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
1011	Kessler Elementary School	Public	K-5	1902 E Kessler Blvd.	Longview	98632	Cowlitz County	Longview School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 575-7580	349	20	17.1	82.8%	200 (57.3%)	3 (0.9%)	90 (25.8%)	8 (2.3%)	7 (2.0%)	2 (0.6%)	39 (11.2%)	$19,434			$1,389			$18,045	16.1	10.9	1090	79		530447000702
1012	Three Rivers Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3901 Road 84	Pasco	99301	Franklin County	Pasco School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 416-8602	657	41	15.9	64.8%	283 (43.1%)	5 (0.8%)	340 (51.8%)	5 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	20 (3.0%)	$15,746			$846			$14,900	16	18.8	989	23		530657003686
1013	Blix Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1302 E 38th St	Tacoma	98404	Pierce County	Tacoma School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 571-7400	442	26	17.1	71.9%	88 (19.9%)	43 (9.7%)	187 (42.3%)	53 (12.0%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (3.6%)	54 (12.2%)	$21,433			$2,124			$19,309	16	13.2	1064	51		530870001496
1014	North Elementary	Public	K-5	1200 West Craig Street	Moses Lake	98837	Grant County	Moses Lake School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 766-2654	277	14	19.1	84.8%	91 (32.9%)	7 (2.5%)	167 (60.3%)	4 (1.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.5%)	$19,809			$1,714			$18,095	15.9	28.5	841	173		530522000793
1015	Robertson Elementary	Public	K-5	2807 W Lincoln Ave	Yakima	98902	Yakima County	Yakima School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 573-1600	473	31	15.3	82.5%	78 (16.5%)	6 (1.3%)	373 (78.9%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	9 (1.9%)	$20,909			$1,766			$19,143	15.8	24.2	909	106		531011001703
1016	Grantham Elementary	Public	K-6	1253 Poplar St	Clarkston	99403	Asotin County	Clarkston School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 758-2503	252	22	11.6	85.7%	192 (76.2%)	1 (0.4%)	34 (13.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)	1 (0.4%)	21 (8.3%)	$21,666			$3,155			$18,511	15.8	26.7	873	143		530132000235
1017	Smith Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	205 Fir Ave	Grandview	98930	Yakima County	Grandview School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 882-8700	477	28	16.9	86.4%	19 (4.0%)	2 (0.4%)	453 (95.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	$19,688			$2,127			$17,561	15.7	16.8	1015	2		530315000497
1018	Hood Canal Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	111 N State Route 106	Shelton	98584	Mason County	Hood Canal School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 877-5463	337	24	13.9	75.4%	152 (45.1%)	0 (0.0%)	67 (19.9%)	3 (0.9%)	67 (19.9%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (14.2%)	$24,899			$1,966			$22,933	15.7	14.1	1054	36		530360000561
1019	Hawthorne Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1110 Poplar St.	Everett	98201	Snohomish County	Everett School District	No	No	No	Yes	(425) 385-4600	446	31	14.5	83.9%	150 (33.6%)	30 (6.7%)	147 (33.0%)	15 (3.4%)	1 (0.2%)	50 (11.2%)	52 (11.7%)	$26,432			$2,259			$24,173	15.7	13.7	1059	40		530267000400
1020	Reed Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1802 S 36th St	Tacoma	98418	Pierce County	Tacoma School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 571-6464	426	26	16.3	72.5%	71 (16.7%)	109 (25.6%)	114 (26.8%)	23 (5.4%)	3 (0.7%)	24 (5.6%)	81 (19.0%)	$22,493			$2,818			$19,676	15.3	14.4	1049	29		530870001494

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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.

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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.