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)
530792001317	31	Shorewood High School	Public	9-12	17300 Fremont Avenue N.	Shoreline	98133	King County	Shoreline School District	No	No	No	No	(206) 393-4372	1,555	68	22.8	31.3%	734 (47.2%)	127 (8.2%)	267 (17.2%)	211 (13.6%)	7 (0.5%)	13 (0.8%)	184 (11.8%)	$16,039			$763			$15,277	92.4	90.7	32	1
530591003747	32	Innovation Lab High School	Public	9-12	2020 224th Street SE	Bothell	98021	Snohomish County	Northshore School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 408-6200	248	18	13.9	12.1%	159 (64.1%)	5 (2.0%)	26 (10.5%)	24 (9.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (9.3%)	$22,436			$485			$21,951	92.1	94.6	16	16
530591000884	33	Inglemoor High School	Public	9-12	15500 Simonds RD NE	Kenmore	98028	King County	Northshore School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 408-7200	1,475	75	19.5	21.4%	728 (49.4%)	35 (2.4%)	265 (18.0%)	280 (19.0%)	3 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	148 (10.0%)	$16,862			$527			$16,335	92	90.3	33
530618000937	34	Olympia High School	Public	9-12	1302 North St SE	Olympia	98501	Thurston County	Olympia School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 596-7000	1,828	79	23	22.3%	1,118 (61.2%)	49 (2.7%)	200 (10.9%)	194 (10.6%)	8 (0.4%)	10 (0.5%)	199 (10.9%)	$14,632			$1,172			$13,460	91.8	93.4	23	11
530375003588	35	Gibson Ek High School	Public	9-12	379 1st PL SE	Issaquah	98027	King County	Issaquah School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 837-6350	194	11	18.3	14.4%	131 (67.5%)	7 (3.6%)	21 (10.8%)	16 (8.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (9.8%)	$17,193			$1,278			$15,915	91.2	81	68	33
530267001726	36	Henry M. Jackson High School	Public	9-12	1508 136th St. SE	Mill Creek	98012	Snohomish County	Everett School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 385-7000	2,157	92	23.3	26.9%	893 (41.4%)	90 (4.2%)	313 (14.5%)	613 (28.4%)	5 (0.2%)	7 (0.3%)	217 (10.1%)	$16,785			$1,391			$15,394	90.7	86.9	45	9
530591003617	37	North Creek High School	Public	9-12	3613 191st PL SE	Bothell	98012	Snohomish County	Northshore School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 408-8800	1,917	91	21.1	18.2%	630 (32.9%)	54 (2.8%)	220 (11.5%)	855 (44.6%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	145 (7.6%)	$16,176			$424			$15,752	90.5	89	40	3
530456000716	38	Cedarcrest High School	Public	9-12	29000 NE 150th St	Duvall	98019	King County	Riverview School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 844-4800	931	45	20.8	17.9%	670 (72.0%)	12 (1.3%)	153 (16.4%)	44 (4.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (4.5%)	$16,609			$453			$16,156	90.4	81.8	65	27
530876001519	39	Tahoma Senior High School	Public	9-12	23499 SE Tahoma Way	Maple Valley	98038	King County	Tahoma School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 413-6200	2,877	123	23.3	19.0%	1,851 (64.3%)	105 (3.6%)	346 (12.0%)	284 (9.9%)	11 (0.4%)	16 (0.6%)	256 (8.9%)	$14,775			$368			$14,408	90.1	89.7	34	5
530927002508	40	Vancouver School of Arts and Academics	Public	6-12	3101 Main St	Vancouver	98663	Clark County	Vancouver School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 313-4600	787	39	19.9	28.7%	511 (64.9%)	12 (1.5%)	128 (16.3%)	16 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	98 (12.5%)	$15,380			$2,155			$13,225	89.9	93.5	22	18

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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:

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Virtual Schools: The Future of Online Education

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.