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)
530117000217	181	W F West High School	Public	9-12	342 SW 16th Street	Chehalis	98532	Lewis County	Chehalis School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 807-7235	946	46	20.4	44.7%	694 (73.4%)	8 (0.8%)	186 (19.7%)	14 (1.5%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	39 (4.1%)	$16,966			$1,541			$15,425	55.2	50.5	207	26
530972003820	182	West Valley Innovation Center	Public, Magnet	7-12	9206 Zier Road	Yakima	98908	Yakima County	West Valley School District (Yakima)	No	Yes	No	No	(509) 902-8810	162	8	21.6	59.3%	97 (59.9%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (30.9%)	3 (1.9%)	2 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (6.2%)	$45,786			$10,059			$35,727	55.2	38.4	276	94
530495000755	183	Medical Lake High School	Public	9-12	200 E. Barker St.	Medical Lake	99022	Spokane County	Medical Lake School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 565-3200	520	28	18.7	40.4%	397 (76.3%)	13 (2.5%)	58 (11.2%)	10 (1.9%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	35 (6.7%)	$15,390			$1,184			$14,206	54.9	60.7	156	27
530927002555	184	Skyview High School	Public	9-12	1300 NW 139th St	Vancouver	98685	Clark County	Vancouver School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 313-4200	1,739	77	22.5	32.9%	1,095 (63.0%)	37 (2.1%)	348 (20.0%)	104 (6.0%)	3 (0.2%)	17 (1.0%)	135 (7.8%)	$16,195			$2,147			$14,047	54.9	65.1	135	49
530285000460	185	Ferndale High School	Public	9-12	5830 Golden Eagle Drive	Ferndale	98248	Whatcom County	Ferndale School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 383-9240	1,323	71	18.6	47.5%	719 (54.3%)	18 (1.4%)	307 (23.2%)	73 (5.5%)	89 (6.7%)	6 (0.5%)	82 (6.2%)	$19,263			$2,032			$17,231	54.7	54.4	185
530546000825	186	Naches Valley High School	Public	9-12	101 W. Fifth Street	Naches	98937	Yakima County	Naches Valley School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 653-2342	396	22	17.7	55.1%	275 (69.4%)	2 (0.5%)	95 (24.0%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.8%)	$17,728			$1,584			$16,144	54.6	36.4	283	97
530399001967	187	Kettle Falls High School	Public	9-12	1275 Juniper St	Kettle Falls	99141	Stevens County	Kettle Falls School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 738-6625	237	14	16.9	65.4%	196 (82.7%)	1 (0.4%)	18 (7.6%)	2 (0.8%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (7.2%)	$17,164			$760			$16,404	54.5	44.9	243	56
530594000903	188	Oak Harbor High School	Public	9-12	950 NW 2nd Ave.	Oak Harbor	98277	Island County	Oak Harbor School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 279-5400	1,566	87	18	38.4%	897 (57.3%)	48 (3.1%)	315 (20.1%)	99 (6.3%)	4 (0.3%)	15 (1.0%)	175 (11.2%)	$18,066			$1,279			$16,787	54.5	53.3	195	7
530816001357	189	South Kitsap High School	Public	9-12	425 Mitchell Ave	Port Orchard	98366	Kitsap County	South Kitsap School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 874-5600	2,389	118	20.2	40.4%	1,515 (63.4%)	38 (1.6%)	349 (14.6%)	121 (5.1%)	13 (0.5%)	47 (2.0%)	280 (11.7%)	$18,450			$2,237			$16,213	54.2	46.9	229	40
530399003270	190	Columbia Virtual Academy - Kettle Falls	Public, Virtual	9-12	1275 Juniper St	Kettle Falls	99141	Stevens County	Kettle Falls School District	No	No	Yes	No	(509) 738-6625	318	9	33.8	37.4%	204 (64.2%)	13 (4.1%)	53 (16.7%)	8 (2.5%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	31 (9.7%)	$10,219			$519			$9,699	54.1	55.5	176	14

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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.

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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.