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)
531011003263	421	Yakima Online	Public, Virtual, Magnet	9-12	1120 S 18th St.	Yakima	98901	Yakima County	Yakima School District	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	(509) 573-5580	335	4	82.1	86.0%	76 (22.7%)	3 (0.9%)	240 (71.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.0%)	$8,506			$1,811			$6,695	8.7	24.3	336	85
530141000250	422	Clover Park High School	Public	9-12	11023 Gravelly LK DR SW	Lakewood	98499	Pierce County	Clover Park School District	No	No	No	No	(253) 583-5500	1,137	71	16	84.2%	157 (13.8%)	156 (13.7%)	550 (48.4%)	45 (4.0%)	2 (0.2%)	98 (8.6%)	106 (9.3%)	$17,900			$1,440			$16,460	8.2	11.8	412	10
530270000412	423	Legacy High School	Public	6-12	13300 NE 9th Street	Vancouver	98684	Clark County	Evergreen School District (Clark)	No	No	No	No	(360) 604-3900	316	20	15.5	60.8%	190 (60.1%)	14 (4.4%)	69 (21.8%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	27 (8.5%)	$15,235			$1,505			$13,729	8	8.7	421	2
531011001713	424	Stanton Academy	Public	9-12	802 River Rd	Yakima	98902	Yakima County	Yakima School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 573-1200	198	19	10.2	96.0%	46 (23.2%)	1 (0.5%)	133 (67.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	1 (0.5%)	15 (7.6%)	$34,557			$4,375			$30,182	7.9			(n/a)
530771001365	425	Interagency Programs	Public	6-12	2445 3rd AVE S	Seattle	98134	King County	Seattle School District No. 1	No	No	No	No	(206) 252-0749	242	36	6.7	69.4%	48 (19.8%)	64 (26.4%)	70 (28.9%)	16 (6.6%)	6 (2.5%)	7 (2.9%)	24 (9.9%)	$42,624			$7,278			$35,345	7.4	6.3	430	5
530948001617	426	Wapato High School	Public	9-12	1202 South Camas Avenue	Wapato	98951	Yakima County	Wapato School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 877-3138	871	48	18.1	88.3%	14 (1.6%)	7 (0.8%)	696 (79.9%)	21 (2.4%)	111 (12.7%)	1 (0.1%)	21 (2.4%)	$18,981			$2,559			$16,421	7.3	6.9	427	1
530321003300	427	Crossroads High School	Public	9-12	205 North Alder Avenue	Granite Falls	98252	Snohomish County	Granite Falls School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 283-4407	212	10	21.4	64.2%	151 (71.2%)	3 (1.4%)	32 (15.1%)	2 (0.9%)	5 (2.4%)	3 (1.4%)	12 (5.7%)	$19,652			$725			$18,927	6.8	25.7	331	96
530927001560	428	Fort Vancouver High School	Public	9-12	5700 E 18th St	Vancouver	98661	Clark County	Vancouver School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 313-4000	1,365	78	17.5	69.2%	477 (34.9%)	51 (3.7%)	606 (44.4%)	48 (3.5%)	9 (0.7%)	89 (6.5%)	75 (5.5%)	$17,311			$2,625			$14,685	6.5	9.2	416	12
530528000798	429	White Swan High School	Public	9-12	551 Signal Peak Road	White Swan	98952	Yakima County	Mount Adams School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 874-2324	272	27	9.9	100.0%	8 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	109 (40.1%)	0 (0.0%)	148 (54.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.6%)	$22,184			$3,242			$18,942	6	2.5	438	9
530723003400	430	Talley High School	Public, Magnet	6-12	7800 S 132nd St	Seattle	98178	King County	Renton School District	No	Yes	No	No	(425) 204-2100	237	17	13.9	64.1%	62 (26.2%)	47 (19.8%)	73 (30.8%)	30 (12.7%)	3 (1.3%)	4 (1.7%)	18 (7.6%)	$24,910			$6,114			$18,796	5	9	418	12

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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.