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)
530294000474	1071	Elmhurst Elementary School	Public	K-5	420 133rd ST E	Tacoma	98445	Pierce County	Franklin Pierce School District	No	No	No	No	(253) 298-3505	358	24	14.9	71.5%	101 (28.2%)	51 (14.2%)	80 (22.3%)	15 (4.2%)	5 (1.4%)	20 (5.6%)	86 (24.0%)	$21,444			$1,345			$20,099	12.8	13	1061	10
530354000523	1072	Cedarhurst Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	611 S 132nd St	Burien	98168	King County	Highline School District	No	No	No	Yes	(206) 631-3600	420	21	20.4	70.7%	67 (16.0%)	24 (5.7%)	199 (47.4%)	67 (16.0%)	2 (0.5%)	14 (3.3%)	46 (11.0%)	$18,674			$2,580			$16,094	12.8	10.7	1095	23
530723001072	1073	Highlands Elementary School	Public	K-5	2720 NE 7th St	Renton	98056	King County	Renton School District	No	No	No	Yes	(425) 204-4600	462	29	15.8	72.5%	40 (8.7%)	55 (11.9%)	258 (55.8%)	48 (10.4%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	57 (12.3%)	$21,818			$2,503			$19,315	12.7	9.4	1113	40
530867001450	1074	Chief Kamiakin Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1700 E. Lincoln Avenue	Sunnyside	98944	Yakima County	Sunnyside School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 837-6444	566	37	15.1	83.7%	33 (5.8%)	3 (0.5%)	524 (92.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.1%)	$18,729			$2,783			$15,947	12.6	9.8	1106	32
530030000037	1075	Dick Scobee Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1031 14th ST NE	Auburn	98002	King County	Auburn School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 931-4984	825	49	16.8	83.6%	212 (25.7%)	102 (12.4%)	201 (24.4%)	159 (19.3%)	4 (0.5%)	77 (9.3%)	70 (8.5%)	$16,241			$1,150			$15,091	12.6	13	1060	15
530141002581	1076	Park Lodge Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6300 100th ST SW	Lakewood	98499	Pierce County	Clover Park School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 583-5350	357	27	13	91.0%	42 (11.8%)	59 (16.5%)	166 (46.5%)	17 (4.8%)	2 (0.6%)	21 (5.9%)	45 (12.6%)	$18,946			$2,312			$16,635	12.6	5.9	1143	67
530966001631	1077	Lewis And Clark Elementary School	Public	K-5	1130 Princeton	Wenatchee	98801	Chelan County	Wenatchee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 663-5351	430	30	14.2	66.3%	115 (26.7%)	3 (0.7%)	300 (69.8%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.1%)	$17,558			$2,997			$14,560	12.4	11.8	1076	1
530927001563	1078	George C Marshall Elementary	Public	K-5	6400 MacArthur Blvd	Vancouver	98661	Clark County	Vancouver School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 313-2400	358	24	14.6	71.5%	164 (45.8%)	12 (3.4%)	125 (34.9%)	5 (1.4%)	1 (0.3%)	17 (4.7%)	34 (9.5%)	$20,806			$3,024			$17,782	12.2	19.4	982	96
530771001163	1079	Emerson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	9709 60 Av S	Seattle	98118	King County	Seattle School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(206) 252-7100	328	29	11.5	80.8%	29 (8.8%)	153 (46.6%)	70 (21.3%)	39 (11.9%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	32 (9.8%)	$27,495			$4,343			$23,152	12.2	7.2	1129	50
530294000476	1080	Harvard Elementary	Public	K-5	1709 85th Street E	Tacoma	98445	Pierce County	Franklin Pierce School District	No	No	No	No	(253) 298-4105	408	30	13.5	74.8%	60 (14.7%)	34 (8.3%)	244 (59.8%)	19 (4.7%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (3.2%)	37 (9.1%)	$20,261			$1,363			$18,897	12.1	21.1	960	120

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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.