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)
530270000425	721	Sifton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	7301 NE 137th Avenue	Vancouver	98682	Clark County	Evergreen School District (Clark)	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 604-6675	465	32	14.3	61.3%	244 (52.5%)	6 (1.3%)	133 (28.6%)	27 (5.8%)	3 (0.6%)	5 (1.1%)	45 (9.7%)	$18,443			$2,551			$15,892	36.8	30.7	821	100
530825001414	722	Whitman Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5400 N Helena St	Spokane	99207	Spokane County	Spokane School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 354-4320	401	35	11.4	85.3%	225 (56.1%)	18 (4.5%)	63 (15.7%)	12 (3.0%)	5 (1.2%)	17 (4.2%)	61 (15.2%)	$19,205			$2,972			$16,233	36.8	30.1	828	106
530744001112	723	Chattaroy Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	25717 N. Yale Rd.	Chattaroy	99003	Spokane County	Riverside School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 464-8252	309	17	18.6	58.3%	272 (88.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	15 (4.9%)	$18,566			$1,213			$17,353	36.8	59.9	439	284
530474000727	724	Manson Elementary	Public	K-5	950 Totem Pole Road	Manson	98831	Chelan County	Manson School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 687-9502	257	21	12.4	66.1%	89 (34.6%)	1 (0.4%)	167 (65.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$21,262			$2,613			$18,650	36.8	26.3	889	165
530003000005	725	Central Park Elementary	Public	K-5	601 School Road	Aberdeen	98520	Grays Harbor County	Aberdeen School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 538-2170	128	8	15.2	60.9%	94 (73.4%)	1 (0.8%)	15 (11.7%)	2 (1.6%)	4 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (9.4%)	$18,426			$2,396			$16,030	36.8	40.2	685	40
530723001064	726	Benson Hill Elementary School	Public	K-5	18665 116th Ave SE	Renton	98058	King County	Renton School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 204-3300	476	26	18.5	46.6%	71 (14.9%)	58 (12.2%)	94 (19.7%)	192 (40.3%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	57 (12.0%)	$18,661			$1,249			$17,412	36.8	29.7	833	107
530048000124	727	Kapowsin Elementary	Public	K-5	10412 264th Street East	Graham	98338	Pierce County	Bethel School District	No	No	No	No	(253) 800-8600	336	22	14.9	41.7%	232 (69.0%)	4 (1.2%)	52 (15.5%)	4 (1.2%)	4 (1.2%)	3 (0.9%)	37 (11.0%)	$20,177			$455			$19,722	36.6	43.2	645	82
530141000265	728	Oakbrook Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	7802 83rd AVE SW	Lakewood	98498	Pierce County	Clover Park School District	No	No	No	No	(253) 583-5330	286	19	14.8	59.4%	82 (28.7%)	39 (13.6%)	67 (23.4%)	14 (4.9%)	3 (1.0%)	20 (7.0%)	48 (16.8%)	$18,781			$1,844			$16,937	36.5	33.8	780	52
530585002327	729	Seven Oaks Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1800 Seven Oaks Dr SE	Lacey	98503	Thurston County	North Thurston Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(360) 412-4700	480	29	16.7	50.8%	188 (39.2%)	22 (4.6%)	128 (26.7%)	40 (8.3%)	1 (0.2%)	30 (6.3%)	71 (14.8%)	$17,523			$1,040			$16,483	36.5	40.8	676	53
530039000086	730	Sherwood Forest Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	16411 NE 24th Street	Bellevue	98008	King County	Bellevue School District	No	No	No	Yes	(425) 456-5700	375	30	12.5	57.3%	89 (23.7%)	39 (10.4%)	148 (39.5%)	69 (18.4%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.8%)	26 (6.9%)	$27,264			$2,352			$24,912	36.5	40.7	677	53

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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.