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
321	Colton School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	706 Union	Colton	99113	Whitman County	Colton School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 229-3386	166	15	11	29.5%	152 (91.6%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.2%)	$25,635			$1,485			$24,150	69	70	320	1		530150000277
322	Conway School District 317	Public	K-8	19710 State Route 534	Mount Vernon	98274	Skagit County	Conway School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 445-5785	421	25	16.7	29.9%	345 (81.9%)	1 (0.2%)	56 (13.3%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.6%)	$17,876			$732			$17,145	68.7	57.7	476	154		530168000287
323	Oak Harbor Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	151 SE Midway Blvd.	Oak Harbor	98277	Island County	Oak Harbor School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 279-5100	411	28	14.9	50.4%	210 (51.1%)	21 (5.1%)	72 (17.5%)	30 (7.3%)	3 (0.7%)	6 (1.5%)	68 (16.5%)	$20,790			$782			$20,008	68.7	79.8	221	102		530594000902
324	Crescent Heights Elementary School	Public	K-5	4110 Nassau Ave Ne	Tacoma	98422	Pierce County	Tacoma School District	No	No	No	No	(253) 571-5500	451	24	18.7	48.8%	162 (35.9%)	48 (10.6%)	102 (22.6%)	38 (8.4%)	4 (0.9%)	19 (4.2%)	78 (17.3%)	$18,981			$889			$18,092	68.6	72.6	293	31		530870002742
325	Downing Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5130 N. 26th Street	Tacoma	98406	Pierce County	Tacoma School District	No	No	No	No	(253) 571-7100	298	17	18	53.4%	174 (58.4%)	20 (6.7%)	34 (11.4%)	5 (1.7%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.7%)	59 (19.8%)	$23,124			$1,909			$21,215	68.6	83	192	133		530870001461
326	Sunnycrest Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3411 99th Ave NE	Lake Stevens	98258	Snohomish County	Lake Stevens School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 335-1535	695	38	18.4	29.6%	354 (50.9%)	43 (6.2%)	95 (13.7%)	120 (17.3%)	1 (0.1%)	9 (1.3%)	73 (10.5%)	$16,038			$132			$15,906	68.6	67	358	32		530420000655
327	Orchard Prairie Elementary	Public	K-7	7626 N. Orchard Prairie Rd.	Spokane	99217	Spokane County	Orchard Prairie School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 467-9517	79	6	12.5		75 (94.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.5%)	$18,226			$800			$17,426	68.5			(n/a)		530633000947
328	Hillcrest Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	9315 4th St SE	Lake Stevens	98258	Snohomish County	Lake Stevens School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 335-1545	842	47	17.8	30.5%	439 (52.1%)	47 (5.6%)	140 (16.6%)	122 (14.5%)	1 (0.1%)	6 (0.7%)	87 (10.3%)	$16,464			$53			$16,411	68.5	76.3	259	69		530420000651
329	Lincoln Elementary School	Public	K-5	4901 West 21st Avenue	Kennewick	99338	Benton County	Kennewick School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 222-5700	427	30	14.2	52.5%	192 (45.0%)	11 (2.6%)	179 (41.9%)	8 (1.9%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	33 (7.7%)	$19,872			$2,426			$17,446	68.3	66.9	359	30		530393001903
330	South Ridge Elementary	Public	K-4	502 NW 199th Street	Ridgefield	98642	Clark County	Ridgefield School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 619-1500	758	45	16.8	30.6%	516 (68.1%)	4 (0.5%)	142 (18.7%)	20 (2.6%)	3 (0.4%)	4 (0.5%)	69 (9.1%)	$15,424			$466			$14,958	68.3	67.7	341	11		530735001106

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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:

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

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

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.