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
341	Green Lake Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2400 N 65 St	Seattle	98103	King County	Seattle School District No. 1	No	No	No	No	(206) 252-5320	367	26	14.2	36.2%	168 (45.8%)	32 (8.7%)	60 (16.3%)	32 (8.7%)	4 (1.1%)	4 (1.1%)	64 (17.4%)	$26,270			$751			$25,519	67.7	64.7	388	47		530771001176
342	Rainier Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2410 Stryker Avenue	Joint Base Lewis McChord	98433	Pierce County	Clover Park School District	No	No	No	No	(253) 583-5220	576	37	15.4	49.0%	211 (36.6%)	91 (15.8%)	153 (26.6%)	39 (6.8%)	2 (0.3%)	20 (3.5%)	58 (10.1%)	$19,592			$1,472			$18,121	67.6	65.8	370	28		530141003472
343	Fort Stevens Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	16525 100th Way SE	Yelm	98597	Thurston County	Yelm School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 458-4800	462	30	15.3	58.2%	256 (55.4%)	15 (3.2%)	115 (24.9%)	14 (3.0%)	4 (0.9%)	13 (2.8%)	45 (9.7%)	$18,506			$1,163			$17,343	67.6	53.9	507	164		531014002393
344	Palouse Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	600 E Alder Street	Palouse	99161	Whitman County	Palouse School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 878-1921	100	10	10.4	47.0%	83 (83.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (13.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.0%)	$23,483			$1,583			$21,900	67.6	59.3	455	111		530654000960
345	Columbia Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2508 Utter St	Bellingham	98225	Whatcom County	Bellingham School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 676-6413	187	11	16.9	24.6%	145 (77.5%)	2 (1.1%)	23 (12.3%)	7 (3.7%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.3%)	$22,437			$311			$22,126	67.6	72.7	290	55		530042000103
346	Michael T Simmons Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1205 2nd Avenue SW	Tumwater	98512	Thurston County	Tumwater School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 709-7100	457	35	13.1	43.5%	291 (63.7%)	13 (2.8%)	76 (16.6%)	22 (4.8%)	9 (2.0%)	4 (0.9%)	42 (9.2%)	$19,675			$1,121			$18,554	67.5	69.6	324	22		530910001542
347	Oasis K-12	Public, Alternative	K-12	557 School Rd	Eastsound	98245	San Juan County	Orcas Island School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 376-2287	331	12	27.2	3.3%	234 (70.7%)	2 (0.6%)	52 (15.7%)	5 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (10.9%)	$15,637			$799			$14,838	67.4	68.8	331	16		530630002869
348	Chain Lake Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	12125 Chain Lake Rd.	Snohomish	98290	Snohomish County	Monroe School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 804-3100	434	25	17	25.8%	228 (52.5%)	8 (1.8%)	48 (11.1%)	105 (24.2%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.7%)	40 (9.2%)	$17,998			$157			$17,842	67.2	63.5	403	55		530513002316
349	Coulee City Elementary	Public	K-5	410 W Locust	Coulee City	99115	Grant County	Coulee-Hartline School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 632-5231	68	6	11.9	54.4%	51 (75.0%)	2 (2.9%)	11 (16.2%)	2 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$23,187			$3,080			$20,107	67.2	41.9	655	306		530344000513
350	Jefferson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	123 E. 37th Ave	Spokane	99203	Spokane County	Spokane School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 354-3200	359	26	13.7	32.9%	286 (79.7%)	4 (1.1%)	37 (10.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	31 (8.6%)	$21,709			$2,256			$19,452	67.1	82.7	195	155		530825001384

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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.