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)
530240002292	381	Terrace Park Elementary	Public	K-6	5409 228th St SW	Mountlake Terrace	98043	Snohomish County	Edmonds School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 431-7482	292	30	9.8	30.8%	149 (51.0%)	15 (5.1%)	49 (16.8%)	42 (14.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.7%)	31 (10.6%)	$32,056			$1,129			$30,927	65.2	67.7	350	31
530618000934	382	Roosevelt Elementary School	Public	K-5	1417 San Francisco Ave NE	Olympia	98506	Thurston County	Olympia School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 596-6700	382	29	13	41.1%	246 (64.4%)	9 (2.4%)	58 (15.2%)	20 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	45 (11.8%)	$18,045			$1,579			$16,466	65.2	58.7	459	77
530723001075	383	Kennydale Elementary School	Public	K-5	1700 NE 28th St	Renton	98056	King County	Renton School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 204-4700	568	33	17.1	35.7%	152 (26.8%)	43 (7.6%)	139 (24.5%)	154 (27.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	77 (13.6%)	$17,358			$1,117			$16,241	65.1	72.8	298	85
530567002699	384	Nooksack Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3333 Breckenridge Rd.	Everson	98247	Whatcom County	Nooksack Valley School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 966-3321	354	27	13.1	59.3%	242 (68.4%)	3 (0.8%)	101 (28.5%)	3 (0.8%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	$18,956			$1,287			$17,669	65	55.2	481	97
530855001438	385	Sultan Elementary School	Public	K-5	501 Date St.	Sultan	98294	Snohomish County	Sultan School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 793-9830	624	39	15.8	49.2%	405 (64.9%)	14 (2.2%)	119 (19.1%)	38 (6.1%)	3 (0.5%)	4 (0.6%)	41 (6.6%)	$18,223			$1,421			$16,802	65	63.4	392	7
530771001228	386	Olympic Hills Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	13018 20 Av NE	Seattle	98125	King County	Seattle School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(206) 252-4300	499	36	13.8	55.3%	174 (34.9%)	112 (22.4%)	123 (24.6%)	40 (8.0%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	44 (8.8%)	$25,531			$2,765			$22,766	64.8	47.6	588	202
530732001090	387	Badger Mountain Elementary	Public	K-5	1515 Elementary Street	Richland	99352	Benton County	Richland School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 967-6225	569	33	17.2	39.2%	377 (66.3%)	7 (1.2%)	136 (23.9%)	16 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	30 (5.3%)	$17,245			$941			$16,304	64.8	64.3	382	5
530771001176	388	Green Lake Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2400 N 65 St	Seattle	98103	King County	Seattle School District No. 1	No	No	No	No	(206) 252-5320	328	25	13.3	23.2%	183 (55.8%)	31 (9.5%)	27 (8.2%)	28 (8.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	55 (16.8%)	$24,210			$2,485			$21,725	64.7	70.1	327	61
530576001626	389	Vinland Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	22104 Rhododendron Ln NW	Poulsbo	98370	Kitsap County	North Kitsap School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 396-3600	523	33	15.8	33.8%	326 (62.3%)	5 (1.0%)	121 (23.1%)	22 (4.2%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	46 (8.8%)	$17,024			$1,474			$15,550	64.7	68.6	339	50
530771001135	390	Arbor Heights Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3701 SW 104th Street	Seattle	98146	King County	Seattle School District No. 1	No	No	No	No	(206) 252-9250	512	35	14.5	20.9%	325 (63.5%)	16 (3.1%)	81 (15.8%)	25 (4.9%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	62 (12.1%)	$22,060			$1,516			$20,544	64.6	61.4	419	29

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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:

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

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.