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)
530042003358	1131	Cordata Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4420 Aldrich Rd	Bellingham	98226	Whatcom County	Bellingham School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 676-6461	393	33	12	74.6%	130 (33.1%)	11 (2.8%)	149 (37.9%)	58 (14.8%)	4 (1.0%)	3 (0.8%)	38 (9.7%)	$23,154			$2,731			$20,423	6.4	5.3	1149	18
530813002032	1132	Cascade View Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	13601 32nd Avenue S	Tukwila	98168	King County	Tukwila School District	No	No	No	Yes	(206) 901-7700	457	28	16.1	85.6%	47 (10.3%)	79 (17.3%)	153 (33.5%)	153 (33.5%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (2.6%)	11 (2.4%)	$24,490			$3,691			$20,799	6.3	7	1131	1
530282002440	1133	Rainier View Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3015 S 368th St	Federal Way	98003	King County	Federal Way School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 945-3700	495	31	15.9	83.6%	93 (18.8%)	91 (18.4%)	155 (31.3%)	66 (13.3%)	6 (1.2%)	20 (4.0%)	63 (12.7%)	$20,696			$2,942			$17,754	6.3	6.7	1138	5
530003000010	1134	Robert Gray Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1516 North B St	Aberdeen	98520	Grays Harbor County	Aberdeen School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 538-2140	260	19	13.5	81.2%	125 (48.1%)	4 (1.5%)	105 (40.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.3%)	2 (0.8%)	18 (6.9%)	$19,813			$3,548			$16,265	6.2	12.4	1069	65
530399000637	1135	Kettle Falls Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	225 E 8th St	Kettle Falls	99141	Stevens County	Kettle Falls School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 738-6725	304	19	15.6	61.8%	262 (86.2%)	1 (0.3%)	15 (4.9%)	3 (1.0%)	5 (1.6%)	1 (0.3%)	17 (5.6%)	$14,007			$867			$13,140	6.2	25.9	895	240
530813001343	1136	Thorndyke Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4415 S 150th St	Seattle	98188	King County	Tukwila School District	No	No	No	Yes	(206) 901-7600	370	24	15.2	84.9%	42 (11.4%)	92 (24.9%)	119 (32.2%)	48 (13.0%)	1 (0.3%)	31 (8.4%)	15 (4.1%)	$25,175			$3,530			$21,645	6.1	6.8	1136
530396001603	1137	Meadow Ridge Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	27710 108th Ave SE	Kent	98030	King County	Kent School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 373-7870	352	26	13.5	68.5%	79 (22.4%)	52 (14.8%)	59 (16.8%)	125 (35.5%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.4%)	25 (7.1%)	$22,803			$1,089			$21,714	6	15.5	1038	99
530927001580	1138	Peter S Ogden Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3200 NE 86th Avenue	Vancouver	98662	Clark County	Vancouver School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 313-2550	636	40	15.8	73.4%	263 (41.4%)	28 (4.4%)	237 (37.3%)	21 (3.3%)	4 (0.6%)	42 (6.6%)	41 (6.4%)	$19,027			$2,559			$16,468	6	9.7	1107	31
530318002780	1139	Roosevelt Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	405 Bailey Avenue	Granger	98932	Yakima County	Granger School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 854-1420	620	33	18.7	80.6%	16 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	587 (94.7%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.8%)	$19,711			$4,619			$15,092	5.9	5.5	1146	7
530078000157	1140	Lucille Umbarger Elementary	Public	1-8	820 S Skagit St	Burlington	98233	Skagit County	Burlington-Edison School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 757-3366	568	42	13.5	75.4%	186 (32.7%)	2 (0.4%)	337 (59.3%)	11 (1.9%)	7 (1.2%)	2 (0.4%)	23 (4.0%)	$20,784			$3,137			$17,646	5.7	9.5	1112	28

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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:

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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.