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
491	Meridian Parent Partnership Program	Public	K-8	240 W Laurel Rd	Bellingham	98226	Whatcom County	Meridian School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 398-9324	208	8	26.3	24.5%	178 (85.6%)	1 (0.5%)	11 (5.3%)	2 (1.0%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (6.7%)	$11,592			$78			$11,515	55.5	51.4	544	53		530501003036
492	Tumwater Hill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3120 Ridgeview St SW	Tumwater	98512	Thurston County	Tumwater School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 709-7300	400	24	16.4	37.5%	215 (53.8%)	14 (3.5%)	85 (21.3%)	35 (8.8%)	5 (1.3%)	2 (0.5%)	43 (10.8%)	$17,741			$871			$16,870	55.2	50.3	557	65		530910002381
493	La Center Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	700 East 4th Street	La Center	98629	Clark County	La Center School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 263-2134	789	47	16.7	32.8%	639 (81.0%)	5 (0.6%)	86 (10.9%)	7 (0.9%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.4%)	41 (5.2%)	$16,533			$537			$15,996	55.1	47.3	593	100		530417000650
494	Talbot Hill Elementary School	Public	K-5	2300 Talbot Rd S	Renton	98055	King County	Renton School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 204-4900	445	27	16.4	49.0%	77 (17.3%)	56 (12.6%)	131 (29.4%)	110 (24.7%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.4%)	55 (12.4%)	$20,787			$1,369			$19,418	55	55.5	494			530723001085
495	Three Rivers Home Link	Public, Alternative	K-12	1710 Van Giesen	Richland	99352	Benton County	Richland School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 967-6450	756	20	38.3	21.6%	638 (84.4%)	5 (0.7%)	69 (9.1%)	7 (0.9%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (4.6%)	$12,578			$158			$12,420	54.8	66.6	361	134		530732003273
496	Adams Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	14707 E 8th Ave	Spokane Valley	99037	Spokane County	Central Valley School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 558-4000	376	28	13.2	61.7%	261 (69.4%)	10 (2.7%)	58 (15.4%)	6 (1.6%)	8 (2.1%)	7 (1.9%)	26 (6.9%)	$17,585			$1,138			$16,447	54.7	44.2	632	136		530111000187
497	Zillah Intermediate School	Public	3-5	303 Second Avenue	Zillah	98953	Yakima County	Zillah School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 829-5555	270	16	16.8	65.9%	99 (36.7%)	1 (0.4%)	145 (53.7%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.3%)	$16,058			$946			$15,112	54.7	51.4	543	46		531017001896
498	Pasadena Park Elementary	Public	1-5	8508 E Upriver Drive	Spokane	99212	Spokane County	West Valley School District (Spokane)	No	No	No	No	(509) 922-5480	362	22	16.2	48.1%	282 (77.9%)	7 (1.9%)	34 (9.4%)	14 (3.9%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	22 (6.1%)	$16,259			$1,109			$15,150	54.6	53.7	512	14		530969001646
499	Willapa Elementary	Public	K-5	845 Willapa 4th Street	Raymond	98577	Pacific County	Willapa Valley School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 942-3311	140	10	13.4	45.0%	102 (72.9%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (13.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (12.9%)	$20,713			$1,697			$19,015	54.4	61.4	429	70		530987001672
500	Rainier Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	600 W 3rd	Rainier	98576	Thurston County	Rainier School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 446-4020	493	30	16.5	45.6%	390 (79.1%)	2 (0.4%)	58 (11.8%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.6%)	1 (0.2%)	34 (6.9%)	$15,565			$864			$14,700	54.4	62.7	414	86		530711002537

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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:

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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.