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)
530081002880	141	Prune Hill Elementary	Public	K-5	1601 NW Tidland St	Camas	98607	Clark County	Camas School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 833-5730	449	26	17.5	12.7%	277 (61.7%)	3 (0.7%)	38 (8.5%)	70 (15.6%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	57 (12.7%)	$15,633			$571			$15,062	86.9	91.3	101	40
530792001310	142	Melvin G Syre Elementary	Public	K-5	19545 12th Avenue N.W.	Shoreline	98177	King County	Shoreline School District	No	No	No	No	(206) 393-4165	472	27	17.3	15.9%	287 (60.8%)	20 (4.2%)	54 (11.4%)	35 (7.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	75 (15.9%)	$19,010			$798			$18,212	86.9	87	143	1
530144000274	143	Leonard M Jennings Elementary	Public	K-6	1207 N. Morton Street	Colfax	99111	Whitman County	Colfax School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 397-2181	294	19	15.6	40.8%	258 (87.8%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.4%)	5 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (6.1%)	$14,734			$976			$13,758	86.8	83.5	185	42
530375002214	144	Challenger Elementary	Public	K-5	25200 SE Klahanie Blvd	Issaquah	98029	King County	Issaquah School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 837-7550	423	29	14.4	18.9%	153 (36.2%)	17 (4.0%)	64 (15.1%)	147 (34.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (9.9%)	$17,349			$1,357			$15,993	86.7	90.6	104	40
530396002111	145	Ridgewood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	18030 162nd PL SE	Renton	98058	King County	Kent School District	No	No	No	No	(253) 373-7482	496	26	19.2	23.0%	184 (37.1%)	35 (7.1%)	38 (7.7%)	174 (35.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	64 (12.9%)	$16,018			$383			$15,635	86.7	88.4	126	19
530771003714	146	Magnolia Elementary School	Public	K-5	2418 24th Ave W	Seattle	98199	King County	Seattle School District No. 1	No	No	No	No	(206) 743-3800	319	22	14.2	11.9%	200 (62.7%)	7 (2.2%)	31 (9.7%)	33 (10.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	42 (13.2%)	$20,950			$1,677			$19,273	86.6	85.3	159	13
530420003634	147	Stevens Creek Elementary	Public	K-5	9317 29th St NE	Lake Stevens	98258	Snohomish County	Lake Stevens School District	No	No	No	Yes	(425) 335-1690	607	36	16.8	35.4%	359 (59.1%)	20 (3.3%)	115 (18.9%)	39 (6.4%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.7%)	69 (11.4%)	$16,660			$929			$15,731	86.6	85.2	160	13
530591000875	148	Arrowhead Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6725 NE Arrowhead DR	Kenmore	98028	King County	Northshore School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 408-4000	278	22	12.4	21.2%	187 (67.3%)	6 (2.2%)	35 (12.6%)	22 (7.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	27 (9.7%)	$21,817			$654			$21,164	86.5	77.7	249	101
530270002511	149	Fishers Landing Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3800 SE Hiddenbrook Drive	Vancouver	98683	Clark County	Evergreen School District (Clark)	No	No	No	No	(360) 604-6650	462	30	15.3	25.5%	265 (57.4%)	10 (2.2%)	58 (12.6%)	70 (15.2%)	2 (0.4%)	5 (1.1%)	52 (11.3%)	$18,966			$2,677			$16,289	86.5	84.8	166	17
530669002266	150	Voyager Elementary	Public	K-5	10615 Kopachuck Dr NW	Gig Harbor	98335	Pierce County	Peninsula School District	No	No	No	No	(253) 530-4800	457	29	15.8	12.7%	356 (77.9%)	3 (0.7%)	34 (7.4%)	18 (3.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	44 (9.6%)	$17,151			$1,369			$15,782	86.4	84.1	175	25

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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:

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

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.