162			$13,758	96.3	95.5	44	14

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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

Public School Districts and Their Services: A Comprehensive Guide

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.