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
581	Robert Gray Elementary	Public	K-5	4622 Ohio Street	Longview	98632	Cowlitz County	Longview School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 575-7302	415	24	17.5	50.6%	317 (76.4%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (13.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	2 (0.5%)	36 (8.7%)	$16,318			$695			$15,623	47.9	35.2	752	171		530447000710
582	Lowell Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5010 View Dr.	Everett	98203	Snohomish County	Everett School District	No	No	No	Yes	(425) 385-5300	531	35	15.3	69.3%	230 (43.3%)	31 (5.8%)	156 (29.4%)	48 (9.0%)	3 (0.6%)	9 (1.7%)	54 (10.2%)	$22,239			$1,050			$21,189	47.8	53.9	509	73		530267000403
583	Covington Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	25811 156TH Ave SE	Covington	98042	King County	Kent School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 373-7652	456	30	15.3	52.0%	164 (36.0%)	50 (11.0%)	107 (23.5%)	101 (22.1%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.7%)	29 (6.4%)	$22,314			$1,580			$20,735	47.7	45.2	618	35		530396000613
584	Mill Pond Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	909 Mill Road SE	Yelm	98597	Thurston County	Yelm School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 458-3400	374	22	17	49.2%	227 (60.7%)	7 (1.9%)	64 (17.1%)	16 (4.3%)	4 (1.1%)	9 (2.4%)	47 (12.6%)	$18,340			$598			$17,742	47.6	66.5	362	222		531014001204
585	Sunnyside Elementary	Public	K-5	3707 Sunnyside Blvd	Marysville	98270	Snohomish County	Marysville School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 965-1500	452	26	17.7	43.1%	204 (45.1%)	38 (8.4%)	117 (25.9%)	41 (9.1%)	2 (0.4%)	11 (2.4%)	39 (8.6%)	$19,128			$202			$18,926	47.4	55.2	495	90		530486000740
586	Longfellow Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	800 E Providence Ave	Spokane	99207	Spokane County	Spokane School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 354-3500	417	35	11.7	79.1%	270 (64.7%)	20 (4.8%)	44 (10.6%)	13 (3.1%)	1 (0.2%)	26 (6.2%)	42 (10.1%)	$21,678			$2,595			$19,083	47.4	27.5	862	276		530825001395
587	East Valley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1951 Beaudry Road	Yakima	98901	Yakima County	East Valley School District (Yakima)	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 573-7600	562	30	18.8	69.2%	174 (31.0%)	11 (2.0%)	345 (61.4%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	24 (4.3%)	$16,073			$934			$15,140	47.1	48.9	578	9		530537002543
588	Orchard Center Elementary	Public	1-5	7519 E Buckeye	Spokane	99212	Spokane County	West Valley School District (Spokane)	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 922-5473	199	17	12	70.4%	150 (75.4%)	7 (3.5%)	24 (12.1%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	15 (7.5%)	$21,919			$1,144			$20,775	47.1	33.9	772	184		530969001644
589	Trentwood School	Public	PK, KG-6	14701 E Wellesley Ave	Spokane Valley	99216	Spokane County	East Valley School District (Spokane)	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 927-3215	402	22	18.6	64.9%	299 (74.4%)	13 (3.2%)	41 (10.2%)	6 (1.5%)	4 (1.0%)	3 (0.7%)	35 (8.7%)	$18,957			$1,792			$17,164	47.1	48.4	584	5		530228000316
590	Internet Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	PK, KG-12	31455 28th Ave S	Federal Way	98003	King County	Federal Way School District	No	No	Yes	No	(253) 945-2230	370	17	21.3	58.1%	122 (33.0%)	50 (13.5%)	101 (27.3%)	37 (10.0%)	5 (1.4%)	11 (3.0%)	41 (11.1%)	$18,355			$1,680			$16,676	47	30.4	810	220		530282002638

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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.