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
891	Broadview-Thomson K-8 School	Public	PK, KG-8	13052 Greenwood Av N	Seattle	98133	King County	Seattle School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(206) 252-4080	581	42	13.7	56.5%	180 (31.0%)	145 (25.0%)	154 (26.5%)	35 (6.0%)	9 (1.5%)	3 (0.5%)	54 (9.3%)	$26,522			$2,102			$24,421	25.7	49.8	564	327		530771001145
892	Eagleridge Elementary	Public	K-5	2651 Thornton Road	Ferndale	98248	Whatcom County	Ferndale School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 383-9700	457	27	17	58.6%	225 (49.2%)	6 (1.3%)	84 (18.4%)	20 (4.4%)	80 (17.5%)	1 (0.2%)	41 (9.0%)	$18,791			$756			$18,035	25.7	22.4	934	42		530285002495
893	James McGee Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4601 N Horizon Drive	Pasco	99301	Franklin County	Pasco School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 547-6583	499	32	15.4	56.3%	141 (28.3%)	5 (1.0%)	327 (65.5%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.2%)	$18,564			$664			$17,900	25.6	29.8	818	75		530657001860
894	Madison Elementary	Public	K-5	319 W Nebraska Ave	Spokane	99205	Spokane County	Spokane School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 354-3600	250	21	12.1	76.4%	135 (54.0%)	14 (5.6%)	41 (16.4%)	16 (6.4%)	3 (1.2%)	2 (0.8%)	39 (15.6%)	$23,310			$2,987			$20,324	25.6	38.4	703	191		530825001396
895	Central Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	4505 104th St E	Tacoma	98446	Pierce County	Franklin Pierce School District	No	No	No	No	(253) 298-3205	355	26	13.6	59.2%	123 (34.6%)	38 (10.7%)	106 (29.9%)	38 (10.7%)	4 (1.1%)	3 (0.8%)	43 (12.1%)	$22,200			$1,020			$21,180	25.4	27.8	858	37		530294000471
896	Bethel Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	7319 Eustis Hunt Rd	Spanaway	98387	Pierce County	Bethel School District	No	No	Yes	No	(253) 800-3100	482	24	20.4	61.8%	211 (43.8%)	31 (6.4%)	87 (18.0%)	8 (1.7%)	8 (1.7%)	42 (8.7%)	91 (18.9%)	$14,403			$1,521			$12,882	25.2	19.8	972	76		530048003762
897	Dunlap Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4525 S Cloverdale St	Seattle	98118	King County	Seattle School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(206) 252-7000	261	25	10.6	77.0%	33 (12.6%)	75 (28.7%)	51 (19.5%)	71 (27.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	29 (11.1%)	$28,482			$1,375			$27,108	25.2	34.5	763	134		530771001161
898	Cascade Elementary School	Public	K-5	16022 116th Ave SE	Renton	98058	King County	Renton School District	No	No	No	Yes	(425) 204-3350	434	28	15.6	63.8%	73 (16.8%)	87 (20.0%)	134 (30.9%)	75 (17.3%)	4 (0.9%)	9 (2.1%)	51 (11.8%)	$22,206			$2,484			$19,723	25.2	33.4	778	120		530723001067
899	Naval Avenue Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	900 Olympic Avenue	Bremerton	98312	Kitsap County	Bremerton School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 473-4400	269	22	12.5	69.9%	127 (47.2%)	3 (1.1%)	79 (29.4%)	11 (4.1%)	3 (1.1%)	3 (1.1%)	42 (15.6%)	$26,119			$1,288			$24,831	25.2	22.8	931	32		530066000143
900	Progress Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	710 N Progress Rd	Spokane Valley	99037	Spokane County	Central Valley School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 558-4500	280	17	16.6	77.1%	172 (61.4%)	6 (2.1%)	58 (20.7%)	4 (1.4%)	2 (0.7%)	14 (5.0%)	23 (8.2%)	$16,507			$1,193			$15,313	25.2	24.2	908	8		530111000200

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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.