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
241	Hayes Freedom High School	Public	9-12	1919 NE Ione St	Camas	98607	Clark County	Camas School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 833-5600	161	10	16.9	34.8%	113 (70.2%)	1 (0.6%)	25 (15.5%)	2 (1.2%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (9.3%)	$17,189			$85			$17,104	44.3	18.9	368	127		530081003200
242	Eastmont Senior High	Public	10-12	955 3rd Street NE	East Wenatchee	98802	Douglas County	Eastmont School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 884-6665	1,534	68	22.7	54.9%	656 (42.8%)	4 (0.3%)	836 (54.5%)	8 (0.5%)	3 (0.2%)	3 (0.2%)	21 (1.4%)	$16,835			$1,272			$15,563	44	33.3	301	59		530231000318
243	Emerson High School	Public	9-12	10903 NE 53rd ST	Kirkland	98033	King County	Lake Washington School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 936-2300	67	9	7.2	32.8%	37 (55.2%)	2 (3.0%)	14 (20.9%)	2 (3.0%)	1 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (9.0%)	$48,164			$163			$48,000	44	72.3	92	151		530423001784
244	Franklin High School	Public	9-12	3013 S Mt Baker Bv	Seattle	98144	King County	Seattle School District No. 1	No	No	No	No	(206) 252-6150	1,277	65	19.6	57.2%	205 (16.1%)	336 (26.3%)	308 (24.1%)	310 (24.3%)	3 (0.2%)	9 (0.7%)	97 (7.6%)	$22,081			$746			$21,335	43.7	45.8	231	13		530771001168
245	Darrington High School	Public	9-12	1085 Fir Street	Darrington	98241	Snohomish County	Darrington School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 436-1140	113	9	12.4	58.4%	83 (73.5%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (10.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (11.5%)	$27,735			$990			$26,745	43.7	45.1	238	7		530198000301
246	Columbia Virtual Academy - Kettle Falls	Public, Virtual	9-12	1275 Juniper St	Kettle Falls	99141	Stevens County	Kettle Falls School District	No	No	Yes	No	(509) 738-6625	419	12	33.7	39.1%	262 (62.5%)	22 (5.3%)	75 (17.9%)	13 (3.1%)	5 (1.2%)	3 (0.7%)	34 (8.1%)	$11,503			$277			$11,227	43.4	54.1	190	56		530399003270
247	R A Long High School	Public	9-12	2903 Nichols Blvd.	Longview	98632	Cowlitz County	Longview School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 575-7225	926	43	21.4	63.8%	540 (58.3%)	16 (1.7%)	254 (27.4%)	27 (2.9%)	7 (0.8%)	16 (1.7%)	66 (7.1%)	$17,512			$1,043			$16,469	43.2	45.5	233	14		530447000709
248	Seaview Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	905 W 9th St	Port Angeles	98363	Clallam County	Port Angeles School District	No	No	Yes	No	(360) 457-8575	238	8	29.7	65.1%	176 (73.9%)	6 (2.5%)	17 (7.1%)	3 (1.3%)	6 (2.5%)	1 (0.4%)	27 (11.3%)	$5,759			$439			$5,321	42.9	33	303	55		530682003728
249	Auburn Mountainview High School	Public	9-12	28900 124th AVE SE	Auburn	98092	King County	Auburn School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 804-4539	1,560	83	18.8	58.5%	550 (35.3%)	136 (8.7%)	380 (24.4%)	313 (20.1%)	2 (0.1%)	53 (3.4%)	126 (8.1%)	$16,445			$509			$15,936	42.5	39.9	270	21		530030002978
250	Kettle Falls High School	Public	9-12	1275 Juniper St	Kettle Falls	99141	Stevens County	Kettle Falls School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 738-6625	230	15	15.7	59.6%	185 (80.4%)	1 (0.4%)	25 (10.9%)	2 (0.9%)	5 (2.2%)	1 (0.4%)	11 (4.8%)	$17,793			$584			$17,208	42.5	54.5	187	63		530399001967

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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.