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)
530498000759	11	Lakeridge Elementary School	Public	K-5	8215 SE 78th	Mercer Island	98040	King County	Mercer Island School District	No	No	No	No	(206) 236-3415	403	22	18.3	3.0%	181 (44.9%)	2 (0.5%)	19 (4.7%)	115 (28.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	85 (21.1%)	$17,229			$972			$16,257	98.1	97.4	20	9
530423003242	12	Rachel Carson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1035 - 244th Ave NE	Sammamish	98074	King County	Lake Washington School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 936-2750	521	27	19.4	2.1%	140 (26.9%)	6 (1.2%)	19 (3.6%)	310 (59.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (8.8%)	$18,058			$626			$17,433	98	97.8	16	4
530771001197	13	John Stanford International School	Public	K-5	4057 5 Av NE	Seattle	98105	King County	Seattle School District No. 1	No	No	No	No	(206) 252-6080	417	23	18.5	9.1%	180 (43.2%)	4 (1.0%)	105 (25.2%)	41 (9.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	87 (20.9%)	$18,821			$1,855			$16,967	98	98.3	7	6
530267003699	14	Tambark Creek Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4419 180th St. SE	Bothell	98012	Snohomish County	Everett School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 302-9200	733	40	18.3	10.6%	152 (20.7%)	15 (2.0%)	37 (5.0%)	496 (67.7%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (3.8%)	$17,487			$1,277			$16,210	98	98.1	11	3
530033000045	15	Capt Johnston Blakely Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	4704 Blakely Ave NE	Bainbridge Island	98110	Kitsap County	Bainbridge Island School District	No	No	No	No	(206) 842-4752	364	23	16.1	8.8%	292 (80.2%)	3 (0.8%)	20 (5.5%)	10 (2.7%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (9.6%)	$18,799			$754			$18,045	98	98.3	6	9
530771003332	16	McDonald International School	Public	K-5	144 NE 54th St	Seattle	98105	King County	Seattle School District No. 1	No	No	No	No	(206) 252-2900	474	24	19.7	6.5%	217 (45.8%)	0 (0.0%)	115 (24.3%)	39 (8.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	98 (20.7%)	$19,265			$1,698			$17,566	97.5	97.1	25	9
530375002518	17	Endeavour Elementary School	Public	K-5	26205 SE Issaquah-Fall City Rd	Issaquah	98029	King County	Issaquah School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 837-7350	478	31	15.5	9.0%	180 (37.7%)	3 (0.6%)	35 (7.3%)	228 (47.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (6.7%)	$17,201			$1,307			$15,893	97.4	98.1	12	5
530039000096	18	Woodridge Elementary	Public	K-5	12619 SE 20th Place	Bellevue	98005	King County	Bellevue School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 456-6200	559	27	21	20.6%	147 (26.3%)	20 (3.6%)	33 (5.9%)	296 (53.0%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	59 (10.6%)	$24,463			$532			$23,930	97.3	74.6	279	261
530423002216	19	Samantha Smith Elementary	Public	K-5	23305 NE 14th St	Sammamish	98074	King County	Lake Washington School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 936-2710	571	31	18.6	1.6%	120 (21.0%)	2 (0.4%)	19 (3.3%)	402 (70.4%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (4.4%)	$17,688			$525			$17,163	97.2	98.2	9	10
530423002062	20	Louisa May Alcott Elementary	Public	K-5	4213 - 228th AVE NE	Redmond	98053	King County	Lake Washington School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 936-2490	630	37	17	5.2%	108 (17.1%)	4 (0.6%)	46 (7.3%)	454 (72.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.7%)	$18,665			$620			$18,045	97	98.1	10	10

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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

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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.