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
391	Woodland Alternative School	Public	9-12	759 3rd Street	Woodland	98674	Cowlitz County	Woodland School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 841-2900	96	2	48	44.8%	73 (76.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (19.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.1%)	$13,041			$312			$12,729	13.8	29.8	315	76		531005002713
392	Cascadia High School	Public	8-12	7299 New Market St SW Bldg E	Tumwater	98512	Thurston County	Tumwater School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 709-7760	134	6	23	56.0%	89 (66.4%)	5 (3.7%)	22 (16.4%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	16 (11.9%)	$14,063			$274			$13,789	13.6	4.4	432	40		530910002688
393	Hudson's Bay High School	Public	9-12	1601 E McLoughlin Blvd	Vancouver	98663	Clark County	Vancouver School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 313-4400	1,197	52	23	61.7%	467 (39.0%)	57 (4.8%)	452 (37.8%)	33 (2.8%)	9 (0.8%)	62 (5.2%)	107 (8.9%)	$19,111			$1,053			$18,059	13.6	19.6	366	27		530927001569
394	Boistfort Online School	Public, Virtual, Alternative	3-12	983 Boistfort Road	Curtis	98538	Lewis County	Boistfort School District	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(360) 245-3343	197	0		1.5%	176 (89.3%)	2 (1.0%)	10 (5.1%)	4 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	3 (1.5%)	$16,170			$527			$15,643	13.2	8.7	420	26		530063003917
395	Digital Learning Center	Public, Virtual	6-12	1530 Pilgrim Street	Moses Lake	98837	Grant County	Moses Lake School District	No	No	Yes	No	(509) 766-2650	359	12	29.9	66.6%	149 (41.5%)	1 (0.3%)	197 (54.9%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.8%)	$6,465			$774			$5,690	13.1	15.6	387	8		530522003800
396	AIM High School	Public, Virtual	9-12	525 13th St	Snohomish	98290	Snohomish County	Snohomish School District	No	No	Yes	No	(360) 563-3401	174	7	23.5	41.4%	131 (75.3%)	1 (0.6%)	20 (11.5%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	2 (1.1%)	9 (5.2%)	$23,253			$611			$22,642	13.1	26.9	333	63		530802002068
397	Ellensburg Choice Schools	Public, Alternative	K-12	210 Ruby Street	Ellensburg	98926	Kittitas County	Ellensburg School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 925-8181	148	0		45.9%	102 (68.9%)	1 (0.7%)	32 (21.6%)	1 (0.7%)	2 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (6.1%)	$10,754			$72			$10,682	13			(n/a)		530246003168
398	Toppenish High School	Public	9-12	141 Ward Road	Toppenish	98948	Yakima County	Toppenish School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 865-3370	969	47	20.5	79.8%	14 (1.4%)	3 (0.3%)	884 (91.2%)	1 (0.1%)	57 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (0.9%)	$19,549			$1,248			$18,301	13	16.3	380	18		530897001534
399	Kiona-Benton City High School	Public	9-12	1205 Horne Drive	Benton City	99320	Benton County	Kiona-Benton City School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 588-2140	435	22	19.7	13.3%	187 (43.0%)	2 (0.5%)	229 (52.6%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.0%)	$18,225			$873			$17,352	13	11.8	411	12		530402000639
400	Bethel Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	7319 Eustis Hunt Rd	Spanaway	98387	Pierce County	Bethel School District	No	No	Yes	No	(253) 800-3100	482	24	20.4	61.8%	211 (43.8%)	31 (6.4%)	87 (18.0%)	8 (1.7%)	8 (1.7%)	42 (8.7%)	91 (18.9%)	$14,403			$1,521			$12,882	12.6	27.4	329	71		530048003762

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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.