Best High 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 438)	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
71	Almira Coulee Hartline High School	Public	9-12	413 N. 4th Street	Coulee City	99115	Grant County	Coulee-Hartline School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 632-5231	102	8	12.5	42.2%	86 (84.3%)	1 (1.0%)	8 (7.8%)	1 (1.0%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (4.9%)	$20,657			$1,171			$19,486	78.5	81.4	66	5		530344000514
72	Sehome High School	Public	9-12	2700 Bill McDonald Pkwy	Bellingham	98225	Whatcom County	Bellingham School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 676-6481	1,116	51	21.8	29.9%	775 (69.4%)	26 (2.3%)	135 (12.1%)	59 (5.3%)	8 (0.7%)	4 (0.4%)	94 (8.4%)	$17,517			$341			$17,176	78.4	72	97	25		530042000113
73	Reardan Middle-Senior High School	Public	6-12	215 E Spokane	Reardan	99029	Lincoln County	Reardan-Edwall School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 796-2701	315	18	17.7	44.8%	249 (79.0%)	3 (1.0%)	18 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (7.9%)	1 (0.3%)	18 (5.7%)	$18,126			$1,001			$17,125	77.9	74.5	83	10		530721001063
74	Steilacoom High	Public	9-12	54 Sentinel Drive	Steilacoom	98388	Pierce County	Steilacoom Hist. School District	No	No	No	No	(253) 983-2300	968	40	24.3	27.2%	403 (41.6%)	68 (7.0%)	209 (21.6%)	85 (8.8%)	7 (0.7%)	21 (2.2%)	173 (17.9%)	$15,682			$566			$15,116	77.6	70	113	39		530846001807
75	Bellingham High School	Public	9-12	2020 Cornwall Ave	Bellingham	98225	Whatcom County	Bellingham School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 676-6575	1,165	55	21.3	35.5%	788 (67.6%)	20 (1.7%)	215 (18.5%)	27 (2.3%)	10 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	89 (7.6%)	$17,636			$344			$17,292	77.1	72.2	94	19		530042000099
76	Richland High School	Public	9-12	930 Long Ave	Richland	99352	Benton County	Richland School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 967-6535	2,218	95	23.3	34.1%	1,490 (67.2%)	31 (1.4%)	469 (21.1%)	77 (3.5%)	5 (0.2%)	7 (0.3%)	138 (6.2%)	$16,060			$409			$15,651	77.1	76.9	77	1		530732001093
77	Eagle Harbor High School	Public	9-12	9530 NE High School Rd	Bainbridge Island	98110	Kitsap County	Bainbridge Island School District	No	No	No	No	(206) 780-1387	81	4	18.4	28.4%	57 (70.4%)	4 (4.9%)	7 (8.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (7.4%)	$23,170			$86			$23,084	76.7	73.8	87	10		530033003110
78	Crescent School	Public, Alternative	K-12	50350 Hwy 112	Port Angeles	98363	Clallam County	Crescent School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 928-3311	228	20	11.4	51.3%	174 (76.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (7.9%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (9.2%)	$24,224			$1,771			$22,453	76.2	56.6	174	96		530183000292
79	Ellensburg High School	Public	9-12	1203 E Capitol	Ellensburg	98926	Kittitas County	Ellensburg School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 925-8300	957	47	20.5	38.2%	665 (69.5%)	5 (0.5%)	220 (23.0%)	17 (1.8%)	5 (0.5%)	2 (0.2%)	38 (4.0%)	$18,295			$642			$17,653	76.1	72	99	20		530246000365
80	Bonney Lake High School	Public	9-12	10920 199th Ave Ct E	Bonney Lake	98391	Pierce County	Sumner-Bonney Lake School District	No	No	No	No	(253) 891-5700	1,643	80	20.4	33.5%	1,035 (63.0%)	50 (3.0%)	257 (15.6%)	87 (5.3%)	18 (1.1%)	15 (0.9%)	179 (10.9%)	$16,558			$394			$16,165	75.9	70.5	110	30		530861002998

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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.