Best Elementary Schools in Washington

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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
701	Gess Elementary	Public	K-6	405 E Lincoln	Chewelah	99109	Stevens County	Chewelah School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 685-6800	324	22	14.5	57.7%	286 (88.3%)	3 (0.9%)	18 (5.6%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.4%)	$16,905			$2,583			$14,321	38.8	37.8	710	9		530126000229
702	Kenroy Elementary	Public	K-6	601 N. Jonathan Ave.	East Wenatchee	98802	Douglas County	Eastmont School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 884-1443	530	33	16.1	62.3%	244 (46.0%)	3 (0.6%)	269 (50.8%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.7%)	$17,139			$1,448			$15,691	38.6	36.4	733	31		530231000320
703	York Elementary School	Public	K-5	9301 NE 152nd Avenue	Vancouver	98682	Clark County	Evergreen School District (Clark)	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 604-3975	338	23	14.8	43.8%	212 (62.7%)	7 (2.1%)	58 (17.2%)	19 (5.6%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (1.8%)	33 (9.8%)	$20,195			$1,186			$19,009	38.6	46.7	599	104		530270003159
704	Summit VIrtual Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	305 College Street NE	Lacey	98516	Thurston County	North Thurston Public Schools	No	No	Yes	No	(360) 412-4908	355	18	19.5	56.3%	171 (48.2%)	22 (6.2%)	75 (21.1%)	12 (3.4%)	6 (1.7%)	8 (2.3%)	58 (16.3%)	$15,356			$1,376			$13,980	38.5	24.2	907	203		530585003804
705	Stratton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	1201 W. 5th Street	Newport	99156	Pend Oreille County	Newport School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 447-0656	399	32	12.5	68.7%	362 (90.7%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.5%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.3%)	$18,970			$2,505			$16,465	38.3	25.9	883	178		530561002462
706	Lynnwood Elementary	Public	K-6	18638 44th Ave W	Lynnwood	98037	Snohomish County	Edmonds School District	No	No	No	Yes	(425) 431-7615	578	35	16.4	50.5%	191 (33.0%)	75 (13.0%)	147 (25.4%)	110 (19.0%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (0.9%)	48 (8.3%)	$18,977			$601			$18,376	38.2	34	771	65		530240000344
707	Fisher Elementary School	Public	K-5	501 N 14th St	Lynden	98264	Whatcom County	Lynden School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 354-4291	546	32	17.2	50.7%	305 (55.9%)	11 (2.0%)	199 (36.4%)	12 (2.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.1%)	$17,042			$780			$16,262	38.2	36.5	731	24		530462000720
708	Saratoga School	Public, Alternative	K-12	7600 272nd St NW	Stanwood	98292	Snohomish County	Stanwood-Camano School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 629-1372	218	5	40.3	29.4%	181 (83.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (9.6%)	1 (0.5%)	6 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.7%)	$11,850			$391			$11,460	38.1	50.2	558	150		530834003011
709	Stewart Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	426 4th Ave NE	Puyallup	98372	Pierce County	Puyallup School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 841-8743	343	24	14.3	58.9%	138 (40.2%)	10 (2.9%)	94 (27.4%)	23 (6.7%)	2 (0.6%)	33 (9.6%)	43 (12.5%)	$21,405			$1,114			$20,291	38	34.4	764	55		530696001031
710	Tieton Elementary School	Public	3-5	711 Franklin Rd	Tieton	98947	Yakima County	Highland School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 678-8700	202	12	16.9	75.7%	50 (24.8%)	0 (0.0%)	149 (73.8%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	$18,167			$2,546			$15,621	38	27.9	852	142		530351000517

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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

Public School Districts and Their Services: 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.