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
311	Lakes High School	Public	9-12	10320 Farwest DR SW	Lakewood	98498	Pierce County	Clover Park School District	No	No	No	No	(253) 583-5550	1,158	61	18.8	56.3%	348 (30.1%)	160 (13.8%)	268 (23.1%)	59 (5.1%)	9 (0.8%)	70 (6.0%)	205 (17.7%)	$20,247			$1,796			$18,451	30.5	31.4	306	5		530141000261
312	North Beach Senior High School	Public	9-12	336 State Route 115	Ocean Shores	98569	Grays Harbor County	North Beach School District No. 64	No	No	No	No	(360) 289-3888	198	13	15.4	59.6%	120 (60.6%)	3 (1.5%)	23 (11.6%)	4 (2.0%)	16 (8.1%)	4 (2.0%)	27 (13.6%)	$19,884			$538			$19,346	30.3	40.6	262	50		530570000842
313	The Community School	Public	9-12	1025 W Spofford Ave	Spokane	99205	Spokane County	Spokane School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 354-3810	165	9	18.3	49.1%	125 (75.8%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (9.1%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (13.9%)	$19,529			$483			$19,046	30.3	55.7	178	135		530825003401
314	Bridgeport High School	Public	9-12	1220 Kryger Ave	Bridgeport	98813	Douglas County	Bridgeport School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 686-8770	238	16	14.8	94.1%	9 (3.8%)	1 (0.4%)	227 (95.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$18,792			$3,122			$15,670	30.2	22.3	354	40		530072000151
315	Willapa Valley Middle-High	Public	6-12	22 Viking Way	Raymond	98561	Pacific County	Willapa Valley School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 942-2006	204	13	15.9	39.7%	166 (81.4%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (8.8%)	2 (1.0%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (7.8%)	$22,780			$1,904			$20,876	30.2	14.6	398	83		530987001673
316	Internet Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	PK, KG-12	31455 28th Ave S	Federal Way	98003	King County	Federal Way School District	No	No	Yes	No	(253) 945-2230	370	17	21.3	58.1%	122 (33.0%)	50 (13.5%)	101 (27.3%)	37 (10.0%)	5 (1.4%)	11 (3.0%)	41 (11.1%)	$18,355			$1,680			$16,676	30.1	52.7	201	115		530282002638
317	Napavine Junior Senior High School	Public	7-12	404 4th Ave NE	Napavine	98565	Lewis County	Napavine School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 262-3301	410	21	19.1	41.7%	306 (74.6%)	3 (0.7%)	69 (16.8%)	6 (1.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	24 (5.9%)	$14,682			$356			$14,326	30	39.7	271	46		530549000827
318	Lincoln High School	Public	9-12	924 W 9th St	Port Angeles	98363	Clallam County	Port Angeles School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 452-9502	59	4	13.6	78.0%	38 (64.4%)	1 (1.7%)	3 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (16.9%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (10.2%)	$21,093			$977			$20,116	29.9			(n/a)		530682000995
319	Summit VIrtual Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	305 College Street NE	Lacey	98516	Thurston County	North Thurston Public Schools	No	No	Yes	No	(360) 412-4908	355	18	19.5	56.3%	171 (48.2%)	22 (6.2%)	75 (21.1%)	12 (3.4%)	6 (1.7%)	8 (2.3%)	58 (16.3%)	$15,356			$1,376			$13,980	29.7	41.1	260	59		530585003804
320	Ephrata High School	Public	9-12	333 4th Ave NW	Ephrata	98823	Grant County	Ephrata School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 754-5285	886	44	20.1	60.4%	451 (50.9%)	11 (1.2%)	383 (43.2%)	10 (1.1%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	28 (3.2%)	$17,406			$850			$16,556	29.1	26.9	334	14		530261000386

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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.