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
781	Ilalko Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	301 Oravetz Pl SE	Auburn	98092	King County	Auburn School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 931-4748	468	30	15.6	63.0%	141 (30.1%)	47 (10.0%)	147 (31.4%)	50 (10.7%)	6 (1.3%)	41 (8.8%)	36 (7.7%)	$20,945			$1,036			$19,909	33.2	37.2	716	65		530030000698
782	Thorp Elementary & Junior Senior High	Public, Alternative	K-12	10831 N Thorp Hwy	Thorp	98946	Kittitas County	Thorp School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 964-2107	247	20	12.1	53.8%	194 (78.5%)	1 (0.4%)	28 (11.3%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (8.9%)	$22,347			$721			$21,626	32.9	35	754	28		530885001525
783	Sumas Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1024 Lawson Street	Sumas	98295	Whatcom County	Nooksack Valley School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 988-9423	295	19	15.2	62.4%	181 (61.4%)	3 (1.0%)	95 (32.2%)	3 (1.0%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.3%)	10 (3.4%)	$19,077			$1,114			$17,963	32.9	39.4	684	99		530567000840
784	Mike Morris Elementary	Public	K-6	500 E. 1st	South Bend	98586	Pacific County	South Bend School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 875-5615	286	18	15.8	72.4%	104 (36.4%)	1 (0.3%)	135 (47.2%)	9 (3.1%)	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (11.5%)	$21,984			$365			$21,619	32.8	30	816	32		530810001336
785	Edison Elementary School	Public	K-5	1315 E Alder St	Walla Walla	99362	Walla Walla County	Walla Walla Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 527-3072	464	29	15.8	72.2%	100 (21.6%)	2 (0.4%)	342 (73.7%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (3.2%)	$18,973			$1,410			$17,563	32.8	25.4	891	106		530945001600
786	Jefferson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1150 NW Bryant	Pullman	99163	Whitman County	Pullman School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 332-2617	335	25	13.4	56.7%	185 (55.2%)	18 (5.4%)	79 (23.6%)	27 (8.1%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	23 (6.9%)	$17,790			$1,183			$16,607	32.6	39.5	683	103		530693001018
787	Royal Intermediate School	Public	4-6	6261 Rd 12 SW	Royal City	99357	Grant County	Royal School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 346-2226	382	24	16.1	53.7%	81 (21.2%)	0 (0.0%)	300 (78.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$16,513			$930			$15,584	32.5	29.7	822	35		530762003526
788	Grove Elementary	Public	K-5	6510 Grove St	Marysville	98270	Snohomish County	Marysville School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 965-1700	392	23	17	46.4%	184 (46.9%)	36 (9.2%)	90 (23.0%)	35 (8.9%)	3 (0.8%)	6 (1.5%)	38 (9.7%)	$21,521			$240			$21,281	32.5	40.1	679	109		530486003235
789	Hearthwood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	801 NE Hearthwood Blvd	Vancouver	98684	Clark County	Evergreen School District (Clark)	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 604-6875	360	25	14.3	51.4%	183 (50.8%)	9 (2.5%)	89 (24.7%)	26 (7.2%)	4 (1.1%)	17 (4.7%)	30 (8.3%)	$21,844			$883			$20,961	32.5	21.3	950	161		530270001833
790	Barnes Elementary	Public	K-5	401 Barnes	Kelso	98626	Cowlitz County	Kelso School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 501-1500	343	20	16.7	78.4%	208 (60.6%)	1 (0.3%)	89 (25.9%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	24 (7.0%)	18 (5.2%)	$21,299			$1,627			$19,673	32.4	23.8	918	128		530000300587

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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:

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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.