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
901	Goldendale Primary School	Public	K-4	820 S. Schuster St	Goldendale	98620	Klickitat County	Goldendale School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 773-4665	302	18	16.9	64.6%	203 (67.2%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (18.5%)	1 (0.3%)	24 (7.9%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (6.0%)	$23,694			$544			$23,151	25.2	15	1044	143		530309000492
902	Columbia River Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	9011 Burns Rd	Pasco	99301	Franklin County	Pasco School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 543-6700	618	39	15.7	48.4%	209 (33.8%)	7 (1.1%)	375 (60.7%)	8 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.6%)	14 (2.3%)	$15,382			$645			$14,737	25.1	19.4	982	80		530657003734
903	Odyssey Elementary	Public	K-5	13025 17th Ave W	Everett	98204	Snohomish County	Mukilteo School District	No	No	No	Yes	(425) 366-3200	526	36	14.4	62.4%	118 (22.4%)	75 (14.3%)	215 (40.9%)	71 (13.5%)	2 (0.4%)	9 (1.7%)	36 (6.8%)	$20,348			$680			$19,669	25	25.3	893	10		530543003162
904	Centennial Elementary School	Public	K-5	3100 Martin Rd	Mount Vernon	98273	Skagit County	Mount Vernon School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 428-6138	430	28	15.2	79.5%	128 (29.8%)	3 (0.7%)	280 (65.1%)	9 (2.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.9%)	$21,194			$901			$20,293	25	19.8	974	70		530540002262
905	Lakeland Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	35827 32nd Av S	Auburn	98001	King County	Federal Way School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 945-3000	418	25	16.7	61.0%	151 (36.1%)	34 (8.1%)	103 (24.6%)	53 (12.7%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (2.2%)	66 (15.8%)	$19,609			$1,298			$18,312	25	28.4	844	61		530282000441
906	Sifton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	7301 NE 137th Avenue	Vancouver	98682	Clark County	Evergreen School District (Clark)	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 604-6675	484	31	15.7	49.6%	229 (47.3%)	10 (2.1%)	162 (33.5%)	28 (5.8%)	2 (0.4%)	8 (1.7%)	45 (9.3%)	$18,659			$1,349			$17,310	25	36.8	721	185		530270000425
907	Deer Park Home Link Program	Public, Alternative	K-12	N. 428 Main Street	Deer Park	99006	Spokane County	Deer Park School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 464-5535	617	12	50.5	49.1%	570 (92.4%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (4.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.8%)	$10,149			$105			$10,044	25	15.1	1040	133		530207002827
908	Jefferson Elementary	Public	K-5	1801 E Blackburn Rd	Mount Vernon	98273	Skagit County	Mount Vernon School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 428-6128	445	33	13.3	71.0%	158 (35.5%)	16 (3.6%)	233 (52.4%)	16 (3.6%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	18 (4.0%)	$20,800			$649			$20,151	24.9	19.5	979	71		530540000809
909	Washington Connections Academy - Mary M. Knight	Public, Virtual	K-8	111 Tumwater Blvd SE	Tumwater	98501	Thurston County	Mary M Knight School District	No	No	Yes	No	(360) 338-6340	600	26	23.5	32.8%	348 (58.0%)	7 (1.2%)	95 (15.8%)	7 (1.2%)	5 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	137 (22.8%)	$10,689			$00			$10,689	24.9	24.8	901	8		530480003569
910	Washington Elementary School	Public	K-5	105 West 21st Avenue	Kennewick	99337	Benton County	Kennewick School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 222-6200	405	30	13.7	66.9%	146 (36.0%)	7 (1.7%)	219 (54.1%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	28 (6.9%)	$19,991			$1,116			$18,875	24.8	17.9	998	88		530393000610

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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:

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

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.