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)
530771001236	401	Rainier Beach High School	Public	9-12	8815 Seward Park Av S	Seattle	98118	King County	Seattle School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(206) 252-6350	765	46	16.6	80.3%	36 (4.7%)	311 (40.7%)	127 (16.6%)	207 (27.1%)	3 (0.4%)	15 (2.0%)	63 (8.2%)	$22,570			$1,734			$20,836	13.7	21.3	354	47
530816001355	402	Discovery	Public	9-12	2150 Fircrest Dr SE	Port Orchard	98366	Kitsap County	South Kitsap School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 443-3680	221	10	22.1	71.9%	141 (63.8%)	3 (1.4%)	30 (13.6%)	3 (1.4%)	6 (2.7%)	7 (3.2%)	31 (14.0%)	$19,277			$1,147			$18,130	13.7	8.8	419	17
530894003673	403	Tonasket Outreach School	Public, Alternative	K-12	35 HS Hwy 20	Tonasket	98855	Okanogan County	Tonasket School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 486-1428	103	0		80.6%	72 (69.9%)	1 (1.0%)	18 (17.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (9.7%)	$11,524			$1,477			$10,046	13.7			(n/a)
530936002070	404	Wahluke High School	Public	9-12	505 N Boundary	Mattawa	99349	Grant County	Wahluke School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 932-4477	781	38	20.5	44.4%	8 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	772 (98.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$12,854			$1,422			$11,432	13.7	19.7	371	33
530585003771	405	Envision Career Academy	Public, Magnet	9-12	411 College St NE	Lacey	98516	Thurston County	North Thurston Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(360) 412-4880	155	8	18.9	59.4%	74 (47.7%)	1 (0.6%)	26 (16.8%)	11 (7.1%)	7 (4.5%)	3 (1.9%)	33 (21.3%)	$14,475			$465			$14,009	13.4	25	334	71
530840003817	406	Virtual Preparatory Academy of Washington	Public, Virtual, Magnet	8-12	717 Tucannon St.	Starbuck	99359	Columbia County	Starbuck School District	No	Yes	Yes	No	(888) 858-0470	674	0		14.2%	392 (58.2%)	88 (13.1%)	93 (13.8%)	39 (5.8%)	21 (3.1%)	38 (5.6%)	3 (0.4%)	$11,552			$20			$11,533	13.1			(n/a)
530579000859	407	North Mason Senior High School	Public	9-12	150 E North Mason School Road	Belfair	98528	Mason County	North Mason School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 277-2303	698	36	19.3	40.8%	429 (61.5%)	4 (0.6%)	192 (27.5%)	16 (2.3%)	14 (2.0%)	2 (0.3%)	41 (5.9%)	$14,674			$1,046			$13,628	12.7	16.9	390	17
530313000496	408	Lake Roosevelt Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	505 Crest Dr	Coulee Dam	99116	Okanogan County	Grand Coulee Dam School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 633-1442	339	23	14.6	76.4%	88 (26.0%)	3 (0.9%)	31 (9.1%)	2 (0.6%)	145 (42.8%)	0 (0.0%)	70 (20.6%)	$18,682			$2,079			$16,603	12.2	22.1	347	61
530870001466	409	Foss High School	Public	9-12	2112 S Tyler St	Tacoma	98405	Pierce County	Tacoma School District	No	No	No	No	(253) 571-7300	580	37	15.6	77.6%	140 (24.1%)	122 (21.0%)	152 (26.2%)	43 (7.4%)	11 (1.9%)	29 (5.0%)	80 (13.8%)	$21,863			$2,347			$19,516	12.2	12.3	411	2
530870001476	410	Lincoln High School	Public	9-12	701 S 37th St	Tacoma	98418	Pierce County	Tacoma School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 571-6700	1,529	81	18.8	80.4%	219 (14.3%)	273 (17.9%)	528 (34.5%)	199 (13.0%)	18 (1.2%)	86 (5.6%)	206 (13.5%)	$16,472			$2,176			$14,296	12	13.9	406	4

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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.