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)
530231000318	301	Eastmont Senior High	Public	10-12	955 3rd Street NE	East Wenatchee	98802	Douglas County	Eastmont School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 884-6665	1,562	71	22	62.8%	726 (46.5%)	2 (0.1%)	806 (51.6%)	5 (0.3%)	3 (0.2%)	3 (0.2%)	11 (0.7%)	$16,159			$1,587			$14,572	33.3	26.3	328	27
530038003918	302	Battle Ground Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	610A SW Eaton Blvd.	Battle Ground	98604	Clark County	Battle Ground School District	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(360) 334-8200	211	11	19.1	47.9%	166 (78.7%)	1 (0.5%)	20 (9.5%)	5 (2.4%)	1 (0.5%)	2 (0.9%)	15 (7.1%)								33.2			(n/a)
530682003728	303	Seaview Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	905 W 9th St	Port Angeles	98363	Clallam County	Port Angeles School District	No	No	Yes	No	(360) 457-8575	190	8	22.8	74.7%	137 (72.1%)	4 (2.1%)	13 (6.8%)	3 (1.6%)	7 (3.7%)	1 (0.5%)	21 (11.1%)	$5,628			$834			$4,794	33	75.2	86	217
530048001821	304	Spanaway Lake High School	Public	9-12	1305 168th Street East	Spanaway	98387	Pierce County	Bethel School District	No	No	No	No	(253) 800-5600	1,804	80	22.4	58.1%	512 (28.4%)	248 (13.7%)	422 (23.4%)	118 (6.5%)	17 (0.9%)	154 (8.5%)	327 (18.1%)	$17,062			$1,279			$15,783	32.5	27	320	16
530642000951	305	Oroville Middle-High School	Public	7-12	1016 Ironwood	Oroville	98844	Okanogan County	Oroville School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 476-3612	230	19	12.4	76.1%	121 (52.6%)	0 (0.0%)	93 (40.4%)	3 (1.3%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.8%)	$22,048			$4,066			$17,982	32.3	37.4	280	25
530141000261	306	Lakes High School	Public	9-12	10320 Farwest DR SW	Lakewood	98498	Pierce County	Clover Park School District	No	No	No	No	(253) 583-5550	1,195	60	19.9	62.2%	339 (28.4%)	167 (14.0%)	284 (23.8%)	63 (5.3%)	10 (0.8%)	81 (6.8%)	214 (17.9%)	$17,130			$1,544			$15,586	31.4	32.1	303	3
530678000994	307	Pomeroy Junior Senior High School	Public	7-12	1090 Pataha St	Pomeroy	99347	Garfield County	Pomeroy School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 843-1331	137	12	11.8	51.8%	116 (84.7%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (12.4%)	2 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.5%)	$18,641			$355			$18,286	31.1	33.1	300	7
530903001538	308	Toutle Lake High School	Public	7-12	5050 Spirit Lake Hwy	Toutle	98649	Cowlitz County	Toutle Lake School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 274-6132	290	16	18.1	48.3%	239 (82.4%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (7.6%)	6 (2.1%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.5%)	$16,119			$299			$15,820	31.1	25.4	333	25
530159001758	309	Columbia High School	Public	9-12	787 Maple Street	Burbank	99323	Walla Walla County	Columbia (Walla Walla) School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 545-8573	223	14	16.3	58.3%	106 (47.5%)	3 (1.3%)	108 (48.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.2%)	$20,936			$622			$20,314	30.8	14.2	404	95
530000300593	310	Kelso High School	Public	9-12	1904 Allen St	Kelso	98626	Cowlitz County	Kelso School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 501-1801	1,379	76	18	60.5%	951 (69.0%)	5 (0.4%)	283 (20.5%)	14 (1.0%)	17 (1.2%)	26 (1.9%)	77 (5.6%)	$17,359			$1,819			$15,539	30.7	35.9	285	25

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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.