Cities in Washington

Updated Tuesday, August 16, 2016, based on the 2015-16 school year test scores.

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City	# Elementary Schools	# Middle Schools	# High Schools	# Alt. Schools	# Private Schools*	SchoolDigger Rank	Rank score (2016)	Rank (2015)	Rank change from 2015
Medina	1	0	0	0	2	1^st	0.998	1
Sammamish	8	3	2	0	7	2^nd	0.97	8	6
Mercer Island	3	1	1	0	6	3^rd	0.96	14	11
Liberty Lake	1	0	0	0	0	4^th	0.951	5	1
Fall City	1	1	0	0	0	5^th	0.939	4	1
Woodinville	7	2	1	0	2	6^th	0.934	3	3
Redmond	12	4	3	1	10	7^th	0.927	7
Mill Creek	1	1	1	0	1	8^th	0.922	11	3
Lake Forest Park	2	0	0	0	0	9^th	0.913	10	1
Colfax	1	0	1	0	0	10^th	0.913	36	26
Lake Tapps	2	1	0	0	1	11^th	0.908	27	16
Mead	2	0	1	0	0	12^th	0.901	51	39
Colbert	2	1	0	0	2	13^th	0.886	9	4
Issaquah	6	3	2	1	10	14^th	0.884	6	8
Ione	0	1	1	0	0	15^th	0.877	17	2
Carbonado	1	0	0	0	0	16^th	0.865	25	9
Newcastle	2	0	0	1	0	17^th	0.851	15	2
Snoqualmie	2	0	1	2	1	18^th	0.843	19	1
Bonney Lake	5	1	1	0	2	19^th	0.842	46	27
Rockford	1	1	1	1	0	20^th	0.839	23	3
Maple Valley	4	2	0	1	2	21^st	0.836	12	9
Shoreline	10	2	3	3	8	22^nd	0.835	21	1
Bothell	13	3	5	2	10	23^rd	0.833	28	5
Almira	1	0	0	0	0	24^th	0.832	67	43
Ridgefield	2	1	1	0	1	25^th	0.821	16	9
University Place	4	2	1	2	2	26^th	0.818	24	2
Mukilteo	3	2	1	0	3	27^th	0.816	40	13
Bellevue	18	5	6	3	29	28^th	0.815	30	2
North Bend	3	1	1	0	0	29^th	0.815	20	9
Camas	8	2	3	0	4	30^th	0.815	29	1
Lake Stevens	6	2	2	2	1	31^st	0.812	45	14
Kenmore	3	1	1	0	1	32^nd	0.812	42	10
Duvall	2	0	1	0	1	33^rd	0.811	13	20
Carnation	2	1	1	2	0	34^th	0.808	44	10
Greenacres	1	1	0	0	0	35^th	0.803	39	4
Kirkland	14	5	7	2	4	36^th	0.796	35	1
Saint John	1	0	1	0	0	37^th	0.79	18	19
Pullman	3	1	1	0	3	38^th	0.771	22	16
Anacortes	5	1	2	0	2	39^th	0.76	60	21
Amboy	0	1	0	0	0	40^th	0.757	57	17
Davenport	1	0	0	1	0	41^st	0.757	54	13
Metaline Falls	1	0	0	0	0	42^nd	0.749	63	21
Black Diamond	2	0	0	0	0	43^rd	0.749	87	44
Sumner	4	2	1	0	0	44^th	0.746	48	4
Asotin	1	0	0	1	0	45^th	0.742	31	14
Spangle	1	0	1	0	2	46^th	0.732	82	36
Clearlake	1	0	0	0	0	47^th	0.729	62	15
Gig Harbor	6	3	3	0	6	48^th	0.725	73	25
Olympia	16	4	4	2	10	49^th	0.723	53	4
Cashmere	1	1	1	0	0	50^th	0.719	111	61
Friday Harbor	1	1	1	1	2	51^st	0.691	38	13
Bainbridge Island	5	2	2	1	6	52^nd	0.689		(n/a)
Poulsbo	4	1	1	1	5	53^rd	0.684	77	24
Nine Mile Falls	2	1	1	0	0	54^th	0.684	37	17
Buckley	3	1	1	2	0	55^th	0.679	56	1
Veradale	3	1	1	0	1	56^th	0.675	97	41
Wilbur	1	0	1	0	0	57^th	0.675	33	24
Camano Island	2	0	0	0	1	58^th	0.673	52	6
Pacific	1	0	0	0	0	59^th	0.671	127	68
Enumclaw	4	2	1	1	2	60^th	0.67	106	46
Napavine	1	0	1	0	0	61^st	0.668	49	12
Paterson	1	0	0	0	0	62^nd	0.667	78	16
Reardan	1	0	1	1	1	63^rd	0.662	55	8
Leavenworth	2	1	1	0	1	64^th	0.656	26	38
Port Orchard	11	3	3	1	4	65^th	0.649	71	6
Normandy Park	1	0	0	0	0	66^th	0.648	74	8
East Wenatchee	5	2	2	1	0	67^th	0.643	118	51
Oakesdale	1	0	1	0	0	68^th	0.637	88	20
Tumwater	3	2	5	1	1	69^th	0.635	99	30
Sequim	2	1	1	1	2	70^th	0.634	125	55
Brier	1	1	0	0	1	71^st	0.629	58	13
Silverdale	7	2	3	2	1	72^nd	0.625	109	37
Montesano	2	0	2	0	1	73^rd	0.621	81	8
Orting	3	1	1	0	0	74^th	0.615	95	21
Vaughn	1	0	0	0	0	75^th	0.614	102	27
Ritzville	1	0	2	0	1	76^th	0.614	72	4
Wilkeson	1	0	0	0	0	77^th	0.613	75	2
Palouse	1	1	2	0	0	78^th	0.612	34	44
Washougal	4	2	2	1	1	79^th	0.606	86	7
Suquamish	1	0	0	0	0	80^th	0.605	69	11
Union Gap	1	0	0	0	1	81^st	0.601	83	2
Battle Ground	4	3	1	2	3	82^nd	0.601	98	16
Renton	19	5	8	3	9	83^rd	0.598	84	1
West Richland	2	1	0	0	0	84^th	0.59	50	34
Snohomish	11	3	5	2	3	85^th	0.585	105	20
Newport	1	1	1	1	1	86^th	0.583	65	21
McKenna	1	0	0	0	0	87^th	0.582	164	77
Odessa	1	0	1	0	0	88^th	0.579	139	51
Lynden	4	2	1	1	4	89^th	0.578	80	9
Bellingham	15	4	7	2	14	90^th	0.577	76	14
Covington	3	1	2	0	0	91^st	0.577	134	43
Stanwood	3	3	2	1	1	92^nd	0.574	92
Cle Elum	1	1	1	0	0	93^rd	0.569	146	53
Cathlamet	1	0	1	0	0	94^th	0.567	93	1
Toutle	1	0	1	0	0	95^th	0.567	117	22
Seattle	82	11	26	10	77	96^th	0.561	119	23
Puyallup	22	6	6	2	6	97^th	0.56	135	38
Edmonds	9	0	2	2	5	98^th	0.558	124	26
Toledo	1	1	2	0	0	99^th	0.557	68	31
Garfield	1	1	0	0	0	100^th	0.556		(n/a)
Arlington	7	3	4	2	2	101^st	0.555	94	7
Lakebay	1	1	0	0	0	102^nd	0.552	157	55
Fairchild Afb	1	0	0	0	0	103^rd	0.545	61	42
Port Angeles	5	1	4	4	2	104^th	0.544	100	4
Sumas	1	0	0	0	0	105^th	0.544	70	35
Oak Harbor	7	2	1	1	5	106^th	0.541	103	3
Grapeview	1	0	0	0	0	107^th	0.541	90	17
Everett	21	6	9	6	11	108^th	0.54	112	4
Fort Lewis	4	0	0	0	0	109^th	0.54	110	1
Lynnwood	13	3	4	2	8	110^th	0.538	129	19
Lacey	13	4	4	0	8	111^th	0.536	104	7
Edgewood	4	1	0	0	0	112^th	0.533	113	1
Ilwaco	0	0	1	0	0	113^th	0.523	32	81
Mountlake Terrace	4	0	1	0	1	114^th	0.519	189	75
Moxee	2	0	0	0	0	115^th	0.517	108	7
Brush Prairie	1	1	3	1	0	116^th	0.516	165	49
Endicott	1	0	0	0	0	117^th	0.515	114	3
Onalaska	1	1	2	1	0	118^th	0.514	91	27
Dayton	1	1	1	0	0	119^th	0.509	138	19
Yacolt	1	0	0	0	0	120^th	0.507	184	64
Tekoa	1	0	1	0	0	121^st	0.499	85	36
Des Moines	5	1	2	1	1	122^nd	0.499	143	21
Satsop	1	0	0	0	0	123^rd	0.499	200	77
Ferndale	5	2	2	0	0	124^th	0.497	161	37
Wilson Creek	1	0	0	1	0	125^th	0.493	121	4
Coupeville	1	1	3	0	1	126^th	0.493	79	47
Graham	6	2	1	0	1	127^th	0.485	128	1
Spokane	56	13	25	8	25	128^th	0.485	131	3
Custer	1	0	0	0	0	129^th	0.484		(n/a)
Kittitas	2	0	0	1	0	130^th	0.484	160	30
Everson	4	1	1	1	0	131^st	0.483	171	40
Auburn	18	6	6	1	5	132^nd	0.476	137	5
Waitsburg	1	1	1	0	0	133^rd	0.472	147	14
Zillah	1	2	1	0	0	134^th	0.471	158	24
Cheney	4	1	2	1	0	135^th	0.463	163	28
Cosmopolis	1	0	0	1	0	136^th	0.46	64	72
Kalama	1	0	0	1	0	137^th	0.458	101	36
Bremerton	13	2	8	0	7	138^th	0.455	180	42
Entiat	1	0	0	1	0	139^th	0.45	122	17
Kelso	6	2	3	1	1	140^th	0.446	132	8
Clarkston	5	1	2	1	1	141^st	0.434	149	8
Richland	7	2	3	3	4	142^nd	0.433	130	12
Spanaway	15	2	2	2	0	143^rd	0.418	148	5
Kent	24	4	6	2	4	144^th	0.418	173	29
Prosser	3	1	2	0	0	145^th	0.416	214	69
Otis Orchards	1	0	0	0	0	146^th	0.414	89	57
Lakewood	13	5	7	3	2	147^th	0.412	188	41
Rainier	1	1	1	0	0	148^th	0.411	116	32
Westport	1	0	1	0	0	149^th	0.41	156	7
Sedro Woolley	5	1	2	0	0	150^th	0.41	152	2
Naches	2	0	1	0	1	151^st	0.405	162	11
Vancouver	45	14	13	13	15	152^nd	0.399	150	2
Trout Lake	1	0	0	1	1	153^rd	0.399	185	32
Okanogan	1	1	3	0	0	154^th	0.396		(n/a)
Burlington	4	0	2	0	2	155^th	0.395	221	66
Raymond	3	0	1	2	0	156^th	0.393	140	16
Marysville	13	4	9	2	2	157^th	0.389	182	25
Milton	2	1	0	0	0	158^th	0.388		(n/a)
Spokane Valley	8	0	4	2	10	159^th	0.387	179	20
Kennewick	16	4	7	4	2	160^th	0.384	193	33
Yelm	5	2	2	0	1	161^st	0.384	133	28
Mossyrock	1	0	1	1	0	162^nd	0.38	177	15
Monroe	4	1	2	2	5	163^rd	0.38	187	24
Burbank	1	1	1	0	0	164^th	0.38	181	17
Tacoma	51	12	24	5	25	165^th	0.368	178	13
Lind	1	2	0	0	0	166^th	0.364	172	6
Mount Vernon	8	2	3	2	6	167^th	0.356	186	19
Deer Park	4	1	1	1	0	168^th	0.346	176	8
Walla Walla	7	2	3	2	4	169^th	0.345	154	15
Granite Falls	2	1	2	0	0	170^th	0.342	151	19
Kettle Falls	1	1	1	2	1	171^st	0.334	174	3
Shelton	6	2	3	2	3	172^nd	0.331	195	23
Belfair	2	1	2	1	0	173^rd	0.331	198	25
Waterville	1	0	0	1	0	174^th	0.33	212	38
Tieton	0	1	0	0	0	175^th	0.328	235	60
Chattaroy	2	1	1	1	0	176^th	0.326		(n/a)
Cowiche	1	1	1	0	0	177^th	0.326	126	51
Yakima	26	7	8	4	8	178^th	0.325	204	26
Elma	2	1	2	1	0	179^th	0.324	211	32
Centerville	1	0	0	0	0	180^th	0.323	217	37
Tonasket	1	1	1	0	1	181^st	0.319	136	45
La Conner	1	1	1	0	0	182^nd	0.317	175	7
Bow	2	0	0	0	0	183^rd	0.315	199	16
Aberdeen	6	1	3	2	1	184^th	0.313	202	18
Pateros	1	0	1	0	0	185^th	0.309	120	65
Oroville	1	0	1	0	0	186^th	0.308	220	34
Ocean Shores	1	1	1	0	0	187^th	0.303	169	18
Longview	11	3	3	1	3	188^th	0.298	197	9
Wenatchee	7	3	5	3	5	189^th	0.298	191	2
Long Beach	2	0	0	0	0	190^th	0.295	167	23
Goldendale	2	1	1	0	2	191^st	0.294	115	76
Castle Rock	1	1	1	0	0	192^nd	0.291	141	51
Morton	1	0	0	1	0	193^rd	0.286	96	97
Pacific Beach	1	0	0	0	0	194^th	0.283	240	46
Royal City	1	1	1	0	0	195^th	0.283	190	5
Lyle	0	1	2	0	0	196^th	0.276	183	13
Centralia	4	1	1	1	1	197^th	0.275	206	9
Roy	1	0	0	0	0	198^th	0.272	216	18
Federal Way	18	4	7	4	10	199^th	0.269	209	10
Tenino	2	1	1	0	0	200^th	0.263	170	30
Moses Lake	10	2	4	1	2	201^st	0.262	208	7
Randle	1	0	1	0	0	202^nd	0.261	144	58
Newman Lake	1	0	0	0	0	203^rd	0.259	226	23
Valley	1	0	1	3	0	204^th	0.25	242	38
McCleary	1	0	0	0	0	205^th	0.241	224	19
Tukwila	2	0	2	0	1	206^th	0.235	153	53
Pasco	14	3	2	1	5	207^th	0.231	230	23
College Place	1	1	0	0	2	208^th	0.229	231	23
Burien	5	1	4	0	4	209^th	0.229	207	2
Othello	4	1	1	0	1	210^th	0.214	215	5
Omak	3	2	3	1	1	211^th	0.203	201	10
Curtis	1	0	0	0	0	212^th	0.2		(n/a)
Soap Lake	1	0	1	1	0	213^th	0.186	223	10
Orondo	1	0	0	0	0	214^th	0.186	241	27
Dallesport	1	0	0	0	0	215^th	0.183	251	36
Darrington	1	0	1	0	0	216^th	0.183	218	2
Cusick	1	0	1	0	0	217^th	0.18	239	22
Warden	1	1	1	0	1	218^th	0.173	192	26
Benton City	1	2	1	0	0	219^th	0.169	227	8
Prescott	3	0	2	0	0	220^th	0.165	196	24
Harrington	1	0	1	0	0	221^st	0.162	168	53
Coulee Dam	0	0	2	0	0	222^nd	0.147		(n/a)
Sunnyside	4	2	1	0	2	223^rd	0.144	234	11
Pomeroy	1	0	1	0	0	224^th	0.144	59	165
Grandview	3	1	3	0	1	225^th	0.139	236	11
Seatac	4	1	3	0	1	226^th	0.134	232	6
Oakville	1	0	1	0	0	227^th	0.132	229	2
Manson	1	1	1	0	0	228^th	0.124	225	3
Mattawa	5	1	2	0	0	229^th	0.115	250	21
Grand Coulee	1	1	0	0	0	230^th	0.107	247	17
Amanda Park	1	0	0	1	0	231^st	0.106	238	7
Winlock	2	1	1	1	0	232^nd	0.099	123	109
Airway Heights	1	0	0	0	0	233^rd	0.095	194	39
Inchelium	1	1	1	0	0	234^th	0.091	237	3
Maple Falls	1	0	0	0	0	235^th	0.085	228	7
Carson	2	0	0	1	0	236^th	0.085	233	3
Granger	1	1	1	0	0	237^th	0.079	245	8
Rock Island	1	0	0	0	0	238^th	0.078	205	33
Bridgeport	1	1	2	0	0	239^th	0.076	249	10
Brewster	1	1	2	0	1	240^th	0.064	252	12
Wellpinit	1	1	1	1	0	241^st	0.047	222	19
Outlook	1	0	0	0	0	242^nd	0.046	255	13
Mabton	1	0	1	0	0	243^rd	0.045	246	3
White Swan	0	1	3	0	0	244^th	0.042	256	12
Loon Lake	2	0	0	0	0	245^th	0.042	248	3
Ocean Park	1	0	0	0	0	246^th	0.029	213	33
Wapato	3	1	1	1	0	247^th	0.024	244	3
Toppenish	5	1	1	1	0	248^th	0.018	257	9
Mesa	2	0	0	0	0	249^th	0.017	203	46
Harrah	1	0	0	0	1	250^th	0.009	258	8
Nespelem	1	0	0	0	0	251^st	0.009	253	2
Taholah	1	0	0	1	0	252^nd	0.007	254	2

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