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)
530825001370	631	Cooper Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3200 N Ferrall St	Spokane	99217	Spokane County	Spokane School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 354-2500	396	32	12.5	77.5%	278 (70.2%)	13 (3.3%)	38 (9.6%)	11 (2.8%)	2 (0.5%)	10 (2.5%)	44 (11.1%)	$18,190			$2,278			$15,913	44.2	35	762	131
530111000187	632	Adams Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	14707 E 8th Ave	Spokane Valley	99037	Spokane County	Central Valley School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 558-4000	373	29	12.9	60.3%	267 (71.6%)	6 (1.6%)	56 (15.0%)	9 (2.4%)	5 (1.3%)	4 (1.1%)	26 (7.0%)	$17,993			$3,030			$14,964	44.2	39.9	690	58
530618001736	633	Julia Butler Hansen Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1919 Road Sixty Five NW	Olympia	98502	Thurston County	Olympia School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 596-7400	428	30	14.1	50.7%	235 (54.9%)	15 (3.5%)	76 (17.8%)	22 (5.1%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.9%)	63 (14.7%)	$17,971			$1,668			$16,303	44.1	50.1	542	91
530111000203	634	University Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1613 S University Rd	Spokane Valley	99206	Spokane County	Central Valley School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 558-4650	257	21	12.2	69.6%	187 (72.8%)	3 (1.2%)	30 (11.7%)	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	5 (1.9%)	28 (10.9%)	$18,637			$3,404			$15,232	44.1	44.3	623	11
530486000733	635	Cascade Elementary	Public	K-5	5200 100th St NE	Marysville	98270	Snohomish County	Marysville School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 965-1200	405	24	16.9	62.7%	158 (39.0%)	22 (5.4%)	135 (33.3%)	38 (9.4%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.0%)	43 (10.6%)	$19,543			$1,602			$17,941	44	23.6	930	295
530969002419	636	Seth Woodard Elementary	Public	K-5	7401 E Mission	Spokane	99212	Spokane County	West Valley School District (Spokane)	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 921-2160	268	18	15.2	69.8%	193 (72.0%)	4 (1.5%)	47 (17.5%)	4 (1.5%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	18 (6.7%)	$17,649			$1,202			$16,447	44	25.7	902	266
530042000116	637	Sunnyland Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2800 James St	Bellingham	98225	Whatcom County	Bellingham School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 676-6446	328	23	14.2	50.6%	208 (63.4%)	3 (0.9%)	66 (20.1%)	14 (4.3%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (9.5%)	$22,717			$1,642			$21,075	43.8	51.1	527	110
530171000288	638	Cosmopolis Elementary School	Public	K-6	1439 Fourth Street	Cosmopolis	98537	Grays Harbor County	Cosmopolis School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 532-7181	167	15	11.2	58.7%	119 (71.3%)	1 (0.6%)	22 (13.2%)	4 (2.4%)	5 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (9.6%)	$18,783			$1,467			$17,316	43.7	45.9	606	32
530618000927	639	Leland P Brown Elementary	Public	K-5	2000 26th Ave NW	Olympia	98502	Thurston County	Olympia School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 596-6800	315	22	14.6	63.5%	179 (56.8%)	10 (3.2%)	40 (12.7%)	11 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.2%)	55 (17.5%)	$17,172			$1,632			$15,540	43.7	44.9	615	24
530771001225	640	James Baldwin Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	11725 1 Av NE	Seattle	98133	King County	Seattle School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(206) 252-4180	233	20	11.8	60.9%	71 (30.5%)	42 (18.0%)	72 (30.9%)	21 (9.0%)	3 (1.3%)	2 (0.9%)	22 (9.4%)	$30,995			$4,889			$26,106	43.6	57.4	466	174

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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:

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

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.