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)
530606003050	861	Ocean Park Elementary	Public	3-5	25701 Vernon Ave	Ocean Park	98640	Pacific County	Ocean Beach School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 665-4815	196	13	15.2	75.5%	152 (77.6%)	1 (0.5%)	33 (16.8%)	3 (1.5%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.6%)	$19,647			$3,279			$16,368	27.5	35	757	104
530825001395	862	Longfellow Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	800 E Providence Ave	Spokane	99207	Spokane County	Spokane School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 354-3500	417	37	11.3	86.1%	267 (64.0%)	17 (4.1%)	45 (10.8%)	5 (1.2%)	6 (1.4%)	25 (6.0%)	52 (12.5%)	$20,144			$2,964			$17,180	27.5	26.3	888	26
530462003022	863	Lynden Academy	Public, Alternative	K-12	1986 Main St Suite A	Lynden	98264	Whatcom County	Lynden School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 354-6675	407	11	37.3	6.1%	345 (84.8%)	5 (1.2%)	40 (9.8%)	5 (1.2%)	4 (1.0%)	2 (0.5%)	6 (1.5%)	$10,379			$971			$9,409	27.3	20.4	972	109
530852001434	864	Carson Elementary	Public	3-5	351 Hot Springs Avenue	Carson	98610	Skamania County	Stevenson-Carson School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 427-5939	193	12	16.2	60.1%	148 (76.7%)	1 (0.5%)	21 (10.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	2 (1.0%)	17 (8.8%)	$18,619			$1,841			$16,779	27.1	30.6	822	42
530927001578	865	Minnehaha Elementary School	Public	K-5	2800 NE 54th St	Vancouver	98663	Clark County	Vancouver School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 313-2500	517	31	16.5	58.6%	302 (58.4%)	30 (5.8%)	101 (19.5%)	18 (3.5%)	2 (0.4%)	11 (2.1%)	53 (10.3%)	$17,423			$2,303			$15,120	27.1	40.6	678	187
530696003449	866	Puyallup Parent Partnership Program	Public	K-8	1501 39th Ave SW	Puyallup	98373	Pierce County	Puyallup School District	No	No	No	No	(253) 864-5700	150	9	17.4	53.3%	58 (38.7%)	13 (8.7%)	33 (22.0%)	9 (6.0%)	2 (1.3%)	9 (6.0%)	26 (17.3%)	$11,561			$651			$10,910	27.1	33.1	793	73
530771002933	867	South Shore Pk-8 School	Public	PK, KG-8	4800 S Henderson St	Seattle	98118	King County	Seattle School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(206) 252-7600	602	45	13.2	69.8%	93 (15.4%)	273 (45.3%)	70 (11.6%)	95 (15.8%)	4 (0.7%)	3 (0.5%)	61 (10.1%)	$26,594			$1,903			$24,691	27	35.3	751	116
530771001132	868	Licton Springs K-8	Public	PK, KG-8	3015 NW 68th St.	Seattle	98117	King County	Seattle School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(206) 743-3700	109	14	7.8	46.8%	49 (45.0%)	10 (9.2%)	16 (14.7%)	6 (5.5%)	4 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (19.3%)	$36,450			$2,304			$34,146	26.9			(n/a)
530642000950	869	Oroville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	808 Main	Oroville	98844	Okanogan County	Oroville School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 476-3332	277	21	13.3	76.9%	145 (52.3%)	1 (0.4%)	102 (36.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (9.4%)	$19,424			$4,120			$15,304	26.9	39.6	694	175
530540003683	870	Harriet Rowley	Public	K-5	400 53rd St	Mount Vernon	98273	Skagit County	Mount Vernon School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 428-6199	502	33	14.9	69.3%	160 (31.9%)	6 (1.2%)	286 (57.0%)	16 (3.2%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (2.4%)	21 (4.2%)	$20,506			$988			$19,518	26.9	15.7	1034	164

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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.