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)
531011001700	1091	Mckinley Elementary School	Public	K-5	621 S 13th Ave	Yakima	98902	Yakima County	Yakima School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 573-1400	414	29	14.4	88.9%	51 (12.3%)	5 (1.2%)	344 (83.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.1%)	$18,281			$3,475			$14,805	10.5	10.8	1092	1
530870001453	1092	Arlington Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	7202 South Pine Street	Tacoma	98409	Pierce County	Tacoma School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 571-3200	397	25	15.6	71.8%	112 (28.2%)	74 (18.6%)	100 (25.2%)	36 (9.1%)	6 (1.5%)	17 (4.3%)	52 (13.1%)	$18,663			$2,495			$16,168	10.4	10.1	1103	11
530867001448	1093	Outlook Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3800 VanBelle Road	Outlook	98938	Yakima County	Sunnyside School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 837-3352	449	32	14	85.5%	17 (3.8%)	1 (0.2%)	427 (95.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	$19,943			$2,426			$17,517	10.4	12.7	1065	28
530543002320	1094	Horizon Elementary	Public	K-5	222 W Casino Rd	Everett	98204	Snohomish County	Mukilteo School District	No	No	No	Yes	(425) 366-3000	539	41	13.2	79.0%	108 (20.0%)	37 (6.9%)	295 (54.7%)	25 (4.6%)	1 (0.2%)	24 (4.5%)	49 (9.1%)	$21,620			$2,218			$19,402	10.3	9.6	1109	15
530354000519	1095	Beverly Park Elementary at Glendale	Public	PK, KG-5	1201 S 104th St	Seattle	98168	King County	Highline School District	No	No	No	Yes	(206) 631-3400	428	22	19.1	79.7%	53 (12.4%)	73 (17.1%)	154 (36.0%)	80 (18.7%)	10 (2.3%)	18 (4.2%)	40 (9.3%)	$23,527			$3,558			$19,969	10.3	11.2	1085	10
530141000262	1096	Lakeview Hope Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	10501 47th AVE SW	Lakewood	98499	Pierce County	Clover Park School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 583-5320	534	39	13.6	83.9%	59 (11.0%)	44 (8.2%)	301 (56.4%)	27 (5.1%)	1 (0.2%)	37 (6.9%)	64 (12.0%)	$19,154			$2,155			$16,999	10.2	16.8	1021	75
530313000494	1097	Lake Roosevelt Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	503 Crest Dr	Coulee Dam	99116	Okanogan County	Grand Coulee Dam School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 633-0730	377	22	17.5	84.1%	119 (31.6%)	1 (0.3%)	52 (13.8%)	2 (0.5%)	138 (36.6%)	1 (0.3%)	64 (17.0%)	$16,775			$2,596			$14,179	10.2	12.7	1064	33
530282002255	1098	Silver Lake Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1310 SW 325th St	Federal Way	98023	King County	Federal Way School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 945-3900	373	24	15.8	76.1%	60 (16.1%)	94 (25.2%)	111 (29.8%)	20 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (12.9%)	39 (10.5%)	$21,430			$2,528			$18,902	10.1	18.3	998	100
530270000423	1099	Orchards Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	11405 NE 69th Street	Vancouver	98662	Clark County	Evergreen School District (Clark)	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 604-6975	445	34	13	75.1%	206 (46.3%)	12 (2.7%)	139 (31.2%)	18 (4.0%)	2 (0.4%)	22 (4.9%)	46 (10.3%)	$19,620			$2,303			$17,317	10	10.6	1097	2
530396000619	1100	Kent Elementary School	Public	K-5	24700 64th Ave S	Kent	98032	King County	Kent School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 373-7497	580	36	15.9	81.2%	60 (10.3%)	97 (16.7%)	286 (49.3%)	31 (5.3%)	3 (0.5%)	62 (10.7%)	41 (7.1%)	$17,448			$1,023			$16,425	9.8	13.3	1057	43

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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.