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
631	Jason Lee Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1750 McMurray	Richland	99352	Benton County	Richland School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 967-6475	518	31	16.6	62.2%	345 (66.6%)	8 (1.5%)	134 (25.9%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.0%)	$18,288			$785			$17,503	43.6	57.8	472	159		530732001096
632	Kapowsin Elementary	Public	K-5	10412 264th Street East	Graham	98338	Pierce County	Bethel School District	No	No	No	No	(253) 800-8600	321	20	15.9	47.7%	204 (63.6%)	3 (0.9%)	60 (18.7%)	6 (1.9%)	2 (0.6%)	5 (1.6%)	41 (12.8%)	$20,103			$767			$19,337	43.5	36.6	727	95		530048000124
633	Betz Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	317 N 7th	Cheney	99004	Spokane County	Cheney School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 559-4800	535	33	16.1	61.1%	361 (67.5%)	14 (2.6%)	73 (13.6%)	7 (1.3%)	7 (1.3%)	10 (1.9%)	63 (11.8%)	$16,976			$697			$16,280	43.5	54.3	504	129		530123000221
634	Alpac Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	310 Milwaukee Blvd N	Pacific	98047	King County	Auburn School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 931-4976	534	34	15.5	62.0%	158 (29.6%)	29 (5.4%)	198 (37.1%)	82 (15.4%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.3%)	44 (8.2%)	$18,303			$993			$17,309	43.4	50.1	560	74		530030000029
635	Touchet Elementary & High School	Public, Alternative	K-12	90 Champion Street	Touchet	99360	Walla Walla County	Touchet School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 394-2352	251	18	13.9	59.8%	132 (52.6%)	0 (0.0%)	112 (44.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.0%)	$21,725			$697			$21,028	43.4	50.9	551	84		530900001536
636	Lind Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	206 W 3rd St	Lind	99341	Adams County	Lind School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 677-3481	82	8	10.2	63.4%	48 (58.5%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (41.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$34,621			$2,550			$32,071	43.4	20.2	966	330		530441000695
637	Loon Lake Homelink Program	Public	K-8	3999 Maple Street	Loon Lake	99148	Stevens County	Loon Lake School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 233-8185	138	3	45.8	42.8%	108 (78.3%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (15.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (5.8%)	$8,256			$03			$8,253	43.3	49.3	572	65		530450003098
638	Oak Heights Elementary	Public	K-6	20000 28th Ave W	Lynnwood	98036	Snohomish County	Edmonds School District	No	No	No	Yes	(425) 431-7744	526	35	14.9	48.3%	182 (34.6%)	53 (10.1%)	145 (27.6%)	111 (21.1%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.5%)	26 (4.9%)	$19,605			$511			$19,094	43.3	36.2	739	101		530240000357
639	Columbia Heights Elementary	Public	K-5	2820 Parkview Drive	Longview	98632	Cowlitz County	Longview School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 575-7461	331	23	14.7	57.7%	230 (69.5%)	2 (0.6%)	56 (16.9%)	2 (0.6%)	6 (1.8%)	1 (0.3%)	34 (10.3%)	$17,519			$774			$16,746	43.1	32.6	783	144		530447000700
640	Custer Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	7801 Steilacoom Blvd SW	Lakewood	98498	Pierce County	Clover Park School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 583-5230	358	21	17	74.0%	90 (25.1%)	54 (15.1%)	97 (27.1%)	15 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.3%)	68 (19.0%)	$27,154			$1,819			$25,334	43.1	27.9	853	213		530141000251

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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

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.