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
281	Ilwaco High School	Public	9-12	404 School Rd	Ilwaco	98624	Pacific County	Ocean Beach School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 642-3731	297	15	19.8	54.5%	201 (67.7%)	5 (1.7%)	68 (22.9%)	3 (1.0%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.3%)	17 (5.7%)	$20,451			$758			$19,693	37.1	27.4	330	49		530606002528
282	Kennewick High School	Public	9-12	201 S Garfield St	Kennewick	99336	Benton County	Kennewick School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 222-7100	1,921	79	24.3	62.9%	680 (35.4%)	35 (1.8%)	1,069 (55.6%)	38 (2.0%)	3 (0.2%)	6 (0.3%)	85 (4.4%)	$14,903			$985			$13,918	37	27.8	326	44		530393000605
283	Moses Lake High School	Public	9-12	803 E. Sharon Ave.	Moses Lake	98837	Grant County	Moses Lake School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 766-2666	1,856	71	26.2	57.6%	748 (40.3%)	30 (1.6%)	993 (53.5%)	11 (0.6%)	4 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	69 (3.7%)	$17,239			$1,973			$15,266	37	36.6	283			530522000792
284	Highline Public Schools Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	PK, KG-12	11427 3rd Ave S	Seattle	98168	King County	Highline School District	No	No	Yes	No	(206) 631-3000	208	13	16.1	64.9%	44 (21.2%)	21 (10.1%)	97 (46.6%)	16 (7.7%)	1 (0.5%)	7 (3.4%)	20 (9.6%)	$20,182			$11,889			$8,293	36.9	34.5	295	11		530354003742
285	Prairie High School	Public	9-12	11311 NE 119th St	Brush Prairie	98662	Clark County	Battle Ground School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 885-5000	1,502	75	19.9	43.5%	971 (64.6%)	44 (2.9%)	260 (17.3%)	103 (6.9%)	6 (0.4%)	18 (1.2%)	97 (6.5%)	$18,482			$1,124			$17,358	36.7	45.5	234	51		530038001747
286	Legacy High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	7204 27th Ave NE	Marysville	98271	Snohomish County	Marysville School District	No	Yes	No	No	(360) 965-3000	143	13	11	56.6%	70 (49.0%)	3 (2.1%)	30 (21.0%)	3 (2.1%)	20 (14.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (11.2%)	$27,045			$647			$26,398	36.2	34.3	296	10		530486003102
287	Ocean	Public, Alternative	K-12	3939 San Juan Ave.	Port Townsend	98368	Jefferson County	Port Townsend School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 680-5750	144	7	20	61.8%	107 (74.3%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (14.6%)	1 (0.7%)	4 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (7.6%)	$14,032			$683			$13,350	36	57.9	165	122		530684002791
288	Centralia High School	Public	9-12	813 Eshom Road	Centralia	98531	Lewis County	Centralia School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 330-7605	941	47	20.2	69.5%	461 (49.0%)	18 (1.9%)	403 (42.8%)	3 (0.3%)	5 (0.5%)	5 (0.5%)	41 (4.4%)	$18,846			$1,860			$16,986	35.9	34.7	293	5		530114000206
289	Lyle High School	Public	9-12	625 Keasey Avenue	Lyle	98635	Klickitat County	Lyle School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 365-2211	48	5	10.4	54.2%	36 (75.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (14.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (6.3%)	$29,420			$5,237			$24,183	34.8	26.5	336	47		530459000718
290	Sultan Senior High School	Public	9-12	1000 Turk Drive	Sultan	98294	Snohomish County	Sultan School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 793-9860	581	27	21.6	52.7%	339 (58.3%)	16 (2.8%)	176 (30.3%)	13 (2.2%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.5%)	31 (5.3%)	$18,722			$278			$18,444	34.8	41.6	258	32		530855002168

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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

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.