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)
530645002813	851	Ptarmigan Ridge Elementary School	Public	K-5	805 Old Pioneer Way NW	Orting	98360	Pierce County	Orting School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 893-0595	665	38	17.3	34.6%	450 (67.7%)	22 (3.3%)	104 (15.6%)	12 (1.8%)	6 (0.9%)	7 (1.1%)	64 (9.6%)	$17,196			$1,745			$15,452	28	43.5	638	213
530351000517	852	Tieton Elementary School	Public	3-5	711 Franklin Rd	Tieton	98947	Yakima County	Highland School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 678-8700	238	11	21.3	89.1%	51 (21.4%)	0 (0.0%)	186 (78.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$16,127			$2,723			$13,405	27.9	25.9	897	45
530141000251	853	Custer Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	7801 Steilacoom Blvd SW	Lakewood	98498	Pierce County	Clover Park School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 583-5230	299	20	15.1	81.6%	57 (19.1%)	50 (16.7%)	85 (28.4%)	8 (2.7%)	1 (0.3%)	24 (8.0%)	59 (19.7%)	$22,984			$2,512			$20,472	27.9	27.6	862	9
530771001267	854	Wing Luke Elementary School	Public	K-5	3701 S Kenyon St	Seattle	98118	King County	Seattle School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(206) 252-7630	281	26	10.7	74.0%	29 (10.3%)	152 (54.1%)	16 (5.7%)	68 (24.2%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.7%)	13 (4.6%)	$29,530			$3,276			$26,253	27.9	49.1	560	294
530240000334	855	Cedar Way Elementary	Public	K-6	22222 39th Ave W	Mountlake Terrace	98043	Snohomish County	Edmonds School District	No	No	No	Yes	(425) 431-7864	520	37	14.2	56.2%	231 (44.4%)	92 (17.7%)	101 (19.4%)	46 (8.8%)	7 (1.3%)	6 (1.2%)	36 (6.9%)	$18,781			$1,237			$17,544	27.8	40.2	684	171
530723001066	856	Campbell Hill Elementary School	Public	K-5	6418 S 124th St	Seattle	98178	King County	Renton School District	No	No	No	Yes	(425) 204-4000	355	22	16.2	79.2%	20 (5.6%)	114 (32.1%)	83 (23.4%)	97 (27.3%)	4 (1.1%)	9 (2.5%)	26 (7.3%)	$20,803			$2,605			$18,198	27.8	11.8	1077	221
530570000844	857	Ocean Shores Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	300 Mt. Olympus Way	Ocean Shores	98569	Grays Harbor County	North Beach School District No. 64	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 289-2147	240	18	13.2	76.3%	161 (67.1%)	4 (1.7%)	37 (15.4%)	9 (3.8%)	8 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (8.3%)	$21,925			$3,086			$18,839	27.8	16.9	1020	163
530294000471	858	Central Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	4608 128th ST E	Tacoma	98446	Pierce County	Franklin Pierce School District	No	No	No	No	(253) 298-3205	379	25	15.1	57.8%	138 (36.4%)	27 (7.1%)	111 (29.3%)	34 (9.0%)	4 (1.1%)	5 (1.3%)	59 (15.6%)	$20,834			$1,371			$19,463	27.8	31.6	804	54
530543000819	859	Olivia Park Elementary	Public	K-5	200 108th St SW	Everett	98204	Snohomish County	Mukilteo School District	No	No	No	Yes	(425) 366-3300	597	40	14.9	73.4%	170 (28.5%)	77 (12.9%)	214 (35.8%)	81 (13.6%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (1.7%)	44 (7.4%)	$21,860			$1,845			$20,016	27.5	33.3	791	68
530039000075	860	Lake Hills Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	14310 SE 12th Street	Bellevue	98007	King County	Bellevue School District	No	No	No	Yes	(425) 456-5300	434	32	13.6	66.1%	95 (21.9%)	54 (12.4%)	177 (40.8%)	66 (15.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	40 (9.2%)	$23,487			$2,473			$21,014	27.5	28.9	842	18

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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.
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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.