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
61	Snoqualmie Parent Partnership Program	Public, Alternative	K-12	9200 Railroad Ave SE	Snoqualmie	98065	King County	Snoqualmie Valley School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 831-8440	203	0	507.5	18.7%	141 (69.5%)	4 (2.0%)	24 (11.8%)	12 (5.9%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (10.3%)	$11,914			$165			$11,749	81.1			(n/a)		530804003394
62	Hockinson High School	Public	9-12	16819 NE 159 St	Brush Prairie	98606	Clark County	Hockinson School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 448-6450	669	31	21.2	23.0%	507 (75.8%)	6 (0.9%)	84 (12.6%)	20 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	49 (7.3%)	$16,387			$360			$16,028	81.1	74.8	82	20		530357002938
63	Glacier Peak High School	Public	9-12	7401 144th Pl SE	Snohomish	98296	Snohomish County	Snohomish School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 563-7300	1,642	66	25	18.1%	992 (60.4%)	41 (2.5%)	241 (14.7%)	203 (12.4%)	6 (0.4%)	2 (0.1%)	141 (8.6%)	$17,623			$167			$17,456	81	82.4	59	4		530802003217
64	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	80.7	53.2	198	134		530513002675
65	Colfax High School	Public	7-12	1110 N. Morton Street	Colfax	99111	Whitman County	Colfax School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 397-4368	263	16	16	29.7%	229 (87.1%)	2 (0.8%)	18 (6.8%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.6%)	$18,627			$1,387			$17,240	80.6	92.4	30	35		530144000273
66	Lewis & Clark High School	Public	9-12	521 W 4Th Ave	Spokane	99204	Spokane County	Spokane School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 354-7000	1,673	83	20.2	34.8%	1,148 (68.6%)	70 (4.2%)	164 (9.8%)	52 (3.1%)	6 (0.4%)	16 (1.0%)	210 (12.6%)	$17,712			$2,038			$15,674	79.8	75.7	79	13		530825001388
67	Lopez Middle High School	Public	7-12	86 School Road	Lopez Island	98261	San Juan County	Lopez School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 468-2202	111	8	13.3	58.6%	77 (69.4%)	1 (0.9%)	27 (24.3%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.8%)	$28,779			$1,240			$27,539	79.7	81.4	65	2		530453000713
68	Vancouver iTech Preparatory	Public, Magnet	6-12	16100 NE 50th Avenue	Vancouver	98686	Clark County	Vancouver School District	No	Yes	No	No	(360) 313-5200	600	24	24.5	36.3%	366 (61.0%)	12 (2.0%)	108 (18.0%)	29 (4.8%)	4 (0.7%)	6 (1.0%)	64 (10.7%)	$16,236			$654			$15,582	79.5	89.6	42	26		530927003415
69	Selkirk High School	Public	9-12	10372 Highway 31	Ione	99139	Pend Oreille County	Selkirk School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 446-3505	76	7	10.4	52.6%	60 (78.9%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (11.8%)	1 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.3%)	5 (6.6%)	$29,094			$1,335			$27,759	79.5	84.1	55	14		530780003344
70	The Center School	Public	9-12	305 Harrison St	Seattle	98109	King County	Seattle School District No. 1	No	No	No	No	(206) 252-9850	165	12	13.9	14.5%	96 (58.2%)	3 (1.8%)	17 (10.3%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	14 (8.5%)	$29,206			$741			$28,465	79.2	93.8	23	47		530771002842

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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:

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

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.