Best Elementary 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 1160)	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
981	Republic Elementary School	Public	K-5	30306 E Highway 20	Republic	99166	Ferry County	Republic School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 775-3327	152	11	13.5	67.8%	138 (90.8%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.3%)	2 (1.3%)	3 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.6%)	$20,432			$1,588			$18,844	18.8	30.2	813	168		530726001088
982	Trent School	Public	PK, KG-6	3303 N Pines Rd	Spokane Valley	99206	Spokane County	East Valley School District (Spokane)	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 924-2622	511	30	17	84.9%	286 (56.0%)	22 (4.3%)	104 (20.4%)	11 (2.2%)	1 (0.2%)	27 (5.3%)	60 (11.7%)	$20,696			$2,149			$18,547	18.4	18.9	988	6		530228000315
983	Midway Elementary	Public	K-5	502 South C St	Moses Lake	98837	Grant County	Moses Lake School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 766-2657	222	13	17.3	75.7%	79 (35.6%)	3 (1.4%)	132 (59.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.2%)	$21,178			$1,520			$19,658	18.2	13.5	1060	77		530522001982
984	Winlock Miller Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	405 NW Benton	Winlock	98596	Lewis County	Winlock School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 785-3516	415	22	19	63.9%	312 (75.2%)	1 (0.2%)	71 (17.1%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.3%)	$14,864			$856			$14,007	18	25.5	889	95		530993001677
985	Shoultes Elementary	Public	K-5	13525 51st Ave NE	Marysville	98271	Snohomish County	Marysville School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 965-1400	348	19	17.9	59.5%	151 (43.4%)	18 (5.2%)	106 (30.5%)	29 (8.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (12.6%)	$20,385			$202			$20,183	18	25.4	892	93		530486000739
986	Satus Elementary	Public	3-5	910 S. Camas Avenue	Wapato	98951	Yakima County	Wapato School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 877-2177	298	19	15.5	84.9%	15 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	202 (67.8%)	6 (2.0%)	73 (24.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	$20,715			$3,848			$16,867	17.9	19.2	986			530948001616
987	Arthur Jacobsen Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	29205 132nd Ave SE	Auburn	98092	King County	Auburn School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 630-2441	367	25	14.4	59.9%	94 (25.6%)	31 (8.4%)	76 (20.7%)	118 (32.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	44 (12.0%)	$21,277			$1,031			$20,246	17.9	25.7	886	101		530030003174
988	Pioneer Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2301 M St SE	Auburn	98002	King County	Auburn School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 931-4986	621	43	14.4	72.0%	89 (14.3%)	25 (4.0%)	371 (59.7%)	38 (6.1%)	2 (0.3%)	46 (7.4%)	50 (8.1%)	$19,748			$838			$18,910	17.9	18.2	993	5		530030000039
989	Franklin Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1402 S Lawrence St	Tacoma	98405	Pierce County	Tacoma School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 571-1400	260	18	14.4	61.2%	90 (34.6%)	44 (16.9%)	53 (20.4%)	7 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (5.0%)	52 (20.0%)	$24,809			$4,334			$20,475	17.7	18.6	990	1		530870001467
990	Wildwood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2405 S 300th St	Federal Way	98003	King County	Federal Way School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 945-4400	598	39	15.5	79.1%	73 (12.2%)	67 (11.2%)	272 (45.5%)	81 (13.5%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (7.0%)	62 (10.4%)	$20,965			$1,513			$19,452	17.7	20.8	958	32		530282000455

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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.

Educational resources:

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

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.