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
141	Artondale Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6219 40th Street NW	Gig Harbor	98335	Pierce County	Peninsula School District	No	No	No	No	(253) 530-1100	413	24	17.2	16.7%	334 (80.9%)	3 (0.7%)	27 (6.5%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (10.9%)	$19,219			$395			$18,824	86.9	77.3	249	108		530669000980
142	Clark Elementary	Public	K-5	335 First Avenue SE	Issaquah	98027	King County	Issaquah School District	No	No	No	Yes	(425) 837-6250	586	41	14.4	28.3%	222 (37.9%)	26 (4.4%)	66 (11.3%)	206 (35.2%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	62 (10.6%)	$20,123			$605			$19,518	86.9	83.2	188	46		530375002107
143	Poulsbo Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	18531 Noll Rd NE	Poulsbo	98370	Kitsap County	North Kitsap School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 396-3500	487	27	18.1	27.1%	305 (62.6%)	7 (1.4%)	73 (15.0%)	32 (6.6%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	66 (13.6%)	$18,654			$793			$17,861	86.9	86	154	11		530576000854
144	Discovery Elementary School	Public	K-5	4905 Rosedale St NW	Gig Harbor	98335	Pierce County	Peninsula School District	No	No	No	No	(253) 530-1200	380	21	18	25.3%	289 (76.1%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (11.3%)	9 (2.4%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	35 (9.2%)	$16,737			$429			$16,308	86.9	89.3	120	24		530669000981
145	Brier Elementary	Public	K-6	3625 232nd St SW	Brier	98036	Snohomish County	Edmonds School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 431-7854	389	23	17	22.4%	253 (65.0%)	17 (4.4%)	39 (10.0%)	42 (10.8%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	36 (9.3%)	$20,813			$239			$20,574	86.8	84.3	169	24		530240000331
146	Benjamin Franklin Elementary	Public	K-5	5206 Franklin St	Vancouver	98663	Clark County	Vancouver School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 313-1850	325	21	15.3	25.5%	151 (46.5%)	2 (0.6%)	36 (11.1%)	58 (17.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	78 (24.0%)	$20,522			$466			$20,057	86.8	81.8	202	56		530927001556
147	Emerald Heights Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	NW Pinnacle Ct	Silverdale	98383	Kitsap County	Central Kitsap School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 662-8500	466	27	17.1	32.2%	254 (54.5%)	15 (3.2%)	86 (18.5%)	37 (7.9%)	3 (0.6%)	8 (1.7%)	63 (13.5%)	$18,427			$496			$17,931	86.7	87.7	134	13		530108000757
148	Midway Elementary	Public	K-5	821 E Midway Rd	Colbert	99005	Spokane County	Mead School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 465-6700	418	24	17.4	27.5%	331 (79.2%)	3 (0.7%)	44 (10.5%)	9 (2.2%)	6 (1.4%)	2 (0.5%)	23 (5.5%)	$15,776			$132			$15,644	86.4	85.6	158	10		530492001804
149	CAM Academy	Public, Alternative	3-12	715 NW Onsdorff Blvd.	Battle Ground	98604	Clark County	Battle Ground School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 885-6804	510	19	27.2	33.5%	447 (87.6%)	3 (0.6%)	32 (6.3%)	14 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (2.5%)	$13,660			$344			$13,316	86	87.9	130	19		530038002782
150	Olympia Regional Learning Academy	Public, Alternative	K-12	2400 15th Ave SE	Olympia	98501	Thurston County	Olympia School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 596-7730	345	26	13	23.2%	190 (55.1%)	4 (1.2%)	45 (13.0%)	24 (7.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (11.9%)	$15,875			$286			$15,589	85.9	70	318	168		530618003205

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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.