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)
530870001456	921	Boze Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1140 E 65th St	Tacoma	98404	Pierce County	Tacoma School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 571-4105	443	27	16.6	74.7%	55 (12.4%)	52 (11.7%)	166 (37.5%)	54 (12.2%)	4 (0.9%)	34 (7.7%)	78 (17.6%)	$20,784			$1,957			$18,827	23.6	25.5	903	18
530048000127	922	Spanaway Elementary	Public	K-5	412 165th St S	Spanaway	98387	Pierce County	Bethel School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 800-5300	344	26	13.4	68.9%	122 (35.5%)	25 (7.3%)	98 (28.5%)	14 (4.1%)	2 (0.6%)	23 (6.7%)	59 (17.2%)	$21,727			$1,180			$20,548	23.6	33.6	785	137
530870001458	923	Bryant Montessori School	Public	PK, KG-5	717 S Grant Ave	Tacoma	98405	Pierce County	Tacoma School District	No	No	No	No	(253) 571-2800	266	0		50.8%	133 (50.0%)	22 (8.3%)	53 (19.9%)	5 (1.9%)	1 (0.4%)	4 (1.5%)	46 (17.3%)	$5,163			$885			$4,278	23.6	29.9	831	92
530030000034	924	Chinook Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3502 Auburn Way S	Auburn	98092	King County	Auburn School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 931-4980	638	43	14.9	64.9%	101 (15.8%)	27 (4.2%)	311 (48.7%)	41 (6.4%)	45 (7.1%)	52 (8.2%)	61 (9.6%)	$20,675			$1,748			$18,927	23.4	24.5	920	4
530927001583	925	Sarah J Anderson Elementary	Public	K-5	2215 NE 104th St	Vancouver	98686	Clark County	Vancouver School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 313-1500	629	39	16.2	53.4%	282 (44.8%)	31 (4.9%)	242 (38.5%)	11 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (1.6%)	52 (8.3%)	$16,937			$2,136			$14,801	23.3	35	759	166
530309003751	926	Washington Connections Academy Goldendale	Public, Virtual, Magnet, Alternative	K-12	604 E. Brooks Street	Goldendale	98620	Klickitat County	Goldendale School District	No	Yes	Yes	No	(509) 773-5177	2,059	76	27.2	46.5%	1,301 (63.2%)	121 (5.9%)	334 (16.2%)	57 (2.8%)	22 (1.1%)	31 (1.5%)	192 (9.3%)	$8,271			$281			$7,990	23.2	25.3	912	14
530573000847	927	Connell Elementary	Public	K-6	1001 W. Clark St	Connell	99326	Franklin County	North Franklin School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 234-4381	506	30	16.6	79.6%	112 (22.1%)	0 (0.0%)	378 (74.7%)	5 (1.0%)	6 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.0%)	$15,521			$2,332			$13,189	22.9	23.9	925	2
530354000536	928	McMicken Heights Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3708 S 168th St	SeaTac	98188	King County	Highline School District	No	No	No	Yes	(206) 631-4300	498	35	14.2	78.9%	39 (7.8%)	148 (29.7%)	143 (28.7%)	106 (21.3%)	3 (0.6%)	28 (5.6%)	31 (6.2%)	$19,833			$2,679			$17,154	22.8	21.9	947	19
530030000042	929	Washington Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	20 E St NE	Auburn	98002	King County	Auburn School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 931-4988	503	37	13.5	75.5%	136 (27.0%)	38 (7.6%)	173 (34.4%)	30 (6.0%)	5 (1.0%)	63 (12.5%)	58 (11.5%)	$19,985			$1,107			$18,878	22.8	26.5	882	47
530825001378	930	Grant Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	1300 E 9Th Ave	Spokane	99202	Spokane County	Spokane School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 354-2800	319	27	11.8	82.8%	152 (47.6%)	22 (6.9%)	52 (16.3%)	8 (2.5%)	8 (2.5%)	19 (6.0%)	58 (18.2%)	$24,014			$3,322			$20,692	22.8	14.2	1047	117

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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:

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

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.