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)
530459000717	981	Dallesport Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	625 Keasey Avenue	Dallesport	98635	Klickitat County	Lyle School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 365-2211	106	10	10.6	53.8%	83 (78.3%)	1 (0.9%)	14 (13.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.8%)	$21,371			$2,058			$19,314	19.4			(n/a)
530657003734	982	Columbia River Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	9011 Burns Rd	Pasco	99301	Franklin County	Pasco School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 543-6700	609	38	16	60.6%	205 (33.7%)	4 (0.7%)	365 (59.9%)	12 (2.0%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.0%)	16 (2.6%)	$17,128			$2,315			$14,813	19.4	30.9	815	167
530282000454	983	Valhalla Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	27847 42nd Av S	Auburn	98001	King County	Federal Way School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 945-4300	536	31	17.3	74.4%	92 (17.2%)	49 (9.1%)	247 (46.1%)	69 (12.9%)	2 (0.4%)	26 (4.9%)	51 (9.5%)	$20,193			$2,131			$18,062	19.3	18.1	1002	19
530267000405	984	Madison Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	616 Pecks Dr.	Everett	98203	Snohomish County	Everett School District	No	No	No	Yes	(425) 385-5900	430	25	17.3	76.0%	147 (34.2%)	29 (6.7%)	163 (37.9%)	31 (7.2%)	3 (0.7%)	10 (2.3%)	47 (10.9%)	$24,245			$2,215			$22,030	19.3	24	924	60
530543002218	985	Discovery Elementary	Public	K-5	11700 Meridian Ave S	Everett	98208	Snohomish County	Mukilteo School District	No	No	No	Yes	(425) 366-2700	583	40	14.3	66.7%	156 (26.8%)	49 (8.4%)	264 (45.3%)	48 (8.2%)	2 (0.3%)	21 (3.6%)	43 (7.4%)	$22,778			$2,043			$20,735	19.2	18.8	988	3
530948001616	986	Satus Elementary	Public	3-5	910 S. Camas Avenue	Wapato	98951	Yakima County	Wapato School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 877-2177	309	22	13.9	90.3%	10 (3.2%)	1 (0.3%)	198 (64.1%)	10 (3.2%)	87 (28.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	$18,375			$3,060			$15,315	19.2	13.4	1055	69
530622003282	987	Washington Virtual Academy Omak Elementary	Public, Virtual	K-5	619 West Bartlett Ave	Omak	98841	Okanogan County	Omak School District	No	No	Yes	No	(253) 591-6888	1,318	48	27.5	63.1%	659 (50.0%)	116 (8.8%)	240 (18.2%)	84 (6.4%)	12 (0.9%)	22 (1.7%)	163 (12.4%)	$10,642			$911			$9,731	18.9	25.7	901	86
530228000315	988	Trent School	Public	PK, KG-6	3303 N Pines Rd	Spokane Valley	99206	Spokane County	East Valley School District (Spokane)	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 924-2622	490	25	19.4	90.2%	293 (59.8%)	18 (3.7%)	101 (20.6%)	6 (1.2%)	3 (0.6%)	11 (2.2%)	58 (11.8%)	$18,138			$2,174			$15,964	18.9	11.1	1087	99
530657003686	989	Three Rivers Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3901 Road 84	Pasco	99301	Franklin County	Pasco School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 416-8602	656	38	17	70.1%	293 (44.7%)	7 (1.1%)	327 (49.8%)	9 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	16 (2.4%)	$15,757			$2,101			$13,656	18.8	13.3	1056	67
530870001467	990	Franklin Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1402 S Lawrence St	Tacoma	98405	Pierce County	Tacoma School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 571-1400	296	19	15.9	67.9%	108 (36.5%)	47 (15.9%)	54 (18.2%)	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.4%)	73 (24.7%)	$24,069			$2,658			$21,411	18.6	38.1	718	272

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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:

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

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.