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)
530816002575	831	Explorer Academy	Public, Alternative	K-12	1723 Wolves Dr	Port Orchard	98366	Kitsap County	South Kitsap School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 443-3605	265	10	26.5	45.3%	174 (65.7%)	4 (1.5%)	32 (12.1%)	2 (0.8%)	4 (1.5%)	8 (3.0%)	38 (14.3%)	$13,000			$647			$12,353	29.3	42.1	661	170
530618000924	832	Garfield Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	325 Plymouth St NW	Olympia	98502	Thurston County	Olympia School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 596-6900	351	24	14.4	65.0%	189 (53.8%)	13 (3.7%)	63 (17.9%)	24 (6.8%)	5 (1.4%)	4 (1.1%)	51 (14.5%)	$20,885			$1,593			$19,292	29.3	34.4	770	62
530447000707	833	Olympic Elementary School	Public	K-5	1324 30th Avenue	Longview	98632	Cowlitz County	Longview School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 575-7084	354	25	14.4	80.5%	215 (60.7%)	3 (0.8%)	92 (26.0%)	8 (2.3%)	2 (0.6%)	8 (2.3%)	26 (7.3%)	$16,896			$1,963			$14,933	29.1	39.6	692	141
530315000501	834	Mcclure Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	811 W 2nd ST	Grandview	98930	Yakima County	Grandview School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 882-7100	531	34	15.6	89.8%	37 (7.0%)	0 (0.0%)	489 (92.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.9%)	$18,834			$2,278			$16,556	29	33.6	784	50
530579000857	835	Belfair Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	NE 22900 Hwy 3	Belfair	98528	Mason County	North Mason School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 277-2233	461	31	15	44.5%	291 (63.1%)	4 (0.9%)	113 (24.5%)	4 (0.9%)	3 (0.7%)	2 (0.4%)	44 (9.5%)	$18,466			$1,408			$17,058	28.9	26.6	880	45
530396000612	836	Cedar Valley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	26500 Timberlane Way SE	Covington	98042	King County	Kent School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 373-7649	258	22	11.9	49.6%	120 (46.5%)	17 (6.6%)	83 (32.2%)	12 (4.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (9.7%)	$25,197			$1,253			$23,944	28.8	22.3	944	108
530696001042	837	Waller Road Elementary	Public	K-6	6312 Waller Rd E	Tacoma	98443	Pierce County	Puyallup School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 841-8745	310	24	13.1	60.0%	147 (47.4%)	13 (4.2%)	69 (22.3%)	8 (2.6%)	20 (6.5%)	5 (1.6%)	47 (15.2%)	$18,346			$2,045			$16,300	28.8	14.3	1046	209
530393000608	838	Southgate Elementary School	Public	K-5	3121 West 19th Avenue	Kennewick	99337	Benton County	Kennewick School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 585-3380	440	30	14.7	67.0%	224 (50.9%)	20 (4.5%)	143 (32.5%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	45 (10.2%)	$17,411			$1,044			$16,367	28.8	32.2	799	39
530393001839	839	Cascade Elementary School	Public	K-5	505 South Highland Drive	Kennewick	99337	Benton County	Kennewick School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 585-3400	539	30	17.9	63.1%	286 (53.1%)	26 (4.8%)	192 (35.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	33 (6.1%)	$14,280			$641			$13,639	28.7	34.3	774	65
530240002089	840	Martha Lake Elementary	Public	K-6	17500 Larch Way	Lynnwood	98037	Snohomish County	Edmonds School District	No	No	No	Yes	(425) 431-7766	479	30	16.1	53.0%	143 (29.9%)	42 (8.8%)	157 (32.8%)	92 (19.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	41 (8.6%)	$18,235			$1,371			$16,864	28.6	40.1	686	154

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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

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

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.