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)
530618000931	791	McLane Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	200 Delphi Rd SW	Olympia	98502	Thurston County	Olympia School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 596-6600	438	27	16.2	36.1%	268 (61.2%)	14 (3.2%)	60 (13.7%)	37 (8.4%)	3 (0.7%)	4 (0.9%)	52 (11.9%)	$15,882			$1,148			$14,734	32.3	46.4	603	188
530774001275	792	Evergreen Elementary School	Public	K-6	1007 McGargile Road	Sedro Woolley	98284	Skagit County	Sedro-Woolley School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 856-6386	553	36	15.5	62.9%	320 (57.9%)	2 (0.4%)	157 (28.4%)	3 (0.5%)	21 (3.8%)	6 (1.1%)	43 (7.8%)	$20,119			$1,273			$18,845	32.2	39.3	696	96
530682003230	793	Roosevelt Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	106 Monroe Road	Port Angeles	98362	Clallam County	Port Angeles School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 452-8973	406	31	13.1	64.5%	314 (77.3%)	1 (0.2%)	42 (10.3%)	3 (0.7%)	6 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (9.9%)	$18,512			$3,373			$15,139	32.2	40.3	683	110
530282000444	794	Nautilus K-8 School	Public	K-8	1000 S 289th St	Federal Way	98003	King County	Federal Way School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 945-3400	440	27	16.6	65.0%	114 (25.9%)	46 (10.5%)	137 (31.1%)	59 (13.4%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (3.4%)	68 (15.5%)	$20,096			$2,928			$17,168	32.1	47.8	582	212
530645000952	795	Orting Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	316 Washington Avenue North	Orting	98360	Pierce County	Orting School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 893-2248	570	33	17.2	33.5%	387 (67.9%)	9 (1.6%)	81 (14.2%)	16 (2.8%)	6 (1.1%)	9 (1.6%)	62 (10.9%)	$15,135			$1,015			$14,120	32			(n/a)
530270002946	796	Columbia Valley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	17500 SE Sequoia Cr	Vancouver	98683	Clark County	Evergreen School District (Clark)	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 604-3375	406	27	14.8	52.7%	188 (46.3%)	17 (4.2%)	118 (29.1%)	33 (8.1%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	46 (11.3%)	$19,317			$2,645			$16,672	32	37.2	725	71
530945001599	797	Berney Elementary School	Public	K-5	1718 Pleasant St	Walla Walla	99362	Walla Walla County	Walla Walla Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 527-3060	406	26	15.7	69.2%	295 (72.7%)	4 (1.0%)	84 (20.7%)	5 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (3.7%)	$18,362			$3,106			$15,256	31.9	37.3	724	73
530354000525	798	Des Moines Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	22001 9th Ave S	Des Moines	98198	King County	Highline School District	No	No	No	Yes	(206) 631-3700	520	29	17.8	60.0%	126 (24.2%)	82 (15.8%)	148 (28.5%)	69 (13.3%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.8%)	74 (14.2%)	$19,361			$2,517			$16,844	31.7	30	829	31
530042000112	799	Roosevelt Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2900 Yew St	Bellingham	98226	Whatcom County	Bellingham School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 676-6440	374	27	13.6	54.5%	224 (59.9%)	5 (1.3%)	97 (25.9%)	10 (2.7%)	7 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (8.3%)	$20,134			$1,671			$18,463	31.6	35.7	743	56
530228001760	800	East Farms STEAM School	Public	PK, KG-6	26203 E Rowan	Newman Lake	99025	Spokane County	East Valley School District (Spokane)	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 226-3039	392	25	15.8	67.9%	279 (71.2%)	7 (1.8%)	41 (10.5%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.8%)	12 (3.1%)	44 (11.2%)	$18,107			$2,495			$15,612	31.6	26.8	878	78

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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:

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

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.