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
261	Stillwater Elementary	Public	K-5	11530 320th Ave NE	Carnation	98014	King County	Riverview School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 844-4680	491	31	16	24.0%	320 (65.2%)	4 (0.8%)	83 (16.9%)	32 (6.5%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (9.8%)	$17,064			$219			$16,846	74.6	70.5	309	48		530456002258
262	Juanita Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	9635 NE 132nd	Kirkland	98034	King County	Lake Washington School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 936-2570	394	26	14.9	22.6%	173 (43.9%)	21 (5.3%)	74 (18.8%)	75 (19.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (12.2%)	$18,786			$163			$18,622	74.6	78.1	238	24		530423000669
263	Sacajawea Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	9501 20 Av NE	Seattle	98115	King County	Seattle School District No. 1	No	No	No	No	(206) 252-5550	220	18	11.9	31.8%	104 (47.3%)	20 (9.1%)	42 (19.1%)	18 (8.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (15.9%)	$26,710			$756			$25,953	74.6	51	550	287		530771001242
264	Skyline Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1033 91st Ave SE	Lake Stevens	98258	Snohomish County	Lake Stevens School District	No	No	No	Yes	(425) 335-1520	562	34	16.6	35.2%	309 (55.0%)	38 (6.8%)	91 (16.2%)	78 (13.9%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (7.8%)	$19,816			$1,565			$18,251	74.5	70.8	306	42		530420000527
265	Sage Point Elementary School	Public	K-5	4000 Peninsula Drive	Moses Lake	98837	Grant County	Moses Lake School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 766-2650	334	19	17.2	40.7%	188 (56.3%)	3 (0.9%)	124 (37.1%)	7 (2.1%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	9 (2.7%)	$18,710			$1,195			$17,514	74.4	76.1	263	2		530522003281
266	Prairie View Elementary	Public	K-5	2606 W. Johannsen Rd.	Spokane	99208	Spokane County	Mead School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 465-7810	386	25	15.1	31.9%	297 (76.9%)	5 (1.3%)	30 (7.8%)	15 (3.9%)	5 (1.3%)	3 (0.8%)	31 (8.0%)	$18,579			$132			$18,447	74.4	77.5	243	23		530492003193
267	Waitsburg Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	184 Academy	Waitsburg	99361	Walla Walla County	Waitsburg School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 337-6461	148	7	20.4	47.3%	137 (92.6%)	2 (1.4%)	5 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.7%)	$17,860			$1,795			$16,065	74.4	71.5	299	32		530939001596
268	Laurelhurst Elementary School	Public	K-5	4530 46 Av NE	Seattle	98105	King County	Seattle School District No. 1	No	No	No	No	(206) 252-5400	272	18	15.2	29.8%	145 (53.3%)	22 (8.1%)	32 (11.8%)	32 (11.8%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	37 (13.6%)	$24,081			$987			$23,095	74.3	76.8	252	16		530771001198
269	Grass Lake Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	28700 191st Place SE	Kent	98042	King County	Kent School District	No	No	No	No	(253) 373-7661	337	21	15.7	34.4%	187 (55.5%)	15 (4.5%)	64 (19.0%)	39 (11.6%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	28 (8.3%)	$20,092			$904			$19,188	74.2	83.1	190	79		530396000617
270	Hawthorne Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4100 39 Av S	Seattle	98118	King County	Seattle School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(206) 252-7210	393	26	15.1	26.2%	194 (49.4%)	52 (13.2%)	56 (14.2%)	28 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (14.2%)	$20,939			$714			$20,226	74.2	85.9	156	114		530771002269

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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:

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

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.