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)
530480003569	901	Washington Connections Academy - Mary M. Knight	Public, Virtual	K-8	111 Tumwater Blvd SE	Tumwater	98501	Thurston County	Mary M Knight School District	No	No	Yes	No	(360) 338-6340	694	29	24.3	42.2%	408 (58.8%)	37 (5.3%)	100 (14.4%)	22 (3.2%)	12 (1.7%)	8 (1.2%)	107 (15.4%)	$9,531						$9,531	24.8	30.7	820	81
530657003520	902	Barbara McClintock STEM Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	5706 Road 60	Pasco	99301	Franklin County	Pasco School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(509) 416-7808	625	42	14.8	64.8%	182 (29.1%)	6 (1.0%)	403 (64.5%)	10 (1.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (3.5%)	$15,464			$2,144			$13,320	24.7	17.3	1015	113
530825001392	903	Linwood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	906 W Weile Ave	Spokane	99208	Spokane County	Spokane School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 354-3400	488	41	11.8	75.0%	272 (55.7%)	27 (5.5%)	64 (13.1%)	13 (2.7%)	2 (0.4%)	33 (6.8%)	76 (15.6%)	$19,110			$2,946			$16,165	24.6	15.6	1037	134
530543002128	904	Challenger Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	9600 Holly Drive	Everett	98204	Snohomish County	Mukilteo School District	No	No	No	Yes	(425) 366-2500	654	46	14.1	72.0%	200 (30.6%)	54 (8.3%)	257 (39.3%)	70 (10.7%)	2 (0.3%)	20 (3.1%)	51 (7.8%)	$21,436			$2,733			$18,703	24.4	29.1	840	64
530166000285	905	Concrete Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	7838 S. Superior Ave	Concrete	98237	Skagit County	Concrete School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 853-4010	323	20	15.9	64.7%	240 (74.3%)	1 (0.3%)	45 (13.9%)	2 (0.6%)	7 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (8.4%)	$21,340			$2,153			$19,187	24.4	24.8	918	13
530723001065	906	Bryn Mawr Elementary School	Public	K-5	8212 S 118th St	Seattle	98178	King County	Renton School District	No	No	No	Yes	(425) 204-4150	391	25	15.5	61.4%	47 (12.0%)	83 (21.2%)	130 (33.2%)	77 (19.7%)	2 (0.5%)	6 (1.5%)	46 (11.8%)	$20,579			$2,250			$18,329	24.3	23.4	932	26
530585003804	907	Summit VIrtual Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	305 College Street NE	Lacey	98516	Thurston County	North Thurston Public Schools	No	No	Yes	No	(360) 412-4908	365	18	20.1	55.3%	171 (46.8%)	24 (6.6%)	80 (21.9%)	10 (2.7%)	11 (3.0%)	10 (2.7%)	56 (15.3%)	$13,362			$2,140			$11,222	24.2	21.4	955	48
530111000200	908	Progress Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	710 N Progress Rd	Spokane Valley	99037	Spokane County	Central Valley School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 558-4500	281	16	17.3	78.6%	180 (64.1%)	5 (1.8%)	42 (14.9%)	4 (1.4%)	9 (3.2%)	20 (7.1%)	20 (7.1%)	$18,134			$3,807			$14,327	24.2	11.2	1084	176
531011001703	909	Robertson Elementary	Public	K-5	2807 W Lincoln Ave	Yakima	98902	Yakima County	Yakima School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 573-1600	471	35	13.5	84.3%	92 (19.5%)	6 (1.3%)	358 (76.0%)	3 (0.6%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.7%)	$19,632			$2,999			$16,634	24.2	16.6	1022	113
530774001278	910	Samish Elementary School	Public	K-6	23953 Prairie Road	Sedro Woolley	98284	Skagit County	Sedro-Woolley School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 856-4330	169	11	15.6	46.7%	142 (84.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (10.1%)	2 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.7%)	$18,030			$1,450			$16,580	24.2	43.8	636	274

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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:

Public School Districts and Their Services: A Comprehensive Guide

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

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.