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
1081	Washington Elementary School	Public	K-5	1020 McLean Rd	Mount Vernon	98273	Skagit County	Mount Vernon School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 428-6122	318	27	11.6	80.2%	108 (34.0%)	7 (2.2%)	187 (58.8%)	5 (1.6%)	3 (0.9%)	2 (0.6%)	6 (1.9%)	$27,530			$1,305			$26,224	10.6	13.1	1065	16		530540000814
1082	Seahurst Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	14603 14th Ave SW	Burien	98166	King County	Highline School District	No	No	No	Yes	(206) 631-4800	405	22	18.3	69.6%	72 (17.8%)	51 (12.6%)	191 (47.2%)	38 (9.4%)	3 (0.7%)	17 (4.2%)	33 (8.1%)	$22,204			$2,063			$20,141	10.5	15	1042	40		530354000549
1083	Walnut Grove Elementary	Public	K-5	6103 NE 72nd Ave	Vancouver	98661	Clark County	Vancouver School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 313-3000	681	39	17.5	60.1%	348 (51.1%)	37 (5.4%)	167 (24.5%)	13 (1.9%)	1 (0.1%)	53 (7.8%)	61 (9.0%)	$19,142			$1,063			$18,079	10.5	15.2	1036	47		530927001586
1084	Ancient Lakes Elementary	Public	K-5	417 C Street SE	Quincy	98848	Grant County	Quincy School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 787-8950	385	25	15.4	77.4%	53 (13.8%)	1 (0.3%)	323 (83.9%)	6 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	$18,143			$1,289			$16,854	10.5	9.6	1103	19		530708003717
1085	Barge-Lincoln Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	219 E I St	Yakima	98901	Yakima County	Yakima School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 573-5200	518	34	15.3	92.9%	25 (4.8%)	4 (0.8%)	464 (89.6%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.7%)	$19,044			$1,778			$17,265	10.5	15.4	1032	53		531011001686
1086	Lake Dolloff Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4200 S 308th St	Auburn	98001	King County	Federal Way School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 945-2800	543	32	16.9	81.2%	109 (20.1%)	128 (23.6%)	118 (21.7%)	87 (16.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (5.3%)	72 (13.3%)	$17,501			$1,274			$16,227	10.4	11.5	1084	2		530282000439
1087	Harney Elementary School	Public	K-5	3212 E Evergreen Blvd	Vancouver	98661	Clark County	Vancouver School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 313-2000	538	31	17.3	69.0%	180 (33.5%)	13 (2.4%)	273 (50.7%)	4 (0.7%)	2 (0.4%)	17 (3.2%)	47 (8.7%)	$19,317			$1,221			$18,096	10.3	14	1055	32		530927001564
1088	Dick Scobee Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1031 14th ST NE	Auburn	98002	King County	Auburn School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 931-4984	675	42	16.1	80.3%	123 (18.2%)	98 (14.5%)	140 (20.7%)	188 (27.9%)	6 (0.9%)	61 (9.0%)	59 (8.7%)	$20,146			$1,073			$19,073	10.3	12.6	1075	13		530030000037
1089	Lake Roosevelt Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	503 Crest Dr	Coulee Dam	99116	Okanogan County	Grand Coulee Dam School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 633-0730	354	24	15	75.1%	106 (29.9%)	4 (1.1%)	52 (14.7%)	1 (0.3%)	128 (36.2%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (17.2%)	$18,840			$1,730			$17,110	10.2	10.2	1097	8		530313000494
1090	Arlington Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	7202 South Pine Street	Tacoma	98409	Pierce County	Tacoma School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 571-3200	390	23	17.2	75.9%	86 (22.1%)	74 (19.0%)	100 (25.6%)	39 (10.0%)	6 (1.5%)	25 (6.4%)	60 (15.4%)	$21,816			$2,456			$19,360	10.1	10.4	1092	2		530870001453

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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:

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.