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)
530591000880	151	Cottage Lake Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	15940 Avondale RD NE	Woodinville	98077	King County	Northshore School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 408-4200	279	21	13	13.6%	212 (76.0%)	2 (0.7%)	21 (7.5%)	22 (7.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (7.9%)	$20,414			$443			$19,971	86.3	87.6	136	15
530870001474	152	Jefferson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4302 North 13th St	Tacoma	98406	Pierce County	Tacoma School District	No	No	No	No	(253) 571-4000	303	20	15.1	38.6%	177 (58.4%)	13 (4.3%)	29 (9.6%)	21 (6.9%)	3 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	59 (19.5%)	$21,534			$2,370			$19,164	86.2	87.8	134	18
530213002812	153	Dieringer Heights Elementary	Public	K-5	21727 34th Street E.	Lake Tapps	98391	Pierce County	Dieringer School District	No	No	No	No	(253) 826-4937	432	29	14.8	19.4%	291 (67.4%)	16 (3.7%)	36 (8.3%)	38 (8.8%)	2 (0.5%)	4 (0.9%)	45 (10.4%)	$18,771			$1,169			$17,603	86.1	88.4	127	26
530576000854	154	Poulsbo Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	18531 Noll Rd NE	Poulsbo	98370	Kitsap County	North Kitsap School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 396-3500	448	27	16.4	26.3%	297 (66.3%)	5 (1.1%)	63 (14.1%)	23 (5.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	57 (12.7%)	$17,269			$1,805			$15,464	86	80.9	210	56
530591003746	155	Ruby Bridges Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	20510 49th Drive SE	Woodinville	98072	King County	Northshore School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 408-8700	465	34	13.4	10.3%	143 (30.8%)	17 (3.7%)	49 (10.5%)	220 (47.3%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	32 (6.9%)	$19,299			$415			$18,884	85.9	82.9	191	36
530771002269	156	Hawthorne Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4100 39 Av S	Seattle	98118	King County	Seattle School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(206) 252-7210	363	23	16.1	32.5%	177 (48.8%)	44 (12.1%)	60 (16.5%)	32 (8.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (12.7%)	$21,752			$2,267			$19,485	85.9	70.7	319	163
530111002681	157	Liberty Lake Elementary	Public	3-5	23606 E Boone Ave	Liberty Lake	99019	Spokane County	Central Valley School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 558-4300	479	26	18.7	27.6%	419 (87.5%)	8 (1.7%)	20 (4.2%)	6 (1.3%)	7 (1.5%)	3 (0.6%)	16 (3.3%)	$13,326			$1,514			$11,813	85.8	80	222	65
530492001804	158	Midway Elementary	Public	K-5	821 E Midway Rd	Colbert	99005	Spokane County	Mead School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 465-6700	413	25	16.2	24.5%	348 (84.3%)	3 (0.7%)	27 (6.5%)	7 (1.7%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	24 (5.8%)	$14,415			$1,011			$13,404	85.6	90.5	105	53
530396000706	159	Sunrise Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	22300 132nd Ave SE	Kent	98042	King County	Kent School District	No	No	No	No	(253) 373-7630	558	35	16.1	42.3%	146 (26.2%)	68 (12.2%)	50 (9.0%)	210 (37.6%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.0%)	73 (13.1%)	$16,860			$415			$16,445	85.3	78.7	235	76
530972001238	160	Cottonwood Elementary School	Public	K-5	1041 S 96th Ave	Yakima	98908	Yakima County	West Valley School District (Yakima)	No	No	No	No	(509) 965-2052	397	24	16.4	36.0%	248 (62.5%)	5 (1.3%)	121 (30.5%)	14 (3.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.8%)	$17,106			$2,254			$14,852	85.2	78.6	236	76

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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.