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)
530240000333	1121	Cedar Valley Community School	Public	K-6	19200 56th Ave W	Lynnwood	98036	Snohomish County	Edmonds School District	No	No	No	Yes	(425) 431-7390	396	32	12.3	71.5%	82 (20.7%)	52 (13.1%)	211 (53.3%)	32 (8.1%)	3 (0.8%)	2 (0.5%)	14 (3.5%)	$21,747			$1,975			$19,772	7.4	9	1116	5
530897001531	1122	Garfield Elementary School	Public	K-5	505 Madison Ave	Toppenish	98948	Yakima County	Toppenish School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 865-4575	333	21	15.8	92.8%	2 (0.6%)	3 (0.9%)	298 (89.5%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (8.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	$18,368			$2,214			$16,153	7.4	12.5	1068	54
530825001412	1123	Stevens Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1717 E Sinto Ave	Spokane	99202	Spokane County	Spokane School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 354-4200	385	36	10.6	90.9%	174 (45.2%)	21 (5.5%)	57 (14.8%)	18 (4.7%)	8 (2.1%)	43 (11.2%)	64 (16.6%)	$19,898			$3,735			$16,163	7.4	9.5	1110	13
530354000533	1124	Madrona Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	20301 32nd Ave South	SeaTac	98198	King County	Highline School District	No	No	No	Yes	(206) 631-4100	384	21	18.1	80.5%	19 (4.9%)	84 (21.9%)	198 (51.6%)	25 (6.5%)	2 (0.5%)	26 (6.8%)	30 (7.8%)	$20,583			$2,545			$18,038	7	3.4	1161	37
530897003027	1125	Valley View Elementary	Public	K-5	515 Zillah Ave	Toppenish	98948	Yakima County	Toppenish School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 865-8240	455	33	13.7	94.7%	8 (1.8%)	6 (1.3%)	395 (86.8%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (9.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	$18,329			$2,426			$15,904	6.9	11	1089	36
530897001812	1126	Kirkwood Elementary School	Public	K-5	403 South Juniper Street	Toppenish	98948	Yakima County	Toppenish School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 865-4750	423	25	16.5	94.6%	5 (1.2%)	2 (0.5%)	353 (83.5%)	3 (0.7%)	57 (13.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	$18,715			$2,531			$16,184	6.8	5.3	1148	22
530708001054	1127	Pioneer Elementary	Public	K-5	224 J St SE	Quincy	98848	Grant County	Quincy School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 787-1595	262	20	13.1	92.0%	14 (5.3%)	1 (0.4%)	246 (93.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	$17,503			$1,983			$15,520	6.7	5.7	1144	17
530963003146	1128	Wellpinit Elementary School	Public	K-5	6231 Old School Road	Wellpinit	99040	Stevens County	Wellpinit School District #49	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 258-4535	148	14	10.2	95.9%	8 (5.4%)	2 (1.4%)	7 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	120 (81.1%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (7.4%)	$33,624			$4,130			$29,494	6.6	3.9	1157	29
530483000731	1129	Springdale Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	500 N 4th	Springdale	99173	Stevens County	Mary Walker School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 258-7357	211	12	17	54.5%	157 (74.4%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (13.3%)	$16,303			$3,046			$13,257	6.6	6.9	1133	4
530807001334	1130	Soap Lake Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	410 Ginkgo St S	Soap Lake	98851	Grant County	Soap Lake School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 246-1323	244	17	14.1	89.8%	123 (50.4%)	3 (1.2%)	110 (45.1%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.9%)	$18,108			$1,077			$17,031	6.5	5.1	1151	21

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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.