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)
530108001753	241	Olympic High School	Public	9-12	7077 Stampede Blvd NW	Bremerton	98311	Kitsap County	Central Kitsap School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 662-2700	1,162	53	22	48.2%	560 (48.2%)	43 (3.7%)	213 (18.3%)	63 (5.4%)	3 (0.3%)	28 (2.4%)	243 (20.9%)	$17,290			$985			$16,305	45	37.7	278	37
530585001208	242	River Ridge High School	Public	9-12	350 River Ridge Drive SE	Lacey	98513	Thurston County	North Thurston Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(360) 412-4820	1,476	77	19.1	43.7%	562 (38.1%)	93 (6.3%)	397 (26.9%)	135 (9.1%)	33 (2.2%)	47 (3.2%)	205 (13.9%)	$15,277			$745			$14,533	44.7	44.3	250	8
530035103831	243	Intergenerational High School	Public, Magnet, Charter	9-12	1 Bellis Fair Parkway	Bellingham	98226	Whatcom County	Intergenerational High School	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	(360) 927-1119	69	8	8.5	47.8%	28 (40.6%)	5 (7.2%)	10 (14.5%)	1 (1.4%)	2 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (8.7%)	$50,921			$3,348			$47,573	44.5			(n/a)
530048000119	244	Bethel High School	Public	9-12	22215 38th Avenue East	Spanaway	98387	Pierce County	Bethel School District	No	No	No	No	(253) 800-7000	1,739	80	21.8	52.6%	832 (47.8%)	110 (6.3%)	369 (21.2%)	54 (3.1%)	15 (0.9%)	88 (5.1%)	259 (14.9%)	$16,421			$879			$15,542	44.4	45.4	238	6
530834002594	245	Lincoln Hill High School	Public	9-12	7400 272nd St NW	Stanwood	98292	Snohomish County	Stanwood-Camano School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 629-1340	132	7	18.8	45.5%	110 (83.3%)	1 (0.8%)	12 (9.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	8 (6.1%)	$15,852			$757			$15,095	44.2	42.3	259	14
530519000784	246	Morton Junior-Senior High	Public	7-12	152 Westlake Ave	Morton	98356	Lewis County	Morton School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 496-5137	193	13	14.4	64.8%	140 (72.5%)	1 (0.5%)	31 (16.1%)	4 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (8.3%)	$20,460			$2,064			$18,397	44.2	67.4	120	126
530910002602	247	A G West Black Hills High School	Public	9-12	7741 Littlerock Road SW	Tumwater	98512	Thurston County	Tumwater School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 709-7800	833	35	23.8	32.5%	564 (67.7%)	20 (2.4%)	103 (12.4%)	43 (5.2%)	6 (0.7%)	7 (0.8%)	90 (10.8%)	$14,943			$908			$14,035	44	51.2	203	44
530543000818	248	Mariner High School	Public	9-12	200 120th Street SW	Everett	98204	Snohomish County	Mukilteo School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 366-5700	2,090	105	19.8	67.1%	475 (22.7%)	206 (9.9%)	899 (43.0%)	268 (12.8%)	5 (0.2%)	53 (2.5%)	172 (8.2%)	$18,737			$1,221			$17,516	44	41.1	265	17
530906001539	249	Trout Lake School	Public	5-12	2310 Hwy 141	Trout Lake	98650	Klickitat County	Trout Lake School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 395-2571	128	9	13.5	37.5%	95 (74.2%)	3 (2.3%)	20 (15.6%)	5 (3.9%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.1%)	$19,074			$2,015			$17,058	44	85.2	51	198
530825001399	250	North Central High School	Public	6-12	1600 N Howard St	Spokane	99205	Spokane County	Spokane School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 354-6300	1,674	92	18.2	63.7%	1,056 (63.1%)	68 (4.1%)	190 (11.4%)	43 (2.6%)	23 (1.4%)	40 (2.4%)	252 (15.1%)	$16,360			$1,398			$14,962	43.8	48.8	216	34

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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:

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

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.