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)
530501000768	101	Meridian High School	Public	9-12	194 W Laurel Road	Bellingham	98226	Whatcom County	Meridian School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 398-8111	537	26	20.3	24.8%	340 (63.3%)	4 (0.7%)	110 (20.5%)	43 (8.0%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	35 (6.5%)	$20,070			$1,149			$18,921	71.6	64.7	138	37
530393000604	102	Kamiakin High School	Public	9-12	600 North Arthur Street	Kennewick	99336	Benton County	Kennewick School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 734-3500	1,950	76	25.5	40.0%	1,173 (60.2%)	51 (2.6%)	589 (30.2%)	30 (1.5%)	10 (0.5%)	3 (0.2%)	89 (4.6%)	$13,613			$1,010			$12,603	71.5	74.2	91	11
530696001038	103	Puyallup High School	Public	10-12	105 Seventh St SW	Puyallup	98371	Pierce County	Puyallup School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 841-8711	1,698	72	23.6	37.6%	902 (53.1%)	71 (4.2%)	309 (18.2%)	130 (7.7%)	28 (1.6%)	34 (2.0%)	208 (12.2%)	$15,316			$753			$14,563	71.3	70.8	105	2
530576003201	104	Kingston High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	26201 Siyaya Avenue NE	Kingston	98346	Kitsap County	North Kitsap School District	No	Yes	No	No	(360) 396-3300	622	25	24.6	43.7%	361 (58.0%)	5 (0.8%)	115 (18.5%)	18 (2.9%)	54 (8.7%)	4 (0.6%)	58 (9.3%)	$18,425			$1,331			$17,094	71.2	64.3	141	37
530180000290	105	Coupeville High School	Public	9-12	501 South Main Street	Coupeville	98239	Island County	Coupeville School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 678-2413	266	17	16	37.2%	179 (67.3%)	2 (0.8%)	35 (13.2%)	3 (1.1%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (16.9%)	$20,871			$1,435			$19,436	71.1	67.5	118	13
530684001007	106	Port Townsend High School	Public	9-12	1500 Van Ness St	Port Townsend	98368	Jefferson County	Port Townsend School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 379-4520	361	19	19	50.1%	283 (78.4%)	3 (0.8%)	35 (9.7%)	7 (1.9%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	30 (8.3%)	$18,699			$1,774			$16,925	71	89.4	38	68
530618000923	107	Capital High School	Public	9-12	2707 Conger Ave NW	Olympia	98502	Thurston County	Olympia School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 596-8000	1,326	62	21.5	37.0%	777 (58.6%)	59 (4.4%)	182 (13.7%)	86 (6.5%)	17 (1.3%)	10 (0.8%)	129 (9.7%)	$15,642			$1,564			$14,078	70.8	74.8	88	19
530618003205	108	Olympia Regional Learning Academy	Public, Alternative	K-12	2400 15th Ave SE	Olympia	98501	Thurston County	Olympia School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 596-7730	504	27	18.4	27.0%	315 (62.5%)	7 (1.4%)	59 (11.7%)	27 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	57 (11.3%)	$14,441			$1,958			$12,482	70.7	64.6	139	31
530771001222	109	Nathan Hale High School	Public	9-12	10750 30 Av NE	Seattle	98125	King County	Seattle School District No. 1	No	No	No	No	(206) 252-3680	1,091	54	20.2	33.8%	518 (47.5%)	117 (10.7%)	204 (18.7%)	96 (8.8%)	4 (0.4%)	4 (0.4%)	125 (11.5%)	$20,721			$1,370			$19,351	70.7	75.2	85	24
530861002998	110	Bonney Lake High School	Public	9-12	10920 199th Ave Ct E	Bonney Lake	98391	Pierce County	Sumner-Bonney Lake School District	No	No	No	No	(253) 891-5700	1,676	80	21	31.9%	1,115 (66.5%)	33 (2.0%)	252 (15.0%)	76 (4.5%)	17 (1.0%)	11 (0.7%)	171 (10.2%)	$14,539			$284			$14,255	70.5	74.7	89	21

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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:

Public School Districts and Their Services: A Comprehensive Guide

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

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.