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)
530594000902	221	Oak Harbor Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	151 SE Midway Blvd.	Oak Harbor	98277	Island County	Oak Harbor School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 279-5100	369	29	12.7	45.5%	187 (50.7%)	17 (4.6%)	80 (21.7%)	28 (7.6%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.4%)	51 (13.8%)	$22,205			$2,830			$19,375	79.8	85.5	157	64
530423000668	222	John Muir Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	14012 132nd AVE NE	Kirkland	98034	King County	Lake Washington School District	No	No	No	Yes	(425) 936-2640	393	27	14.3	32.1%	157 (39.9%)	15 (3.8%)	63 (16.0%)	109 (27.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (11.2%)	$21,300			$1,408			$19,891	79.7	65.8	364	142
530802001322	223	Cathcart Elementary	Public	K-6	8201 188th St SE	Snohomish	98296	Snohomish County	Snohomish School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 563-7075	434	24	17.8	27.9%	305 (70.3%)	3 (0.7%)	82 (18.9%)	13 (3.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (6.5%)	$17,149			$251			$16,898	79.7	79.4	226	3
530030003063	224	Lakeland Hills Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1020 Evergreen Way SE	Auburn	98092	King County	Auburn School District	No	No	No	No	(253) 876-7711	536	35	15.1	34.7%	187 (34.9%)	53 (9.9%)	130 (24.3%)	84 (15.7%)	4 (0.7%)	6 (1.1%)	72 (13.4%)	$18,143			$734			$17,409	79.6	76.7	258	34
530771003356	225	Viewlands Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	10525 3 Av NW	Seattle	98177	King County	Seattle School District No. 1	No	No	No	No	(206) 252-4400	273	21	13.3	46.2%	124 (45.4%)	34 (12.5%)	60 (22.0%)	22 (8.1%)	3 (1.1%)	2 (0.7%)	28 (10.3%)	$22,370			$2,546			$19,824	79.6	67	356	131
530039000082	226	Phantom Lake Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1050 160th Avenue SE	Bellevue	98008	King County	Bellevue School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 456-5600	462	24	19.3	32.9%	165 (35.7%)	30 (6.5%)	79 (17.1%)	137 (29.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (10.8%)	$22,604			$814			$21,790	79.6	81.3	207	19
530028000027	227	Asotin Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	314 1st St	Asotin	99402	Asotin County	Asotin-Anatone School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 243-4147	306	20	15.2	39.5%	265 (86.6%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.6%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	20 (6.5%)	$16,393			$1,005			$15,389	79.4	81.4	205	22
530585003803	228	Ignite Family Academy	Public	K-8	411 6th Avenue NE	Lacey	98516	Thurston County	North Thurston Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(360) 412-4907	75	3	25	33.3%	58 (77.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (4.0%)	3 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (14.7%)	$20,036			$558			$19,478	79.4			(n/a)
530095001934	229	Alpine Lakes Elementary	Public	3-5	500 Pine Street	Leavenworth	98826	Chelan County	Cascade School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 548-5839	253	16	16.3	44.3%	164 (64.8%)	1 (0.4%)	80 (31.6%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.6%)	$17,876			$2,991			$14,886	79.3	78.9	232	3
530543001727	230	Endeavour Elementary	Public	K-5	12300 Harbour Pointe Blvd	Mukilteo	98275	Snohomish County	Mukilteo School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 366-2800	436	29	15.2	25.0%	178 (40.8%)	18 (4.1%)	42 (9.6%)	140 (32.1%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	55 (12.6%)	$21,371			$1,148			$20,223	79.2	84.9	162	68

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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:

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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.