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
261	Quilcene High And Elementary	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	294715 Highway 101	Quilcene	98376	Jefferson County	Quilcene School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 765-3363	207	14	15.1	61.8%	156 (75.4%)	2 (1.0%)	18 (8.7%)	2 (1.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (13.5%)	$28,630			$1,036			$27,594	41.1	25.6	339	78		530699001045
262	Woodland High School	Public	9-12	1500 Dike Access Road	Woodland	98674	Cowlitz County	Woodland School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 841-2800	667	30	22	48.3%	471 (70.6%)	4 (0.6%)	157 (23.5%)	10 (1.5%)	5 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	19 (2.8%)	$18,775			$1,200			$17,575	40.1	53.4	196	66		531005001682
263	Dr. Dolores Silas High School	Public	9-12	1202 N Orchard St	Tacoma	98406	Pierce County	Tacoma School District	No	No	No	No	(253) 571-6000	1,160	50	23	41.9%	576 (49.7%)	119 (10.3%)	152 (13.1%)	80 (6.9%)	7 (0.6%)	16 (1.4%)	200 (17.2%)	$17,981			$816			$17,164	40	37.6	278	15		530870001513
264	River Ridge High School	Public	9-12	350 River Ridge Drive SE	Lacey	98513	Thurston County	North Thurston Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(360) 412-4820	1,547	77	20.1	46.9%	532 (34.4%)	99 (6.4%)	425 (27.5%)	174 (11.2%)	32 (2.1%)	48 (3.1%)	231 (14.9%)	$16,528			$729			$15,800	40	44.7	242	22		530585001208
265	Pe Ell School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	519 N. 2nd Street	Pe Ell	98572	Lewis County	Pe Ell School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 291-3244	284	16	17.3	55.3%	231 (81.3%)	2 (0.7%)	21 (7.4%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (7.7%)	$21,842			$701			$21,141	39.4	63.6	135	130		530666000977
266	Rochester High School	Public	9-12	19800 Carper Rd SW	Rochester	98579	Thurston County	Rochester School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 273-5534	608	28	21.8	55.6%	353 (58.1%)	2 (0.3%)	196 (32.2%)	6 (1.0%)	10 (1.6%)	1 (0.2%)	37 (6.1%)	$17,531			$2,211			$15,320	39.2	40.1	268	2		530747002267
267	Marysville Getchell High School	Public	9-12	8301 84th St. NE	Marysville	98270	Snohomish County	Marysville School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 965-2602	1,381	55	25.1	44.2%	639 (46.3%)	67 (4.9%)	351 (25.4%)	147 (10.6%)	11 (0.8%)	17 (1.2%)	141 (10.2%)	$17,297			$415			$16,882	39.1	45.5	232	35		530486003607
268	Mount Baker Senior High	Public	9-12	4936 Deming Rd	Deming	98244	Whatcom County	Mount Baker School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 383-2015	513	22	23	48.5%	354 (69.0%)	5 (1.0%)	74 (14.4%)	7 (1.4%)	27 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (8.8%)	$22,097			$763			$21,334	39	41.7	256	12		530531000803
269	Prescott High School	Public	9-12	207 South A St	Prescott	99348	Walla Walla County	Prescott School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 849-2215	48	6	7.6	72.9%	10 (20.8%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (79.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$31,899			$722			$31,177	38.9	17.3	375	106		530687001010
270	Mountain View High School	Public	9-12	1500 SE Blairmont Dr	Vancouver	98683	Clark County	Evergreen School District (Clark)	No	No	No	No	(360) 604-6100	1,523	73	20.9	42.8%	636 (41.8%)	60 (3.9%)	519 (34.1%)	93 (6.1%)	8 (0.5%)	53 (3.5%)	143 (9.4%)	$17,198			$779			$16,419	38.6	40.8	261	9		530270001834

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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.