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
51	Nathan Hale High School	Public	9-12	10750 30 Av NE	Seattle	98125	King County	Seattle School District No. 1	No	No	No	No	(206) 252-3680	1,052	52	20.1	38.8%	472 (44.9%)	122 (11.6%)	195 (18.5%)	99 (9.4%)	10 (1.0%)	7 (0.7%)	116 (11.0%)	$21,849			$766			$21,083	85.1	70.7	109	58		530771001222
52	Gibson Ek High School	Public	9-12	379 1st PL SE	Issaquah	98027	King County	Issaquah School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 837-6350	198	11	18	14.6%	138 (69.7%)	6 (3.0%)	20 (10.1%)	14 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (10.1%)	$19,489			$277			$19,212	84.8	91.2	35	17		530375003588
53	Lakeside High School	Public	9-12	5909 Hwy 291	Nine Mile Falls	99026	Stevens County	Nine Mile Falls School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 340-4200	494	28	17.3	30.2%	400 (81.0%)	8 (1.6%)	49 (9.9%)	6 (1.2%)	6 (1.2%)	3 (0.6%)	21 (4.3%)	$16,994			$975			$16,019	84.3	63.4	138	85		530564002321
54	Cashmere High School	Public	9-12	329 Tigner Road	Cashmere	98815	Chelan County	Cashmere School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 782-2914	543	29	18.6	44.6%	321 (59.1%)	2 (0.4%)	197 (36.3%)	8 (1.5%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.4%)	$17,026			$556			$16,471	84.2	72.3	91	37		530096000168
55	Summit Public School: Atlas	Public, Charter	6-12	9601 35th Avenue SW	Seattle	98126	King County	Summit Public School: Atlas	Yes	No	No	Yes	(206) 307-7645	566	34	16.6	43.5%	207 (36.6%)	127 (22.4%)	111 (19.6%)	35 (6.2%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	61 (10.8%)	$18,773			$714			$18,060	83.7	75.3	81	26		530034303611
56	Curtis Senior High	Public	10-12	8425 40th W	University Place	98466	Pierce County	University Place School District	No	No	No	No	(253) 566-5710	1,321	53	24.8	36.8%	540 (40.9%)	154 (11.7%)	233 (17.6%)	153 (11.6%)	5 (0.4%)	18 (1.4%)	213 (16.1%)	$17,376			$310			$17,066	82.7	85.5	52	4		530918001549
57	Tahoma Senior High School	Public	9-12	23499 SE Tahoma Way	Maple Valley	98038	King County	Tahoma School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 413-6200	2,919	122	23.9	19.3%	1,884 (64.5%)	103 (3.5%)	350 (12.0%)	307 (10.5%)	11 (0.4%)	12 (0.4%)	244 (8.4%)	$16,535			$322			$16,213	82.4	90.1	39	18		530876001519
58	Garfield High School	Public	9-12	400 23 Ave	Seattle	98122	King County	Seattle School District No. 1	No	No	No	No	(206) 252-2270	1,507	70	21.5	41.2%	499 (33.1%)	443 (29.4%)	151 (10.0%)	177 (11.7%)	11 (0.7%)	11 (0.7%)	183 (12.1%)	$18,761			$738			$18,023	81.8	88.2	46	12		530771001171
59	North Kitsap High School	Public	9-12	1780 NE Hostmark St	Poulsbo	98370	Kitsap County	North Kitsap School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 396-3100	1,098	43	25.3	27.8%	689 (62.8%)	18 (1.6%)	198 (18.0%)	65 (5.9%)	12 (1.1%)	4 (0.4%)	103 (9.4%)	$17,819			$426			$17,394	81.4	75.3	80	21		530576000852
60	Three Rivers Home Link	Public, Alternative	K-12	1710 Van Giesen	Richland	99352	Benton County	Richland School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 967-6450	756	20	38.3	21.6%	638 (84.4%)	5 (0.7%)	69 (9.1%)	7 (0.9%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (4.6%)	$12,578			$158			$12,420	81.3	84.8	53	7		530732003273

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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.