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
41	Port Townsend High School	Public	9-12	1500 Van Ness St	Port Townsend	98368	Jefferson County	Port Townsend School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 379-4520	383	18	21.2	43.3%	297 (77.5%)	4 (1.0%)	36 (9.4%)	11 (2.9%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	32 (8.4%)	$21,175			$1,483			$19,692	88.6	71	106	65		530684001007
42	Ingraham High School	Public	9-12	1819 N 135 St	Seattle	98133	King County	Seattle School District No. 1	No	No	No	No	(206) 252-3880	1,391	68	20.4	31.1%	677 (48.7%)	145 (10.4%)	268 (19.3%)	108 (7.8%)	6 (0.4%)	3 (0.2%)	153 (11.0%)	$21,036			$842			$20,194	87.5	82.3	60	18		530771001187
43	Kamiak High School	Public	9-12	10801 Harbour Pointe Blvd	Mukilteo	98275	Snohomish County	Mukilteo School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 366-5400	2,384	97	24.6	36.9%	970 (40.7%)	176 (7.4%)	418 (17.5%)	507 (21.3%)	4 (0.2%)	17 (0.7%)	283 (11.9%)	$16,239			$419			$15,820	87.3	87.4	48	5		530543001188
44	Walla Walla Online	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	109 S Palouse St	Walla Walla	99362	Walla Walla County	Walla Walla Public Schools	No	No	Yes	No	(509) 526-2050	72	6	12	55.6%	44 (61.1%)	1 (1.4%)	18 (25.0%)	3 (4.2%)	1 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (5.6%)	$8,325			$827			$7,498	86.3	82.3	62	18		530945003774
45	Ballard High School	Public	9-12	1418 NW 65 St	Seattle	98117	King County	Seattle School District No. 1	No	No	No	No	(206) 252-1000	1,697	74	22.8	12.7%	1,196 (70.5%)	36 (2.1%)	160 (9.4%)	64 (3.8%)	9 (0.5%)	4 (0.2%)	192 (11.3%)	$19,213			$774			$18,439	86.3	96.9	9	36		530771001138
46	Vancouver School of Arts and Academics	Public	6-12	3101 Main St	Vancouver	98663	Clark County	Vancouver School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 313-4600	787	36	21.8	31.4%	498 (63.3%)	19 (2.4%)	132 (16.8%)	16 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	105 (13.3%)	$16,265			$529			$15,736	86.1	89.9	40	6		530927002508
47	Shorecrest High School	Public	9-12	15343 25th Avenue N.E.	Shoreline	98155	King County	Shoreline School District	No	No	No	No	(206) 393-4286	1,565	61	25.5	32.1%	780 (49.8%)	152 (9.7%)	259 (16.5%)	171 (10.9%)	4 (0.3%)	4 (0.3%)	172 (11.0%)	$16,473			$346			$16,127	86	88.8	45	2		530792001315
48	Liberty High School	Public	9-12	6404 E Spangle-Waverly Rd	Spangle	99031	Spokane County	Liberty School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 245-3229	168	12	13.9	42.9%	141 (83.9%)	1 (0.6%)	14 (8.3%)	1 (0.6%)	2 (1.2%)	1 (0.6%)	8 (4.8%)	$22,711			$797			$21,914	85.9	81.8	63	15		530438000693
49	Gig Harbor High	Public	9-12	5101 Rosedale St NW	Gig Harbor	98335	Pierce County	Peninsula School District	No	No	No	No	(253) 530-1400	1,375	53	26	15.0%	1,059 (77.0%)	12 (0.9%)	146 (10.6%)	20 (1.5%)	3 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	129 (9.4%)	$14,870			$294			$14,576	85.2	73.1	89	40		530669001793
50	West Seattle High School	Public	9-12	3000 California Av SW	Seattle	98116	King County	Seattle School District No. 1	No	No	No	No	(206) 252-8800	1,479	65	22.5	18.4%	946 (64.0%)	68 (4.6%)	183 (12.4%)	63 (4.3%)	8 (0.5%)	5 (0.3%)	189 (12.8%)	$19,281			$748			$18,533	85.1	81.1	69	19		530771001262

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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.

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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.