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)
530682001002	131	Port Angeles High School	Public	9-12	304 E Park Ave	Port Angeles	98362	Clallam County	Port Angeles School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 452-7602	996	49	20.4	55.2%	715 (71.8%)	7 (0.7%)	79 (7.9%)	22 (2.2%)	57 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	104 (10.4%)	$18,597			$2,318			$16,279	64.1	65.9	131
530696002809	132	Emerald Ridge High School	Public	10-12	12405 184th St E	Puyallup	98374	Pierce County	Puyallup School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 435-6300	1,571	67	23.5	43.8%	752 (47.9%)	137 (8.7%)	322 (20.5%)	89 (5.7%)	22 (1.4%)	44 (2.8%)	188 (12.0%)	$15,946			$1,059			$14,887	64	59.6	163	31
530561000833	133	Newport High School	Public	9-12	1400 W. 5th Street	Newport	99156	Pend Oreille County	Newport School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 447-2481	289	20	14.5	54.0%	238 (82.4%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (9.7%)	3 (1.0%)	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.5%)	$19,734			$3,244			$16,490	63.7	48.5	219	86
530255000374	134	Entiat Middle and High School	Public	6-12	2650 Entiat Way	Entiat	98822	Chelan County	Entiat School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 784-1800	177	12	14.4	73.4%	72 (40.7%)	0 (0.0%)	101 (57.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$21,711			$2,048			$19,662	63.6	64.6	140	6
530666000977	135	Pe Ell School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	519 N. 2nd Street	Pe Ell	98572	Lewis County	Pe Ell School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 291-3244	279	20	13.8	59.9%	242 (86.7%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (7.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.3%)	$20,659			$1,216			$19,442	63.6	73	99	36
530492002599	136	Mt Spokane High School	Public	9-12	6015 E Mt. Spokane Park Dr	Mead	99021	Spokane County	Mead School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 465-7200	1,457	73	20	33.2%	1,224 (84.0%)	11 (0.8%)	82 (5.6%)	15 (1.0%)	8 (0.5%)	27 (1.9%)	87 (6.0%)	$14,223			$501			$13,722	63.5	71	103	33
530381003659	137	Kalama High School	Public	9-12	548 China Garden Road	Kalama	98625	Cowlitz County	Kalama School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 673-5212	356	16	21.6	37.6%	287 (80.6%)	4 (1.1%)	43 (12.1%)	10 (2.8%)	6 (1.7%)	3 (0.8%)	3 (0.8%)	$17,715			$768			$16,947	63.5	65.6	132	5
530564002321	138	Lakeside High School	Public	9-12	5909 Hwy 291	Nine Mile Falls	99026	Spokane County	Nine Mile Falls School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 340-4200	510	28	17.9	30.2%	408 (80.0%)	6 (1.2%)	50 (9.8%)	8 (1.6%)	7 (1.4%)	3 (0.6%)	27 (5.3%)	$16,176			$2,610			$13,566	63.4	76.1	81	57
530024000023	139	Arlington High School	Public	9-12	18821 Crown Ridge Blvd	Arlington	98223	Snohomish County	Arlington School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 618-6300	1,622	74	22	38.0%	1,128 (69.5%)	19 (1.2%)	294 (18.1%)	29 (1.8%)	17 (1.0%)	6 (0.4%)	128 (7.9%)	$16,961			$1,930			$15,032	63.4	59	166	27
530711001058	140	Rainier Senior High School	Public	9-12	308 2nd St W	Rainier	98576	Thurston County	Rainier School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 446-2205	267	15	17.8	50.6%	225 (84.3%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (8.2%)	2 (0.7%)	2 (0.7%)	3 (1.1%)	13 (4.9%)	$17,112			$1,359			$15,753	63.3	69.5	111	29

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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.