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)
530954003608	501	Columbia River Gorge Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	35300 SE Evergreen Hwy	Washougal	98671	Clark County	Washougal School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 954-3900	339	23	14.7	43.1%	260 (76.7%)	4 (1.2%)	46 (13.6%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	25 (7.4%)	$19,069			$2,086			$16,983	54.7	68.1	346	155
530846001432	502	Saltars Point Elementary	Public	4-5	908 3rd Street	Steilacoom	98388	Pierce County	Steilacoom Hist. School District	No	No	No	No	(253) 983-2600	482	27	17.8	35.1%	225 (46.7%)	41 (8.5%)	97 (20.1%)	31 (6.4%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.7%)	79 (16.4%)	$15,808			$1,383			$14,425	54.4	46.7	596	94
530825001383	503	Indian Trail Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4102 W Woodside Ave	Spokane	99208	Spokane County	Spokane School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 354-3100	270	20	13.8	37.4%	203 (75.2%)	2 (0.7%)	31 (11.5%)	3 (1.1%)	4 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (10.0%)	$16,187			$1,810			$14,377	54.3	57.7	464	39
530123000221	504	Betz Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	317 N 7th	Cheney	99004	Spokane County	Cheney School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 559-4800	534	32	16.7	66.7%	383 (71.7%)	5 (0.9%)	80 (15.0%)	8 (1.5%)	9 (1.7%)	2 (0.4%)	45 (8.4%)	$15,535			$645			$14,889	54.3	60.8	426	78
530792001302	505	Echo Lake Elementary School	Public	K-5	19345 Wallingford Ave. N.	Shoreline	98133	King County	Shoreline School District	No	No	No	Yes	(206) 393-4338	408	27	15.3	41.9%	155 (38.0%)	48 (11.8%)	83 (20.3%)	58 (14.2%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (1.0%)	59 (14.5%)	$20,225			$2,136			$18,089	54.2	60.7	430	75
530024002248	506	Eagle Creek Elementary	Public	K-5	1216 E 5th	Arlington	98223	Snohomish County	Arlington School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 618-6270	660	42	15.5	43.2%	500 (75.8%)	1 (0.2%)	115 (17.4%)	7 (1.1%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	34 (5.2%)	$17,630			$2,305			$15,325	54.1	50.3	539	33
531014002393	507	Fort Stevens Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	16525 100th Way SE	Yelm	98597	Thurston County	Yelm School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 458-4800	511	32	15.9	63.2%	322 (63.0%)	8 (1.6%)	108 (21.1%)	10 (2.0%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (2.2%)	51 (10.0%)	$17,553			$1,626			$15,927	53.9	44	628	121
530771003426	508	Louisa Boren STEM K-8	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	5950 Delridge Way SW	Seattle	98106	King County	Seattle School District No. 1	No	Yes	No	Yes	(206) 252-8450	483	36	13.4	35.6%	216 (44.7%)	95 (19.7%)	65 (13.5%)	43 (8.9%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	62 (12.8%)	$23,498			$2,065			$21,433	53.9	37.2	726	218
530267000403	509	Lowell Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5010 View Dr.	Everett	98203	Snohomish County	Everett School District	No	No	No	Yes	(425) 385-5300	558	35	15.9	64.0%	232 (41.6%)	37 (6.6%)	172 (30.8%)	44 (7.9%)	2 (0.4%)	12 (2.2%)	58 (10.4%)	$20,918			$1,822			$19,096	53.9	42.9	653	144
530522003801	510	Vicki I. Groff Elementary School	Public	K-5	1501 Moses Lake Avenue	Moses Lake	98837	Grant County	Moses Lake School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 793-7300	424	25	16.9	57.1%	234 (55.2%)	6 (1.4%)	172 (40.6%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.1%)	$15,792			$546			$15,247	53.7	53.2	504	6

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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:

Public School Districts and Their Services: A Comprehensive Guide

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

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.