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)
530630002869	331	Oasis K-12	Public, Alternative	K-12	557 School Rd	Eastsound	98245	San Juan County	Orcas Island School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 376-2287	320	6	49.3	3.1%	222 (69.4%)	2 (0.6%)	60 (18.8%)	4 (1.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (9.7%)	$14,913			$624			$14,289	68.8	67.5	352	21
530591000885	332	Kenmore Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	19121 71 Av NE	Kenmore	98028	King County	Northshore School District	No	No	No	Yes	(425) 408-4800	439	25	17.5	47.2%	195 (44.4%)	34 (7.7%)	125 (28.5%)	38 (8.7%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	44 (10.0%)	$20,219			$2,463			$17,756	68.5	60.2	435	103
530486002848	333	Marysville Coop Program	Public	K-5	4407 116th St NE	Marysville	98271	Snohomish County	Marysville School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 965-1600	116	6	19.4	22.4%	63 (54.3%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (18.1%)	1 (0.9%)	8 (6.9%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (19.8%)	$18,137			$2,090			$16,047	68.5	62.5	402	69
530732001099	334	Marcus Whitman Elementary	Public	K-5	1704 Gray St.	Richland	99352	Benton County	Richland School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 967-6300	464	30	15.4	66.8%	282 (60.8%)	7 (1.5%)	146 (31.5%)	3 (0.6%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.5%)	$18,661			$1,575			$17,087	68.5	52.3	513	179
530516000781	335	Simpson Avenue Elementary	Public	3-6	519 West Simpson Avenue	Montesano	98563	Grays Harbor County	Montesano School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 249-4041	384	22	17.2	41.1%	289 (75.3%)	2 (0.5%)	48 (12.5%)	8 (2.1%)	8 (2.1%)	1 (0.3%)	28 (7.3%)	$14,482			$2,216			$12,265	68.3	67.8	348	13
530682000999	336	Hamilton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	1822 W 7th St	Port Angeles	98363	Clallam County	Port Angeles School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 452-6818	355	21	16.6	60.6%	253 (71.3%)	1 (0.3%)	41 (11.5%)	4 (1.1%)	12 (3.4%)	1 (0.3%)	43 (12.1%)	$15,844			$2,995			$12,850	68.2	80.4	218	118
530141003473	337	Meriwether Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	10285 Compass Ave	Joint Base Lewis McChord	98433	Pierce County	Clover Park School District	No	No	No	No	(253) 583-5200	260	16	16.7	60.0%	115 (44.2%)	27 (10.4%)	52 (20.0%)	11 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	34 (13.1%)	$17,248			$1,733			$15,516	68.1	67.4	353	16
530825001374	338	Franklin Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	2627 E 17Th Ave	Spokane	99223	Spokane County	Spokane School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 354-2620	417	32	12.9	52.8%	292 (70.0%)	16 (3.8%)	36 (8.6%)	12 (2.9%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	57 (13.7%)	$17,631			$1,163			$16,468	68.1	78.3	241	97
530669000988	339	Vaughn Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	17521 Hall Road KPN	Vaughn	98394	Pierce County	Peninsula School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 530-4700	323	22	14.6	47.7%	235 (72.8%)	2 (0.6%)	53 (16.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	31 (9.6%)	$20,709			$3,528			$17,181	67.9	74.6	280	59
530048003778	340	Katherine G. Johnson Elementary School	Public	K-5	16720 Waller Rd E	Tacoma	98445	Pierce County	Bethel School District	No	No	No	No	(253) 800-3000	600	35	17	50.5%	176 (29.3%)	81 (13.5%)	117 (19.5%)	58 (9.7%)	2 (0.3%)	42 (7.0%)	123 (20.5%)	$7,650			$457			$7,193	67.8	59.7	447	107

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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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Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

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.