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
301	Explorer Academy	Public, Alternative	K-12	1723 Wolves Dr	Port Orchard	98366	Kitsap County	South Kitsap School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 443-3605	286	11	26	46.5%	191 (66.8%)	2 (0.7%)	38 (13.3%)	5 (1.7%)	3 (1.0%)	5 (1.7%)	40 (14.0%)	$12,298			$274			$12,024	32.7	30	313	12		530816002575
302	Toutle Lake High School	Public	7-12	5050 Spirit Lake Hwy	Toutle	98649	Cowlitz County	Toutle Lake School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 274-6132	308	16	19.4	49.7%	259 (84.1%)	1 (0.3%)	23 (7.5%)	3 (1.0%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.2%)	$18,231			$103			$18,128	32.6	31.1	308	6		530903001538
303	Tonasket High School	Public	9-12	35hs Highway 20	Tonasket	98855	Okanogan County	Tonasket School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 486-2161	280	24	11.4	71.1%	150 (53.6%)	2 (0.7%)	111 (39.6%)	2 (0.7%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.3%)	$19,861			$1,823			$18,037	32.3	33.9	298	5		530894001530
304	Thorp Elementary & Junior Senior High	Public, Alternative	K-12	10831 N Thorp Hwy	Thorp	98946	Kittitas County	Thorp School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 964-2107	247	20	12.1	53.8%	194 (78.5%)	1 (0.4%)	28 (11.3%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (8.9%)	$22,347			$721			$21,626	32.1			(n/a)		530885001525
305	Spanaway Lake High School	Public	9-12	1305 168th Street East	Spanaway	98387	Pierce County	Bethel School District	No	No	No	No	(253) 800-5600	1,787	79	22.7	60.5%	500 (28.0%)	243 (13.6%)	437 (24.5%)	126 (7.1%)	20 (1.1%)	158 (8.8%)	299 (16.7%)	$16,697			$1,532			$15,165	32.1	32.5	304	1		530048001821
306	State Street High School	Public	9-12	800 State Street	Sedro Woolley	98284	Skagit County	Sedro-Woolley School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 855-3550	159	6	27.7	58.5%	104 (65.4%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (25.2%)	1 (0.6%)	4 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (5.0%)	$18,221			$1,319			$16,902	31.5	10.1	415	109		530774002148
307	Mark Morris High School	Public	9-12	1602 Mark Morris Court	Longview	98632	Cowlitz County	Longview School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 575-7663	912	45	20.3	53.4%	617 (67.7%)	8 (0.9%)	191 (20.9%)	14 (1.5%)	9 (1.0%)	13 (1.4%)	59 (6.5%)	$17,220			$1,167			$16,053	31.4	47.2	221	86		530447000703
308	West Valley High School	Public	9-12	8301 E Buckeye	Spokane	99212	Spokane County	West Valley School District (Spokane)	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 922-5488	836	39	21.2	50.4%	637 (76.2%)	18 (2.2%)	99 (11.8%)	13 (1.6%)	3 (0.4%)	10 (1.2%)	56 (6.7%)	$17,118			$1,114			$16,004	30.9	45	240	68		530969001648
309	White Pass Junior Senior High School	Public	7-12	516 Silverbrook Road	Randle	98377	Lewis County	White Pass School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 497-5816	147	11	13.1	61.2%	115 (78.2%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (12.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (8.8%)	$25,827			$1,154			$24,673	30.8	45.8	230	79		530975001659
310	Weston High School	Public	9-12	4407 172nd Street NE	Arlington	98223	Snohomish County	Arlington School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 618-6340	107	11	9.7	51.4%	82 (76.6%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (14.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (8.4%)	$33,044			$676			$32,368	30.8	30.5	311	1		530024002074

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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:

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

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.