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)
530732001101	611	Sacajawea Elementary	Public	K-5	535 Fuller St.	Richland	99352	Benton County	Richland School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 967-6325	458	29	15.7	51.5%	292 (63.8%)	9 (2.0%)	103 (22.5%)	14 (3.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	38 (8.3%)	$17,751			$1,330			$16,421	45.9	45.3	611
530954001621	612	Cape Horn Skye Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	9731 Washougal River Rd	Washougal	98671	Clark County	Washougal School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 954-3600	286	17	17	30.8%	250 (87.4%)	2 (0.7%)	17 (5.9%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.9%)	$17,392			$2,137			$15,255	45.8	62.4	403	209
530696001035	613	Meeker Elementary	Public	K-6	409 5th St SW	Puyallup	98371	Pierce County	Puyallup School District	No	No	No	No	(253) 841-8738	385	25	15.5	49.6%	233 (60.5%)	20 (5.2%)	49 (12.7%)	14 (3.6%)	5 (1.3%)	9 (2.3%)	55 (14.3%)	$17,960			$1,278			$16,682	45.8	50.9	530	83
530038003228	614	Tukes Valley Primary	Public	PK, KG-4	20601 NE 167th Avenue	Battle Ground	98604	Clark County	Battle Ground School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 885-6200	515	34	15.3	37.7%	431 (83.7%)	4 (0.8%)	48 (9.3%)	7 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (4.5%)	$16,910			$1,279			$15,631	45.7	53	508	106
530624000941	615	Onalaska Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	540 Carlisle Ave.	Onalaska	98570	Lewis County	Onalaska School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 978-4115	413	25	16.2	59.6%	348 (84.3%)	1 (0.2%)	36 (8.7%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (5.8%)	$14,390			$1,306			$13,085	45.6	44.8	616	1
530354000550	616	Shorewood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2725 SW 116th St	Burien	98146	King County	Highline School District	No	No	No	Yes	(206) 631-4900	458	29	15.9	55.9%	142 (31.0%)	43 (9.4%)	116 (25.3%)	84 (18.3%)	3 (0.7%)	3 (0.7%)	66 (14.4%)	$21,184			$2,145			$19,038	45.3	52	515	101
530870001489	617	N.E. Tacoma Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5412 29th St Ne	Tacoma	98422	Pierce County	Tacoma School District	No	No	No	No	(253) 571-6933	367	23	16.3	49.3%	117 (31.9%)	27 (7.4%)	100 (27.2%)	49 (13.4%)	7 (1.9%)	9 (2.5%)	58 (15.8%)	$19,358			$1,355			$18,003	45.3	36.5	735	118
530396000613	618	Covington Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	25811 156TH Ave SE	Covington	98042	King County	Kent School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 373-7652	631	37	16.8	60.5%	249 (39.5%)	77 (12.2%)	147 (23.3%)	93 (14.7%)	6 (1.0%)	8 (1.3%)	50 (7.9%)	$17,078			$960			$16,119	45.2	48.7	565	53
530594000900	619	Crescent Harbor Elementary	Public	K-4	330 E. Crescent Harbor Rd.	Oak Harbor	98277	Island County	Oak Harbor School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 279-5650	481	34	14.1	62.4%	267 (55.5%)	31 (6.4%)	106 (22.0%)	21 (4.4%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	53 (11.0%)	$19,278			$2,013			$17,266	45.2	59.5	451	168
530747001116	620	Grand Mound Elementary	Public	3-5	7710 James Rd SW	Rochester	98579	Thurston County	Rochester School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 273-5512	499	31	16.3	66.3%	300 (60.1%)	1 (0.2%)	143 (28.7%)	1 (0.2%)	14 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (8.0%)	$16,778			$970			$15,808	45.1	43.4	640	20

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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:

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Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

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.