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
161	Arlington High School	Public	9-12	18821 Crown Ridge Blvd	Arlington	98223	Snohomish County	Arlington School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 618-6300	1,650	71	23.2	37.0%	1,112 (67.4%)	26 (1.6%)	328 (19.9%)	32 (1.9%)	16 (1.0%)	6 (0.4%)	129 (7.8%)	$16,934			$298			$16,636	58.9	63.4	139	22		530024000023
162	Sequim Senior High	Public	9-12	601 N. Sequim Ave.	Sequim	98382	Clallam County	Sequim School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 582-3600	804	38	21.1	46.6%	592 (73.6%)	5 (0.6%)	109 (13.6%)	11 (1.4%)	9 (1.1%)	4 (0.5%)	64 (8.0%)	$18,368			$533			$17,836	58.9	57	173	11		530783001289
163	Freeman High School	Public	9-12	S 14626 Jackson	Rockford	99030	Spokane County	Freeman School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 291-3721	301	17	17.8	21.6%	276 (91.7%)	1 (0.3%)	17 (5.6%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	$16,297			$280			$16,017	58.8	64.4	129	34		530297000485
164	Avanti High School	Public	9-12	1113 Legion Way SE	Olympia	98501	Thurston County	Olympia School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 596-7900	167	9	17.7	31.1%	107 (64.1%)	1 (0.6%)	18 (10.8%)	3 (1.8%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (10.8%)	$13,737			$556			$13,181	58.6	81.7	64	100		530618002689
165	Everett High School	Public	9-12	2416 Colby Ave.	Everett	98201	Snohomish County	Everett School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 385-4400	1,643	78	21	59.9%	757 (46.1%)	73 (4.4%)	479 (29.2%)	92 (5.6%)	15 (0.9%)	53 (3.2%)	150 (9.1%)	$19,473			$484			$18,989	58.3	58.2	162	3		530267000395
166	Charles Francis Adams High School	Public	9-12	401 Chestnut St	Clarkston	99403	Asotin County	Clarkston School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 758-5591	670	33	20.3	47.9%	511 (76.3%)	10 (1.5%)	81 (12.1%)	9 (1.3%)	13 (1.9%)	2 (0.3%)	44 (6.6%)	$19,237			$1,143			$18,094	58.2	51.2	208	42		530132000234
167	Big Picture School	Public	6-12	440 S 186th St	Burien	98148	King County	Highline School District	No	No	No	Yes	(206) 631-7700	233	17	13.9	50.2%	67 (28.8%)	16 (6.9%)	84 (36.1%)	20 (8.6%)	3 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (15.9%)	$23,490			$1,592			$21,897	58.1	57.4	171	4		530354002976
168	Inchelium High School	Public	9-12	1 Hornet Avenue	Inchelium	99138	Ferry County	Inchelium School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 722-6181	62	4	14.2	79.0%	5 (8.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (80.6%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (9.7%)	$35,583			$3,123			$32,460	57.8			(n/a)		530000200568
169	Colville Senior High School	Public	9-12	154 Highway 20 E	Colville	99114	Stevens County	Colville School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 684-7800	506	28	18	53.4%	425 (84.0%)	6 (1.2%)	47 (9.3%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	22 (4.3%)	$18,093			$1,557			$16,536	57.7	67	120	49		530163000282
170	Ferndale High School	Public	9-12	5830 Golden Eagle Drive	Ferndale	98248	Whatcom County	Ferndale School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 383-9240	1,325	69	19.1	45.5%	734 (55.4%)	14 (1.1%)	314 (23.7%)	78 (5.9%)	78 (5.9%)	4 (0.3%)	87 (6.6%)	$20,312			$1,114			$19,198	57.6	54.7	185	15		530285000460

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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.