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)
530423000676	131	Mark Twain Elementary	Public	K-5	9525 130th Ave NE	Kirkland	98033	King County	Lake Washington School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 936-2730	665	43	15.3	15.0%	265 (39.8%)	14 (2.1%)	90 (13.5%)	224 (33.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	69 (10.4%)	$19,398			$626			$18,772	87.9	90.2	108	23
530393003663	132	Amon Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	18 Center Parkway	Richland	99352	Benton County	Kennewick School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 222-7600	739	43	17	26.7%	565 (76.5%)	13 (1.8%)	101 (13.7%)	11 (1.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (6.5%)	$14,505			$910			$13,594	87.9	88	132
530096000170	133	Vale Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	101 Pioneer Avenue	Cashmere	98815	Chelan County	Cashmere School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 782-2211	571	40	14.1	44.0%	346 (60.6%)	3 (0.5%)	179 (31.3%)	7 (1.2%)	3 (0.5%)	6 (1.1%)	27 (4.7%)	$14,654			$1,985			$12,669	87.8	82.1	199	66
530108000757	134	Emerald Heights Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	NW Pinnacle Ct	Silverdale	98383	Kitsap County	Central Kitsap School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 662-8500	479	27	17.5	31.9%	267 (55.7%)	10 (2.1%)	69 (14.4%)	34 (7.1%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (2.7%)	85 (17.7%)	$16,781			$854			$15,928	87.7	84.2	173	39
530267002669	135	Penny Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4117 132nd St. SE	Everett	98208	Snohomish County	Everett School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 385-7200	759	42	18.2	30.8%	283 (37.3%)	45 (5.9%)	113 (14.9%)	238 (31.4%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.5%)	75 (9.9%)	$16,870			$1,152			$15,719	87.6	87.7	135
530543001852	136	Mukilteo Elementary	Public	K-5	2600 Mukilteo Speedway	Mukilteo	98275	Snohomish County	Mukilteo School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 366-3100	511	32	16	20.4%	287 (56.2%)	24 (4.7%)	54 (10.6%)	84 (16.4%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	58 (11.4%)	$21,212			$1,127			$20,086	87.6	90	112	24
530876000692	137	Rock Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	25700 Maple Valley Blk Diam Rd	Maple Valley	98038	King County	Tahoma School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 413-3300	725	44	16.6	15.4%	362 (49.9%)	35 (4.8%)	75 (10.3%)	155 (21.4%)	4 (0.6%)	2 (0.3%)	92 (12.7%)	$17,235			$329			$16,906	87.4	89.9	116	21
530732003540	138	Orchard Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1600 Gala Way	Richland	99352	Benton County	Richland School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 967-6175	616	37	16.6	26.3%	410 (66.6%)	12 (1.9%)	88 (14.3%)	67 (10.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	36 (5.8%)	$15,519			$886			$14,633	87.3	87.9	133	5
530771003613	139	Cedar Park Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	13224 37th Ave NE	Seattle	98125	King County	Seattle School District No. 1	No	No	No	No	(206) 252-4300	243	15	16.3	24.7%	127 (52.3%)	15 (6.2%)	21 (8.6%)	40 (16.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (15.2%)	$23,767			$2,760			$21,007	87.3	91.6	100	39
530870001501	140	Sherman Elementary School	Public	K-5	4415 N 38th St	Tacoma	98407	Pierce County	Tacoma School District	No	No	No	No	(253) 571-5488	443	22	20	14.2%	325 (73.4%)	5 (1.1%)	51 (11.5%)	10 (2.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (11.5%)	$16,848			$1,030			$15,818	87.1	84.8	164	24

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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

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

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.