Cities in Washington

Updated Saturday, August 5, 2017, based on the 2016-17 school year test scores.

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City	# Elementary Schools	# Middle Schools	# High Schools	# Alt. Schools	# Private Schools*	SchoolDigger Rank	Rank score (2017)	Rank (2016)	Rank change from 2016
Medina	1	0	0	0	2	1^st	0.995	1
Sammamish	8	3	2	0	7	2^nd	0.966	2
Mercer Island	3	1	1	0	6	3^rd	0.947	3
Redmond	12	4	3	1	10	4^th	0.944	7	3
Mill Creek	1	1	1	0	1	5^th	0.936	8	3
Fall City	1	1	0	0	0	6^th	0.932	5	1
Woodinville	7	2	1	0	2	7^th	0.931	6	1
Lake Forest Park	2	0	0	0	0	8^th	0.93	9	1
Lake Tapps	2	1	0	0	1	9^th	0.929	11	2
Issaquah	6	3	2	1	10	10^th	0.905	14	4
Colfax	1	0	1	0	0	11^th	0.89	10	1
Liberty Lake	1	0	0	0	0	12^th	0.887	4	8
Metaline Falls	1	0	0	0	0	13^th	0.883	42	29
Colbert	2	1	0	0	2	14^th	0.879	13	1
Maple Valley	4	2	0	1	2	15^th	0.875	21	6
Oakesdale	1	0	1	0	0	16^th	0.866	68	52
Newcastle	2	0	0	0	0	17^th	0.866	17
University Place	4	2	2	2	2	18^th	0.859	26	8
Mead	2	0	1	0	0	19^th	0.852	12	7
Kirkland	14	5	6	2	4	20^th	0.838	36	16
Pullman	3	1	1	0	3	21^st	0.836	38	17
Bellevue	18	5	5	3	29	22^nd	0.831	28	6
Almira	1	0	0	0	0	23^rd	0.829	24	1
Anacortes	5	1	2	0	2	24^th	0.827	39	15
Rockford	1	1	1	0	0	25^th	0.827	20	5
North Bend	2	1	0	2	0	26^th	0.824	29	3
Clearlake	1	0	0	0	0	27^th	0.822	47	20
Greenacres	1	1	0	0	0	28^th	0.811	35	7
Camas	8	2	3	0	4	29^th	0.808	30	1
Shoreline	10	2	3	3	8	30^th	0.798	22	8
Kenmore	3	1	1	0	1	31^st	0.797	32	1
Lake Stevens	6	2	2	2	1	32^nd	0.789	31	1
Mukilteo	3	2	1	0	3	33^rd	0.785	27	6
Saint John	1	0	1	0	0	34^th	0.785	37	3
Bonney Lake	5	1	1	0	2	35^th	0.782	19	16
Bothell	13	3	5	2	10	36^th	0.771	23	13
Davenport	1	0	0	1	0	37^th	0.764	41	4
Olympia	16	4	4	2	10	38^th	0.762	49	11
Paterson	1	0	0	0	0	39^th	0.761	62	23
Gig Harbor	6	3	3	0	6	40^th	0.76	48	8
Carnation	2	1	1	2	0	41^st	0.754	34	7
Asotin	1	0	0	1	0	42^nd	0.753	45	3
Cashmere	1	1	1	0	0	43^rd	0.744	50	7
Vaughn	1	0	0	0	0	44^th	0.742	75	31
Ridgefield	2	1	1	0	1	45^th	0.739	25	20
Sumner	4	2	1	0	0	46^th	0.728	44	2
Black Diamond	2	0	0	0	0	47^th	0.727	43	4
Ritzville	1	0	2	0	1	48^th	0.714	76	28
Moxee	2	0	0	0	0	49^th	0.71	115	66
Friday Harbor	1	1	1	1	2	50^th	0.702	51	1
Coulee City	1	1	1	0	0	51^st	0.688		(n/a)
Brier	1	1	0	0	1	52^nd	0.686	71	19
Duvall	2	0	1	0	1	53^rd	0.685	33	20
Snoqualmie	2	0	2	2	1	54^th	0.685	18	36
Enumclaw	4	2	1	1	2	55^th	0.674	60	5
West Richland	2	1	0	0	0	56^th	0.672	84	28
Poulsbo	3	1	1	2	5	57^th	0.669	53	4
Spangle	1	0	1	0	2	58^th	0.667	46	12
Endicott	1	0	0	0	0	59^th	0.659	117	58
Ione	0	1	1	0	0	60^th	0.657	15	45
Camano Island	2	0	0	0	1	61^st	0.654	58	3
Normandy Park	1	0	0	0	0	62^nd	0.653	66	4
Buckley	3	1	2	2	0	63^rd	0.644	55	8
Nine Mile Falls	2	1	1	0	0	64^th	0.641	54	10
Silverdale	7	3	3	1	1	65^th	0.638	72	7
Tumwater	3	2	5	1	1	66^th	0.638	69	3
Union Gap	1	0	0	0	1	67^th	0.638	81	14
Reardan	1	0	1	1	1	68^th	0.632	63	5
Veradale	3	1	1	0	1	69^th	0.63	56	13
Amboy	0	1	0	0	0	70^th	0.627	40	30
Fairchild Afb	1	0	0	0	0	71^st	0.62	103	32
Stanwood	3	3	2	1	1	72^nd	0.617	92	20
Washougal	4	2	2	1	1	73^rd	0.616	79	6
Wilbur	1	0	1	0	0	74^th	0.612	57	17
Suquamish	1	0	0	0	0	75^th	0.612	80	5
Renton	19	5	7	4	9	76^th	0.598	83	7
Edmonds	9	0	2	2	5	77^th	0.598	98	21
Napavine	1	0	1	0	0	78^th	0.593	61	17
Port Orchard	11	3	3	1	4	79^th	0.59	65	14
Winthrop	1	0	1	1	2	80^th	0.59		(n/a)
Covington	3	1	2	0	0	81^st	0.582	91	10
Pacific	1	0	0	0	0	82^nd	0.581	59	23
Kingston	2	2	1	1	0	83^rd	0.579		(n/a)
Montesano	2	0	1	0	1	84^th	0.579	73	11
Snohomish	11	3	5	2	3	85^th	0.574	85
La Center	1	1	1	1	0	86^th	0.572		(n/a)
Puyallup	22	6	5	2	6	87^th	0.571	97	10
Custer	1	0	0	0	0	88^th	0.564	129	41
East Wenatchee	6	1	2	2	0	89^th	0.564	67	22
Sequim	2	1	1	1	2	90^th	0.564	70	20
Seattle	84	12	25	10	77	91^st	0.563	96	5
Lynden	4	2	1	1	4	92^nd	0.56	89	3
Wilkeson	1	0	0	0	0	93^rd	0.557	77	16
Bellingham	15	4	8	3	14	94^th	0.556	90	4
Edgewood	4	1	0	0	0	95^th	0.554	112	17
Arlington	7	3	4	2	2	96^th	0.554	101	5
Lacey	13	4	4	0	8	97^th	0.553	111	14
Port Angeles	5	1	4	4	2	98^th	0.551	104	6
Yacolt	1	0	0	0	0	99^th	0.55	120	21
Grapeview	1	0	0	0	0	100^th	0.548	107	7
Brush Prairie	1	1	4	1	0	101^st	0.547	116	15
Chehalis	3	2	3	3	1	102^nd	0.542		(n/a)
Dayton	1	1	1	0	0	103^rd	0.541	119	16
Battle Ground	4	3	1	2	3	104^th	0.539	82	22
Harrington	1	0	1	0	0	105^th	0.532	221	116
Cathlamet	1	0	1	0	0	106^th	0.531	94	12
Orting	3	1	1	0	0	107^th	0.53	74	33
Cle Elum	1	1	1	0	0	108^th	0.528	93	15
Everett	21	6	9	6	11	109^th	0.528	108	1
Zillah	1	2	1	0	0	110^th	0.526	134	24
Pomeroy	1	0	1	0	0	111^th	0.526	224	113
Spokane	57	13	28	7	25	112^th	0.516	128	16
Rainier	1	1	1	0	0	113^th	0.516	148	35
Odessa	1	0	1	0	0	114^th	0.515	88	26
Waitsburg	1	1	1	0	0	115^th	0.515	133	18
Goldendale	2	1	1	0	2	116^th	0.512	191	75
Fort Lewis	5	0	0	0	0	117^th	0.512	109	8
Everson	4	1	1	1	0	118^th	0.511	131	13
Mountlake Terrace	4	0	1	0	1	119^th	0.504	114	5
Lynnwood	13	3	3	2	8	120^th	0.502	110	10
Richland	7	2	3	3	4	121^st	0.502	142	21
Trout Lake	1	0	0	1	1	122^nd	0.502	153	31
Palouse	1	1	2	0	0	123^rd	0.5	78	45
Lakebay	1	1	0	0	0	124^th	0.493	102	22
Des Moines	5	1	2	1	1	125^th	0.484	122	3
Graham	6	2	1	0	1	126^th	0.484	127	1
Creston	1	0	1	0	0	127^th	0.475		(n/a)
Kelso	6	2	3	1	1	128^th	0.474	140	12
Otis Orchards	1	0	0	0	0	129^th	0.473	146	17
Sumas	1	0	0	0	0	130^th	0.466	105	25
Newport	1	1	1	1	1	131^st	0.461	86	45
Toutle	1	0	1	0	0	132^nd	0.46	95	37
Amanda Park	1	0	0	1	0	133^rd	0.455	231	98
Addy	1	0	0	0	0	134^th	0.45		(n/a)
Sedro Woolley	5	1	2	0	0	135^th	0.444	150	15
Auburn	18	6	6	1	5	136^th	0.439	132	4
Cheney	4	1	2	1	0	137^th	0.437	135	2
Tekoa	1	0	1	0	0	138^th	0.436	121	17
Ashford	1	0	0	0	0	139^th	0.431		(n/a)
Spanaway	15	2	4	2	0	140^th	0.43	143	3
Bremerton	13	2	8	0	7	141^st	0.429	138	3
Spokane Valley	7	1	4	3	10	142^nd	0.422	159	17
Centerville	1	0	0	0	0	143^rd	0.417	180	37
McKenna	1	0	0	0	0	144^th	0.409	87	57
Raymond	3	0	1	2	0	145^th	0.404	156	11
Vancouver	45	14	15	12	15	146^th	0.402	152	6
Naches	2	0	1	0	1	147^th	0.401	151	4
Kent	24	4	6	2	4	148^th	0.4	144	4
Kittitas	2	0	0	1	0	149^th	0.396	130	19
Oak Harbor	7	2	2	1	5	150^th	0.393	106	44
Yelm	5	2	2	0	1	151^st	0.392	161	10
Ferndale	5	2	2	0	0	152^nd	0.39	124	28
Marysville	11	4	9	2	2	153^rd	0.387	157	4
Kalama	1	0	0	1	0	154^th	0.387	137	17
Stevenson	2	1	1	0	0	155^th	0.384		(n/a)
Tenino	2	1	1	0	0	156^th	0.383	200	44
Cusick	1	0	0	1	0	157^th	0.38	217	60
Tieton	0	1	0	0	0	158^th	0.376	175	17
Walla Walla	7	2	4	2	4	159^th	0.375	169	10
Wenatchee	7	3	5	3	5	160^th	0.375	189	29
La Conner	1	1	1	0	0	161^st	0.368	182	21
Westport	1	0	1	0	0	162^nd	0.367	149	13
Roy	1	0	0	0	0	163^rd	0.365	198	35
Kennewick	16	4	7	4	2	164^th	0.364	160	4
Pateros	1	0	1	0	0	165^th	0.363	185	20
Onalaska	1	1	2	1	0	166^th	0.361	118	48
Mount Vernon	8	2	3	2	6	167^th	0.36	167
Monroe	4	1	3	2	5	168^th	0.36	163	5
Tacoma	51	12	24	4	25	169^th	0.356	165	4
Langley	2	1	1	1	1	170^th	0.355		(n/a)
Satsop	1	0	0	0	0	171^st	0.35	123	48
Long Beach	2	0	0	0	0	172^nd	0.341	190	18
Dallesport	1	0	0	0	0	173^rd	0.338	215	42
Randle	1	0	1	0	0	174^th	0.337	202	28
Darrington	1	0	1	0	0	175^th	0.337	216	41
Milton	2	1	0	0	0	176^th	0.335	158	18
Newman Lake	1	0	0	0	0	177^th	0.334	203	26
Clarkston	5	1	2	1	1	178^th	0.333	141	37
Deer Park	4	1	1	1	0	179^th	0.332	168	11
Tonasket	1	1	1	0	1	180^th	0.331	181	1
Orondo	1	0	0	0	0	181^st	0.321	214	33
Morton	1	0	0	1	0	182^nd	0.32	193	11
Oroville	1	0	1	0	0	183^rd	0.319	186	3
Mossyrock	1	0	1	1	0	184^th	0.313	162	22
Yakima	26	7	9	4	8	185^th	0.311	178	7
Shelton	6	2	3	2	3	186^th	0.306	172	14
Entiat	1	0	0	1	0	187^th	0.3	139	48
Lakewood	12	5	6	3	2	188^th	0.294	147	41
Ocean Shores	1	1	1	0	0	189^th	0.291	187	2
Longview	11	3	3	1	3	190^th	0.291	188	2
Kettle Falls	1	1	1	1	1	191^st	0.286	171	20
College Place	1	1	1	0	2	192^nd	0.285	208	16
Tukwila	2	0	2	0	1	193^rd	0.282	206	13
Bow	2	0	0	0	0	194^th	0.28	183	11
McCleary	1	0	0	0	0	195^th	0.28	205	10
Belfair	2	1	2	1	0	196^th	0.275	173	23
Castle Rock	1	1	1	0	0	197^th	0.273	192	5
Burlington	4	0	2	0	2	198^th	0.272	155	43
Aberdeen	6	1	3	2	1	199^th	0.27	184	15
Cowiche	1	1	1	0	0	200^th	0.269	177	23
Federal Way	18	4	8	4	10	201^st	0.269	199	2
Waterville	1	0	0	1	0	202^nd	0.261	174	28
Rock Island	1	0	0	0	0	203^rd	0.256	238	35
Burien	5	1	5	1	4	204^th	0.242	209	5
Lind	1	2	0	0	0	205^th	0.237	166	39
Moses Lake	10	3	4	0	2	206^th	0.235	201	5
Winlock	2	1	1	1	0	207^th	0.234	232	25
Omak	3	2	3	0	1	208^th	0.231	211	3
Ocean Park	1	0	0	0	0	209^th	0.229	246	37
Prosser	3	1	2	0	0	210^th	0.229	145	65
Pasco	15	3	2	1	5	211^th	0.218	207	4
Sunnyside	4	2	2	0	2	212^th	0.207	223	11
Burbank	1	1	1	0	0	213^th	0.204	164	49
Royal City	1	1	1	0	0	214^th	0.194	195	19
Warden	1	1	1	0	1	215^th	0.187	218	3
Cosmopolis	1	0	0	1	0	216^th	0.187	136	80
Carson	2	0	0	1	0	217^th	0.183	236	19
Manson	1	1	1	0	0	218^th	0.174	228	10
Valley	2	0	1	1	0	219^th	0.164	204	15
Othello	4	1	2	0	1	220^th	0.162	210	10
Grandview	3	1	3	0	1	221^st	0.153	225	4
Prescott	3	0	1	0	0	222^nd	0.152	220	2
Lyle	0	1	2	0	0	223^rd	0.14	196	27
Benton City	1	2	1	0	0	224^th	0.137	219	5
Seatac	4	1	2	0	1	225^th	0.127	226	1
Soap Lake	1	0	1	1	0	226^th	0.126	213	13
Coulee Dam	1	0	2	0	0	227^th	0.124	222	5
Pacific Beach	1	0	0	0	0	228^th	0.111	194	34
Oakville	1	0	1	0	0	229^th	0.107	227	2
Granger	1	1	1	0	0	230^th	0.104	237	7
Toppenish	5	1	1	1	0	231^st	0.102	248	17
Maple Falls	1	0	0	0	0	232^nd	0.089	235	3
Brewster	1	1	2	0	1	233^rd	0.087	240	7
Quincy	3	2	2	0	1	234^th	0.086		(n/a)
Airway Heights	1	0	0	0	0	235^th	0.08	233	2
Inchelium	1	1	1	0	0	236^th	0.075	234	2
Wapato	3	1	1	1	0	237^th	0.053	247	10
Mattawa	5	1	2	0	0	238^th	0.053	229	9
Mesa	2	0	0	0	0	239^th	0.053	249	10
Mabton	1	0	1	0	0	240^th	0.047	243	3
Outlook	1	0	0	0	0	241^st	0.038	242	1
Wellpinit	1	1	1	1	0	242^nd	0.036	241	1
Bridgeport	1	1	2	0	0	243^rd	0.034	239	4
White Swan	0	1	3	0	0	244^th	0.031	244
Harrah	1	0	0	0	1	245^th	0.019	250	5
Nespelem	1	0	0	0	0	246^th	0.018	251	5
Taholah	1	0	0	1	0	247^th	0	252	5

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