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)
530771001205	961	Lowell Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1058 E Mercer St	Seattle	98102	King County	Seattle School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(206) 252-3020	382	33	11.4	76.4%	60 (15.7%)	138 (36.1%)	74 (19.4%)	49 (12.8%)	3 (0.8%)	14 (3.7%)	42 (11.0%)	$27,921			$1,905			$26,016	20.5	37.9	720	241
530522000788	962	Knolls Vista Elementary	Public	K-5	454 W Ridge Road	Moses Lake	98837	Grant County	Moses Lake School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 766-2652	281	20	14	76.5%	85 (30.2%)	4 (1.4%)	182 (64.8%)	4 (1.4%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.4%)	$17,128			$899			$16,229	20.5	26.5	883	79
530141000258	963	Idlewild Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	10806 Idlewild Rd SW	Lakewood	98498	Pierce County	Clover Park School District	No	No	No	No	(253) 583-5290	435	26	16.7	57.5%	198 (45.5%)	46 (10.6%)	87 (20.0%)	15 (3.4%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.9%)	84 (19.3%)	$17,011			$1,577			$15,434	20.4	27.4	869	94
530774001277	964	Mary Purcell Elementary School	Public	K-6	700 Bennett Street	Sedro Woolley	98284	Skagit County	Sedro-Woolley School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 855-3555	377	26	14.3	71.9%	203 (53.8%)	1 (0.3%)	138 (36.6%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.3%)	1 (0.3%)	29 (7.7%)	$19,067			$1,360			$17,708	20.3	17.6	1012	48
530048003272	965	Frederickson Elementary	Public	K-5	17418 74th Ave E	Puyallup	98375	Pierce County	Bethel School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 800-6300	551	35	15.8	54.4%	189 (34.3%)	76 (13.8%)	109 (19.8%)	39 (7.1%)	6 (1.1%)	17 (3.1%)	115 (20.9%)	$19,790			$876			$18,914	20.2	21.3	958	7
530441000695	966	Lind Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	206 W 3rd St	Lind	99341	Adams County	Lind School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 677-3481	97	10	9.6	68.0%	57 (58.8%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (41.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$16,883			$2,294			$14,589	20.2	32.3	798	168
530708001053	967	Mountain View Elementary	Public	K-5	119 D St NW	Quincy	98848	Grant County	Quincy School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 787-4548	274	21	13.3	85.0%	23 (8.4%)	0 (0.0%)	244 (89.1%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	3 (1.1%)	$18,051			$1,985			$16,067	20	20.8	968	1
530159000279	968	Columbia Elementary	Public	K-5	977 Maple Street	Burbank	99323	Walla Walla County	Columbia (Walla Walla) School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 547-9393	375	27	13.9	60.0%	213 (56.8%)	3 (0.8%)	144 (38.4%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.9%)	$16,042			$665			$15,377	20	19.2	986	18
530870001477	969	Lister Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2106 E 44th St	Tacoma	98404	Pierce County	Tacoma School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 571-2900	401	26	15.6	87.5%	59 (14.7%)	98 (24.4%)	79 (19.7%)	43 (10.7%)	4 (1.0%)	29 (7.2%)	89 (22.2%)	$21,888			$3,391			$18,497	20	21.5	951	18
530396000690	970	George T. Daniel Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	11310 SE 248th ST	Kent	98030	King County	Kent School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 373-7615	355	30	11.7	77.5%	86 (24.2%)	62 (17.5%)	80 (22.5%)	71 (20.0%)	3 (0.8%)	23 (6.5%)	30 (8.5%)	$18,242			$1,053			$17,189	19.9	13.5	1053	83

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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:

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

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

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.