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
171	Fairmount Park Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3800 SW Findlay St	Seattle	98126	King County	Seattle School District No. 1	No	No	No	No	(206) 252-9290	357	22	16.3	23.0%	193 (54.1%)	27 (7.6%)	45 (12.6%)	33 (9.2%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (16.0%)	$22,532			$727			$21,805	84.6	91.9	86	85		530771003497
172	Leonard M Jennings Elementary	Public	K-6	1207 N. Morton Street	Colfax	99111	Whitman County	Colfax School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 397-2181	270	18	15.1	37.0%	236 (87.4%)	1 (0.4%)	12 (4.4%)	3 (1.1%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.9%)	$16,810			$1,468			$15,342	84.5	86.8	143	29		530144000274
173	Little Cedars Elementary School	Public	K-6	7408 144th Pl SE	Snohomish	98296	Snohomish County	Snohomish School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 563-2912	646	38	17.1	13.3%	314 (48.6%)	7 (1.1%)	70 (10.8%)	184 (28.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	68 (10.5%)	$18,038			$76			$17,962	84.4	89.3	119	54		530802003184
174	Lafayette Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2645 California Av SW	Seattle	98116	King County	Seattle School District No. 1	No	No	No	No	(206) 252-9500	532	30	17.7	16.0%	324 (60.9%)	23 (4.3%)	69 (13.0%)	25 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	86 (16.2%)	$20,170			$731			$19,440	84.3	84.7	166	8		530771001195
175	Sherman Elementary School	Public	K-5	4415 N 38th St	Tacoma	98407	Pierce County	Tacoma School District	No	No	No	No	(253) 571-5488	432	22	20	19.4%	315 (72.9%)	4 (0.9%)	48 (11.1%)	13 (3.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (11.3%)	$18,251			$629			$17,623	84.2	87.1	140	35		530870001501
176	Donald Eismann Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	13802 Canyon View Blvd East	Bonney Lake	98391	Pierce County	Sumner-Bonney Lake School District	No	No	No	No	(253) 891-4500	648	35	18.5	25.2%	373 (57.6%)	14 (2.2%)	103 (15.9%)	68 (10.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	87 (13.4%)	$14,213			$144			$14,069	84.1	83.3	184	8		530861001445
177	Maple Elementary School	Public	K-5	4925 Corson Av S	Seattle	98108	King County	Seattle School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(206) 252-8310	401	31	12.9	50.9%	73 (18.2%)	24 (6.0%)	77 (19.2%)	179 (44.6%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	42 (10.5%)	$23,762			$1,059			$22,703	84	70.4	312	135		530771001209
178	Jefferson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4302 North 13th St	Tacoma	98406	Pierce County	Tacoma School District	No	No	No	No	(253) 571-4000	358	19	18.5	38.0%	187 (52.2%)	24 (6.7%)	50 (14.0%)	18 (5.0%)	2 (0.6%)	3 (0.8%)	73 (20.4%)	$22,768			$3,463			$19,306	84	86.2	152	26		530870001474
179	Spiritridge Elementary School	Public	K-5	16401 SE 24th Street	Bellevue	98008	King County	Bellevue School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 456-5900	546	31	17.5	19.8%	169 (31.0%)	25 (4.6%)	64 (11.7%)	209 (38.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	77 (14.1%)	$20,539			$689			$19,850	83.7	84	176	3		530039000088
180	Mullenix Ridge Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3900 SE Mullenix Rd	Port Orchard	98367	Kitsap County	South Kitsap School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 433-3290	372	27	13.8	38.7%	253 (68.0%)	5 (1.3%)	42 (11.3%)	12 (3.2%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.8%)	56 (15.1%)	$21,535			$500			$21,036	83.7	80.6	214	34		530816002359

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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:

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

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.