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
691	Wainwright Intermediate School	Public	4-8	130 Alameda Ave	Tacoma	98466	Pierce County	Tacoma School District	No	No	No	No	(253) 571-2100	368	21	17.7	59.5%	128 (34.8%)	53 (14.4%)	64 (17.4%)	22 (6.0%)	2 (0.5%)	12 (3.3%)	87 (23.6%)	$21,961			$890			$21,072	39.5	25.7	887	196		530870001508
692	Sand Point Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6208 60 Ave NE	Seattle	98115	King County	Seattle School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(206) 252-2100	173	18	9.8	56.1%	68 (39.3%)	40 (23.1%)	26 (15.0%)	11 (6.4%)	6 (3.5%)	5 (2.9%)	16 (9.2%)	$30,260			$1,380			$28,879	39.3	52.1	533	159		530771003316
693	Emerson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	8702 7th Ave. SE	Everett	98208	Snohomish County	Everett School District	No	No	No	Yes	(425) 385-6200	662	41	16	74.5%	192 (29.0%)	57 (8.6%)	282 (42.6%)	55 (8.3%)	7 (1.1%)	13 (2.0%)	55 (8.3%)	$19,380			$1,048			$18,332	39.3	36.2	738	45		530267000394
694	Mt. Stuart Elementary	Public	K-5	1701 N. Cora St	Ellensburg	98926	Kittitas County	Ellensburg School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 925-8400	336	25	13.2	50.0%	198 (58.9%)	5 (1.5%)	104 (31.0%)	4 (1.2%)	3 (0.9%)	3 (0.9%)	19 (5.7%)	$18,904			$1,220			$17,684	39.2	35.6	746	52		530246000368
695	Tukes Valley Primary	Public	PK, KG-4	20601 NE 167th Avenue	Battle Ground	98604	Clark County	Battle Ground School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 885-6200	546	35	15.6	42.9%	445 (81.5%)	10 (1.8%)	56 (10.3%)	4 (0.7%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.5%)	26 (4.8%)	$17,776			$791			$16,985	39.2	45.7	614	81		530038003228
696	Morton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	400 W Main Ave	Morton	98356	Lewis County	Morton School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 496-5143	194	14	13.7	59.3%	171 (88.1%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (5.2%)	$20,575			$997			$19,578	39.1	32.6	784	88		530519000783
697	Lynden Academy	Public, Alternative	K-12	1986 Main St Suite A	Lynden	98264	Whatcom County	Lynden School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 354-6675	419	12	33.7	4.8%	366 (87.4%)	6 (1.4%)	26 (6.2%)	8 (1.9%)	5 (1.2%)	3 (0.7%)	5 (1.2%)	$10,829			$940			$9,889	39.1	27.3	863	166		530462003022
698	Ptarmigan Ridge Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	805 Old Pioneer Way NW	Orting	98360	Pierce County	Orting School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 893-0595	723	46	15.6	38.9%	467 (64.6%)	26 (3.6%)	120 (16.6%)	19 (2.6%)	5 (0.7%)	18 (2.5%)	68 (9.4%)	$16,073			$993			$15,081	39	28	851	153		530645002813
699	Impact \| Salish Sea Elementary	Public, Charter	K-5	3900 Holly Park Dr South	Seattle	98118	King County	Impact \| Salish Sea Elementary	Yes	No	No	Yes	(206) 712-7640	385	25	15.4	66.8%	28 (7.3%)	206 (53.5%)	72 (18.7%)	39 (10.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (10.4%)	$18,603			$801			$17,801	39	46.2	607	92		530034803749
700	Washington Elementary School	Public	K-6	800 Field Street	Centralia	98531	Lewis County	Centralia School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 330-7641	294	18	16.1	77.6%	158 (53.7%)	3 (1.0%)	117 (39.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.1%)	$17,928			$2,145			$15,782	39	38.8	695	5		530114000211

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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

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

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.