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)
530825001373	521	Finch Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3717 N Milton St	Spokane	99205	Spokane County	Spokane School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 354-2600	380	31	12.4	58.7%	283 (74.5%)	9 (2.4%)	42 (11.1%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (10.5%)	$18,285			$2,035			$16,250	52.9	56.2	476	45
530237000328	522	Weyerhaeuser Elementary	Public	K-5	6105 365th St E	Eatonville	98328	Pierce County	Eatonville School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 879-1650	359	23	15.4	37.0%	304 (84.7%)	2 (0.6%)	19 (5.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (8.9%)	$13,962			$306			$13,657	52.8	41.9	662	140
530696001034	523	Maplewood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	1110 W Pioneer	Puyallup	98371	Pierce County	Puyallup School District	No	No	No	No	(253) 841-8737	351	23	15.4	32.5%	231 (65.8%)	5 (1.4%)	37 (10.5%)	8 (2.3%)	4 (1.1%)	5 (1.4%)	61 (17.4%)	$17,663			$794			$16,869	52.8	47.4	590	67
530024001190	524	Kent Prairie Elementary	Public	K-5	8110 207th St NE	Arlington	98223	Snohomish County	Arlington School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 618-6260	593	41	14.5	44.9%	431 (72.7%)	7 (1.2%)	86 (14.5%)	10 (1.7%)	8 (1.3%)	2 (0.3%)	48 (8.1%)	$17,264			$1,910			$15,354	52.7	65.2	370	154
530108000181	525	Cottonwood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	330 Foster Rd NE	Silverdale	98383	Kitsap County	Central Kitsap School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 662-8300	382	26	14.6	45.3%	200 (52.4%)	17 (4.5%)	73 (19.1%)	15 (3.9%)	6 (1.6%)	5 (1.3%)	66 (17.3%)	$18,156			$582			$17,574	52.6	54.9	485	40
530285000459	526	Custer Elementary	Public	K-5	7660 Custer School Road	Custer	98240	Whatcom County	Ferndale School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 383-9500	329	23	14.5	55.3%	230 (69.9%)	0 (0.0%)	67 (20.4%)	3 (0.9%)	5 (1.5%)	1 (0.3%)	19 (5.8%)	$19,766			$1,959			$17,807	52.5	48	578	52
530231000321	527	Lee Elementary	Public	K-6	1455 N. Baker Ave.	East Wenatchee	98802	Douglas County	Eastmont School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 884-1497	541	33	16.6	71.9%	260 (48.1%)	1 (0.2%)	254 (47.0%)	7 (1.3%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.1%)	$15,943			$1,810			$14,133	52.4	49.1	559	32
530231000319	528	Grant Elementary School	Public	K-6	1430 SE 1st Street	East Wenatchee	98802	Douglas County	Eastmont School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 884-0557	494	30	16.4	66.6%	223 (45.1%)	0 (0.0%)	264 (53.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.0%)	$17,080			$1,569			$15,511	52.4	44.7	618	90
530585002129	529	Pleasant Glade Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1920 Abernethy Rd NE	Lacey	98516	Thurston County	North Thurston Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 412-4620	644	39	16.4	54.7%	224 (34.8%)	44 (6.8%)	160 (24.8%)	89 (13.8%)	4 (0.6%)	18 (2.8%)	105 (16.3%)	$16,414			$1,243			$15,171	52.3	45.5	607	78
530042000106	530	Happy Valley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1041 24th St	Bellingham	98225	Whatcom County	Bellingham School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 676-6420	456	27	17	37.7%	305 (66.9%)	3 (0.7%)	75 (16.4%)	16 (3.5%)	3 (0.7%)	3 (0.7%)	51 (11.2%)	$16,568			$909			$15,659	52.3	54.6	494	36

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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.