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)
530870003064	1011	Helen Stafford Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1615 South 92nd St	Tacoma	98444	Pierce County	Tacoma School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 571-4300	451	28	16.1	70.7%	78 (17.3%)	64 (14.2%)	118 (26.2%)	101 (22.4%)	3 (0.7%)	33 (7.3%)	54 (12.0%)	$19,045			$2,042			$17,003	17	16.4	1027	16
530648000958	1012	Scootney Springs Elementary	Public	K-6	695 S 14th Ave	Othello	99344	Adams County	Othello School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 488-9625	615	36	16.9	80.8%	64 (10.4%)	3 (0.5%)	540 (87.8%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	$15,594			$1,373			$14,221	17	17.5	1013	1
530396002799	1013	Millennium Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	11919 SE 270th ST	Kent	98030	King County	Kent School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 373-3900	488	34	14.1	76.8%	135 (27.7%)	71 (14.5%)	109 (22.3%)	111 (22.7%)	2 (0.4%)	24 (4.9%)	36 (7.4%)	$17,715			$1,045			$16,670	16.9	16.4	1026	13
530825001381	1014	Holmes Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2600 W Sharp Ave	Spokane	99201	Spokane County	Spokane School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 354-2990	366	31	11.7	86.3%	221 (60.4%)	18 (4.9%)	56 (15.3%)	5 (1.4%)	7 (1.9%)	12 (3.3%)	47 (12.8%)	$21,404			$3,812			$17,593	16.8	18.2	1000	14
530315000497	1015	Smith Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	205 Fir Ave	Grandview	98930	Yakima County	Grandview School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 882-8700	485	33	14.7	89.7%	16 (3.3%)	2 (0.4%)	464 (95.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	$20,445			$2,789			$17,656	16.8	34.7	768	247
530894001529	1016	Tonasket Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	35es Highway 20	Tonasket	98855	Okanogan County	Tonasket School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 486-4933	474	31	15	84.0%	277 (58.4%)	0 (0.0%)	172 (36.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (3.4%)	$18,150			$2,265			$15,885	16.8	13.9	1049	33
530723001076	1017	Lakeridge Elementary School	Public	K-5	7400 S 115th St	Seattle	98178	King County	Renton School District	No	No	No	Yes	(425) 204-4100	358	25	14.4	79.9%	40 (11.2%)	158 (44.1%)	60 (16.8%)	68 (19.0%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.4%)	23 (6.4%)	$21,094			$2,506			$18,588	16.8	19.3	984	33
530282000440	1018	Lake Grove Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	303 SW 308th St	Federal Way	98023	King County	Federal Way School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 945-2900	359	24	15.2	76.9%	58 (16.2%)	48 (13.4%)	148 (41.2%)	31 (8.6%)	2 (0.6%)	26 (7.2%)	46 (12.8%)	$23,315			$2,353			$20,963	16.7	17.3	1016	2
530066000144	1019	West Hills S.T.E.M. Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	520 S National Ave	Bremerton	98312	Kitsap County	Bremerton School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 473-4600	313	26	12	74.1%	140 (44.7%)	15 (4.8%)	91 (29.1%)	11 (3.5%)	3 (1.0%)	5 (1.6%)	48 (15.3%)	$20,459			$2,065			$18,394	16.7	20	975	44
530396000635	1020	Springbrook Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	20035 100th Ave SE	Kent	98031	King County	Kent School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 373-7485	377	24	15.5	73.5%	61 (16.2%)	69 (18.3%)	88 (23.3%)	112 (29.7%)	2 (0.5%)	13 (3.4%)	32 (8.5%)	$19,979			$1,213			$18,766	16.7	18.6	993	27

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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.
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Educational resources:

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

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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.