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)
530123003413	591	Phil Snowdon Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6323 S Holly Rd	Cheney	99004	Spokane County	Cheney School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 559-4200	549	32	17	50.3%	404 (73.6%)	8 (1.5%)	70 (12.8%)	16 (2.9%)	6 (1.1%)	7 (1.3%)	37 (6.7%)	$15,137			$751			$14,386	47.6	46.1	605	14
530270003731	592	Emerald Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4000 NE 164th St	Vancouver	98682	Clark County	Evergreen School District (Clark)	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 604-6750	465	29	16.2	44.9%	256 (55.1%)	19 (4.1%)	89 (19.1%)	31 (6.7%)	5 (1.1%)	12 (2.6%)	53 (11.4%)	$17,573			$1,375			$16,198	47.4	26.8	877	285
530417000650	593	La Center Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	700 East 4th Street	La Center	98629	Clark County	La Center School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 263-2134	790	46	17	30.5%	651 (82.4%)	4 (0.5%)	85 (10.8%)	8 (1.0%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.6%)	29 (3.7%)	$15,386			$802			$14,584	47.3	47.8	583	10
530288002875	594	Hedden Elementary School	Public	3-5	11313 8th St E	Edgewood	98372	Pierce County	Fife School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 517-1500	436	25	17.7	49.8%	224 (51.4%)	40 (9.2%)	95 (21.8%)	37 (8.5%)	2 (0.5%)	13 (3.0%)	25 (5.7%)	$16,396			$1,224			$15,172	47.2	58.4	462	132
530030002277	595	Hazelwood Elementary School	Public	K-5	11815 SE 304th St	Auburn	98092	King County	Auburn School District	No	No	No	No	(253) 931-4740	516	33	15.7	51.7%	186 (36.0%)	34 (6.6%)	143 (27.7%)	98 (19.0%)	3 (0.6%)	7 (1.4%)	45 (8.7%)	$17,597			$656			$16,942	47.1	53.3	502	93
530687001009	596	Prescott Elementary School	Public	K-5	207 South A St	Prescott	99348	Walla Walla County	Prescott School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 849-2215	125	11	11.3	71.2%	36 (28.8%)	0 (0.0%)	87 (69.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.6%)	$24,869			$2,850			$22,019	47.1	40.3	682	86
530771002231	597	Orca K-8 School	Public	K-8	5215 46 Ave S	Seattle	98118	King County	Seattle School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(206) 252-6900	398	27	14.7	44.2%	146 (36.7%)	127 (31.9%)	50 (12.6%)	25 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (11.3%)	$20,649			$1,976			$18,673	46.9	48.8	564	33
530594000905	598	Olympic View Elementary	Public	K-4	380 NE Regatta Dr.	Oak Harbor	98277	Island County	Oak Harbor School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 279-5150	443	33	13.2	63.7%	200 (45.1%)	32 (7.2%)	113 (25.5%)	22 (5.0%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.4%)	69 (15.6%)	$21,412			$1,990			$19,422	46.7	46.6	599	1
530270003159	599	York Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	9301 NE 152nd Avenue	Vancouver	98682	Clark County	Evergreen School District (Clark)	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 604-3975	368	26	14.2	46.7%	235 (63.9%)	8 (2.2%)	69 (18.8%)	17 (4.6%)	1 (0.3%)	8 (2.2%)	29 (7.9%)	$19,617			$2,827			$16,791	46.7	44	631	32
530038000055	600	Pleasant Valley Primary	Public	PK, KG-4	14320 NE 50th Ave	Vancouver	98686	Clark County	Battle Ground School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 885-5550	556	36	15.6	42.4%	371 (66.7%)	17 (3.1%)	93 (16.7%)	21 (3.8%)	2 (0.4%)	8 (1.4%)	44 (7.9%)	$16,789			$1,687			$15,102	46.7	41.3	668	68

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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:

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

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.