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
881	Whitman Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5400 N Helena St	Spokane	99207	Spokane County	Spokane School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 354-4320	362	29	12.3	86.2%	215 (59.4%)	15 (4.1%)	55 (15.2%)	17 (4.7%)	9 (2.5%)	8 (2.2%)	43 (11.9%)	$22,498			$2,608			$19,891	26.4	36.8	722	159		530825001414
882	Harry S Truman Elementary School	Public	K-5	4505 NE 42nd Ave	Vancouver	98661	Clark County	Vancouver School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 313-2900	480	28	17.1	64.4%	261 (54.4%)	16 (3.3%)	109 (22.7%)	22 (4.6%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (4.0%)	52 (10.8%)	$20,975			$1,152			$19,823	26.3	17.9	999	117		530927001565
883	Grant Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	1300 E 9Th Ave	Spokane	99202	Spokane County	Spokane School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 354-2800	289	25	11.4	78.5%	142 (49.1%)	29 (10.0%)	37 (12.8%)	5 (1.7%)	7 (2.4%)	15 (5.2%)	54 (18.7%)	$25,868			$2,267			$23,601	26.3	22.8	930	47		530825001378
884	John Muir Elementary School	Public	K-5	3301 S Horton St	Seattle	98144	King County	Seattle School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(206) 252-7400	308	26	11.8	56.5%	76 (24.7%)	126 (40.9%)	51 (16.6%)	19 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	31 (10.1%)	$26,525			$2,221			$24,304	26.2	30.3	811	73		530771001221
885	Maya Angelou Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6001 Road 84	Pasco	99301	Franklin County	Pasco School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 543-6748	579	41	14.1	59.9%	169 (29.2%)	3 (0.5%)	371 (64.1%)	10 (1.7%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	21 (3.6%)	$17,554			$820			$16,734	26.2	35.4	749	136		530657002950
886	Tillicum Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	8514 Maple ST SW	Lakewood	98498	Pierce County	Clover Park School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 583-5370	272	18	14.9	79.8%	68 (25.0%)	18 (6.6%)	112 (41.2%)	8 (2.9%)	2 (0.7%)	18 (6.6%)	46 (16.9%)	$27,461			$3,350			$24,111	26.1	15.1	1041	155		530141000158
887	Hough Elementary School	Public	K-5	1900 Daniels St	Vancouver	98660	Clark County	Vancouver School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 313-2100	238	17	13.7	66.0%	141 (59.2%)	9 (3.8%)	47 (19.7%)	7 (2.9%)	1 (0.4%)	4 (1.7%)	28 (11.8%)	$23,738			$1,089			$22,649	26	32.6	782	105		530927001568
888	Sky Valley Education Center	Public, Alternative	K-12	351 Short Columbia St.	Monroe	98272	Snohomish County	Monroe School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 804-2700	985	33	30	24.8%	766 (77.8%)	11 (1.1%)	107 (10.9%)	7 (0.7%)	8 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	79 (8.0%)	$12,676			$182			$12,494	25.9	29.7	821	67		530513002675
889	Lyon Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	101 E 46th St	Tacoma	98404	Pierce County	Tacoma School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 571-4800	381	22	17	67.7%	101 (26.5%)	39 (10.2%)	114 (29.9%)	32 (8.4%)	4 (1.0%)	21 (5.5%)	70 (18.4%)	$22,365			$2,324			$20,041	25.8	45.9	610	279		530870001479
890	Chase Lake Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	21603 84th Ave W	Edmonds	98020	Snohomish County	Edmonds School District	No	No	No	Yes	(425) 431-7495	413	27	15.4	57.1%	138 (33.4%)	46 (11.1%)	146 (35.4%)	39 (9.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.5%)	36 (8.7%)	$24,542			$994			$23,547	25.8	41.1	663	227		530240000335

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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.
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Educational resources:

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

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Magnet Schools: Unleashing the Power of Education

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.