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)
530900001536	551	Touchet Elementary & High School	Public, Alternative	K-12	90 Champion Street	Touchet	99360	Walla Walla County	Touchet School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 394-2352	204	20	10.2	59.8%	110 (53.9%)	0 (0.0%)	87 (42.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.9%)	$22,375			$849			$21,526	50.9	50.6	535	16
530870001506	552	Skyline Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6301 N. 23rd St	Tacoma	98406	Pierce County	Tacoma School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 571-7800	326	22	14.9	48.5%	170 (52.1%)	36 (11.0%)	42 (12.9%)	11 (3.4%)	2 (0.6%)	6 (1.8%)	59 (18.1%)	$21,775			$1,542			$20,232	50.8	44.5	620	68
530696003192	553	Emma L Carson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	8615 184th St E	Puyallup	98375	Pierce County	Puyallup School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 840-8808	738	39	19.1	46.3%	283 (38.3%)	84 (11.4%)	155 (21.0%)	54 (7.3%)	2 (0.3%)	40 (5.4%)	120 (16.3%)	$15,342			$1,380			$13,962	50.8	39	705	152
530354000528	554	Gregory Heights Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	16216 19th Ave SW	Burien	98166	King County	Highline School District	No	No	No	Yes	(206) 631-3800	452	25	17.8	49.6%	158 (35.0%)	18 (4.0%)	185 (40.9%)	23 (5.1%)	2 (0.4%)	9 (2.0%)	56 (12.4%)	$19,553			$2,673			$16,881	50.7	35.2	753	199
530597000907	555	Oakesdale Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	First & McCoy Streets	Oakesdale	99158	Whitman County	Oakesdale School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 285-5296	74	5	14.5	43.2%	67 (90.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.7%)	1 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (5.4%)	$22,120			$731			$21,388	50.6	34.4	771	216
530030001744	556	Lake View Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	16401 SE 318th St	Auburn	98092	King County	Auburn School District	No	No	No	No	(253) 931-4830	407	26	15.6	45.7%	238 (58.5%)	18 (4.4%)	91 (22.4%)	18 (4.4%)	8 (2.0%)	11 (2.7%)	23 (5.7%)	$19,829			$849			$18,980	50.6	54	497	59
530910002381	557	Tumwater Hill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3120 Ridgeview St SW	Tumwater	98512	Thurston County	Tumwater School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 709-7300	370	23	16.1	35.4%	206 (55.7%)	12 (3.2%)	70 (18.9%)	26 (7.0%)	6 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (13.0%)	$16,330			$1,133			$15,197	50.3	41.3	669	112
530834003011	558	Saratoga School	Public, Alternative	K-12	7600 272nd St NW	Stanwood	98292	Snohomish County	Stanwood-Camano School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 629-1372	209	6	33.7	26.8%	171 (81.8%)	2 (1.0%)	21 (10.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.4%)	2 (1.0%)	10 (4.8%)	$9,922			$738			$9,184	50.2	44.7	619	61
530486000738	559	Pinewood Elementary	Public	K-5	8600 52nd Ave NE	Marysville	98270	Snohomish County	Marysville School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 965-1300	461	26	17.5	56.0%	240 (52.1%)	11 (2.4%)	138 (29.9%)	24 (5.2%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	43 (9.3%)	$18,542			$1,201			$17,340	50.2	48.4	571	12
530030000029	560	Alpac Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	310 Milwaukee Blvd N	Pacific	98047	King County	Auburn School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 931-4976	636	38	16.5	67.0%	198 (31.1%)	31 (4.9%)	232 (36.5%)	84 (13.2%)	5 (0.8%)	27 (4.2%)	59 (9.3%)	$16,655			$1,238			$15,417	50.1	42.8	655	95

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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.