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
381	Clover Creek Elementary	Public	K-5	16715 36th Avenue East	Tacoma	98446	Pierce County	Bethel School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 800-7800	617	39	15.9	51.5%	201 (32.6%)	63 (10.2%)	133 (21.6%)	44 (7.1%)	3 (0.5%)	53 (8.6%)	120 (19.4%)	$17,145			$1,176			$15,968	64.7	62.7	415	34		530048000122
382	Robert Frost Elementary	Public	K-5	11801 NE 140th	Kirkland	98034	King County	Lake Washington School District	No	No	No	Yes	(425) 936-2560	424	33	12.8	32.3%	186 (43.9%)	15 (3.5%)	131 (30.9%)	48 (11.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (10.1%)	$20,523			$605			$19,917	64.6	75.2	271	111		530423000681
383	Kent Prairie Elementary	Public	K-5	8110 207th St NE	Arlington	98223	Snohomish County	Arlington School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 618-6260	621	38	16.4	43.0%	424 (68.3%)	5 (0.8%)	119 (19.2%)	14 (2.3%)	7 (1.1%)	3 (0.5%)	49 (7.9%)	$18,476			$819			$17,657	64.5	52.7	524	141		530024001190
384	Maywood Hills Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	19510 104 Av NE	Bothell	98011	King County	Northshore School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 408-5000	467	29	15.9	21.6%	234 (50.1%)	24 (5.1%)	64 (13.7%)	72 (15.4%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	70 (15.0%)	$19,135			$219			$18,916	64.4	80.1	218	166		530591000889
385	Black Lake Elementary	Public	K-5	6345 Belmore-Black Lake Road	Olympia	98512	Thurston County	Tumwater School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 709-7350	382	24	15.9	33.8%	272 (71.2%)	2 (0.5%)	46 (12.0%)	9 (2.4%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	49 (12.8%)	$17,917			$274			$17,643	64.4	62.8	412	27		530910001889
386	Garfield Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2215 Pine St.	Everett	98201	Snohomish County	Everett School District	No	No	No	Yes	(425) 385-4700	393	26	14.8	71.5%	171 (43.5%)	18 (4.6%)	129 (32.8%)	15 (3.8%)	8 (2.0%)	7 (1.8%)	45 (11.5%)	$22,169			$985			$21,184	64.4	62.8	413	27		530267000398
387	Ness Elementary	Public	1-5	9612 E Cataldo	Spokane	99206	Spokane County	West Valley School District (Spokane)	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 922-5470	243	15	15.8	75.3%	163 (67.1%)	6 (2.5%)	53 (21.8%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	4 (1.6%)	15 (6.2%)	$18,593			$955			$17,638	64.2	63.8	397	10		530969001641
388	Lakes Elementary School	Public	K-5	6211 Mullen Rd SE	Lacey	98503	Thurston County	North Thurston Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(360) 412-4600	495	29	17.1	41.4%	239 (48.3%)	19 (3.8%)	100 (20.2%)	21 (4.2%)	4 (0.8%)	32 (6.5%)	78 (15.8%)	$17,215			$628			$16,587	64.1	67.2	356	32		530585000865
389	Heights Elementary	Public	K-6	1917 4th Ave	Clarkston	99403	Asotin County	Clarkston School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 758-8180	358	22	16.6	43.6%	292 (81.6%)	5 (1.4%)	36 (10.1%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	20 (5.6%)	$18,148			$1,541			$16,606	64	56.2	488	99		530132002433
390	Franklin Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	2627 E 17Th Ave	Spokane	99223	Spokane County	Spokane School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 354-2620	428	32	13.5	52.3%	293 (68.5%)	23 (5.4%)	46 (10.7%)	9 (2.1%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (12.9%)	$21,654			$1,250			$20,404	64	68.1	338	52		530825001374

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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.