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
151	Union Ridge Elementary	Public	K-4	330 N Fifth Ave	Ridgefield	98642	Clark County	Ridgefield School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 750-7600	708	47	15	27.1%	516 (72.9%)	7 (1.0%)	94 (13.3%)	15 (2.1%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.6%)	70 (9.9%)	$18,280			$42			$18,239	85.9	84.8	164	13		530735001107
152	Orchard Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1600 Gala Way	Richland	99352	Benton County	Richland School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 967-6175	594	31	19.4	24.4%	395 (66.5%)	5 (0.8%)	88 (14.8%)	62 (10.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	43 (7.2%)	$17,018			$330			$16,688	85.7	87.3	138	14		530732003540
153	Swift Water Elementary	Public	K-5	10811 Harbor Hill Drive	Gig Harbor	98332	Pierce County	Peninsula School District	No	No	No	No	(253) 530-4900	519	31	16.6	13.5%	377 (72.6%)	2 (0.4%)	47 (9.1%)	23 (4.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	68 (13.1%)	$18,308			$259			$18,049	85.7	84.5	168	15		530669003806
154	Ignite Family Academy	Public	K-8	411 6th Avenue NE	Lacey	98516	Thurston County	North Thurston Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(360) 412-4907	100	4	25	12.0%	76 (76.0%)	1 (1.0%)	11 (11.0%)	3 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (9.0%)	$14,421			$516			$13,905	85.7	79.4	228	74		530585003803
155	Cherry Valley Elementary School	Public	K-5	26701 NE Cherry Valley Rd	Duvall	98019	King County	Riverview School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 844-4750	445	29	15.1	17.3%	291 (65.4%)	3 (0.7%)	66 (14.8%)	50 (11.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (7.6%)	$17,422			$416			$17,006	85.7	83.5	183	28		530456000715
156	Beachwood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	8890 Concord Avenue	Joint Base Lewis McChord	98433	Pierce County	Clover Park School District	No	No	No	No	(253) 583-5260	397	25	15.9	48.9%	150 (37.8%)	38 (9.6%)	131 (33.0%)	11 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.3%)	46 (11.6%)	$21,728			$1,412			$20,317	85.6	89.5	116	40		530141000246
157	Penny Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4117 132nd St. SE	Everett	98208	Snohomish County	Everett School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 385-7200	791	46	17.1	35.3%	303 (38.3%)	46 (5.8%)	125 (15.8%)	243 (30.7%)	5 (0.6%)	3 (0.4%)	66 (8.3%)	$18,500			$380			$18,120	85.6	87.6	135	22		530267002669
158	Magnolia Elementary School	Public	K-5	2418 24th Ave W	Seattle	98199	King County	Seattle School District No. 1	No	No	No	No	(206) 743-3800	320	25	12.8	12.8%	201 (62.8%)	9 (2.8%)	33 (10.3%)	35 (10.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (13.1%)	$25,397			$984			$24,413	85.6	86.6	146	12		530771003714
159	Lowell Elementary School	Public	K-5	810 Mr. Dahl DR	Tacoma	98403	Pierce County	Tacoma School District	No	No	No	No	(253) 571-7200	331	17	19	30.2%	203 (61.3%)	6 (1.8%)	45 (13.6%)	14 (4.2%)	4 (1.2%)	1 (0.3%)	58 (17.5%)	$20,151			$639			$19,512	85.5	88.9	124	35		530870001478
160	Meadow Ridge Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	15601 N Freya St	Mead	99021	Spokane County	Mead School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 465-6600	453	23	20.1	35.1%	339 (74.8%)	7 (1.5%)	23 (5.1%)	11 (2.4%)	2 (0.4%)	18 (4.0%)	53 (11.7%)	$14,808			$132			$14,676	85.5	83	191	31		530492000545

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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

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Magnet Schools: Unleashing the Power of Education

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.