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
251	Tacoma School of the Arts	Public	9-12	302 S. Ninth Street	Tacoma	98402	Pierce County	Tacoma School District	No	No	No	No	(253) 571-7900	658	34	19.5	45.7%	292 (44.4%)	64 (9.7%)	134 (20.4%)	22 (3.3%)	10 (1.5%)	7 (1.1%)	113 (17.2%)	$17,660			$830			$16,830	42.4	47.9	219	32		530870002846
252	Washington Connections Academy Goldendale	Public, Virtual, Magnet, Alternative	K-12	4501 Intelco Loop SE Suite 201	Lacey	98503	Thurston County	Goldendale School District	No	Yes	Yes	No	(509) 818-0509	2,121	74	28.8	41.9%	1,310 (61.8%)	103 (4.9%)	389 (18.3%)	65 (3.1%)	21 (1.0%)	26 (1.2%)	205 (9.7%)	$9,904			$86			$9,819	42.3	45.2	236	16		530309003751
253	East Valley High School	Public	9-12	15711 E Wellesley Ave	Spokane Valley	99216	Spokane County	East Valley School District (Spokane)	No	No	No	No	(509) 927-3200	912	47	19.2	59.2%	647 (70.9%)	20 (2.2%)	126 (13.8%)	11 (1.2%)	10 (1.1%)	17 (1.9%)	69 (7.6%)	$19,980			$888			$19,093	41.7	43.3	252	1		530228000312
254	Cusick Junior Senior High School	Public	6-12	305 Monumental Way	Cusick	99119	Pend Oreille County	Cusick School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 445-1125	147	14	10.8	67.3%	76 (51.7%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (14.3%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (21.1%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (12.2%)	$26,685			$3,998			$22,687	41.6	16.2	381	127		530192000297
255	Mariner High School	Public	9-12	200 120th Street SW	Everett	98204	Snohomish County	Mukilteo School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 366-5700	2,106	101	20.9	62.5%	506 (24.0%)	219 (10.4%)	913 (43.4%)	235 (11.2%)	3 (0.1%)	64 (3.0%)	153 (7.3%)	$19,177			$429			$18,748	41.4	44	248	7		530543000818
256	Graham Kapowsin High School	Public	9-12	22100 108th Ave E	Graham	98338	Pierce County	Bethel School District	No	No	No	No	(253) 800-6100	2,087	86	24.1	47.9%	940 (45.0%)	149 (7.1%)	425 (20.4%)	105 (5.0%)	19 (0.9%)	111 (5.3%)	338 (16.2%)	$15,170			$1,041			$14,129	41.4	28.8	321	65		530048003003
257	Mount Rainier High School	Public	9-12	22450 19th Ave S	Des Moines	98198	King County	Highline School District	No	No	No	Yes	(206) 631-7000	1,846	77	24	58.8%	421 (22.8%)	294 (15.9%)	649 (35.2%)	229 (12.4%)	6 (0.3%)	60 (3.3%)	175 (9.5%)	$17,640			$1,220			$16,420	41.2	33.5	299	42		530354000538
258	Secondary Academy for Success	Public	9-12	22107 23rd Dr SE	Bothell	98021	Snohomish County	Northshore School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 408-6600	76	10	7.5	43.4%	42 (55.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (18.4%)	5 (6.6%)	1 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (13.2%)	$36,077			$1,889			$34,187	41.2	71.9	100	158		530591000892
259	Lindbergh Senior High School	Public	9-12	16426 128th Ave SE	Renton	98058	King County	Renton School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 204-3200	1,201	58	20.7	50.0%	233 (19.4%)	191 (15.9%)	313 (26.1%)	327 (27.2%)	4 (0.3%)	18 (1.5%)	112 (9.3%)	$19,612			$1,278			$18,333	41.2	36.4	286	27		530723001077
260	South Bend High School	Public	7-12	400 E. 1st	South Bend	98586	Pacific County	South Bend School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 875-5707	258	16	15.7	70.5%	105 (40.7%)	0 (0.0%)	124 (48.1%)	4 (1.6%)	5 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (7.8%)	$26,482			$1,257			$25,225	41.1	33.4	300	40		530810001337

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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.