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
31	Asotin Junior Senior High	Public	6-12	215 Second Street	Asotin	99402	Asotin County	Asotin-Anatone School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 243-4151	346	20	17.4	31.2%	295 (85.3%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.6%)	3 (0.9%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	28 (8.1%)	$13,809			$493			$13,316	90.9	92.7	28	3		530028000028
32	Pullman High School	Public	9-12	510 NW Greyhound Way	Pullman	99163	Whitman County	Pullman School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 332-1551	838	44	19	32.7%	555 (66.2%)	18 (2.1%)	109 (13.0%)	76 (9.1%)	4 (0.5%)	6 (0.7%)	62 (7.4%)	$16,104			$195			$15,909	90.8	93	27	5		530693001020
33	Edmonds Heights K-12	Public, Alternative	K-12	23200 100th Ave W	Edmonds	98020	Snohomish County	Edmonds School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 431-7840	599	19	31.5	26.4%	414 (69.1%)	16 (2.7%)	66 (11.0%)	48 (8.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	43 (7.2%)	$14,670			$265			$14,405	90.7	89.6	43	10		530240003139
34	Bryant Center	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	N 910 Ash St	Spokane	99201	Spokane County	Spokane School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 354-7810	330	0		35.5%	280 (84.8%)	2 (0.6%)	27 (8.2%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.8%)	$14,550			$526			$14,024	90.5	96.7	11	23		530825002764
35	Bellevue Digital Discovery	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	12011 NE 1st Street	Bellevue	98005	King County	Bellevue School District	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(425) 456-4045	229	9	26.3	10.9%	78 (34.1%)	15 (6.6%)	41 (17.9%)	47 (20.5%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (20.1%)	$13,614			$138			$13,476	90.2	65.7	124	89		530039003883
36	Woodinville High School	Public	9-12	19819 136 NE	Woodinville	98072	King County	Northshore School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 408-7400	1,662	76	21.8	14.6%	1,052 (63.3%)	25 (1.5%)	198 (11.9%)	218 (13.1%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.2%)	156 (9.4%)	$17,861			$217			$17,644	89.9	93.4	26	10		530591001994
37	Nova High School	Public	9-12	301 21st Avenue East	Seattle	98122	King County	Seattle School District No. 1	No	No	No	No	(206) 252-3500	256	18	14.4	33.6%	133 (52.0%)	14 (5.5%)	27 (10.5%)	5 (2.0%)	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	20 (7.8%)	$24,628			$806			$23,821	89.4	84.1	56	19		530771001226
38	Shorewood High School	Public	9-12	17300 Fremont Avenue N.	Shoreline	98133	King County	Shoreline School District	No	No	No	No	(206) 393-4372	1,544	69	22.4	31.4%	714 (46.2%)	139 (9.0%)	259 (16.8%)	226 (14.6%)	4 (0.3%)	10 (0.6%)	178 (11.5%)	$16,282			$342			$15,941	89.3	92.4	31	7		530792001317
39	Garfield at Palouse High School	Public	9-12	600 E. Alder	Palouse	99161	Whitman County	Garfield School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 878-1921	45	1	32.3	48.9%	44 (97.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$20,178			$2,629			$17,548	89.1			(n/a)		530300003135
40	Cedarcrest High School	Public	9-12	29000 NE 150th St	Duvall	98019	King County	Riverview School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 844-4800	889	41	21.5	19.5%	638 (71.8%)	11 (1.2%)	137 (15.4%)	49 (5.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (4.9%)	$18,159			$270			$17,889	89	90.4	38	2		530456000716

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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:

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

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.