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
771	Gold Bar Elementary	Public	K-5	419 Lewis Ave	Gold Bar	98251	Snohomish County	Sultan School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 793-9840	313	23	13.8	56.5%	208 (66.5%)	6 (1.9%)	79 (25.2%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	15 (4.8%)	$21,481			$826			$20,655	33.7	34.7	758	13		530855000541
772	Naches Trail Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	15505 Waller Road East	Tacoma	98446	Pierce County	Bethel School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 800-8700	519	32	16.4	57.4%	193 (37.2%)	50 (9.6%)	117 (22.5%)	28 (5.4%)	5 (1.0%)	22 (4.2%)	104 (20.0%)	$22,960			$1,689			$21,271	33.6	42.8	648	124		530048001749
773	Cascade Elementary School	Public	K-5	505 South Highland Drive	Kennewick	99337	Benton County	Kennewick School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 585-3400	509	31	16.4	51.9%	254 (49.9%)	5 (1.0%)	223 (43.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	23 (4.5%)	$15,177			$1,136			$14,041	33.5	28.7	839	66		530393001839
774	Newport Home Link	Public, Alternative	K-12	1302 W. 5th St.	Newport	99156	Pend Oreille County	Newport School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 447-3167	170	5	33.2	57.6%	154 (90.6%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (7.6%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	$8,823			$553			$8,269	33.5			(n/a)		530561003802
775	Hidden Creek Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5455 Converse Road SE	Port Orchard	98367	Kitsap County	South Kitsap School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 443-3050	439	29	15	48.1%	257 (58.5%)	10 (2.3%)	91 (20.7%)	17 (3.9%)	5 (1.1%)	4 (0.9%)	55 (12.5%)	$19,455			$445			$19,010	33.5	38.6	698	77		530816002357
776	Sherwood Forest Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	16411 NE 24th Street	Bellevue	98008	King County	Bellevue School District	No	No	No	Yes	(425) 456-5700	415	32	13.1	52.5%	97 (23.4%)	34 (8.2%)	174 (41.9%)	76 (18.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	33 (8.0%)	$32,189			$2,472			$29,717	33.5	36.5	730	46		530039000086
777	English Crossing Elementary	Public	K-5	16728 16th Dr N.E.	Marysville	98271	Snohomish County	Lakewood School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 652-4515	331	23	14.4	54.1%	185 (55.9%)	8 (2.4%)	87 (26.3%)	6 (1.8%)	3 (0.9%)	5 (1.5%)	37 (11.2%)	$20,743			$565			$20,178	33.4	37.1	717	60		530426002478
778	Brookdale Elementary	Public	K-5	611 132nd St S.	Tacoma	98444	Pierce County	Franklin Pierce School District	No	No	No	No	(253) 298-3105	483	32	15	69.2%	132 (27.3%)	59 (12.2%)	154 (31.9%)	19 (3.9%)	3 (0.6%)	34 (7.0%)	82 (17.0%)	$18,847			$1,005			$17,842	33.3	29.9	817	39		530294000470
779	Highland Elementary	Public	K-6	1432 Highland St	Clarkston	99403	Asotin County	Clarkston School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 758-5531	290	19	15.4	67.9%	232 (80.0%)	1 (0.3%)	39 (13.4%)	3 (1.0%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.1%)	$17,840			$1,777			$16,064	33.3	24.1	913	134		530132000236
780	Sacajawea Elementary School	Public	K-5	700 NE 112th St	Vancouver	98685	Clark County	Vancouver School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 313-2750	403	22	18.1	43.7%	236 (58.6%)	14 (3.5%)	81 (20.1%)	7 (1.7%)	3 (0.7%)	10 (2.5%)	52 (12.9%)	$20,323			$1,065			$19,258	33.2	38.7	697	83		530927001581

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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:

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

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

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.