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)
530141000158	1041	Tillicum Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	8514 Maple ST SW	Lakewood	98498	Pierce County	Clover Park School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 583-5370	250	18	14	86.4%	62 (24.8%)	23 (9.2%)	103 (41.2%)	11 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.2%)	43 (17.2%)	$21,814			$2,759			$19,055	15.1	21.6	949	92
530354000549	1042	Seahurst Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	14603 14th Ave SW	Burien	98166	King County	Highline School District	No	No	No	Yes	(206) 631-4800	330	18	18.5	68.2%	60 (18.2%)	26 (7.9%)	180 (54.5%)	28 (8.5%)	2 (0.6%)	12 (3.6%)	22 (6.7%)	$21,807			$2,629			$19,178	15	16.3	1028	14
530396000630	1043	Pine Tree Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	27825 118th Ave SE	Kent	98030	King County	Kent School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 373-7687	409	29	14.3	76.5%	111 (27.1%)	72 (17.6%)	91 (22.2%)	72 (17.6%)	2 (0.5%)	18 (4.4%)	43 (10.5%)	$20,947			$1,430			$19,517	15	23.3	933	110
530309000492	1044	Goldendale Primary School	Public	K-4	820 S. Schuster St	Goldendale	98620	Klickitat County	Goldendale School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 773-4665	291	18	16.3	71.1%	197 (67.7%)	1 (0.3%)	50 (17.2%)	1 (0.3%)	25 (8.6%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.5%)	$19,466			$804			$18,663	15	19.5	981	63
530198000300	1045	Darrington Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	1075 Fir Street	Darrington	98241	Snohomish County	Darrington School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 436-1313	326	20	16.3	63.5%	241 (73.9%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (12.3%)	3 (0.9%)	18 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (7.4%)	$18,637			$1,891			$16,747	14.7	7.9	1125	80
530825001362	1046	Arlington Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6363 N Smith St	Spokane	99217	Spokane County	Spokane School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 354-2100	399	37	10.7	84.5%	229 (57.4%)	16 (4.0%)	55 (13.8%)	23 (5.8%)	7 (1.8%)	16 (4.0%)	53 (13.3%)	$17,261			$2,981			$14,280	14.6	13.7	1051	5
530966001632	1047	Abraham Lincoln Elementary	Public	K-5	1224 Methow St.	Wenatchee	98801	Chelan County	Wenatchee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 663-5710	465	36	12.8	68.0%	106 (22.8%)	1 (0.2%)	348 (74.8%)	3 (0.6%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	$18,118			$3,347			$14,771	14.5	15.7	1033	14
530825001363	1048	Audubon Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2020 W Carlisle Ave	Spokane	99205	Spokane County	Spokane School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 354-2140	396	34	11.5	88.9%	243 (61.4%)	22 (5.6%)	45 (11.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	18 (4.5%)	64 (16.2%)	$18,600			$2,979			$15,622	14.4	11.5	1079	31
530870001494	1049	Reed Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1802 S 36th St	Tacoma	98418	Pierce County	Tacoma School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 571-6464	361	26	13.8	72.6%	62 (17.2%)	86 (23.8%)	84 (23.3%)	18 (5.0%)	3 (0.8%)	22 (6.1%)	86 (23.8%)	$22,612			$2,598			$20,013	14.4	20.4	970	79
531011001704	1050	Roosevelt Elementary School	Public	K-5	120 N 16th Ave	Yakima	98902	Yakima County	Yakima School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 573-1700	478	30	16.1	88.5%	101 (21.1%)	3 (0.6%)	354 (74.1%)	3 (0.6%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (2.7%)	$19,683			$3,073			$16,610	14.4	15.4	1039	11

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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.