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)
530771001149	331	Chief Sealth International High School	Public	9-12	2600 SW Thistle	Seattle	98126	King County	Seattle School District No. 1	No	No	No	No	(206) 252-8550	1,289	67	19.3	62.8%	295 (22.9%)	293 (22.7%)	374 (29.0%)	173 (13.4%)	12 (0.9%)	19 (1.5%)	109 (8.5%)	$21,426			$1,494			$19,933	27.2	34.8	289	42
530426002117	332	Lakewood High School	Public	9-12	17023 11th Ave NE	Arlington	98223	Snohomish County	Lakewood School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 652-4505	850	34	25.3	42.2%	474 (55.8%)	21 (2.5%)	198 (23.3%)	20 (2.4%)	15 (1.8%)	17 (2.0%)	96 (11.3%)	$15,358			$534			$14,824	27	29.1	313	19
530802002068	333	AIM High School	Public, Virtual	9-12	525 13th St	Snohomish	98290	Snohomish County	Snohomish School District	No	No	Yes	No	(360) 563-3401	146	7	20.8	39.7%	109 (74.7%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (15.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (6.8%)	$23,561			$864			$22,698	26.9	21.5	353	20
530261000386	334	Ephrata High School	Public	9-12	333 4th Ave NW	Ephrata	98823	Grant County	Ephrata School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 754-5285	882	42	21.1	60.2%	479 (54.3%)	13 (1.5%)	339 (38.4%)	11 (1.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (4.4%)	$15,640			$644			$14,997	26.9	37	281	53
530657003292	335	Chiawana Senior High School	Public	8-12	8125 W Argent Rd	Pasco	99301	Franklin County	Pasco School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 543-6786	2,999	149	20.1	67.1%	761 (25.4%)	31 (1.0%)	2,037 (67.9%)	51 (1.7%)	14 (0.5%)	3 (0.1%)	93 (3.1%)	$15,757			$1,934			$13,822	26.8	25.7	330	5
530459000718	336	Lyle High School	Public	9-12	625 Keasey Avenue	Lyle	98635	Klickitat County	Lyle School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 365-2211	67	4	15	74.6%	44 (65.7%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (14.9%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (11.9%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (7.5%)	$23,290			$2,052			$21,238	26.5			(n/a)
530069000149	337	Brewster High School	Public	9-12	503 S. 7th St.	Brewster	98812	Okanogan County	Brewster School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 689-3449	300	15	19.8	89.0%	38 (12.7%)	0 (0.0%)	257 (85.7%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	$18,130			$3,952			$14,177	26.4	21.7	352	15
530708001055	338	Quincy High School	Public	9-12	403 Jackrabbit Street NE	Quincy	98844	Okanogan County	Quincy School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 787-3501	895	47	18.8	87.5%	95 (10.6%)	1 (0.1%)	790 (88.3%)	4 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	$17,380			$1,869			$15,511	26	21.2	356	18
530699001045	339	Quilcene High And Elementary	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	294715 Highway 101	Quilcene	98376	Jefferson County	Quilcene School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 765-3363	230	18	13	64.8%	171 (74.3%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (10.4%)	3 (1.3%)	7 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (10.4%)	$27,669			$2,001			$25,668	25.6	45	241	98
530732003810	340	Pacific Crest Online Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	6972 Keene Road	West Richland	99353	Benton County	Richland School District	No	No	Yes	No	(509) 967-6245	312	21	15	59.6%	191 (61.2%)	5 (1.6%)	98 (31.4%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.8%)	$4,631			$302			$4,329	25.1	23	342	2

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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:

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

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.