Most Improved Washington Elementary Schools

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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 Wednesday, September 10, 2025.

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School														Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)							Ranking (2025 vs 2024)					ID
Rank (of 1160)	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 (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Rank (2024)	Rank Change from 2024	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	ID
527	Samish Elementary School	Public	K-6	23953 Prairie Road	Sedro Woolley	98284	Skagit County	Sedro-Woolley School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 856-4330	166	11	14.6	47.6%	142 (85.5%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (9.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.8%)	$21,064			$200			$20,864	52.4	24.2	910	383		530774001278
445	Lea Hill Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	30908 124th Ave SE	Auburn	98092	King County	Auburn School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 931-4982	593	37	16	66.3%	153 (25.8%)	81 (13.7%)	109 (18.4%)	173 (29.2%)	2 (0.3%)	23 (3.9%)	52 (8.8%)	$20,328			$722			$19,606	59.2	29.6	824	379		530030000036
684	Spokane Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	PK, KG-12	2904 E Sprague Av	Spokane	99202	Spokane County	Spokane School District	No	No	Yes	No	(509) 354-7545	247	0		64.0%	172 (69.6%)	12 (4.9%)	26 (10.5%)	4 (1.6%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (12.6%)	$15,633			$483			$15,150	39.9	13.3	1061	377		530825003815
366	Orcas Island Elementary School	Public	K-5	611 School Rd	Eastsound	98245	San Juan County	Orcas Island School District	No	No	No	Yes	(206) 376-2286	160	12	13.6	40.0%	110 (68.8%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (20.0%)	3 (1.9%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (8.1%)	$19,871			$1,750			$18,121	66	37.9	708	342		530630000944
391	Chattaroy Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	25717 N. Yale Rd.	Chattaroy	99003	Spokane County	Riverside School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 464-8252	320	16	20	61.3%	279 (87.2%)	1 (0.3%)	16 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	8 (2.5%)	$19,099			$964			$18,135	63.4	36.8	723	332		530744001112
636	Lind Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	206 W 3rd St	Lind	99341	Adams County	Lind School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 677-3481	82	8	10.2	63.4%	48 (58.5%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (41.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$34,621			$2,550			$32,071	43.4	20.2	966	330		530441000695
349	Coulee City Elementary	Public	K-5	410 W Locust	Coulee City	99115	Grant County	Coulee-Hartline School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 632-5231	68	6	11.9	54.4%	51 (75.0%)	2 (2.9%)	11 (16.2%)	2 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$23,187			$3,080			$20,107	67.2	41.9	655	306		530344000513
263	Sacajawea Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	9501 20 Av NE	Seattle	98115	King County	Seattle School District No. 1	No	No	No	No	(206) 252-5550	220	18	11.9	31.8%	104 (47.3%)	20 (9.1%)	42 (19.1%)	18 (8.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (15.9%)	$26,710			$756			$25,953	74.6	51	550	287		530771001242
482	Eatonville Elementary School	Public	K-5	209 Lynch Creek Rd	Eatonville	98328	Pierce County	Eatonville School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 641-1200	406	26	15.6	44.1%	305 (75.1%)	4 (1.0%)	51 (12.6%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (10.6%)	$18,274			$917			$17,357	56.3	34.6	762	280		530237000326
569	Crescent School	Public, Alternative	K-12	50350 Hwy 112	Port Angeles	98363	Clallam County	Crescent School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 928-3311	228	20	11.4	51.3%	174 (76.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (7.9%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (9.2%)	$24,224			$1,771			$22,453	48.7	28.3	848	279		530183000292

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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, 2025, 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.
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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.