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
961	Castle Rock Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	700 Huntington Ave S	Castle Rock	98611	Cowlitz County	Castle Rock School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 501-2910	733	39	18.8	57.0%	620 (84.6%)	3 (0.4%)	80 (10.9%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	22 (3.0%)	$16,083			$615			$15,468	20.7	26.9	871	90		530099000171
962	Harriet Rowley	Public	K-5	400 53rd St	Mount Vernon	98273	Skagit County	Mount Vernon School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 428-6199	440	35	12.7	71.8%	149 (33.9%)	6 (1.4%)	239 (54.3%)	19 (4.3%)	2 (0.5%)	5 (1.1%)	20 (4.5%)	$21,029			$838			$20,191	20.4	26.9	870	92		530540003683
963	Kendall Elementary	Public	K-6	7547 Kendall Rd	Maple Falls	98266	Whatcom County	Mount Baker School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 383-2055	317	22	14.2	73.2%	209 (65.9%)	4 (1.3%)	63 (19.9%)	1 (0.3%)	10 (3.2%)	2 (0.6%)	28 (8.8%)	$20,693			$1,556			$19,138	20.3	21.3	949	14		530531002776
964	Birchwood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3200 Pinewood Ave	Bellingham	98225	Whatcom County	Bellingham School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 676-6466	335	24	13.9	58.5%	134 (40.0%)	4 (1.2%)	152 (45.4%)	6 (1.8%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (10.4%)	$20,255			$1,908			$18,347	20.2	17.9	997	33		530042000100
965	Monte Cristo Elementary	Public	3-6	1201 100th St NE	Granite Falls	98252	Snohomish County	Granite Falls School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 691-7718	502	31	16	43.6%	380 (75.7%)	6 (1.2%)	75 (14.9%)	7 (1.4%)	2 (0.4%)	4 (0.8%)	28 (5.6%)	$17,807			$353			$17,454	20.1	24	915	50		530321002482
966	Oakville Elementary	Public	K-6	103 School St	Oakville	98568	Grays Harbor County	Oakville School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 273-5946	157	10	15	66.9%	68 (43.3%)	1 (0.6%)	29 (18.5%)	1 (0.6%)	41 (26.1%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (10.8%)	$21,497			$3,029			$18,468	20	18.2	992	26		530600001858
967	Green Park Elementary School	Public	K-5	1105 E Isaacs Ave	Walla Walla	99362	Walla Walla County	Walla Walla Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 527-3077	526	34	15.2	74.3%	202 (38.4%)	5 (1.0%)	297 (56.5%)	6 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (2.9%)	$19,250			$1,909			$17,341	20	21.1	953	14		530945001602
968	Washington Virtual Academy Omak Elementary	Public, Virtual	K-5	619 West Bartlett Ave	Omak	98841	Okanogan County	Omak School District	No	No	Yes	No	(253) 591-6888	1,290	47	27.4	75.9%	623 (48.3%)	127 (9.8%)	255 (19.8%)	82 (6.4%)	14 (1.1%)	21 (1.6%)	157 (12.2%)	$10,881			$39			$10,843	19.9	18.9	987	19		530622003282
969	Sarah J Anderson Elementary	Public	K-5	2215 NE 104th St	Vancouver	98686	Clark County	Vancouver School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 313-1500	625	39	16.1	51.8%	265 (42.4%)	32 (5.1%)	243 (38.9%)	13 (2.1%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (1.8%)	60 (9.6%)	$18,282			$411			$17,871	19.9	23.3	925	44		530927001583
970	Madison Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	616 Pecks Dr.	Everett	98203	Snohomish County	Everett School District	No	No	No	Yes	(425) 385-5900	405	27	15.2	75.8%	137 (33.8%)	30 (7.4%)	166 (41.0%)	29 (7.2%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	40 (9.9%)	$22,599			$1,169			$21,430	19.9	19.3	984	14		530267000405

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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.
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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.