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)
530034303611	81	Summit Public School: Atlas	Public, Charter	6-12	9601 35th Avenue SW	Seattle	98126	King County	Summit Public School: Atlas	Yes	No	No	Yes	(206) 307-7645	458	30	15.2	41.0%	187 (40.8%)	111 (24.2%)	59 (12.9%)	22 (4.8%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (13.1%)	$19,077			$3,153			$15,924	75.3	73.3	98	17
530357002938	82	Hockinson High School	Public	9-12	16819 NE 159 St	Brush Prairie	98606	Clark County	Hockinson School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 448-6450	664	29	22.6	21.8%	535 (80.6%)	9 (1.4%)	54 (8.1%)	16 (2.4%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.6%)	44 (6.6%)	$13,765			$920			$12,844	74.8	89.6	35	47
530721001063	83	Reardan Middle-Senior High School	Public	6-12	215 E Spokane	Reardan	99029	Lincoln County	Reardan-Edwall School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 796-2701	323	19	16.9	48.0%	267 (82.7%)	2 (0.6%)	18 (5.6%)	1 (0.3%)	15 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.9%)	$16,080			$1,348			$14,732	74.5	69.9	108	25
530240002673	84	Edmonds Woodway High School	Public	9-12	7600 212th Street SW	Edmonds	98026	Snohomish County	Edmonds School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 431-7900	1,547	71	21.8	35.4%	761 (49.2%)	123 (8.0%)	377 (24.4%)	192 (12.4%)	6 (0.4%)	15 (1.0%)	61 (3.9%)	$17,263			$992			$16,271	74.2	75.8	83	1
530927001557	85	Columbia River High	Public	9-12	800 NW 99th St	Vancouver	98665	Clark County	Vancouver School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 313-3900	1,134	55	20.6	31.9%	755 (66.6%)	20 (1.8%)	184 (16.2%)	47 (4.1%)	7 (0.6%)	8 (0.7%)	113 (10.0%)	$17,138			$2,699			$14,440	74.1	72	102	17
530420000653	86	Lake Stevens Senior High School	Public	10-12	2908 113th Ave NE	Lake Stevens	98258	Snohomish County	Lake Stevens School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 335-1515	2,140	91	23.5	31.0%	1,370 (64.0%)	59 (2.8%)	346 (16.2%)	123 (5.7%)	10 (0.5%)	10 (0.5%)	222 (10.4%)	$15,123			$1,028			$14,095	74	70.8	106	20
530033003110	87	Eagle Harbor High School	Public	9-12	9530 NE High School Rd	Bainbridge Island	98110	Kitsap County	Bainbridge Island School District	No	No	No	No	(206) 780-1387	95	6	15.1	27.4%	73 (76.8%)	1 (1.1%)	10 (10.5%)	4 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.1%)	6 (6.3%)	$17,542			$749			$16,793	73.8	68.2	114	27
530861001446	88	Sumner High School	Public	9-12	1707 Main St	Sumner	98390	Pierce County	Sumner-Bonney Lake School District	No	No	No	No	(253) 891-5500	1,728	78	22.1	31.7%	1,137 (65.8%)	26 (1.5%)	327 (18.9%)	50 (2.9%)	15 (0.9%)	12 (0.7%)	160 (9.3%)	$14,459			$293			$14,166	73.6	76	82	6
530669001793	89	Gig Harbor High	Public	9-12	5101 Rosedale St NW	Gig Harbor	98335	Pierce County	Peninsula School District	No	No	No	No	(253) 530-1400	1,435	59	24.3	14.8%	1,112 (77.5%)	15 (1.0%)	136 (9.5%)	23 (1.6%)	3 (0.2%)	3 (0.2%)	137 (9.5%)	$15,353			$269			$15,083	73.1	61.1	155	66
530870001502	90	Stadium High School	Public	9-12	111 N E St	Tacoma	98403	Pierce County	Tacoma School District	No	No	No	No	(253) 571-3100	1,571	67	23.3	36.0%	747 (47.5%)	132 (8.4%)	299 (19.0%)	149 (9.5%)	9 (0.6%)	25 (1.6%)	203 (12.9%)	$15,761			$2,055			$13,706	73.1	73.6	97	7

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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:

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

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

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.