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)
530825001366	1021	Bemiss Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2323 E Bridgeport Ave	Spokane	99207	Spokane County	Spokane School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 354-2300	371	31	11.9	84.6%	214 (57.7%)	14 (3.8%)	55 (14.8%)	12 (3.2%)	10 (2.7%)	13 (3.5%)	53 (14.3%)	$19,825			$2,835			$16,990	16.5	21.4	954	67
530240000336	1022	College Place Elementary	Public	K-6	20401 76th Ave W	Lynnwood	98036	Snohomish County	Edmonds School District	No	No	No	Yes	(425) 431-7620	436	32	13.7	77.3%	96 (22.0%)	45 (10.3%)	243 (55.7%)	18 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.5%)	17 (3.9%)	$20,057			$1,583			$18,474	16.5	16.6	1023	1
530294000472	1023	Christensen Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	10232 Barnes Lane S	Tacoma	98444	Pierce County	Franklin Pierce School District	No	No	No	No	(253) 298-3305	346	23	14.9	75.4%	79 (22.8%)	49 (14.2%)	109 (31.5%)	13 (3.8%)	3 (0.9%)	46 (13.3%)	44 (12.7%)	$19,289			$1,377			$17,912	16.2	15.6	1036	13
530825001375	1024	Garfield Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	222 W Knox Ave	Spokane	99205	Spokane County	Spokane School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 354-2700	363	32	11.4	81.8%	216 (59.5%)	11 (3.0%)	48 (13.2%)	3 (0.8%)	14 (3.9%)	7 (1.9%)	64 (17.6%)	$19,304			$2,455			$16,850	16.1	22.9	935	89
530366000562	1025	Central Elementary School	Public	2-5	310 Simpson Avenue	Hoquiam	98550	Grays Harbor County	Hoquiam School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 538-8230	228	16	14	82.9%	128 (56.1%)	3 (1.3%)	55 (24.1%)	2 (0.9%)	15 (6.6%)	1 (0.4%)	24 (10.5%)	$17,741			$3,037			$14,704	16	18	1003	22
530270000419	1026	Fircrest Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	12001 NE Ninth Street	Vancouver	98684	Clark County	Evergreen School District (Clark)	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 604-6925	358	26	13.9	76.5%	154 (43.0%)	16 (4.5%)	89 (24.9%)	12 (3.4%)	1 (0.3%)	48 (13.4%)	38 (10.6%)	$22,441			$5,683			$16,758	16	19.6	979	47
530540002584	1027	Little Mountain Elementary	Public	K-5	1514 S LaVenture RD	Mount Vernon	98274	Skagit County	Mount Vernon School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 428-6125	362	29	12.4	66.3%	120 (33.1%)	10 (2.8%)	209 (57.7%)	11 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	10 (2.8%)	$22,241			$1,176			$21,065	15.9	19.3	985	42
530708002714	1028	Monument Elementary	Public	K-5	1400 13th Avenue SW	Quincy	98848	Grant County	Quincy School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 787-9826	295	21	14	72.2%	54 (18.3%)	0 (0.0%)	239 (81.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	$16,584			$1,897			$14,687	15.7	12.1	1074	46
530003000011	1029	Stevens Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	301 S. Farragut	Aberdeen	98520	Grays Harbor County	Aberdeen School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 538-2150	336	21	15.9	84.8%	142 (42.3%)	2 (0.6%)	156 (46.4%)	1 (0.3%)	9 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (7.7%)	$18,639			$2,823			$15,816	15.6	11.3	1083	54
530924001555	1030	Valley School	Public	K-8	3034 Huffman Road	Valley	99181	Stevens County	Valley School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 937-2413	168	18	9.5	73.2%	148 (88.1%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.8%)	$30,962			$1,747			$29,215	15.5	26.6	881	149

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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.