Best High 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 Wednesday, September 10, 2025.

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School														Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)							Ranking (2025 vs 2024)					ID
Rank (of 438)	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
221	Oakesdale High School	Public	6-12	First & McCoy Streets	Oakesdale	99158	Whitman County	Oakesdale School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 285-5281	80	7	12.1	42.5%	75 (93.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.3%)	$27,938			$768			$27,170	47.2			(n/a)		530597000908
222	Orting High School	Public	9-12	320 Washington Avenue North	Orting	98360	Pierce County	Orting School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 893-2246	876	41	21.3	36.9%	566 (64.6%)	22 (2.5%)	154 (17.6%)	21 (2.4%)	8 (0.9%)	10 (1.1%)	95 (10.8%)	$16,046			$598			$15,447	46.6	38.1	276	54		530645000953
223	Auburn Riverside High School	Public	9-12	501 Oravetz Rd SE	Auburn	98092	King County	Auburn School District	No	No	No	No	(253) 804-5154	1,852	85	21.9	48.9%	590 (31.9%)	110 (5.9%)	646 (34.9%)	260 (14.0%)	15 (0.8%)	61 (3.3%)	170 (9.2%)	$15,734			$345			$15,389	46.6	43.1	253	30		530030002445
224	Cedar High School	Public	9-12	937 W Alpine Way	Shelton	98584	Mason County	Shelton School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 426-7664	100	7	13.8	51.0%	72 (72.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (21.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (4.0%)	$27,507			$1,194			$26,313	46.4	46.2	225	1		530790003753
225	Wisdom Ridge Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	5645 S 11th St STE A101	Ridgefield	98642	Clark County	Ridgefield School District	No	No	Yes	No	(360) 295-8500	200	5	40	30.5%	148 (74.0%)	2 (1.0%)	30 (15.0%)	2 (1.0%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	16 (8.0%)	$12,558			$42			$12,516	46.3	62.3	142	83		530735003811
226	Goldendale High School	Public	9-12	525 Simcoe Dr.	Goldendale	98620	Klickitat County	Goldendale School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 773-5846	322	15	21.9	64.9%	237 (73.6%)	2 (0.6%)	52 (16.1%)	4 (1.2%)	12 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.0%)	$25,052			$690			$24,362	46.2	45.9	229	3		530309000490
227	Yelm High School 12	Public	9-12	1315 West Yelm Avenue	Yelm	98597	Thurston County	Yelm School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 458-7777	1,693	69	24.6	42.9%	1,000 (59.1%)	40 (2.4%)	341 (20.1%)	35 (2.1%)	32 (1.9%)	30 (1.8%)	201 (11.9%)	$17,431			$622			$16,808	46.2	45.3	235	8		531014001716
228	Kelso Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	404 Long Ave	Kelso	98626	Cowlitz County	Kelso School District	No	No	Yes	No	(360) 232-5000	216	9	23.9	61.6%	156 (72.2%)	2 (0.9%)	36 (16.7%)	1 (0.5%)	4 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (7.9%)	$11,686			$237			$11,449	46.2	46	227	1		530000303314
229	Henderson Bay Alt High School	Public, Virtual	9-12	14015 62nd Ave NW	Gig Harbor	98332	Pierce County	Peninsula School District	No	No	Yes	No	(253) 530-1700	139	10	13.9	43.2%	98 (70.5%)	1 (0.7%)	21 (15.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (8.6%)	$28,726			$4,401			$24,325	46	38.3	274	45		530669002463
230	Winlock Senior High	Public	9-12	241 North Military Road	Winlock	98596	Lewis County	Winlock School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 785-3537	226	10	22.9	60.2%	147 (65.0%)	3 (1.3%)	59 (26.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (7.5%)	$17,204			$750			$16,453	45.8	22.7	352	122		530993001676

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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, 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.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

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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.