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)
530525000796	251	Mossyrock Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	295 Williams St	Mossyrock	98564	Lewis County	Mossyrock School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 983-3183	273	15	18.4	68.1%	180 (65.9%)	1 (0.4%)	81 (29.7%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.7%)	2 (0.7%)	6 (2.2%)	$16,554			$874			$15,679	43.4	35	288	37
530228000312	252	East Valley High School	Public	9-12	15711 E Wellesley Ave	Spokane Valley	99216	Spokane County	East Valley School District (Spokane)	No	No	No	No	(509) 927-3200	957	48	19.8	58.0%	702 (73.4%)	9 (0.9%)	131 (13.7%)	17 (1.8%)	10 (1.0%)	16 (1.7%)	62 (6.5%)	$17,435			$2,303			$15,132	43.3	42.9	256	4
530030002445	253	Auburn Riverside High School	Public	9-12	501 Oravetz Rd SE	Auburn	98092	King County	Auburn School District	No	No	No	No	(253) 804-5154	1,909	87	22	50.3%	658 (34.5%)	109 (5.7%)	616 (32.3%)	246 (12.9%)	14 (0.7%)	95 (5.0%)	171 (9.0%)	$14,541			$802			$13,739	43.1	46.2	233	20
530294000475	254	Franklin Pierce High School	Public	9-12	11002 18th Ave E	Tacoma	98445	Pierce County	Franklin Pierce School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 298-3805	1,141	64	17.7	58.7%	300 (26.3%)	103 (9.0%)	402 (35.2%)	118 (10.3%)	11 (1.0%)	55 (4.8%)	147 (12.9%)	$18,880			$2,033			$16,848	42.3	51.7	200	54
530939001597	255	Waitsburg High School	Public	9-12	420 Coppei Ave	Waitsburg	99361	Walla Walla County	Waitsburg School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 337-6351	86	6	13.9	53.5%	67 (77.9%)	2 (2.3%)	11 (12.8%)	2 (2.3%)	2 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.3%)	$21,323			$1,127			$20,196	41.9	41.2	264	9
530531000803	256	Mount Baker Senior High	Public	9-12	4936 Deming Rd	Deming	98244	Whatcom County	Mount Baker School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 383-2015	517	27	19.3	47.4%	363 (70.2%)	13 (2.5%)	61 (11.8%)	7 (1.4%)	32 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (7.9%)	$22,757			$2,910			$19,847	41.7	60.2	158	98
530825003815	257	Spokane Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	PK, KG-12	2904 E Sprague Av	Spokane	99202	Spokane County	Spokane School District	No	No	Yes	No	(509) 354-7545	327	12	28.4	70.0%	223 (68.2%)	10 (3.1%)	35 (10.7%)	4 (1.2%)	7 (2.1%)	1 (0.3%)	45 (13.8%)	$10,540			$7,302			$3,238	41.7	43.1	254	3
530855002168	258	Sultan Senior High School	Public	9-12	1000 Turk Drive	Sultan	98294	Snohomish County	Sultan School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 793-9860	583	27	21.7	55.1%	366 (62.8%)	13 (2.2%)	154 (26.4%)	12 (2.1%)	5 (0.9%)	2 (0.3%)	31 (5.3%)	$17,231			$1,135			$16,096	41.6	42.3	258
530622003304	259	Washington Virtual Academy Omak High School	Public, Virtual	9-12	619 West Bartlett Ave.	Omak	98841	Okanogan County	Omak School District	No	No	Yes	No	(509) 826-8681	1,511	59	25.6	53.8%	971 (64.3%)	97 (6.4%)	205 (13.6%)	76 (5.0%)	16 (1.1%)	10 (0.7%)	132 (8.7%)	$12,776			$911			$11,865	41.3	50.5	206	53
530585003804	260	Summit VIrtual Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	305 College Street NE	Lacey	98516	Thurston County	North Thurston Public Schools	No	No	Yes	No	(360) 412-4908	367	20	18.2	54.2%	172 (46.9%)	20 (5.4%)	80 (21.8%)	20 (5.4%)	13 (3.5%)	4 (1.1%)	56 (15.3%)	$13,362			$2,140			$11,222	41.1	49.5	213	47

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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.

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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.