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)
530423003432	1	Nikola Tesla STEM High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	4301 228th Ave NE	Redmond	98053	King County	Lake Washington School District	No	Yes	No	No	(425) 936-2770	609	30	20.5	1.8%	116 (19.0%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (2.8%)	443 (72.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (4.9%)	$17,666			$678			$16,987	99.3	99.4	1
530039003149	2	International School	Public	6-12	445 128th Ave SE	Bellevue	98005	King County	Bellevue School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 456-6500	593	31	19.2	8.4%	159 (26.8%)	7 (1.2%)	33 (5.6%)	328 (55.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (10.3%)	$16,581			$578			$16,002	98.9	99.2	2
530498000761	3	Mercer Island High School	Public	9-12	9100 SE 42nd	Mercer Island	98040	King County	Mercer Island School District	No	No	No	No	(206) 236-3345	1,524	75	20.4	6.5%	864 (56.7%)	18 (1.2%)	98 (6.4%)	369 (24.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.2%)	162 (10.6%)	$17,878			$1,059			$16,820	98.4	98.2	5	2
530038002782	4	CAM Academy	Public, Alternative	3-12	715 NW Onsdorff Blvd.	Battle Ground	98604	Clark County	Battle Ground School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 885-6804	505	18	27.6	35.0%	440 (87.1%)	4 (0.8%)	31 (6.1%)	15 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.0%)	$12,316			$660			$11,657	97.8	95.3	14	10
530033000043	5	Bainbridge High School	Public	9-12	9330 NE High School RD	Bainbridge Island	98110	Kitsap County	Bainbridge Island School District	No	No	No	No	(206) 842-2634	1,232	61	20.3	10.6%	925 (75.1%)	14 (1.1%)	103 (8.4%)	62 (5.0%)	3 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	115 (9.3%)	$15,077			$591			$14,486	97.7	98	6	1
530423000679	6	Redmond High School	Public	9-12	17272 NE 104th	Redmond	98052	King County	Lake Washington School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 936-1800	2,218	106	21	15.2%	876 (39.5%)	61 (2.8%)	306 (13.8%)	765 (34.5%)	6 (0.3%)	5 (0.2%)	172 (7.8%)	$17,596			$506			$17,090	97.6	97.5	7	1
530423001141	7	Eastlake High School	Public	9-12	400 228th NE	Sammamish	98074	King County	Lake Washington School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 936-1500	2,349	110	21.2	6.3%	1,104 (47.0%)	41 (1.7%)	173 (7.4%)	854 (36.4%)	3 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	157 (6.7%)	$17,065			$506			$16,559	97.3	98.3	4	3
530354002974	8	Raisbeck Aviation High School	Public	9-12	9229 East Marginal Way S	Tukwila	98108	King County	Highline School District	No	No	No	No	(206) 631-7200	405	20	20.3	30.9%	148 (36.5%)	39 (9.6%)	66 (16.3%)	100 (24.7%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	41 (10.1%)	$17,534			$1,491			$16,043	97.2	98.9	3	5
530771001138	9	Ballard High School	Public	9-12	1418 NW 65 St	Seattle	98117	King County	Seattle School District No. 1	No	No	No	No	(206) 252-1000	1,590	76	21	12.0%	1,145 (72.0%)	38 (2.4%)	125 (7.9%)	71 (4.5%)	6 (0.4%)	7 (0.4%)	168 (10.6%)	$18,321			$1,200			$17,121	96.9	86.2	48	39
530375002567	10	Skyline High School	Public	9-12	1122 228th Ave SE	Sammamish	98075	King County	Issaquah School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 837-7700	2,170	95	22.7	7.4%	834 (38.4%)	40 (1.8%)	181 (8.3%)	902 (41.6%)	4 (0.2%)	6 (0.3%)	203 (9.4%)	$16,867			$1,280			$15,587	96.9	95.5	12	2

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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.