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)
530522000791	661	Longview Elementary	Public	K-5	9783 Apple Road NE	Moses Lake	98837	Grant County	Moses Lake School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 766-2656	368	23	16	67.1%	142 (38.6%)	1 (0.3%)	219 (59.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.4%)	$17,025			$1,000			$16,025	41.3	38.9	706	45
530825003502	662	Spokane Public Montessori	Public	PK, KG-8	1300 West Knox Ave.	Spokane	99205	Spokane County	Spokane School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 354-6404	384	21	18.4	34.4%	308 (80.2%)	2 (0.5%)	23 (6.0%)	5 (1.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (11.2%)	$16,219			$1,330			$14,890	41.2	33.5	787	125
530240000335	663	Chase Lake Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	21603 84th Ave W	Edmonds	98026	Snohomish County	Edmonds School District	No	No	No	Yes	(425) 431-7495	387	28	13.8	58.7%	146 (37.7%)	53 (13.7%)	112 (28.9%)	28 (7.2%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.3%)	35 (9.0%)	$22,133			$1,698			$20,435	41.1	39.6	693	30
530585003308	664	Chambers Prairie Elementary School	Public	K-5	6501 Virginia St SE	Lacey	98513	Thurston County	North Thurston Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 412-4400	494	30	16.2	60.1%	196 (39.7%)	35 (7.1%)	97 (19.6%)	26 (5.3%)	9 (1.8%)	18 (3.6%)	113 (22.9%)	$17,423			$1,404			$16,019	41.1	46.8	594	70
530048001925	665	Rocky Ridge Elementary	Public	K-5	6514 260th Street East	Graham	98338	Pierce County	Bethel School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 800-5000	441	30	14.5	58.0%	252 (57.1%)	18 (4.1%)	80 (18.1%)	5 (1.1%)	5 (1.1%)	13 (2.9%)	68 (15.4%)	$19,648			$1,191			$18,457	41.1	34.7	764	99
530282000431	666	Brigadoon Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3601 SW 336th ST	Federal Way	98023	King County	Federal Way School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 945-2400	359	24	15.2	69.1%	84 (23.4%)	60 (16.7%)	99 (27.6%)	51 (14.2%)	2 (0.6%)	21 (5.8%)	42 (11.7%)	$23,718			$2,707			$21,011	41	35.7	744	78
530108001752	667	Woodlands Elementary	Public	K-5	7420 Central Valley Rd NE	Bremerton	98311	Kitsap County	Central Kitsap School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 662-9700	379	27	14.2	57.8%	176 (46.4%)	8 (2.1%)	91 (24.0%)	19 (5.0%)	5 (1.3%)	14 (3.7%)	66 (17.4%)	$18,066			$1,368			$16,698	40.9	52.3	514	153
530543000821	668	Serene Lake Elementary	Public	K-5	4709 Picnic Point Rd	Edmonds	98026	Snohomish County	Mukilteo School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 366-3500	464	29	16.2	55.2%	242 (52.2%)	43 (9.3%)	43 (9.3%)	87 (18.8%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	41 (8.8%)	$19,569			$1,120			$18,450	40.8	54.8	488	180
530802001324	669	Central Emerson Elementary	Public	K-6	1103 Pine Street	Snohomish	98290	Snohomish County	Snohomish School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 563-7150	472	33	14.5	51.5%	308 (65.3%)	2 (0.4%)	122 (25.8%)	5 (1.1%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (6.8%)	$17,609			$1,245			$16,364	40.8	36	740	71
530795001319	670	Skamania Elementary	Public	K-8	122 Butler Loop Road	Stevenson	98648	Skamania County	Skamania School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 527-8239	83	7	12.4	45.8%	56 (67.5%)	1 (1.2%)	16 (19.3%)	2 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (9.6%)	$24,385			$1,192			$23,193	40.7	49.1	557	113

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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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Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

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.