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)
530267000391	191	Cascade High School	Public	9-12	801 E. Casino Rd.	Everett	98203	Snohomish County	Everett School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 385-6000	1,793	83	21.4	52.8%	736 (41.0%)	94 (5.2%)	499 (27.8%)	282 (15.7%)	5 (0.3%)	28 (1.6%)	125 (7.0%)	$17,986			$1,685			$16,302	54.1	53.9	188	3
530270003463	192	Henrietta Lacks Health and Bioscience High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	9105 NE 9th Street	Vancouver	98664	Clark County	Evergreen School District (Clark)	No	Yes	No	No	(360) 604-6340	516	28	18.2	53.3%	255 (49.4%)	14 (2.7%)	137 (26.6%)	37 (7.2%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.8%)	48 (9.3%)	$15,337			$1,503			$13,833	54	61.1	154	38
530900001536	193	Touchet Elementary & High School	Public, Alternative	K-12	90 Champion Street	Touchet	99360	Walla Walla County	Touchet School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 394-2352	204	20	10.2	59.8%	110 (53.9%)	0 (0.0%)	87 (42.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.9%)	$22,375			$849			$21,526	53.8			(n/a)
530006000013	194	Adna Middle/High School	Public	6-12	121 Adna School Rd.	Chehalis	98532	Lewis County	Adna School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 748-8552	385	20	18.8	25.7%	332 (86.2%)	6 (1.6%)	33 (8.6%)	4 (1.0%)	6 (1.6%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.8%)	$16,821			$1,322			$15,499	53.6	58.9	167	27
530954001624	195	Washougal High School	Public	9-12	1201 39th St	Washougal	98671	Clark County	Washougal School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 954-3100	1,006	49	20.7	37.6%	786 (78.1%)	7 (0.7%)	149 (14.8%)	9 (0.9%)	4 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (5.1%)	$16,909			$1,676			$15,234	53.6	48.8	215	20
531005001682	196	Woodland High School	Public	9-12	1500 Dike Access Road	Woodland	98674	Cowlitz County	Woodland School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 841-2800	658	32	20.5	42.1%	475 (72.2%)	2 (0.3%)	152 (23.1%)	6 (0.9%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (2.9%)	$17,817			$1,331			$16,486	53.4	44.2	252	56
530537000805	197	East Valley High School	Public	9-12	1900 Beaudry Road	Yakima	98901	Yakima County	East Valley School District (Yakima)	No	No	No	No	(509) 573-7420	1,036	44	23.7	65.3%	463 (44.7%)	9 (0.9%)	518 (50.0%)	5 (0.5%)	10 (1.0%)	1 (0.1%)	26 (2.5%)	$14,836			$1,045			$13,792	53.3	44.7	249	52
530513002675	198	Sky Valley Education Center	Public, Alternative	K-12	351 Short Columbia St.	Monroe	98272	Snohomish County	Monroe School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 804-2700	833	30	27.9	19.9%	666 (80.0%)	5 (0.6%)	96 (11.5%)	5 (0.6%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (7.0%)	$12,152			$581			$11,570	53.2	75.1	87	111
530933001594	199	Wahkiakum High School	Public	9-12	500 South 3rd Street	Cathlamet	98612	Wahkiakum County	Wahkiakum School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 795-3271	160	9	17.1	58.8%	125 (78.1%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (11.3%)	2 (1.3%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (8.8%)	$17,722			$759			$16,962	53.1	30.3	309	110
530744002013	200	Riverside High School	Public	9-12	4120 East Deer Park-Milan Rd.	Chattaroy	99003	Spokane County	Riverside School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 464-8550	487	23	21.3	47.0%	417 (85.6%)	3 (0.6%)	27 (5.5%)	9 (1.8%)	5 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	25 (5.1%)	$15,897			$1,172			$14,725	53	56.2	174	26

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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

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

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.