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
121	Stadium High School	Public	9-12	111 N E St	Tacoma	98403	Pierce County	Tacoma School District	No	No	No	No	(253) 571-3100	1,700	72	23.4	38.2%	818 (48.1%)	125 (7.4%)	309 (18.2%)	155 (9.1%)	9 (0.5%)	20 (1.2%)	259 (15.2%)	$16,884			$938			$15,947	66.7	73.1	90	31		530870001502
122	Sumner High School	Public	9-12	1707 Main St	Sumner	98390	Pierce County	Sumner-Bonney Lake School District	No	No	No	No	(253) 891-5500	1,857	82	22.5	34.8%	1,172 (63.1%)	37 (2.0%)	338 (18.2%)	76 (4.1%)	14 (0.8%)	13 (0.7%)	206 (11.1%)	$15,738			$247			$15,491	66.6	73.6	88	34		530861001446
123	Stevenson High School	Public	9-12	390 NW Gropper Road	Stevenson	98648	Skamania County	Stevenson-Carson School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 427-5631	271	13	20.2	53.5%	207 (76.4%)	1 (0.4%)	42 (15.5%)	1 (0.4%)	5 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.5%)	$19,820			$488			$19,331	66.4	78.5	76	47		530852001436
124	Homelink River	Public, Alternative	K-12	610a SW Eaton Blvd.	Battle Ground	98604	Clark County	Battle Ground School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 334-8200	901	41	21.9	34.9%	731 (81.1%)	10 (1.1%)	79 (8.8%)	20 (2.2%)	4 (0.4%)	3 (0.3%)	51 (5.7%)	$14,932			$352			$14,579	66.4	69.2	118	6		530038002857
125	Cleveland High School STEM	Public	9-12	5511 15 Ave S	Seattle	98108	King County	Seattle School District No. 1	No	No	No	No	(206) 252-7800	875	45	19.6	50.1%	120 (13.7%)	144 (16.5%)	100 (11.4%)	420 (48.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	81 (9.3%)	$23,287			$782			$22,505	66	69.2	117	8		530771001150
126	Port Angeles High School	Public	9-12	304 E Park Ave	Port Angeles	98362	Clallam County	Port Angeles School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 452-7602	974	48	20.3	47.8%	690 (70.8%)	7 (0.7%)	94 (9.7%)	17 (1.7%)	48 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	108 (11.1%)	$18,517			$691			$17,826	66	64.1	131	5		530682001002
127	Dayton High School	Public	9-12	614 S Third Street	Dayton	99328	Columbia County	Dayton School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 382-4775	88	10	8.9	42.0%	72 (81.8%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (15.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.3%)	$32,394			$1,268			$31,126	66	52.1	204	77		530204000305
128	Montesano Junior-Senior High	Public	7-12	303 North Church	Montesano	98563	Grays Harbor County	Montesano School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 249-4041	698	34	20.4	38.1%	542 (77.7%)	4 (0.6%)	82 (11.7%)	11 (1.6%)	8 (1.1%)	2 (0.3%)	49 (7.0%)	$15,621			$264			$15,357	65.7	66.8	121	7		530516000780
129	Naches Valley High School	Public	9-12	101 W Fifth Street	Naches	98937	Yakima County	Naches Valley School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 653-1732	399	23	17.6	46.9%	283 (70.9%)	2 (0.5%)	99 (24.8%)	3 (0.8%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.3%)	$18,918			$548			$18,370	65.1	54.6	186	57		530546000825
130	Olympia Regional Learning Academy	Public, Alternative	K-12	2400 15th Ave SE	Olympia	98501	Thurston County	Olympia School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 596-7730	345	26	13	23.2%	190 (55.1%)	4 (1.2%)	45 (13.0%)	24 (7.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (11.9%)	$15,875			$286			$15,589	65	70.7	108	22		530618003205

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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.