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)
530549000827	271	Napavine Junior Senior High School	Public	7-12	404 4th Ave NE	Napavine	98565	Lewis County	Napavine School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 262-3301	425	21	19.8	46.6%	329 (77.4%)	2 (0.5%)	63 (14.8%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	25 (5.9%)	$14,368			$1,130			$13,237	39.7	58.5	169	102
530033903495	272	PRIDE Prep School	Public, Magnet, Charter	6-12	811 E. Sprague	Spokane	99202	Spokane County	PRIDE Prep Charter School District	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	(509) 389-4848	504	32	15.7	61.3%	336 (66.7%)	10 (2.0%)	82 (16.3%)	5 (1.0%)	4 (0.8%)	2 (0.4%)	62 (12.3%)	$28,096			$2,231			$25,866	39.6	49.1	214	58
530189000295	273	Curlew Elementary & High School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	47 Curlew School Rd	Curlew	99118	Ferry County	Curlew School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 779-4931	216	16	13.9	65.7%	161 (74.5%)	4 (1.9%)	25 (11.6%)	6 (2.8%)	2 (0.9%)	1 (0.5%)	17 (7.9%)	$19,675			$1,894			$17,781	39.1	62.7	146	127
530669002463	274	Henderson Bay Alt High School	Public, Virtual	9-12	14015 62nd Ave NW	Gig Harbor	98332	Pierce County	Peninsula School District	No	No	Yes	No	(253) 530-1700	110	12	9.1	51.8%	73 (66.4%)	1 (0.9%)	15 (13.6%)	1 (0.9%)	2 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (15.5%)	$60,620			$35,366			$25,254	38.3	15.4	396	122
530084000165	275	Neah Bay Junior/ Senior High School	Public	6-12	3560 Deer Street	Neah Bay	98357	Clallam County	Cape Flattery School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 645-2221	189	16	11.8	85.2%	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (17.5%)	0 (0.0%)	120 (63.5%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (18.5%)	$31,473			$4,325			$27,149	38.1	26.7	324	49
530645000953	276	Orting High School	Public	9-12	320 Washington Avenue North	Orting	98360	Pierce County	Orting School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 893-2246	864	39	22	30.7%	591 (68.4%)	22 (2.5%)	135 (15.6%)	17 (2.0%)	4 (0.5%)	5 (0.6%)	86 (10.0%)	$15,210			$897			$14,313	38.1	42.7	257	19
530870003891	277	Tacoma Online High School	Public, Virtual	9-12	6501 N.23rd St.	Tacoma	98406	Pierce County	Tacoma School District	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(253) 571-1545	493	25	20.1	65.5%	173 (35.1%)	87 (17.6%)	108 (21.9%)	22 (4.5%)	7 (1.4%)	22 (4.5%)	71 (14.4%)								37.9	46.2	232	45
530870001513	278	Dr. Dolores Silas High School	Public	9-12	1202 N Orchard St	Tacoma	98406	Pierce County	Tacoma School District	No	No	No	No	(253) 571-6000	1,114	48	23	44.9%	591 (53.1%)	121 (10.9%)	146 (13.1%)	77 (6.9%)	8 (0.7%)	11 (1.0%)	150 (13.5%)	$17,246			$1,696			$15,550	37.6	37.6	279	1
530396002570	279	Kentlake High School	Public	9-12	21401 SE Falcon Way	Kent	98042	King County	Kent School District	No	No	No	No	(253) 373-4900	1,440	68	21.2	53.9%	619 (43.0%)	147 (10.2%)	318 (22.1%)	194 (13.5%)	4 (0.3%)	21 (1.5%)	132 (9.2%)	$15,840			$490			$15,350	37.2	50.4	208	71
530609000914	280	Ocosta Junior - Senior High	Public	7-12	2580 S Montesano St	Westport	98595	Grays Harbor County	Ocosta School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 268-9125	243	16	14.8	61.7%	141 (58.0%)	1 (0.4%)	65 (26.7%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (11.1%)	$20,793			$3,084			$17,709	37.1	20.5	363	83

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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.

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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.