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
301	White Bluffs Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1250 Kensington	Richland	99352	Benton County	Richland School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 967-6575	653	34	19.3	27.7%	438 (67.1%)	5 (0.8%)	138 (21.1%)	27 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	44 (6.7%)	$15,447			$403			$15,044	71.2	82.2	200	101		530732003171
302	Jefferson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2500 Cadet Way	Everett	98208	Snohomish County	Everett School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 385-7400	503	34	14.8	46.1%	205 (40.8%)	36 (7.2%)	91 (18.1%)	115 (22.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	52 (10.3%)	$20,549			$380			$20,169	71.2	75.1	273	29		530267000402
303	Elk Ridge Elementary	Public	K-5	340 White River Park Rd	Buckley	98321	Pierce County	White River School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 829-3354	564	34	16.5	31.2%	412 (73.0%)	8 (1.4%)	88 (15.6%)	6 (1.1%)	6 (1.1%)	2 (0.4%)	42 (7.4%)	$16,506			$866			$15,640	71	73.9	282	21		530978001661
304	Farwell Elementary School	Public	K-5	13005 N Crestline	Spokane	99208	Spokane County	Mead School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 465-6500	471	28	16.6	47.8%	348 (73.9%)	17 (3.6%)	36 (7.6%)	17 (3.6%)	3 (0.6%)	7 (1.5%)	43 (9.1%)	$15,123			$738			$14,385	70.7	69.9	321	17		530492000746
305	Wilkeson Elementary School	Public	K-5	640 Railroad Avenue	Wilkeson	98396	Pierce County	White River School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 829-3357	253	15	16.8	27.7%	213 (84.2%)	1 (0.4%)	26 (10.3%)	2 (0.8%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.6%)	$17,446			$154			$17,292	70.5	66.2	365	60		530978001894
306	Lowell Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	914 15th St	Bellingham	98225	Whatcom County	Bellingham School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 676-6430	338	20	17.3	34.3%	239 (70.7%)	5 (1.5%)	43 (12.7%)	11 (3.3%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (10.4%)	$18,643			$1,164			$17,479	70.5	72.7	291	15		530042000108
307	Balboa Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3010 W Holyoke Ave	Spokane	99208	Spokane County	Spokane School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 354-2220	248	20	12.1	50.0%	179 (72.2%)	10 (4.0%)	25 (10.1%)	2 (0.8%)	2 (0.8%)	4 (1.6%)	26 (10.5%)	$24,418			$2,029			$22,390	70.5	76.7	253	54		530825001364
308	Mount Erie Elementary	Public	K-5	1313 41st Street	Anacortes	98221	Skagit County	Anacortes School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 503-1500	327	22	15.2	46.8%	244 (74.6%)	3 (0.9%)	42 (12.8%)	4 (1.2%)	8 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (8.0%)	$18,800			$829			$17,971	70.4	67.5	350	42		530015000019
309	Ridgecrest Elementary	Public	K-6	12616 Shaw Rd E	Puyallup	98374	Pierce County	Puyallup School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 841-8753	456	29	15.6	52.9%	236 (51.8%)	22 (4.8%)	93 (20.4%)	40 (8.8%)	3 (0.7%)	5 (1.1%)	55 (12.1%)	$17,948			$436			$17,512	70.4	77.1	251	58		530696001795
310	Chautauqua Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	9309 SW Cemetery Rd	Vashon	98070	King County	Vashon Island School District	No	No	No	Yes	(206) 463-2882	480	29	16.7	35.0%	315 (65.6%)	7 (1.5%)	101 (21.0%)	8 (1.7%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	45 (9.4%)	$20,520			$1,093			$19,426	70.3	71.4	300	10		530930001394

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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.
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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.