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)
530870001500	991	Sheridan Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5317 E McKinley Ave	Tacoma	98404	Pierce County	Tacoma School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 571-5900	476	31	15.4	63.0%	69 (14.5%)	47 (9.9%)	209 (43.9%)	74 (15.5%)	3 (0.6%)	11 (2.3%)	63 (13.2%)	$19,409			$2,068			$17,341	18.3	21.5	952	39
530600001858	992	Oakville Elementary	Public	K-6	103 School St	Oakville	98568	Grays Harbor County	Oakville School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 273-5946	153	14	11.2	74.5%	67 (43.8%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (17.6%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (24.8%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (13.7%)	$18,318			$2,431			$15,887	18.2	26.4	885	107
530030000039	993	Pioneer Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2301 M St SE	Auburn	98002	King County	Auburn School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 931-4986	651	41	15.8	77.9%	92 (14.1%)	17 (2.6%)	373 (57.3%)	51 (7.8%)	1 (0.2%)	58 (8.9%)	59 (9.1%)	$16,978			$1,275			$15,704	18.2	20.8	967	26
530696001033	994	Karshner Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	1328 8th Ave NW	Puyallup	98371	Pierce County	Puyallup School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 841-8736	380	24	15.8	53.2%	149 (39.2%)	28 (7.4%)	115 (30.3%)	31 (8.2%)	8 (2.1%)	7 (1.8%)	42 (11.1%)	$16,005			$1,161			$14,844	18	24.2	923	71
530825001390	995	Lidgerwood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5510 N Lidgerwood	Spokane	99208	Spokane County	Spokane School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 354-3225	315	30	10.6	88.3%	163 (51.7%)	16 (5.1%)	43 (13.7%)	11 (3.5%)	5 (1.6%)	18 (5.7%)	59 (18.7%)	$17,335			$2,326			$15,009	17.9	19.6	980	15
530540000812	996	Madison Elementary	Public	K-5	400 53rd St	Mount Vernon	98273	Skagit County	Mount Vernon School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 428-6131	512	34	14.9	62.7%	102 (19.9%)	0 (0.0%)	403 (78.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.2%)	$19,557			$944			$18,613	17.9	25.4	907	89
530042000100	997	Birchwood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3200 Pinewood Ave	Bellingham	98225	Whatcom County	Bellingham School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 676-6466	369	27	13.8	60.4%	160 (43.4%)	3 (0.8%)	150 (40.7%)	13 (3.5%)	4 (1.1%)	2 (0.5%)	36 (9.8%)	$20,881			$1,761			$19,120	17.9	15.2	1041	44
530393000610	998	Washington Elementary School	Public	K-5	105 West 21st Avenue	Kennewick	99337	Benton County	Kennewick School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 222-6200	395	29	13.5	77.2%	173 (43.8%)	8 (2.0%)	182 (46.1%)	6 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	25 (6.3%)	$18,822			$1,158			$17,665	17.9	18.7	990	8
530927001565	999	Harry S Truman Elementary School	Public	K-5	4505 NE 42nd Ave	Vancouver	98661	Clark County	Vancouver School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 313-2900	491	33	14.7	70.5%	250 (50.9%)	15 (3.1%)	136 (27.7%)	20 (4.1%)	4 (0.8%)	17 (3.5%)	49 (10.0%)	$19,743			$2,378			$17,365	17.9	14.5	1045	46
530870001497	1000	Roosevelt Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3550 E Roosevelt Ave	Tacoma	98404	Pierce County	Tacoma School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 571-4400	223	20	11	77.1%	35 (15.7%)	37 (16.6%)	69 (30.9%)	17 (7.6%)	8 (3.6%)	22 (9.9%)	35 (15.7%)	$24,349			$3,749			$20,600	17.9	8.9	1117	117

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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

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

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.