Best High 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 437)	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)
530825002764	11	Bryant Center	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	N 910 Ash St	Spokane	99201	Spokane County	Spokane School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 354-7810	321	0		43.9%	273 (85.0%)	3 (0.9%)	23 (7.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.9%)	$15,924			$694			$15,230	96.7			(n/a)
530771003719	12	Lincoln High School	Public	9-12	4400 Interlake Ave N	Seattle	98103	King County	Seattle School District No. 1	No	No	No	No	(206) 413-2500	1,653	72	22.8	11.7%	1,002 (60.6%)	49 (3.0%)	158 (9.6%)	168 (10.2%)	2 (0.1%)	3 (0.2%)	236 (14.3%)	$17,328			$1,211			$16,118	96.7	96.9	8	4
530375000574	13	Issaquah High School	Public	9-12	700 2nd Ave SE	Issaquah	98027	King County	Issaquah School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 837-6000	2,412	106	22.6	14.1%	1,151 (47.7%)	72 (3.0%)	270 (11.2%)	686 (28.4%)	8 (0.3%)	7 (0.3%)	218 (9.0%)	$16,775			$1,362			$15,412	96.2	96.1	9	4
530375000576	14	Liberty Senior High School	Public	9-12	16655 SE 136th St	Renton	98059	King County	Issaquah School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 837-4800	1,476	67	22	16.3%	728 (49.3%)	27 (1.8%)	183 (12.4%)	389 (26.4%)	6 (0.4%)	7 (0.5%)	136 (9.2%)	$17,170			$1,323			$15,847	95.6	92.2	27	13
530804001330	15	Mount Si High School	Public	9-12	8651 Meadowbrook Way SE	Snoqualmie	98065	King County	Snoqualmie Valley School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 831-8100	2,081	103	20.2	13.0%	1,522 (73.1%)	25 (1.2%)	218 (10.5%)	157 (7.5%)	9 (0.4%)	4 (0.2%)	136 (6.5%)	$15,871			$394			$15,478	95.5	92.8	25	10
530423000674	16	Lake Washington High School	Public	9-12	12033 NE 80th	Kirkland	98033	King County	Lake Washington School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 936-1700	2,015	97	20.8	16.8%	1,089 (54.0%)	64 (3.2%)	259 (12.9%)	401 (19.9%)	3 (0.1%)	3 (0.1%)	176 (8.7%)	$17,757			$600			$17,157	95.4	94.6	15	1
530930001591	17	Vashon Island High School	Public	9-12	9600 SW 204th St	Vashon	98070	King County	Vashon Island School District	No	No	No	No	(206) 463-9171	509	24	21.1	23.8%	371 (72.9%)	2 (0.4%)	70 (13.8%)	12 (2.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (10.0%)	$16,244			$783			$15,461	95.1	94.2	18	1
530588000874	18	Northport High School	Public	9-12	404 10th Street	Northport	99157	Stevens County	Northport School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 732-4430	53	6	9	66.0%	45 (84.9%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (7.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.9%)	3 (5.7%)	$30,250			$2,816			$27,434	95			(n/a)
530039000078	19	Newport Senior High School	Public	9-12	4333 Factoria Boulevard SE	Bellevue	98006	King County	Bellevue School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 456-7400	1,726	88	19.6	13.4%	414 (24.0%)	41 (2.4%)	116 (6.7%)	961 (55.7%)	2 (0.1%)	5 (0.3%)	176 (10.2%)	$16,599			$555			$16,044	94.8	91.3	31	12
530015000016	20	Anacortes High School	Public	9-12	1600 20th Street	Anacortes	98221	Skagit County	Anacortes School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 503-1300	794	39	20.2	27.3%	589 (74.2%)	11 (1.4%)	102 (12.8%)	22 (2.8%)	6 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	61 (7.7%)	$20,402			$738			$19,664	94.7	93.9	20

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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:

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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.