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
91	Medical Lake High School	Public	9-12	200 E. Barker St.	Medical Lake	99022	Spokane County	Medical Lake School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 565-3200	506	28	17.9	40.3%	381 (75.3%)	10 (2.0%)	50 (9.9%)	12 (2.4%)	4 (0.8%)	3 (0.6%)	42 (8.3%)	$17,380			$985			$16,395	73.8	54.9	183	92		530495000755
92	Peninsula High School	Public	9-12	14105 Purdy Dr NW	Gig Harbor	98332	Pierce County	Peninsula School District	No	No	No	No	(253) 530-4400	1,345	63	21.1	26.1%	963 (71.6%)	15 (1.1%)	156 (11.6%)	32 (2.4%)	7 (0.5%)	7 (0.5%)	162 (12.0%)	$16,933			$306			$16,627	73.1	70.2	112	20		530669000985
93	General William H. Harrison Preparatory School	Public	6-12	9103 Lakewood Dr SW	Lakewood	98499	Pierce County	Clover Park School District	No	No	No	No	(253) 583-5418	738	40	18.4	63.1%	221 (29.9%)	73 (9.9%)	295 (40.0%)	38 (5.1%)	3 (0.4%)	17 (2.3%)	91 (12.3%)	$19,824			$1,376			$18,448	73	70.5	111	18		530141003000
94	Snohomish High School	Public	9-12	1316 Fifth Street	Snohomish	98290	Snohomish County	Snohomish School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 563-4019	1,496	65	22.8	25.2%	1,093 (73.1%)	12 (0.8%)	222 (14.8%)	52 (3.5%)	6 (0.4%)	2 (0.1%)	98 (6.6%)	$18,730			$176			$18,555	72.8	59.3	156	62		530802001328
95	Klahowya Secondary	Public	6-12	7607 NW Newberry Hill Rd	Silverdale	98383	Kitsap County	Central Kitsap School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 662-4000	1,016	49	20.6	32.0%	752 (74.0%)	11 (1.1%)	88 (8.7%)	25 (2.5%)	5 (0.5%)	4 (0.4%)	126 (12.4%)	$19,021			$826			$18,194	72.5	81.1	68	27		530108002524
96	Orcas Island High School	Public	9-12	715 School Rd	Eastsound	98245	San Juan County	Orcas Island School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 376-2287	177	12	14.6	46.9%	105 (59.3%)	1 (0.6%)	56 (31.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (7.9%)	$19,519			$799			$18,720	72.2	64.9	126	30		530630000945
97	Edmonds Woodway High School	Public	9-12	7600 212th Street SW	Edmonds	98026	Snohomish County	Edmonds School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 431-7900	1,605	67	24.1	39.6%	776 (48.3%)	142 (8.8%)	392 (24.4%)	197 (12.3%)	10 (0.6%)	18 (1.1%)	59 (3.7%)	$17,950			$529			$17,421	72.1	74.2	84	13		530240002673
98	Meridian High School	Public	9-12	194 W Laurel Road	Bellingham	98226	Whatcom County	Meridian School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 398-8111	534	26	20.7	36.1%	326 (61.0%)	3 (0.6%)	115 (21.5%)	45 (8.4%)	4 (0.7%)	3 (0.6%)	38 (7.1%)	$19,937			$224			$19,713	71.7	71.6	101	3		530501000768
99	Science and Math Institute	Public, Magnet	9-12	5501 N. Pearl St	Tacoma	98407	Pierce County	Tacoma School District	No	Yes	No	No	(253) 571-2300	597	29	20.5	35.7%	319 (53.4%)	45 (7.5%)	89 (14.9%)	42 (7.0%)	3 (0.5%)	3 (0.5%)	86 (14.4%)	$16,923			$539			$16,384	71.5	80.3	71	28		530870003286
100	Naselle-Grays River Valley Junior Senior High Schools	Public	6-12	793 Sr 4	Naselle	98638	Pacific County	Naselle-Grays River Valley School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 484-7121	189	10	18.2	65.6%	146 (77.2%)	4 (2.1%)	19 (10.1%)	3 (1.6%)	4 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (6.9%)	$23,664			$581			$23,083	71.1	57.6	169	69		530552000831

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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.