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)
530270003101	741	Home Choice Academy	Public, Alternative	K-12	13419 NE 28th Street	Vancouver	98682	Clark County	Evergreen School District (Clark)	No	No	No	No	(360) 604-4032	194	12	16.2	60.8%	105 (54.1%)	6 (3.1%)	48 (24.7%)	6 (3.1%)	1 (0.5%)	7 (3.6%)	17 (8.8%)	$13,950			$1,158			$12,792	35.9	37.6	721	20
530123000226	742	Salnave Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1015 Salnave Road	Cheney	99004	Spokane County	Cheney School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 559-4700	350	21	16.8	62.3%	263 (75.1%)	4 (1.1%)	42 (12.0%)	5 (1.4%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	33 (9.4%)	$16,409			$764			$15,645	35.8	36.5	734	8
530825001361	743	Adams Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	2909-E 37 Ave	Spokane	99223	Spokane County	Spokane School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 354-2000	303	25	12	72.9%	199 (65.7%)	16 (5.3%)	36 (11.9%)	9 (3.0%)	2 (0.7%)	2 (0.7%)	39 (12.9%)	$17,948			$2,666			$15,282	35.8	51.8	517	226
530492001789	744	Shiloh Hills Elementary	Public	K-5	13120 N Pittsburg St	Spokane	99208	Spokane County	Mead School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 465-6800	437	31	14.1	71.9%	249 (57.0%)	23 (5.3%)	46 (10.5%)	16 (3.7%)	7 (1.6%)	44 (10.1%)	52 (11.9%)	$18,009			$2,546			$15,463	35.7	51.2	525	219
530714001059	745	Raymond Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	921 Commercial Street	Raymond	98577	Pacific County	Raymond School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 942-2435	249	18	13.4	69.1%	149 (59.8%)	5 (2.0%)	72 (28.9%)	10 (4.0%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.2%)	$19,556			$2,542			$17,014	35.7	22.9	936	191
530246000368	746	Mt. Stuart Elementary	Public	K-5	1701 N. Cora St	Ellensburg	98926	Kittitas County	Ellensburg School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 925-8400	337	25	13.2	58.8%	209 (62.0%)	5 (1.5%)	97 (28.8%)	4 (1.2%)	3 (0.9%)	2 (0.6%)	17 (5.0%)	$15,060			$1,534			$13,526	35.6	43.3	643	103
530294000473	747	Collins Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1920 128th Street E	Tacoma	98445	Pierce County	Franklin Pierce School District	No	No	No	No	(253) 298-3405	488	27	17.9	56.8%	196 (40.2%)	41 (8.4%)	108 (22.1%)	45 (9.2%)	2 (0.4%)	24 (4.9%)	72 (14.8%)	$18,589			$1,398			$17,191	35.5	33.7	783	36
530567001220	748	Everson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	216 Everson Goshen Rd.	Everson	98247	Whatcom County	Nooksack Valley School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 966-2030	295	20	14.7	60.7%	122 (41.4%)	0 (0.0%)	114 (38.6%)	3 (1.0%)	29 (9.8%)	2 (0.7%)	25 (8.5%)	$20,847			$1,342			$19,505	35.4	28	855	107
530657002950	749	Maya Angelou Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6001 Road 84	Pasco	99301	Franklin County	Pasco School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 543-6748	579	38	15.3	62.9%	185 (32.0%)	4 (0.7%)	358 (61.8%)	6 (1.0%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (4.0%)	$17,091			$1,987			$15,105	35.4	36.7	732	17
530426003156	750	Cougar Creek Elementary School	Public	K-5	16216 11th Ave N.E.	Arlington	98223	Snohomish County	Lakewood School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 652-4517	434	28	15.7	47.2%	269 (62.0%)	7 (1.6%)	84 (19.4%)	8 (1.8%)	8 (1.8%)	8 (1.8%)	50 (11.5%)	$17,318			$593			$16,725	35.4	43	651	99

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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.