Best Elementary Schools in Washington

A teacher high-fives a student in a classroom.

Find the best Washington elementary schools with SchoolDigger.com! Focused on test scores for accurate rankings, our user-friendly site simplifies your search. Empower your decisions by exploring top-rated schools, only on SchoolDigger.com - the ultimate guide to K-12 schools!

Year after year, SchoolDigger is always the first to publish Washington test scores and rankings. Other sites use stale test score data that are several years old! Be in the know with the very latest performance metrics.

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.

Be the first to know when we post new test scores and rankings!

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
571	Eagle Creek Elementary	Public	K-5	1216 E 5th	Arlington	98223	Snohomish County	Arlington School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 618-6270	665	41	16.3	43.6%	513 (77.1%)	2 (0.3%)	103 (15.5%)	11 (1.7%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	32 (4.8%)	$18,394			$767			$17,627	48.6	54.1	506	65		530024002248
572	Orchard Heights Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2288 Fircrest Dr SE	Port Orchard	98366	Kitsap County	South Kitsap School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 443-3530	529	40	13.2	58.0%	306 (57.8%)	17 (3.2%)	76 (14.4%)	12 (2.3%)	8 (1.5%)	18 (3.4%)	92 (17.4%)	$20,094			$975			$19,118	48.5	59.7	449	123		530816001353
573	Selkirk Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	219 Park Avenue	Metaline Falls	99153	Pend Oreille County	Selkirk School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 446-4225	124	9	14.5	70.2%	101 (81.5%)	1 (0.8%)	16 (12.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.8%)	$21,426			$2,683			$18,743	48.5	43.6	641	68		530780003074
574	Cape Horn Skye Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	9731 Washougal River Rd	Washougal	98671	Skamania County	Washougal School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 954-3600	284	16	17.6	34.2%	250 (88.0%)	2 (0.7%)	14 (4.9%)	2 (0.7%)	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.2%)	$18,466			$514			$17,953	48.4	45.8	612	38		530954001621
575	Washington Elementary School	Public	K-5	1401 Washington St.	Wenatchee	98801	Chelan County	Wenatchee School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 662-5504	554	35	16	56.7%	253 (45.7%)	4 (0.7%)	262 (47.3%)	9 (1.6%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.8%)	$17,414			$1,620			$15,794	48.3	55.6	492	83		530966001638
576	Lyman Elementary School	Public	K-6	8183 Lyman Avenue	Lyman	98263	Skagit County	Sedro-Woolley School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 855-3535	185	9	19.8	55.1%	162 (87.6%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (7.0%)	$20,937			$197			$20,740	48.2	43.4	642	66		530774001276
577	Waterville Elementary	Public	K-5	200 E Birch St	Waterville	98858	Douglas County	Waterville School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 745-8583	129	8	16.7	53.5%	100 (77.5%)	1 (0.8%)	22 (17.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.6%)	$23,655			$592			$23,063	48.1	48.5	582	5		530960002192
578	Hazelwood Elementary School	Public	K-5	11815 SE 304th St	Auburn	98092	King County	Auburn School District	No	No	No	No	(253) 931-4740	502	31	16.1	52.2%	175 (34.9%)	36 (7.2%)	128 (25.5%)	110 (21.9%)	2 (0.4%)	9 (1.8%)	42 (8.4%)	$19,225			$327			$18,898	48	47.1	595	17		530030002277
579	Central Valley Virtual Learning	Public, Virtual	K-8	1512 N. Barker Rd.	Spokane Valley	99016	Spokane County	Central Valley School District	No	No	Yes	No	(509) 558-6550	166	13	12.8	50.0%	140 (84.3%)	1 (0.6%)	12 (7.2%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.2%)	9 (5.4%)	$13,208			$86			$13,123	48	52.2	532	47		530111003788
580	Suquamish Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	18950 Park Ave NE	Suquamish	98392	Kitsap County	North Kitsap School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 396-3850	314	20	15.3	55.7%	155 (49.4%)	6 (1.9%)	75 (23.9%)	3 (1.0%)	31 (9.9%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (14.0%)	$21,645			$1,616			$20,029	48	41.8	656	76		530576000855

Sign up for updates!

Be the first to know when we update our rankings!

Other SchoolDigger ranking lists for Washington

Elementary Schools Middle Schools High Schools Districts Cities

New! SchoolDigger ranking lists for WA student subgroups:

Female Students Male Students Asian Students African American Students Hispanic Students White Students Multi-racial Students English Language Learner Students Special Education Students Low Socio Economic Status Students Migrant Students Military Connected Students

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:

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

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.