Best High Schools in Washington

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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
101	Bothell High School	Public	9-12	9130 NE 180 St	Bothell	98011	King County	Northshore School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 408-7000	1,740	87	20.1	23.3%	892 (51.3%)	51 (2.9%)	260 (14.9%)	304 (17.5%)	1 (0.1%)	8 (0.5%)	212 (12.2%)	$18,410			$318			$18,091	71.1	75.9	78	23		530591000876
102	Kent Laboratory Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	3-12	10515 SE 208th St	Kent	98031	King County	Kent School District	No	No	Yes	No	(253) 373-7488	291	16	17.8	40.9%	70 (24.1%)	51 (17.5%)	38 (13.1%)	93 (32.0%)	1 (0.3%)	8 (2.7%)	29 (10.0%)	$22,553			$1,250			$21,303	70.9	57.7	168	66		530396003797
103	Kamiakin High School	Public	9-12	600 North Arthur Street	Kennewick	99336	Benton County	Kennewick School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 734-3500	1,956	78	24.9	38.5%	1,150 (58.8%)	50 (2.6%)	614 (31.4%)	34 (1.7%)	9 (0.5%)	2 (0.1%)	94 (4.8%)	$14,290			$1,492			$12,797	70.8	71.5	102	1		530393000604
104	Puyallup High School	Public	10-12	105 Seventh St SW	Puyallup	98371	Pierce County	Puyallup School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 841-8711	1,815	74	24.4	40.4%	919 (50.6%)	93 (5.1%)	352 (19.4%)	150 (8.3%)	17 (0.9%)	42 (2.3%)	221 (12.2%)	$15,162			$469			$14,693	70.7	71.3	103	1		530696001038
105	Industrial Design Engineering and Arts	Public, Magnet	9-12	6701 S Park Ave	Tacoma	98444	Pierce County	Tacoma School District	No	Yes	No	No	(253) 571-7906	392	22	17.5	46.7%	186 (47.4%)	30 (7.7%)	83 (21.2%)	11 (2.8%)	5 (1.3%)	1 (0.3%)	69 (17.6%)	$18,920			$569			$18,351	70.7	50.6	213	108		530870003575
106	Lake Stevens Senior High School	Public	10-12	2908 113th Ave NE	Lake Stevens	98258	Snohomish County	Lake Stevens School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 335-1515	2,205	92	24	31.7%	1,318 (59.8%)	83 (3.8%)	386 (17.5%)	158 (7.2%)	11 (0.5%)	9 (0.4%)	240 (10.9%)	$16,541			$545			$15,996	70.6	74	86	20		530420000653
107	Sammamish Senior High	Public	9-12	100 140th Avenue SE	Bellevue	98005	King County	Bellevue School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 456-7600	1,363	62	21.9	43.3%	419 (30.7%)	89 (6.5%)	419 (30.7%)	262 (19.2%)	3 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	155 (11.4%)	$19,771			$652			$19,119	70.6	59.5	155	48		530039000085
108	Palouse High School	Public	9-12	600 E Alder Street	Palouse	99161	Whitman County	Palouse School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 878-1921	57	7	7.7	35.1%	52 (91.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.8%)	$35,485			$1,459			$34,025	70.5			(n/a)		530654000152
109	Mt Spokane High School	Public	9-12	6015 E Mt. Spokane Park Dr	Mead	99021	Spokane County	Mead School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 465-7200	1,482	73	20.2	35.4%	1,234 (83.3%)	17 (1.1%)	82 (5.5%)	19 (1.3%)	8 (0.5%)	24 (1.6%)	94 (6.3%)	$16,013			$271			$15,743	69.4	63.5	136	27		530492002599
110	Hanford High School	Public	9-12	450 Hanford Street	Richland	99352	Benton County	Richland School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 967-6500	1,959	86	22.8	32.7%	1,253 (64.0%)	33 (1.7%)	446 (22.8%)	100 (5.1%)	11 (0.6%)	4 (0.2%)	104 (5.3%)	$15,596			$274			$15,323	69.4	72	98	12		530732001095

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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:

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

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.