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
551	Cascade View Elementary	Public	K-6	2401 Park Avenue	Snohomish	98290	Snohomish County	Snohomish School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 563-7000	412	28	14.5	26.7%	261 (63.3%)	6 (1.5%)	58 (14.1%)	40 (9.7%)	3 (0.7%)	4 (1.0%)	37 (9.0%)	$21,604			$76			$21,528	51	56.7	484	67		530802002354
552	Evergreen Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1820 Key Peninsula Hwy KPS	Lakebay	98349	Pierce County	Peninsula School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 530-1300	336	21	16	58.0%	253 (75.3%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (13.7%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	32 (9.5%)	$20,126			$1,176			$18,949	51	58.3	466	86		530669000982
553	Indian Trail Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4102 W Woodside Ave	Spokane	99208	Spokane County	Spokane School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 354-3100	303	22	13.7	38.0%	218 (71.9%)	4 (1.3%)	35 (11.6%)	6 (2.0%)	2 (0.7%)	5 (1.7%)	33 (10.9%)	$18,971			$1,038			$17,933	50.9	54.3	503	50		530825001383
554	James Sales Elementary	Public	K-5	1301 113th Street S	Tacoma	98444	Pierce County	Franklin Pierce School District	No	No	No	No	(253) 298-4205	387	24	16.1	75.2%	101 (26.1%)	49 (12.7%)	129 (33.3%)	11 (2.8%)	6 (1.6%)	36 (9.3%)	55 (14.2%)	$20,098			$1,027			$19,072	50.2	61	434	120		530294000477
555	Olympic Peninsula Academy	Public, Alternative	K-12	400 N. 2nd Ave	Sequim	98382	Clallam County	Sequim School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 582-3403	117	7	17.9	47.0%	97 (82.9%)	1 (0.9%)	7 (6.0%)	1 (0.9%)	3 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (6.0%)	$18,134			$1,171			$16,963	50.2	61.6	424	131		530783002552
556	Byron Kibler Elementary School	Public	K-5	2057 Kibler Ave	Enumclaw	98022	King County	Enumclaw School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 272-5421	442	26	16.7	35.1%	324 (73.3%)	1 (0.2%)	87 (19.7%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.9%)	$18,003			$709			$17,294	50.1	59.7	450	106		530000100377
557	Rocky Ridge Elementary	Public	K-5	6514 260th Street East	Graham	98338	Pierce County	Bethel School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 800-5000	430	28	15.3	60.9%	232 (54.0%)	13 (3.0%)	90 (20.9%)	2 (0.5%)	5 (1.2%)	14 (3.3%)	74 (17.2%)	$19,718			$1,480			$18,237	50	41.1	665	108		530048001925
558	Twin Lakes Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4400 SW 320th St	Federal Way	98023	King County	Federal Way School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 945-4200	371	23	16.4	72.5%	82 (22.1%)	71 (19.1%)	107 (28.8%)	21 (5.7%)	2 (0.5%)	20 (5.4%)	68 (18.3%)	$20,669			$1,551			$19,118	49.9	42.7	650	92		530282000453
559	Thompson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1105 W 2nd ST	Grandview	98930	Yakima County	Grandview School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 882-8550	549	32	17	83.2%	37 (6.7%)	7 (1.3%)	498 (90.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.9%)	$19,135			$1,616			$17,519	49.8	40.1	678	119		530315000500
560	Evergreen Heights Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5602 S 316th St	Auburn	98001	King County	Auburn School District	No	No	No	No	(253) 931-4974	457	28	16.2	54.0%	109 (23.9%)	39 (8.5%)	124 (27.1%)	101 (22.1%)	2 (0.4%)	34 (7.4%)	48 (10.5%)	$18,826			$523			$18,302	49.6	49.4	571	11		530030000035

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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.
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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.