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
131	Lynden Academy	Public, Alternative	K-12	1986 Main St Suite A	Lynden	98264	Whatcom County	Lynden School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 354-6675	419	12	33.7	4.8%	366 (87.4%)	6 (1.4%)	26 (6.2%)	8 (1.9%)	5 (1.2%)	3 (0.7%)	5 (1.2%)	$10,829			$940			$9,889	65	57.9	167	36		530462003022
132	Skagit Academy	Public, Alternative	K-12	2001 Cleveland Ave	Mount Vernon	98273	Skagit County	Mount Vernon School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 428-6206	300	11	28.5	45.0%	235 (78.3%)	1 (0.3%)	40 (13.3%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	20 (6.7%)	$4,475			$413			$4,062	64.8	80.2	72	60		530540003006
133	North Thurston High School	Public	9-12	600 Sleater Kinney Rd NE	Lacey	98506	Thurston County	North Thurston Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(360) 412-4800	1,378	64	21.4	50.2%	579 (42.0%)	60 (4.4%)	368 (26.7%)	125 (9.1%)	9 (0.7%)	50 (3.6%)	181 (13.1%)	$16,949			$540			$16,410	64.5	56.6	175	42		530585000869
134	Mountlake Terrace High School	Public	9-12	21801 44th Ave W	Mountlake Terrace	98043	Snohomish County	Edmonds School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 431-7776	1,456	63	23.2	36.3%	719 (49.4%)	143 (9.8%)	263 (18.1%)	221 (15.2%)	6 (0.4%)	18 (1.2%)	66 (4.5%)	$18,922			$648			$18,274	64.3	72.3	93	41		530240000356
135	Emerald Ridge High School	Public	10-12	12405 184th St E	Puyallup	98374	Pierce County	Puyallup School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 435-6300	1,599	65	24.4	43.7%	730 (45.7%)	144 (9.0%)	337 (21.1%)	107 (6.7%)	21 (1.3%)	47 (2.9%)	198 (12.4%)	$15,368			$606			$14,762	64.2	64	132	3		530696002809
136	Camas Connect Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	841 NE 22nd Ave	Camas	98607	Clark County	Camas School District	No	No	Yes	No	(360) 335-3000	155	10	16.3	36.1%	106 (68.4%)	7 (4.5%)	20 (12.9%)	2 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (11.6%)	$14,503			$736			$13,767	64.2	49.2	217	81		530081003823
137	Central Valley High School	Public	9-12	821 S Sullivan Rd	Spokane Valley	99037	Spokane County	Central Valley School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 558-5100	1,380	63	21.9	42.4%	1,042 (75.5%)	33 (2.4%)	104 (7.5%)	45 (3.3%)	19 (1.4%)	43 (3.1%)	90 (6.5%)	$15,745			$86			$15,659	63.9	58.2	163	26		530111000191
138	Columbia River High	Public	9-12	800 NW 99th St	Vancouver	98665	Clark County	Vancouver School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 313-3900	1,138	52	21.9	32.6%	709 (62.3%)	23 (2.0%)	214 (18.8%)	43 (3.8%)	8 (0.7%)	11 (1.0%)	122 (10.7%)	$18,161			$779			$17,383	63.1	74.1	85	53		530927001557
139	Friday Harbor High School	Public	9-12	45 Blair Avenue	Friday Harbor	98250	San Juan County	San Juan Island School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 378-5215	255	15	17.1	41.2%	189 (74.1%)	2 (0.8%)	49 (19.2%)	2 (0.8%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.9%)	$21,298			$574			$20,724	62.9	88	47	92		530765001125
140	Washougal High School	Public	9-12	1201 39th St	Washougal	98671	Clark County	Washougal School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 954-3100	942	39	24	39.9%	727 (77.2%)	8 (0.8%)	139 (14.8%)	10 (1.1%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	54 (5.7%)	$16,071			$286			$15,784	62.6	53.6	195	55		530954001624

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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

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

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.