Best High Schools in Washington

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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)
530354002640	51	CHOICE Academy	Public	6-12	18367 8th Ave S	Seattle	98148	King County	Highline School District	No	No	No	Yes	(206) 631-7630	172	8	21.3	50.0%	57 (33.1%)	32 (18.6%)	39 (22.7%)	22 (12.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.2%)	19 (11.0%)	$17,350			$1,490			$15,861	85.6	88.4	43	8
530918001549	52	Curtis Senior High	Public	10-12	8425 40th W	University Place	98466	Pierce County	University Place School District	No	No	No	No	(253) 566-5710	1,349	59	23	38.3%	580 (43.0%)	135 (10.0%)	236 (17.5%)	176 (13.0%)	6 (0.4%)	19 (1.4%)	191 (14.2%)	$15,647			$822			$14,825	85.5	76.8	77	25
530732003273	53	Three Rivers Home Link	Public, Alternative	K-12	1710 Van Giesen	Richland	99352	Benton County	Richland School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 967-6450	660	20	32.8	23.8%	567 (85.9%)	7 (1.1%)	58 (8.8%)	9 (1.4%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.6%)	$11,216			$310			$10,906	84.8	82	61	8
530057000132	54	Blaine High School	Public	9-12	1055 H Street	Blaine	98230	Whatcom County	Blaine School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 332-6045	609	37	16.4	45.8%	400 (65.7%)	7 (1.1%)	103 (16.9%)	38 (6.2%)	6 (1.0%)	4 (0.7%)	51 (8.4%)	$17,092			$2,955			$14,137	84.8	83.4	55	1
530780003344	55	Selkirk High School	Public	9-12	10372 Highway 31	Ione	99139	Pend Oreille County	Selkirk School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 446-3505	75	6	11.8	53.3%	55 (73.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (10.7%)	2 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.3%)	9 (12.0%)	$29,274			$1,629			$27,646	84.1	57.1	173	118
530771001226	56	Nova High School	Public	9-12	301 21st Avenue East	Seattle	98122	King County	Seattle School District No. 1	No	No	No	No	(206) 252-3500	285	15	18.6	31.9%	162 (56.8%)	9 (3.2%)	29 (10.2%)	6 (2.1%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	25 (8.8%)	$21,648			$1,364			$20,284	84.1	70.9	104	48
530393003115	57	Mid-Columbia Parent Partnership	Public, Alternative	K-12	5980 W 12th Ave	Kennewick	99338	Benton County	Kennewick School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 222-5036	448	14	31.1	34.8%	323 (72.1%)	9 (2.0%)	71 (15.8%)	8 (1.8%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	32 (7.1%)	$8,707			$2,257			$6,450	84.1	85.8	49	8
530492000749	58	Mead Senior High School	Public	9-12	302 W Hastings Rd	Spokane	99218	Spokane County	Mead School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 465-7000	1,809	90	19.9	28.3%	1,449 (80.1%)	23 (1.3%)	108 (6.0%)	29 (1.6%)	12 (0.7%)	12 (0.7%)	169 (9.3%)	$14,155			$620			$13,535	84	77.5	74	16
530802003217	59	Glacier Peak High School	Public	9-12	7401 144th Pl SE	Snohomish	98296	Snohomish County	Snohomish School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 563-7300	1,630	66	24.5	16.4%	1,065 (65.3%)	40 (2.5%)	207 (12.7%)	161 (9.9%)	4 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	134 (8.2%)	$15,355			$303			$15,052	82.4	76.8	79	20
530771001187	60	Ingraham High School	Public	9-12	1819 N 135 St	Seattle	98133	King County	Seattle School District No. 1	No	No	No	No	(206) 252-3880	1,452	70	20.7	32.6%	696 (47.9%)	161 (11.1%)	269 (18.5%)	111 (7.6%)	4 (0.3%)	11 (0.8%)	176 (12.1%)	$19,423			$1,501			$17,923	82.3	82.1	60

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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:

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

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

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.