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)
530819001878	41	South Whidbey High School	Public	9-12	5675 Maxwelton	Langley	98260	Island County	South Whidbey School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 221-4300	361	22	16.5	32.7%	281 (77.8%)	6 (1.7%)	36 (10.0%)	6 (1.7%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (7.8%)	$19,724			$454			$19,271	89.7	81.7	66	25
530927003415	42	Vancouver iTech Preparatory	Public, Magnet	6-12	16100 NE 50th Avenue	Vancouver	98686	Clark County	Vancouver School District	No	Yes	No	No	(360) 313-5200	599	28	21.3	34.2%	378 (63.1%)	14 (2.3%)	104 (17.4%)	29 (4.8%)	7 (1.2%)	6 (1.0%)	53 (8.8%)	$15,454			$2,168			$13,286	89.6	92.9	24	18
530240003139	43	Edmonds Heights K-12	Public, Alternative	K-12	23200 100th Ave W	Edmonds	98020	Snohomish County	Edmonds School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 431-7840	554	18	30.9	27.1%	380 (68.6%)	17 (3.1%)	61 (11.0%)	45 (8.1%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	37 (6.7%)	$12,816			$348			$12,468	89.6	89.6	36	7
530039003354	44	Bellevue Big Picture School	Public	6-12	14844 SE 22nd Street	Bellevue	98007	King County	Bellevue School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 456-7800	382	24	15.7	18.8%	152 (39.8%)	24 (6.3%)	40 (10.5%)	117 (30.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (10.2%)	$21,200			$1,504			$19,696	88.8	66.8	125	81
530792001315	45	Shorecrest High School	Public	9-12	15343 25th Avenue N.E.	Shoreline	98155	King County	Shoreline School District	No	No	No	No	(206) 393-4286	1,527	60	25.4	33.5%	764 (50.0%)	148 (9.7%)	236 (15.5%)	177 (11.6%)	5 (0.3%)	4 (0.3%)	169 (11.1%)	$16,258			$1,137			$15,121	88.8	84.1	52	7
530771001171	46	Garfield High School	Public	9-12	400 23 Ave	Seattle	98122	King County	Seattle School District No. 1	No	No	No	No	(206) 252-2270	1,641	68	24	38.7%	561 (34.2%)	439 (26.8%)	171 (10.4%)	193 (11.8%)	10 (0.6%)	21 (1.3%)	212 (12.9%)	$17,312			$1,245			$16,067	88.2	63.4	145	99
530765001125	47	Friday Harbor High School	Public	9-12	45 Blair Avenue	Friday Harbor	98250	San Juan County	San Juan Island School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 378-5215	257	15	17.4	41.6%	178 (69.3%)	2 (0.8%)	58 (22.6%)	3 (1.2%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.4%)	$18,786			$798			$17,988	88	86.7	47
530543001188	48	Kamiak High School	Public	9-12	10801 Harbour Pointe Blvd	Mukilteo	98275	Snohomish County	Mukilteo School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 366-5400	2,382	94	25.4	39.8%	985 (41.4%)	190 (8.0%)	401 (16.8%)	484 (20.3%)	6 (0.3%)	14 (0.6%)	294 (12.3%)	$17,028			$1,255			$15,774	87.4	88.5	42	6
530039000060	49	Bellevue High School	Public	9-12	10416 Wolverine Way	Bellevue	98004	King County	Bellevue School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 456-7000	1,634	75	21.8	16.2%	567 (34.7%)	54 (3.3%)	135 (8.3%)	645 (39.5%)	2 (0.1%)	13 (0.8%)	208 (12.7%)	$16,581			$900			$15,681	86.6	95.9	10	39
530771001239	50	Roosevelt High School	Public	9-12	1410 NE 66 St	Seattle	98115	King County	Seattle School District No. 1	No	No	No	No	(206) 252-4810	1,528	69	22	15.7%	960 (62.8%)	81 (5.3%)	127 (8.3%)	125 (8.2%)	6 (0.4%)	7 (0.5%)	198 (13.0%)	$18,700			$1,164			$17,536	86.5	95.9	11	39

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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

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Virtual Schools: The Future of Online 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.