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)
530951001618	971	Warden Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	101 W Beck Way	Warden	98857	Grant County	Warden School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 349-2311	408	22	18.5	83.8%	84 (20.6%)	5 (1.2%)	309 (75.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.0%)	$16,636			$2,859			$13,777	19.9	26.3	886	85
530048003762	972	Bethel Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	7319 Eustis Hunt Rd	Spanaway	98387	Pierce County	Bethel School District	No	No	Yes	No	(253) 800-3100	444	23	19.4	59.9%	205 (46.2%)	38 (8.6%)	86 (19.4%)	4 (0.9%)	4 (0.9%)	33 (7.4%)	70 (15.8%)	$11,999			$689			$11,310	19.8	26.1	893	79
530966001630	973	Columbia Elementary School	Public	K-5	600 Alaska St	Wenatchee	98801	Chelan County	Wenatchee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 662-7256	339	25	13.4	80.5%	76 (22.4%)	1 (0.3%)	251 (74.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.4%)	$19,739			$3,433			$16,307	19.8	21.5	953	20
530540002262	974	Centennial Elementary School	Public	K-5	3100 Martin Rd	Mount Vernon	98273	Skagit County	Mount Vernon School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 428-6138	435	28	15.5	78.2%	133 (30.6%)	4 (0.9%)	281 (64.6%)	9 (2.1%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	4 (0.9%)	$23,290			$1,205			$22,085	19.8	25.9	899	75
530141000252	975	Dower Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	7817 Dower Rd West	Lakewood	98499	Pierce County	Clover Park School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 583-5240	306	22	14.2	78.8%	66 (21.6%)	63 (20.6%)	81 (26.5%)	17 (5.6%)	2 (0.7%)	37 (12.1%)	38 (12.4%)	$19,515			$2,832			$16,683	19.7	22.7	942	33
530771001143	976	Martin Luther King Junior Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6725 45 Ave S	Seattle	98118	King County	Seattle School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(206) 252-6770	281	21	13.5	72.2%	14 (5.0%)	146 (52.0%)	40 (14.2%)	53 (18.9%)	5 (1.8%)	2 (0.7%)	21 (7.5%)	$28,343			$4,161			$24,181	19.6	27.4	867	109
530522000789	977	Lakeview Terrace Elementary	Public	K-5	780 S. Clover Drive	Moses Lake	98837	Grant County	Moses Lake School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 766-2653	324	21	15.4	73.1%	137 (42.3%)	2 (0.6%)	168 (51.9%)	2 (0.6%)	5 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.1%)	$17,251			$711			$16,540	19.5	25.4	906	71
530705001050	978	Lake Quinault School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	6130 Us Highway 101	Amanda Park	98526	Grays Harbor County	Lake Quinault School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 288-2414	223	15	14.7	99.1%	66 (29.6%)	0 (0.0%)	104 (46.6%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (16.6%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (7.2%)	$23,071			$1,413			$21,658	19.5			(n/a)
530540000809	979	Jefferson Elementary	Public	K-5	1801 E Blackburn Rd	Mount Vernon	98274	Skagit County	Mount Vernon School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 428-6128	449	34	13	67.0%	172 (38.3%)	18 (4.0%)	232 (51.7%)	9 (2.0%)	5 (1.1%)	3 (0.7%)	10 (2.2%)	$22,190			$1,075			$21,115	19.5	29.5	839	140
530078000159	980	West View Elementary	Public, Magnet	K-6	515 W Victoria Ave	Burlington	98233	Skagit County	Burlington-Edison School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(360) 757-3391	386	24	16.4	74.9%	78 (20.2%)	2 (0.5%)	298 (77.2%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.3%)	$19,338			$2,836			$16,502	19.4	24.9	916	64

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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

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

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.