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)
530573000846	881	Basin City Elementary	Public	K-6	303 Bailie Boulevard	Mesa	99343	Franklin County	North Franklin School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 269-4669	333	25	13.2	78.7%	78 (23.4%)	0 (0.0%)	252 (75.7%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$18,289			$2,126			$16,163	26	27.7	861	20
530966001633	882	Mission View Elementary School	Public	K-5	60 Terminal Avenue	Wenatchee	98801	Chelan County	Wenatchee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 663-5851	428	30	14.1	89.7%	134 (31.3%)	3 (0.7%)	281 (65.7%)	2 (0.5%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	$17,588			$3,448			$14,140	25.9	21.5	950	68
530561002462	883	Stratton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	1201 W. 5th Street	Newport	99156	Pend Oreille County	Newport School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 447-0656	383	29	13	72.3%	343 (89.6%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.5%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.7%)	$20,643			$3,371			$17,273	25.9	22.6	943	60
530573000849	884	Mesa Elementary	Public	K-6	200 Pepiot Road	Mesa	99343	Franklin County	North Franklin School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 265-4229	222	16	13.8	77.0%	72 (32.4%)	1 (0.5%)	148 (66.7%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$19,067			$3,264			$15,803	25.7	28	853	31
530666000977	885	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	25.7	21.3	957	72
530030003174	886	Arthur Jacobsen Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	29205 132nd Ave SE	Auburn	98092	King County	Auburn School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 630-2441	357	26	13.7	60.8%	91 (25.5%)	36 (10.1%)	72 (20.2%)	110 (30.8%)	2 (0.6%)	7 (2.0%)	39 (10.9%)	$17,389			$1,455			$15,934	25.7	26.8	879	7
530870001508	887	Wainwright Intermediate School	Public	4-8	130 Alameda Ave	Tacoma	98466	Pierce County	Tacoma School District	No	No	No	No	(253) 571-2100	360	22	16.7	66.9%	126 (35.0%)	51 (14.2%)	69 (19.2%)	20 (5.6%)	3 (0.8%)	10 (2.8%)	80 (22.2%)	$19,693			$1,354			$18,339	25.7	28.9	844	43
530069000148	888	Brewster Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	502 S. 7th St.	Brewster	98812	Okanogan County	Brewster School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 689-2581	434	33	13.1	91.5%	38 (8.8%)	0 (0.0%)	390 (89.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	$18,272			$3,983			$14,289	25.7	16.2	1029	141
530993001677	889	Winlock Miller Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	405 NW Benton	Winlock	98596	Lewis County	Winlock School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 785-3516	408	19	21.1	69.9%	308 (75.5%)	0 (0.0%)	67 (16.4%)	2 (0.5%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.1%)	$18,137			$2,307			$15,830	25.5	19.3	983	94
530927001566	890	Hazel Dell Elementary School	Public	K-5	511 NE Anderson Rd	Vancouver	98665	Clark County	Vancouver School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 313-2050	379	27	13.9	71.0%	173 (45.6%)	16 (4.2%)	126 (33.2%)	7 (1.8%)	3 (0.8%)	8 (2.1%)	45 (11.9%)	$18,428			$2,415			$16,013	25.4	34.8	763	127

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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:

Public School Districts and Their Services: A Comprehensive Guide

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

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.