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
671	Leland P Brown Elementary	Public	K-5	2000 26th Ave NW	Olympia	98502	Thurston County	Olympia School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 596-6800	328	22	14.8	60.7%	181 (55.2%)	12 (3.7%)	51 (15.5%)	16 (4.9%)	2 (0.6%)	10 (3.0%)	51 (15.5%)	$18,535			$1,285			$17,250	40.7	43.7	639	32		530618000927
672	Jefferson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	218 E 12th St	Port Angeles	98362	Clallam County	Port Angeles School District	No	No	No	Yes	(206) 457-4231	245	17	14.6	59.2%	172 (70.2%)	3 (1.2%)	30 (12.2%)	3 (1.2%)	9 (3.7%)	3 (1.2%)	24 (9.8%)	$19,933			$1,464			$18,469	40.7	44.9	621	51		530682001000
673	Pioneer Elementary	Public	K-5	8213 Eaglefield Dr	Arlington	98223	Snohomish County	Arlington School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 618-6230	501	32	15.4	39.3%	330 (65.9%)	10 (2.0%)	97 (19.4%)	11 (2.2%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (9.8%)	$20,414			$300			$20,114	40.7	36.2	737	64		530024002940
674	Grainger Elementary	Public	K-5	1118 5th Street S	Okanogan	98840	Okanogan County	Okanogan School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 422-3580	404	29	13.9	65.6%	213 (52.7%)	3 (0.7%)	136 (33.7%)	3 (0.7%)	31 (7.7%)	2 (0.5%)	16 (4.0%)	$19,070			$2,173			$16,896	40.6	38.4	704	30		530615000917
675	Tekoa Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	200 N Broadway	Tekoa	99033	Whitman County	Tekoa School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 284-2781	91	8	11.5	42.9%	79 (86.8%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (6.6%)	2 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (4.4%)	$22,984			$912			$22,071	40.4	34	769	94		530879001520
676	Brentwood Elementary School	Public	K-5	406 W Regina Ave	Spokane	99218	Spokane County	Mead School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 465-6200	468	27	17.2	44.4%	360 (76.9%)	10 (2.1%)	38 (8.1%)	6 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (3.4%)	37 (7.9%)	$16,410			$573			$15,837	40.4	48	588	88		530492000743
677	Glenwood Heights Primary	Public	PK, KG-4	9716 NE 134th St	Vancouver	98662	Clark County	Battle Ground School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 885-5250	638	37	17	51.6%	423 (66.3%)	22 (3.4%)	89 (13.9%)	48 (7.5%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.1%)	49 (7.7%)	$17,858			$1,743			$16,115	40.4	30.6	809	132		530038000051
678	Broad View Elementary	Public	K-4	473 SW Fairhaven Dr.	Oak Harbor	98277	Island County	Oak Harbor School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 279-5250	369	27	13.6	48.2%	185 (50.1%)	10 (2.7%)	99 (26.8%)	26 (7.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	44 (11.9%)	$20,155			$796			$19,359	40.3	36.3	734	56		530594000898
679	Southworth Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	13849 Yelm Hwy SE	Yelm	98597	Thurston County	Yelm School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 458-2500	671	33	20.1	46.5%	372 (55.4%)	26 (3.9%)	143 (21.3%)	28 (4.2%)	15 (2.2%)	13 (1.9%)	74 (11.0%)	$16,276			$564			$15,712	40.2	43	645	34		531014001715
680	Central Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5610 Second Avenue	Ferndale	98248	Whatcom County	Ferndale School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 383-9600	315	18	17.4	65.1%	184 (58.4%)	5 (1.6%)	77 (24.4%)	18 (5.7%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (9.2%)	$19,875			$1,337			$18,538	40.1	33.6	776	96		530285000458

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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.