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)
530396000622	61	Kentridge High School	Public	9-12	12430 SE 208th ST	Kent	98031	King County	Kent School District	No	No	No	No	(253) 373-7345	2,034	88	23	42.4%	564 (27.7%)	248 (12.2%)	324 (15.9%)	642 (31.6%)	2 (0.1%)	38 (1.9%)	210 (10.3%)	$15,152			$497			$14,656	82.3	83.7	54	7
530945003774	62	Walla Walla Online	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	1917 E Isaacs Ave.	Walla Walla	99362	Walla Walla County	Walla Walla Public Schools	No	No	Yes	No	(509) 526-2050	82	6	13.6	72.0%	55 (67.1%)	3 (3.7%)	18 (22.0%)	2 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.4%)	$8,150			$999			$7,151	82.3	53.2	196	134
530438000693	63	Liberty High School	Public	9-12	6404 E Spangle-Waverly Rd	Spangle	99031	Spokane County	Liberty School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 245-3229	178	11	16	41.6%	147 (82.6%)	1 (0.6%)	19 (10.7%)	2 (1.1%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.5%)	$19,480			$748			$18,732	81.8	83.2	56	7
530618002689	64	Avanti High School	Public	9-12	1113 Legion Way SE	Olympia	98501	Thurston County	Olympia School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 596-7900	156	9	16.5	37.8%	112 (71.8%)	1 (0.6%)	21 (13.5%)	2 (1.3%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (7.1%)	$13,570			$466			$13,104	81.7	80.7	70	6
530453000713	65	Lopez Middle High School	Public	7-12	86 School Road	Lopez Island	98261	San Juan County	Lopez School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 468-2202	134	5	27.6	68.7%	87 (64.9%)	1 (0.7%)	38 (28.4%)	3 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.5%)	$25,390			$2,899			$22,491	81.4	55.3	178	113
530344000514	66	Almira Coulee Hartline High School	Public	9-12	413 N. 4th Street	Coulee City	99115	Grant County	Coulee-Hartline School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 632-5231	88	9	10.2	43.2%	79 (89.8%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (5.7%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.4%)	$18,453			$1,068			$17,384	81.4	91.7	30	36
530108000177	67	Central Kitsap High School	Public	9-12	10140 Frontier Pl NW	Silverdale	98383	Kitsap County	Central Kitsap School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 662-2400	1,659	72	22.9	32.2%	940 (56.7%)	58 (3.5%)	220 (13.3%)	125 (7.5%)	8 (0.5%)	27 (1.6%)	276 (16.6%)	$14,935			$882			$14,053	81.3	77.8	72	5
530108002524	68	Klahowya Secondary	Public	6-12	7607 NW Newberry Hill Rd	Silverdale	98383	Kitsap County	Central Kitsap School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 662-4000	969	47	20.8	32.3%	720 (74.3%)	8 (0.8%)	87 (9.0%)	11 (1.1%)	2 (0.2%)	5 (0.5%)	127 (13.1%)	$18,256			$1,254			$17,001	81.1	73.9	95	27
530771001262	69	West Seattle High School	Public	9-12	3000 California Av SW	Seattle	98116	King County	Seattle School District No. 1	No	No	No	No	(206) 252-8800	1,329	61	21.8	19.2%	860 (64.7%)	64 (4.8%)	155 (11.7%)	62 (4.7%)	9 (0.7%)	2 (0.2%)	153 (11.5%)	$18,535			$1,285			$17,250	81.1	88.5	41	28
530594003740	70	Oak Harbor Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	600 Cherokee St	Oak Harbor	98277	Island County	Oak Harbor School District	No	No	Yes	No	(360) 279-5900	109	4	27.2	46.8%	59 (54.1%)	3 (2.8%)	22 (20.2%)	7 (6.4%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (15.6%)	$12,883			$1,143			$11,741	80.9			(n/a)

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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.