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)
530423000659	61	Benjamin Rush Elementary	Public	K-5	6101 152nd Ave NE	Redmond	98052	King County	Lake Washington School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 936-2690	631	38	16.5	6.0%	142 (22.5%)	11 (1.7%)	42 (6.7%)	411 (65.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (3.8%)	$18,266			$564			$17,702	94.1	94.9	51	10
530876003605	62	Cedar River Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	22615 Sweeney Rd SE	Maple Valley	98038	King County	Tahoma School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 413-5400	601	36	16.6	12.5%	332 (55.2%)	21 (3.5%)	54 (9.0%)	124 (20.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	68 (11.3%)	$17,767			$660			$17,107	94.1	93.9	63	1
530804003560	63	Timber Ridge Elementary School	Public	K-5	34412 SE Swenson Dr	Snoqualmie	98065	King County	Snoqualmie Valley School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 831-3825	621	43	14.4	13.4%	347 (55.9%)	15 (2.4%)	58 (9.3%)	146 (23.5%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	50 (8.1%)	$15,963			$505			$15,458	94	90.4	107	44
530771001256	64	View Ridge Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	7047 50 Av NE	Seattle	98115	King County	Seattle School District No. 1	No	No	No	No	(206) 252-5600	302	21	14.5	11.3%	166 (55.0%)	6 (2.0%)	26 (8.6%)	51 (16.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (17.2%)	$21,951			$2,301			$19,650	94	95.4	47	17
530423000677	65	Peter Kirk Elementary	Public	K-5	1312 6th Street	Kirkland	98033	King County	Lake Washington School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 936-2590	600	34	17.8	6.8%	344 (57.3%)	7 (1.2%)	35 (5.8%)	126 (21.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	71 (11.8%)	$18,065			$1,962			$16,102	93.8	92.6	84	19
530039000077	66	Newport Heights Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5225 119th Ave SE	Bellevue	98006	King County	Bellevue School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 456-5500	411	24	17	22.9%	119 (29.0%)	20 (4.9%)	32 (7.8%)	183 (44.5%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.7%)	52 (12.7%)	$22,332			$760			$21,572	93.8	92.6	82	16
530267002209	67	Mill Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3400 148th St. SE	Mill Creek	98012	Snohomish County	Everett School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 385-6800	668	39	17	24.7%	305 (45.7%)	27 (4.0%)	80 (12.0%)	178 (26.6%)	3 (0.4%)	8 (1.2%)	67 (10.0%)	$18,561			$1,089			$17,472	93.7	93.1	74	7
530423001785	68	Margaret Mead Elementary	Public	K-5	1725 216th AVE NE	Sammamish	98074	King County	Lake Washington School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 936-2630	607	32	18.8	5.3%	236 (38.9%)	12 (2.0%)	27 (4.4%)	279 (46.0%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	49 (8.1%)	$17,541			$590			$16,951	93.4	96.9	26	42
530723001071	69	Hazelwood Elementary School	Public	K-5	7100 116th Ave SE	Newcastle	98056	King County	Renton School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 204-4550	550	33	16.7	23.5%	217 (39.5%)	31 (5.6%)	83 (15.1%)	129 (23.5%)	2 (0.4%)	6 (1.1%)	82 (14.9%)	$18,670			$1,257			$17,412	93.4	82.9	190	121
530375000571	70	Briarwood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	17020 SE 134th St	Renton	98059	King County	Issaquah School District	No	No	No	Yes	(425) 837-5000	658	40	16.4	15.0%	280 (42.6%)	12 (1.8%)	66 (10.0%)	235 (35.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	63 (9.6%)	$17,021			$1,294			$15,727	93.4	90.4	106	36

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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:

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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.