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)
530516000780	121	Montesano Junior-Senior High	Public	7-12	303 North Church	Montesano	98563	Grays Harbor County	Montesano School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 249-4041	694	36	19.3	36.3%	534 (76.9%)	2 (0.3%)	76 (11.0%)	12 (1.7%)	14 (2.0%)	2 (0.3%)	54 (7.8%)	$16,251			$1,100			$15,151	66.8	64	142	21
530567000839	122	Nooksack Valley High School	Public	7-12	3326 East Badger Road	Everson	98247	Whatcom County	Nooksack Valley School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 966-0106	507	29	17.3	58.8%	271 (53.5%)	1 (0.2%)	195 (38.5%)	7 (1.4%)	12 (2.4%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (3.9%)	$17,853			$1,341			$16,512	66.2	60.1	161	39
530612000916	123	Odessa High School	Public	7-12	311 South First Street	Odessa	99159	Lincoln County	Odessa School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 982-2111	112	9	12.3	56.3%	96 (85.7%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (11.6%)	2 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	$22,732			$1,991			$20,741	65.7	54	186	63
530039003883	124	Bellevue Digital Discovery	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	12011 NE 1st Street	Bellevue	98005	King County	Bellevue School District	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(425) 456-4045	143	0		10.5%	47 (32.9%)	14 (9.8%)	19 (13.3%)	37 (25.9%)	1 (0.7%)	1 (0.7%)	24 (16.8%)								65.7	85.5	50	74
530240000352	125	Meadowdale High School	Public	9-12	6002 168th St SW	Lynnwood	98037	Snohomish County	Edmonds School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 431-7650	1,512	70	21.5	41.7%	685 (45.3%)	173 (11.4%)	377 (24.9%)	198 (13.1%)	5 (0.3%)	21 (1.4%)	46 (3.0%)	$16,269			$800			$15,469	65.1	64.9	136	11
530630000945	126	Orcas Island High School	Public	9-12	715 School Rd	Eastsound	98245	San Juan County	Orcas Island School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 376-2287	152	12	12.7	49.3%	103 (67.8%)	2 (1.3%)	33 (21.7%)	1 (0.7%)	2 (1.3%)	1 (0.7%)	10 (6.6%)	$20,788			$644			$20,145	64.9	49.9	211	85
530201000303	127	Davenport Senior High School	Public	6-12	801 7th Street	Davenport	99122	Lincoln County	Davenport School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 725-4021	314	21	14.8	50.3%	280 (89.2%)	2 (0.6%)	11 (3.5%)	4 (1.3%)	6 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.5%)	$17,700			$1,213			$16,487	64.9	66.4	127
530960001628	128	Waterville High School	Public	5-12	200 E BIRCH St.	Waterville	98858	Douglas County	Waterville School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 745-8583	116	10	11.2	56.0%	78 (67.2%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (26.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.4%)	$24,564			$2,048			$22,517	64.7	72.7	100	28
530297000485	129	Freeman High School	Public	9-12	S 14626 Jackson	Rockford	99030	Spokane County	Freeman School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 291-3721	291	17	16.7	22.3%	265 (91.1%)	3 (1.0%)	13 (4.5%)	4 (1.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.7%)	$15,362			$431			$14,931	64.4	77.1	75	54
530033403510	130	Summit Public School: Sierra	Public, Charter	9-12	1025 S King St	Seattle	98104	King County	Summit Public School: Sierra	Yes	No	No	Yes	(206) 453-2520	235	17	13.8	35.7%	89 (37.9%)	72 (30.6%)	28 (11.9%)	8 (3.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (11.9%)	$17,414			$2,459			$14,954	64.2	42.2	260	130

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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:

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

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.