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)
530096000168	91	Cashmere High School	Public	9-12	329 Tigner Road	Cashmere	98815	Chelan County	Cashmere School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 782-2914	527	29	18	46.1%	307 (58.3%)	3 (0.6%)	195 (37.0%)	9 (1.7%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.1%)	$16,791			$980			$15,811	72.3	67.1	121	30
530423001784	92	Emerson High School	Public	9-12	10903 NE 53rd ST	Kirkland	98033	King County	Lake Washington School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 936-2300	64	10	6.5	39.1%	36 (56.3%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (18.8%)	3 (4.7%)	1 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (12.5%)	$104,354			$510			$103,845	72.3	54.8	182	90
530240000356	93	Mountlake Terrace High School	Public	9-12	21801 44th Ave W	Mountlake Terrace	98043	Snohomish County	Edmonds School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 431-7776	1,385	62	22.4	37.2%	706 (51.0%)	139 (10.0%)	251 (18.1%)	199 (14.4%)	9 (0.6%)	16 (1.2%)	46 (3.3%)	$16,967			$805			$16,163	72.3	82.5	58	35
530042000099	94	Bellingham High School	Public	9-12	2020 Cornwall Ave	Bellingham	98225	Whatcom County	Bellingham School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 676-6575	1,188	55	21.7	36.6%	792 (66.7%)	18 (1.5%)	215 (18.1%)	41 (3.5%)	10 (0.8%)	3 (0.3%)	86 (7.2%)	$18,736			$637			$18,099	72.2	77.6	73	21
530591003922	95	Northshore Learning Options	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	18101 Avondale Road NE	Woodinville	98077	King County	Northshore School District	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(425) 408-6000	435	25	17.6	20.0%	277 (63.7%)	9 (2.1%)	56 (12.9%)	36 (8.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (12.0%)								72.2			(n/a)
530502000770	96	Liberty Bell Junior Senior High	Public	6-12	24 Twin Lakes Rd.	Winthrop	98862	Okanogan County	Methow Valley School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 996-2215	350	23	15.5	40.6%	294 (84.0%)	2 (0.6%)	39 (11.1%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.9%)	2 (0.6%)	7 (2.0%)	$18,528			$1,124			$17,404	72.1	63.6	143	47
530042000113	97	Sehome High School	Public	9-12	2700 Bill McDonald Pkwy	Bellingham	98225	Whatcom County	Bellingham School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 676-6481	1,175	51	23.2	29.2%	827 (70.4%)	25 (2.1%)	132 (11.2%)	62 (5.3%)	11 (0.9%)	5 (0.4%)	95 (8.1%)	$18,970			$658			$18,312	72	80.9	69	28
530732001095	98	Hanford High School	Public	9-12	450 Hanford Street	Richland	99354	Benton County	Richland School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 967-6500	1,958	83	23.6	33.9%	1,272 (65.0%)	32 (1.6%)	437 (22.3%)	97 (5.0%)	7 (0.4%)	4 (0.2%)	102 (5.2%)	$15,206			$1,073			$14,133	72	82	62	36
530246000365	99	Ellensburg High School	Public	9-12	1203 E Capitol	Ellensburg	98926	Kittitas County	Ellensburg School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 925-8300	974	43	22.4	39.3%	702 (72.1%)	6 (0.6%)	198 (20.3%)	16 (1.6%)	7 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (4.1%)	$16,532			$881			$15,652	72	69.2	112	13
530591000892	100	Secondary Academy for Success	Public	9-12	22107 23rd Dr SE	Bothell	98021	Snohomish County	Northshore School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 408-6600	107	10	10.4	45.8%	53 (49.5%)	4 (3.7%)	22 (20.6%)	3 (2.8%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (12.1%)	$32,418			$2,061			$30,357	71.9	61.2	153	53

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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.