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
191	University High School	Public	9-12	12420 E 32nd Ave	Spokane Valley	99216	Spokane County	Central Valley School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 558-6040	1,410	71	19.9	43.2%	1,176 (83.4%)	56 (4.0%)	71 (5.0%)	15 (1.1%)	14 (1.0%)	19 (1.3%)	55 (3.9%)	$16,397			$196			$16,200	53.7	58	164	27		530111000204
192	Intergenerational High School	Public, Magnet, Charter	9-12	1 Bellis Fair Parkway	Bellingham	98226	Whatcom County	Intergenerational High School	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	(360) 927-1119	107	8	13.3	23.4%	52 (48.6%)	1 (0.9%)	12 (11.2%)	3 (2.8%)	11 (10.3%)	1 (0.9%)	6 (5.6%)	$34,079			$1,103			$32,977	53.4	44.5	243	51		530035103831
193	Granite Falls High School	Public	9-12	1401 100th St NE	Granite Falls	98252	Snohomish County	Granite Falls School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 691-7713	614	31	20	43.0%	426 (69.4%)	12 (2.0%)	94 (15.3%)	15 (2.4%)	7 (1.1%)	6 (1.0%)	53 (8.6%)	$19,118			$412			$18,706	53.4	60.1	151	42		530321000506
194	Highland High School	Public	9-12	17000 Summitview	Cowiche	98923	Yakima County	Highland School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 678-8800	366	16	22.6	67.2%	62 (16.9%)	2 (0.5%)	296 (80.9%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	$18,315			$971			$17,344	53.4	46.9	222	28		530351002876
195	Two Rivers School	Public	9-12	8651 Meadowbrook Way SE	Snoqualmie	98065	King County	Snoqualmie Valley School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 831-4200	56	7	8.2	21.4%	47 (83.9%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (10.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.6%)	$33,835			$1,412			$32,423	52.5	34.1	297	102		530804002158
196	Columbia High School	Public	9-12	1455 NW Bruin Country Rd	White Salmon	98672	Klickitat County	White Salmon Valley School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 493-1970	361	18	20.2	44.0%	218 (60.4%)	1 (0.3%)	115 (31.9%)	6 (1.7%)	3 (0.8%)	3 (0.8%)	15 (4.2%)	$19,197			$623			$18,574	52.2	46.5	224	28		530981001664
197	Maritime High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	615 S 200th St	Des Moines	98198	King County	Highline School District	No	Yes	No	No	(206) 631-6703	126	8	15.3	38.1%	62 (49.2%)	1 (0.8%)	31 (24.6%)	8 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.6%)	14 (11.1%)	$29,525			$1,879			$27,646	52.2	58.3	161	36		530354003793
198	Trout Lake School	Public	5-12	2310 Hwy 141	Trout Lake	98650	Klickitat County	Trout Lake School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 395-2571	130	9	13.8	45.4%	98 (75.4%)	1 (0.8%)	21 (16.2%)	5 (3.8%)	2 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.3%)	$20,272			$477			$19,796	52.1	44	249	51		530906001539
199	Zillah High School	Public	9-12	1602 Second Avenue	Zillah	98953	Yakima County	Zillah School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 829-5565	455	23	19.4	64.8%	166 (36.5%)	0 (0.0%)	253 (55.6%)	3 (0.7%)	17 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.5%)	$16,027			$164			$15,863	51.6	39.9	269	70		531017001719
200	Gov John Rogers High School	Public	9-12	12801 86th Ave E	Puyallup	98373	Pierce County	Puyallup School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 841-8717	1,788	76	23.5	46.7%	770 (43.1%)	139 (7.8%)	402 (22.5%)	153 (8.6%)	10 (0.6%)	60 (3.4%)	239 (13.4%)	$15,752			$612			$15,141	51.6	52.2	203	3		530696001028

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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

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.