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
331	Vanguard Academy	Public	9-12	740 E Yonezawa Blvd	Moses Lake	98837	Grant County	Moses Lake School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(509) 766-2660	387	15	25.3	60.2%	199 (51.4%)	4 (1.0%)	167 (43.2%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	12 (3.1%)	$23,210			$2,462			$20,748	26.6	30.2	312	19		530522003895
332	Forks High School	Public	9-12	261 South Spartan Avenue	Forks	98331	Clallam County	Quillayute Valley School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 374-6262	264	21	12.7	58.7%	111 (42.0%)	1 (0.4%)	115 (43.6%)	1 (0.4%)	11 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (9.5%)	$22,833			$3,455			$19,378	26.5	10.8	414	82		530702001047
333	Wenatchee High School	Public	9-12	1101 Millerdale Ave	Wenatchee	98801	Chelan County	Wenatchee School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 663-8117	2,066	92	22.4	61.1%	831 (40.2%)	13 (0.6%)	1,140 (55.2%)	16 (0.8%)	3 (0.1%)	1 (0.0%)	55 (2.7%)	$16,512			$1,022			$15,490	26.4	46	228	105		530966001639
334	Mica Peak High School	Public	9-12	15111 E Sprague Ave	Spokane Valley	99037	Spokane County	Central Valley School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 558-5950	107	15	7.1	56.1%	83 (77.6%)	2 (1.9%)	7 (6.5%)	1 (0.9%)	4 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (6.5%)	$41,400			$1,395			$40,005	26.2	23.9	346	12		530111000202
335	Shelton High School	Public	9-12	3737 Shelton Springs Rd.	Shelton	98584	Mason County	Shelton School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 426-4471	1,455	77	18.8	58.4%	704 (48.4%)	18 (1.2%)	542 (37.3%)	10 (0.7%)	52 (3.6%)	9 (0.6%)	107 (7.4%)	$19,599			$1,194			$18,405	26.1	23.3	349	14		530790001295
336	Castle Rock High School	Public	9-12	5180 Westside Hwy	Castle Rock	98611	Cowlitz County	Castle Rock School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 501-2930	422	24	17.6	47.6%	352 (83.4%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (6.9%)	4 (0.9%)	5 (1.2%)	3 (0.7%)	29 (6.9%)	$18,746			$226			$18,521	25.6	28.4	323	13		530099000172
337	Washington High School	Public	9-12	12420 Ainsworth Ave S	Tacoma	98444	Pierce County	Franklin Pierce School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 298-4705	989	56	17.6	69.1%	232 (23.5%)	122 (12.3%)	329 (33.3%)	66 (6.7%)	7 (0.7%)	88 (8.9%)	144 (14.6%)	$19,983			$1,829			$18,154	25.4	23.8	347	10		530294000483
338	Auburn Senior High School	Public	9-12	711 E Main St	Auburn	98002	King County	Auburn School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 931-4880	1,918	100	19.1	63.2%	457 (23.8%)	171 (8.9%)	741 (38.6%)	208 (10.8%)	35 (1.8%)	146 (7.6%)	160 (8.3%)	$17,541			$1,007			$16,535	25.4	22.3	355	17		530030000032
339	Vancouver Virtual Learning Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	6450 MacArthur Blvd	Vancouver	98661	Clark County	Vancouver School District	No	No	Yes	No	(360) 313-4990	238	18	13.1	55.5%	145 (60.9%)	7 (2.9%)	54 (22.7%)	4 (1.7%)	2 (0.8%)	7 (2.9%)	19 (8.0%)	$17,098			$411			$16,687	25	16.8	378	39		530927003246
340	North Mason Senior High School	Public	9-12	150 E North Mason School Road	Belfair	98528	Mason County	North Mason School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 277-2303	735	34	21.3	51.0%	436 (59.3%)	6 (0.8%)	217 (29.5%)	13 (1.8%)	10 (1.4%)	6 (0.8%)	47 (6.4%)	$17,619			$654			$16,965	24.9	12.7	407	67		530579000859

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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:

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

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.