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
401	Hulan L Whitson Elementary	Public	K-4	450 N Main Street	White Salmon	98672	Klickitat County	White Salmon Valley School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 493-1560	352	21	16.5	45.7%	220 (62.5%)	1 (0.3%)	106 (30.1%)	3 (0.9%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.7%)	$19,219			$784			$18,435	62.8	47.8	589	188		530981001665
402	Northwood Elementary	Public	K-6	9805 24th St E	Edgewood	98371	Pierce County	Puyallup School District	No	No	No	No	(253) 841-8740	732	43	16.9	43.3%	318 (43.4%)	44 (6.0%)	108 (14.8%)	112 (15.3%)	6 (0.8%)	27 (3.7%)	117 (16.0%)	$16,794			$328			$16,466	62.6	61.6	425	23		530696001037
403	Crestwood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	25225 180th Ave SE	Covington	98042	King County	Kent School District	No	No	No	No	(253) 373-7634	386	25	15.4	38.9%	177 (45.9%)	40 (10.4%)	51 (13.2%)	55 (14.2%)	4 (1.0%)	7 (1.8%)	52 (13.5%)	$21,845			$826			$21,019	62.6	69.1	329	74		530396001779
404	Westgate Elementary	Public	K-6	9601 220th St SW	Edmonds	98020	Snohomish County	Edmonds School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 431-7470	472	32	14.8	37.5%	248 (52.5%)	27 (5.7%)	113 (23.9%)	39 (8.3%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.1%)	39 (8.3%)	$19,135			$243			$18,891	62.6	65.9	369	35		530240000363
405	Quilcene High And Elementary	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	294715 Highway 101	Quilcene	98376	Jefferson County	Quilcene School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 765-3363	207	14	15.1	61.8%	156 (75.4%)	2 (1.0%)	18 (8.7%)	2 (1.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (13.5%)	$28,630			$1,036			$27,594	62.5	59.4	453	48		530699001045
406	Cle Elum Roslyn Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2696 Sr 903	Cle Elum	98922	Kittitas County	Cle Elum-Roslyn School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 852-4935	489	28	17.2	41.7%	426 (87.1%)	1 (0.2%)	38 (7.8%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.9%)	$18,535			$1,566			$16,969	62.3	58.8	459	53		530135000241
407	Olympic View Elementary	Public	K-5	1330 Horne Ave NE	Lacey	98516	Thurston County	North Thurston Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(360) 412-4660	552	37	14.7	46.7%	224 (40.6%)	29 (5.3%)	140 (25.4%)	53 (9.6%)	4 (0.7%)	15 (2.7%)	87 (15.8%)	$16,994			$626			$16,369	62.1	62.9	411	4		530585000870
408	Maplewood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	1110 W Pioneer	Puyallup	98371	Pierce County	Puyallup School District	No	No	No	No	(253) 841-8737	371	22	16.6	37.2%	234 (63.1%)	6 (1.6%)	49 (13.2%)	21 (5.7%)	1 (0.3%)	9 (2.4%)	51 (13.7%)	$19,109			$581			$18,528	62.1	52.8	523	115		530696001034
409	Beacon Hill International School	Public	K-5	2025 14 Av S	Seattle	98144	King County	Seattle School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(206) 252-2700	348	26	13.5	50.6%	65 (18.7%)	22 (6.3%)	118 (33.9%)	96 (27.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (12.9%)	$24,007			$954			$23,053	62.1	71	304	105		530771001140
410	Camas Prairie Elementary	Public	K-5	320 176th Street East	Spanaway	98387	Pierce County	Bethel School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 800-7400	529	39	13.5	67.9%	151 (28.5%)	47 (8.9%)	140 (26.5%)	29 (5.5%)	1 (0.2%)	57 (10.8%)	104 (19.7%)	$20,664			$1,504			$19,160	62.1	67.6	347	63		530048002202

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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.

Educational resources:

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

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.