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
401	Kent-Meridian High School	Public	9-12	10020 SE 256th ST	Kent	98030	King County	Kent School District	No	No	No	No	(253) 373-7405	1,639	78	20.9	68.9%	223 (13.6%)	238 (14.5%)	659 (40.2%)	305 (18.6%)	5 (0.3%)	106 (6.5%)	98 (6.0%)	$19,208			$608			$18,600	12.4	19.3	367	34		530396000621
402	Selah High School	Public	9-12	801 North First Street	Selah	98942	Yakima County	Selah School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 698-8500	1,159	64	17.9	51.3%	672 (58.0%)	4 (0.3%)	445 (38.4%)	4 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	29 (2.5%)	$17,518			$516			$17,003	12.2	23.4	348	54		530777001282
403	Interagency Programs	Public	6-12	2445 3rd AVE S	Seattle	98134	King County	Seattle School District No. 1	No	No	No	No	(206) 252-0749	211	35	6	68.2%	39 (18.5%)	60 (28.4%)	61 (28.9%)	11 (5.2%)	2 (0.9%)	2 (0.9%)	24 (11.4%)	$44,768			$3,814			$40,954	12.1	7.4	425	22		530771001365
404	Summit View High School	Public	9-12	11104 NE 149th St	Brush Prairie	98606	Clark County	Battle Ground School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 885-5331	319	14	23.1	42.9%	254 (79.6%)	1 (0.3%)	41 (12.9%)	4 (1.3%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	14 (4.4%)	$17,251			$881			$16,369	11.7	16	384	20		530038001069
405	Granger High School	Public	9-12	315 East Mentzer Avenue	Granger	98932	Yakima County	Granger School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 854-1115	433	21	20.3	88.7%	10 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	409 (94.5%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$20,976			$1,978			$18,997	11.6	11.6	412	7		530318000502
406	Clover Park High School	Public	9-12	11023 Gravelly LK DR SW	Lakewood	98499	Pierce County	Clover Park School District	No	No	No	No	(253) 583-5500	1,161	71	16.3	77.3%	161 (13.9%)	145 (12.5%)	549 (47.3%)	48 (4.1%)	2 (0.2%)	97 (8.4%)	112 (9.6%)	$22,136			$2,616			$19,520	11.5	8.2	422	16		530141000250
407	Mary Walker High School	Public	9-12	500 N 4th St	Springdale	99173	Stevens County	Mary Walker School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 258-4533	151	8	19.6	68.9%	97 (64.2%)	1 (0.7%)	18 (11.9%)	2 (1.3%)	13 (8.6%)	1 (0.7%)	19 (12.6%)	$18,726			$982			$17,744	11.1	15.2	393	14		530483000730
408	Othello High School	Public	9-12	340 S 7th Ave	Othello	99344	Adams County	Othello School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 488-3351	1,338	64	20.8	81.8%	98 (7.3%)	5 (0.4%)	1,221 (91.3%)	6 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (0.5%)	$16,650			$1,265			$15,385	10	10.9	413	5		530648000957
409	Yakima Online	Public, Virtual, Magnet	9-12	802 River Rd	Yakima	98902	Yakima County	Yakima School District	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	(509) 573-1200	355	5	78.8	86.8%	68 (19.2%)	4 (1.1%)	263 (74.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.5%)	$9,295			$677			$8,619	9.9	8.7	421	12		531011003263
410	River View High School	Public	9-12	36509 S Lemon Dr	Kennewick	99337	Benton County	Finley School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 582-2158	321	15	21.1	64.8%	155 (48.3%)	2 (0.6%)	156 (48.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.5%)	$18,701			$813			$17,889	9.5	20.3	361	49		530291000469

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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.