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)
530108000176	211	Brownsville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8795 Illahee Rd NE	Silverdale	98311	Kitsap County	Central Kitsap School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 662-8000	443	27	16.3	27.8%	303 (68.4%)	5 (1.1%)	61 (13.8%)	9 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.4%)	57 (12.9%)	$17,035			$853			$16,181	80.9	84	178	33
530861001441	212	Bonney Lake Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	18715 80th St E	Bonney Lake	98391	Pierce County	Sumner-Bonney Lake School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 891-4450	424	27	16	38.9%	279 (65.8%)	2 (0.5%)	64 (15.1%)	15 (3.5%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	60 (14.2%)	$15,933			$704			$15,229	80.7	84.9	163	49
530591003922	213	Northshore Learning Options	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	18101 Avondale Road NE	Woodinville	98077	King County	Northshore School District	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(425) 408-6000	435	25	17.6	20.0%	277 (63.7%)	9 (2.1%)	56 (12.9%)	36 (8.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (12.0%)								80.7			(n/a)
530816002359	214	Mullenix Ridge Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3900 SE Mullenix Rd	Port Orchard	98367	Kitsap County	South Kitsap School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 433-3290	384	26	14.9	37.2%	269 (70.1%)	7 (1.8%)	44 (11.5%)	11 (2.9%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.8%)	48 (12.5%)	$20,535			$2,200			$18,335	80.6	85.5	155	59
530861002169	215	Emerald Hills Elementary	Public	K-5	19515 S Tapps Dr E	Bonney Lake	98391	Pierce County	Sumner-Bonney Lake School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 891-4750	548	29	18.6	31.8%	367 (67.0%)	11 (2.0%)	74 (13.5%)	25 (4.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	69 (12.6%)	$13,939			$399			$13,541	80.4	84	177	38
530240002293	216	Edmonds Elementary	Public	K-6	1215 Olympic Avenue	Edmonds	98020	Snohomish County	Edmonds School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 431-7374	264	19	13.6	18.9%	173 (65.5%)	12 (4.5%)	36 (13.6%)	17 (6.4%)	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	23 (8.7%)	$18,527			$741			$17,786	80.2	77	257	41
530267001792	217	Woodside Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	17000 23rd Ave. SE	Bothell	98012	Snohomish County	Everett School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 385-7800	577	32	18.2	52.2%	243 (42.1%)	28 (4.9%)	119 (20.6%)	128 (22.2%)	4 (0.7%)	2 (0.3%)	53 (9.2%)	$18,139			$1,240			$16,899	80.1	74.5	281	64
530591000889	218	Maywood Hills Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	19510 104 Av NE	Bothell	98011	King County	Northshore School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 408-5000	506	34	14.7	23.9%	259 (51.2%)	35 (6.9%)	68 (13.4%)	73 (14.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	68 (13.4%)	$18,135			$670			$17,465	80.1	78.4	238	20
530492000744	219	Colbert Elementary School	Public	K-5	4625 E Greenbluff Rd	Colbert	99005	Spokane County	Mead School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 465-6300	396	26	15.1	33.3%	342 (86.4%)	1 (0.3%)	15 (3.8%)	4 (1.0%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (7.3%)	$15,183			$619			$14,565	79.9	72.9	297	78
530972001650	220	Apple Valley Elementary	Public	K-5	7 N 88th Avenue	Yakima	98908	Yakima County	West Valley School District (Yakima)	No	No	No	No	(509) 965-2060	454	29	15.6	44.1%	243 (53.5%)	4 (0.9%)	174 (38.3%)	8 (1.8%)	8 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.7%)	$15,929			$1,261			$14,669	79.8	80.6	216	4

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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:

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

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.