Cities in Washington

Updated Tuesday, September 11, 2018, based on the 2017-18 school year test scores.

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City	# Elementary Schools	# Middle Schools	# High Schools	# Alt. Schools	# Private Schools*	SchoolDigger Rank	Rank score (2018)	Rank (2017)	Rank change from 2017
Medina	1	0	0	0	1	1^st	0.997	1
Mercer Island	4	1	1	0	5	2^nd	0.965	3	1
Sammamish	8	3	2	0	4	3^rd	0.964	2	1
Redmond	12	4	3	1	6	4^th	0.948	4
Black Diamond	1	0	0	0	0	5^th	0.942	10	5
Almira	1	0	0	0	0	6^th	0.927	23	17
Bainbridge Island	5	2	2	1	6	7^th	0.923		(n/a)
Woodinville	7	0	1	2	1	8^th	0.915	7	1
Lake Tapps	2	1	0	0	0	9^th	0.912	9
Snoqualmie	3	0	2	2	1	10^th	0.911	52	42
Fall City	1	1	0	0	0	11^th	0.908	6	5
Mill Creek	1	1	1	0	0	12^th	0.903	5	7
Kirkland	14	5	7	1	3	13^th	0.895	20	7
Issaquah	6	3	3	1	11	14^th	0.892	11	3
Lake Forest Park	2	0	0	0	0	15^th	0.891	8	7
Newcastle	2	0	0	0	0	16^th	0.877	17	1
Liberty Lake	1	0	0	0	0	17^th	0.873	13	4
North Bend	2	1	0	2	0	18^th	0.867	27	9
University Place	4	2	2	2	3	19^th	0.863	18	1
Shoreline	10	2	3	3	9	20^th	0.849	30	10
Maple Valley	4	2	0	1	2	21^st	0.845	16	5
Kenmore	3	0	1	1	1	22^nd	0.838	31	9
Pullman	3	1	1	0	2	23^rd	0.827	21	2
Colfax	1	0	1	0	0	24^th	0.827	12	12
Anacortes	5	1	2	0	2	25^th	0.822	24	1
Colbert	2	1	0	0	2	26^th	0.819	15	11
Bellevue	18	5	5	3	20	27^th	0.815	22	5
Camas	8	2	3	0	4	28^th	0.814	29	1
Ridgefield	2	1	1	0	1	29^th	0.805	45	16
Mukilteo	4	2	1	0	3	30^th	0.803	33	3
Mead	2	0	2	0	0	31^st	0.802	19	12
Bonney Lake	5	1	1	0	0	32^nd	0.802	35	3
Clearlake	1	0	0	0	0	33^rd	0.794	28	5
Davenport	1	0	0	1	0	34^th	0.784	37	3
Bothell	14	0	5	5	10	35^th	0.784	36	1
Duvall	2	0	1	0	1	36^th	0.783	53	17
Ione	0	1	1	0	0	37^th	0.781	59	22
Metaline Falls	1	0	0	0	0	38^th	0.78	14	24
Rockford	1	1	1	0	0	39^th	0.775	25	14
Wilbur	1	0	1	0	0	40^th	0.775	71	31
Olympia	16	4	4	2	9	41^st	0.773	38	3
Endicott	1	0	0	0	0	42^nd	0.757	57	15
Silverdale	7	2	2	3	2	43^rd	0.756	64	21
Asotin	1	0	0	1	0	44^th	0.756	42	2
Gig Harbor	6	3	3	0	6	45^th	0.75	40	5
Moxee	2	0	0	0	0	46^th	0.75	48	2
Coulee City	1	1	1	0	0	47^th	0.748	50	3
Brier	1	1	0	0	1	48^th	0.742	51	3
Lake Stevens	7	2	3	2	1	49^th	0.737	32	17
Sumner	4	2	1	0	0	50^th	0.727	46	4
Lyman	1	0	0	0	0	51^st	0.726	26	25
Cashmere	1	1	1	0	0	52^nd	0.725	43	9
Paterson	1	0	0	0	0	53^rd	0.709	39	14
Grapeview	1	0	0	0	0	54^th	0.691	98	44
Sequim	2	1	1	1	2	55^th	0.688	86	31
Garfield	1	1	0	0	0	56^th	0.687		(n/a)
Coupeville	1	1	4	0	0	57^th	0.685		(n/a)
Napavine	1	0	1	0	0	58^th	0.683	74	16
Tumwater	4	2	5	1	1	59^th	0.682	63	4
Camano Island	2	0	0	0	1	60^th	0.681	60
Enumclaw	5	2	1	1	0	61^st	0.68	58	3
Carnation	2	1	1	2	0	62^nd	0.675	41	21
Edgewood	4	0	0	1	1	63^rd	0.672	93	30
Saint John	1	0	1	0	0	64^th	0.663	34	30
Nine Mile Falls	2	1	2	0	0	65^th	0.656	62	3
Snohomish	11	3	5	2	1	66^th	0.655	82	16
Vaughn	1	0	0	0	0	67^th	0.651	44	23
Fort Lewis	3	0	0	0	0	68^th	0.646	115	47
Trout Lake	1	0	0	1	1	69^th	0.645	120	51
Reardan	1	0	0	2	1	70^th	0.644	66	4
Spangle	1	0	1	0	2	71^st	0.64	56	15
Long Beach	2	0	0	1	0	72^nd	0.638	171	99
Sumas	1	0	0	0	0	73^rd	0.637	129	56
Suquamish	1	0	0	0	0	74^th	0.634	72	2
West Richland	2	1	0	0	0	75^th	0.629	54	21
Oakesdale	1	0	1	0	0	76^th	0.628		(n/a)
Everson	5	1	1	0	0	77^th	0.627	114	37
Brush Prairie	1	1	4	1	0	78^th	0.623	99	21
Buckley	4	1	2	2	0	79^th	0.615		(n/a)
Zillah	2	1	1	0	1	80^th	0.61	108	28
Amboy	0	1	0	0	0	81^st	0.609	67	14
Eastsound	1	1	1	1	2	82^nd	0.606		(n/a)
Washougal	5	2	2	0	1	83^rd	0.604	70	13
Satsop	1	0	0	0	0	84^th	0.602	170	86
Edmonds	10	0	2	2	5	85^th	0.6	77	8
Normandy Park	1	0	0	0	0	86^th	0.6	61	25
Palouse	1	1	2	0	0	87^th	0.596	121	34
Deer Park	4	1	1	1	0	88^th	0.593	178	90
Battle Ground	4	4	1	2	2	89^th	0.593	102	13
Rainier	1	1	1	0	1	90^th	0.587	110	20
Pomeroy	1	0	1	0	0	91^st	0.58	109	18
Kingston	2	2	1	1	0	92^nd	0.579	80	12
Lakebay	1	1	0	0	0	93^rd	0.579	122	29
Yacolt	1	0	0	0	0	94^th	0.579	97	3
Seattle	83	17	30	10	69	95^th	0.578	88	7
Dayton	1	1	1	0	0	96^th	0.574	101	5
Centerville	1	0	0	0	0	97^th	0.568	142	45
Renton	19	5	8	4	10	98^th	0.567	73	25
Puyallup	22	0	6	8	5	99^th	0.566	84	15
Ritzville	1	0	2	0	1	100^th	0.562	47	53
Toutle	1	0	1	0	0	101^st	0.56	130	29
Montesano	2	0	1	0	1	102^nd	0.546	81	21
Des Moines	5	1	2	1	1	103^rd	0.545	123	20
Covington	3	1	2	0	0	104^th	0.54	78	26
Cle Elum	1	1	1	0	1	105^th	0.54	107	2
Spokane Valley	19	6	8	5	11	106^th	0.54	91	15
Lacey	13	5	4	0	6	107^th	0.54	95	12
Union Gap	1	0	0	0	1	108^th	0.539	65	43
Stanwood	3	3	2	1	0	109^th	0.532	69	40
Everett	21	6	10	7	10	110^th	0.531	106	4
Bellingham	16	4	10	2	12	111^th	0.53	92	19
Port Angeles	6	1	4	3	2	112^th	0.528	96	16
Otis Orchards	1	0	0	0	0	113^th	0.527	127	14
East Wenatchee	6	1	1	3	0	114^th	0.522	87	27
Richland	8	2	3	3	6	115^th	0.518	119	4
Lynden	4	2	2	1	4	116^th	0.511	89	27
Langley	2	1	1	1	1	117^th	0.51	169	52
Fairchild Afb	1	0	0	0	0	118^th	0.509	68	50
Poulsbo	3	1	1	2	6	119^th	0.509	55	64
Port Orchard	11	1	3	3	4	120^th	0.507	75	45
Graham	6	2	1	0	0	121^st	0.499	124	3
Lynnwood	12	3	3	2	6	122^nd	0.498	116	6
Goldendale	2	1	1	0	0	123^rd	0.498	113	10
Glenwood	1	0	1	0	0	124^th	0.496		(n/a)
Waitsburg	1	1	1	0	0	125^th	0.492	112	13
Newman Lake	1	0	0	0	0	126^th	0.49	176	50
McKenna	1	0	0	0	0	127^th	0.487	144	17
Orting	3	1	1	0	0	128^th	0.485	105	23
Arlington	7	3	4	2	1	129^th	0.48	94	35
Cathlamet	1	0	1	0	0	130^th	0.476	104	26
McCleary	1	0	0	0	0	131^st	0.475	194	63
Mossyrock	1	0	2	1	0	132^nd	0.473	183	51
Spanaway	12	2	4	1	0	133^rd	0.471	133
Onalaska	1	1	1	1	0	134^th	0.465	165	31
Kalama	1	0	0	1	0	135^th	0.463	152	17
Spokane	52	12	28	6	22	136^th	0.462	118	18
Chelan	2	1	2	1	0	137^th	0.46		(n/a)
Pacific	1	0	0	0	0	138^th	0.455	79	59
Pateros	1	0	1	0	0	139^th	0.454	163	24
Tieton	1	0	0	0	0	140^th	0.451	157	17
Kettle Falls	1	1	2	0	1	141^st	0.45	190	49
Raymond	3	0	1	2	0	142^nd	0.448	145	3
Monroe	4	1	3	2	5	143^rd	0.441	167	24
Kittitas	2	0	0	1	0	144^th	0.433	148	4
Ferndale	5	2	3	0	1	145^th	0.431	151	6
Oak Harbor	7	2	2	1	3	146^th	0.428	149	3
Yelm	5	0	2	2	1	147^th	0.426	150	3
Auburn	18	6	6	1	6	148^th	0.423	136	12
Mountlake Terrace	4	0	1	0	3	149^th	0.422	117	32
Odessa	1	0	1	0	0	150^th	0.42	111	39
Lind	1	2	0	0	0	151^st	0.415	205	54
Woodland	4	3	2	1	0	152^nd	0.411	137	15
Newport	1	1	1	1	1	153^rd	0.411	131	22
Curtis	1	0	0	0	0	154^th	0.41		(n/a)
Bremerton	13	2	9	0	4	155^th	0.403	141	14
Vancouver	45	14	17	13	14	156^th	0.4	146	10
Tukwila	2	0	2	0	1	157^th	0.397	192	35
Tenino	2	1	1	0	0	158^th	0.391	154	4
Entiat	1	0	0	1	0	159^th	0.391	186	27
Harrington	1	0	1	0	0	160^th	0.388	103	57
Kent	24	5	7	2	3	161^st	0.387	147	14
Mount Vernon	8	2	4	2	6	162^nd	0.385	166	4
Joint Base Lewis McChord	3	0	0	0	0	163^rd	0.381	128	35
Sedro Woolley	5	1	3	0	1	164^th	0.378	135	29
Burbank	1	1	1	0	0	165^th	0.375	213	48
La Conner	1	1	1	0	0	166^th	0.372	160	6
Tonasket	1	1	1	0	1	167^th	0.37	179	12
Naches	2	1	1	0	1	168^th	0.365	143	25
Clarkston	5	1	3	1	2	169^th	0.355	177	8
Tacoma	58	13	27	5	21	170^th	0.354	168	2
College Place	1	1	1	0	2	171^st	0.339	191	20
Addy	1	0	0	0	0	172^nd	0.338	134	38
Darrington	1	0	1	0	0	173^rd	0.336	173
Milton	2	1	0	0	0	174^th	0.334	175	1
Kelso	6	2	3	1	2	175^th	0.331	126	49
Ocean Shores	1	1	1	0	0	176^th	0.33	188	12
Westport	1	0	1	0	0	177^th	0.329	161	16
Yakima	26	7	10	3	7	178^th	0.329	184	6
Kennewick	17	6	7	3	2	179^th	0.326	164	15
Morton	1	0	1	0	0	180^th	0.324	180
Rock Island	1	0	0	0	0	181^st	0.312	203	22
Marysville	12	4	11	1	2	182^nd	0.295	153	29
Cosmopolis	1	0	0	1	0	183^rd	0.295	217	34
Custer	1	0	0	0	0	184^th	0.289	85	99
Longview	11	3	4	2	3	185^th	0.289	189	4
Granite Falls	2	1	3	0	0	186^th	0.288		(n/a)
Randle	1	0	1	0	0	187^th	0.288	174	13
Wenatchee	7	3	5	3	5	188^th	0.287	159	29
Castle Rock	1	1	1	0	0	189^th	0.283	196	7
Springdale	1	1	2	4	0	190^th	0.281		(n/a)
Lakewood	14	5	7	3	2	191^st	0.279	187	4
Waterville	1	0	0	1	0	192^nd	0.277	201	9
Walla Walla	7	2	6	1	4	193^rd	0.273	158	35
Federal Way	18	4	8	4	11	194^th	0.267	200	6
Shelton	7	1	3	2	2	195^th	0.266	185	10
Burien	5	1	5	1	3	196^th	0.264	204	8
Moses Lake	10	3	4	0	1	197^th	0.263	206	9
Stevenson	2	1	1	0	0	198^th	0.262	155	43
Orondo	1	0	0	0	0	199^th	0.261	181	18
Sunnyside	4	2	2	0	2	200^th	0.254	212	12
Prescott	3	0	1	0	0	201^st	0.249	223	22
Cowiche	1	1	1	0	0	202^nd	0.246	198	4
Oroville	1	0	1	0	1	203^rd	0.245	182	21
Mesa	2	0	0	0	0	204^th	0.243	240	36
Bow	2	0	0	0	0	205^th	0.234	193	12
Wilson Creek	1	0	1	0	0	206^th	0.233	214	8
Burlington	4	0	2	0	1	207^th	0.231	197	10
Prosser	3	1	2	0	0	208^th	0.224	211	3
Aberdeen	6	1	3	2	1	209^th	0.218	199	10
Royal City	2	1	1	0	0	210^th	0.214	215	5
Tekoa	1	0	1	0	0	211^th	0.21	139	72
Sprague	1	0	1	0	0	212^th	0.197		(n/a)
Pasco	19	3	3	1	5	213^th	0.196	208	5
Warden	1	1	1	0	1	214^th	0.184	216	2
Manson	1	1	1	0	0	215^th	0.178	219	4
Seatac	4	1	2	0	0	216^th	0.176	227	11
Dallesport	1	0	0	0	0	217^th	0.173	172	45
Carson	2	0	0	1	0	218^th	0.171	218
Winlock	2	1	1	1	0	219^th	0.169	207	12
Othello	4	1	2	0	1	220^th	0.166	221	1
Lyle	0	1	2	0	0	221^st	0.162	224	3
Coulee Dam	1	0	1	1	0	222^nd	0.155	228	6
Amanda Park	1	0	0	1	0	223^rd	0.148	132	91
Cusick	1	0	0	1	0	224^th	0.136	156	68
Outlook	1	0	0	0	0	225^th	0.134	242	17
Granger	1	1	1	0	0	226^th	0.129	231	5
Benton City	2	1	1	0	0	227^th	0.12	225	2
Oakville	1	0	1	0	0	228^th	0.111	230	2
Toppenish	5	1	1	1	0	229^th	0.107	232	3
Brewster	1	1	2	0	1	230^th	0.104	234	4
Inchelium	1	1	1	0	0	231^st	0.092	237	6
Airway Heights	1	0	0	0	0	232^nd	0.087	236	4
Soap Lake	1	0	1	1	0	233^rd	0.08	226	7
Hoquiam	3	1	1	1	0	234^th	0.079		(n/a)
Concrete	2	0	2	1	0	235^th	0.076		(n/a)
Maple Falls	1	0	0	0	0	236^th	0.071	233	3
Wapato	3	1	1	1	0	237^th	0.066	238	1
Ocean Park	1	0	0	0	0	238^th	0.063	210	28
Mattawa	5	1	2	0	0	239^th	0.046	239
Lamont	0	1	0	0	0	240^th	0.039		(n/a)
Bridgeport	1	1	2	0	0	241^st	0.026	244	3
Tulalip	1	0	0	0	0	242^nd	0.026		(n/a)
Wellpinit	1	1	2	0	0	243^rd	0.024	243
Nespelem	1	0	0	0	0	244^th	0.022	246	2
Mabton	1	0	1	0	0	245^th	0.021	241	4
Harrah	1	0	0	0	1	246^th	0.004	245	1
Taholah	1	0	1	0	0	247^th	0	247

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