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
471	Southwood Elementary School	Public	K-5	3240 McDougall Avenue	Enumclaw	98022	King County	Enumclaw School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 272-6537	358	22	16.3	37.4%	272 (76.0%)	2 (0.6%)	52 (14.5%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	27 (7.5%)	$19,251			$845			$18,406	57	53	520	49		530000100382
472	Jackson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3700 Federal Ave.	Everett	98201	Snohomish County	Everett School District	No	No	No	Yes	(425) 385-5600	322	22	14.4	67.7%	173 (53.7%)	11 (3.4%)	80 (24.8%)	12 (3.7%)	1 (0.3%)	7 (2.2%)	38 (11.8%)	$25,993			$1,154			$24,839	56.9	60.9	437	35		530267000401
473	James Baldwin Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	11725 1 Av NE	Seattle	98125	King County	Seattle School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(206) 252-4180	262	20	12.9	53.4%	84 (32.1%)	43 (16.4%)	80 (30.5%)	23 (8.8%)	3 (1.1%)	4 (1.5%)	25 (9.5%)	$34,195			$3,454			$30,742	56.8	43.6	640	167		530771001225
474	Friday Harbor Elementary School	Public	K-5	95 Grover Street	Friday Harbor	98250	San Juan County	San Juan Island School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 378-5209	329	23	14	43.5%	223 (67.8%)	5 (1.5%)	72 (21.9%)	4 (1.2%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (6.7%)	$19,891			$1,245			$18,647	56.8	55.7	491	17		530765001798
475	Manchester Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1901 California Ave E	Port Orchard	98366	Kitsap County	South Kitsap School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 443-3230	458	31	14.6	47.2%	311 (67.9%)	8 (1.7%)	59 (12.9%)	6 (1.3%)	4 (0.9%)	9 (2.0%)	60 (13.1%)	$17,833			$597			$17,236	56.8	53.6	514	39		530816001350
476	Emma L Carson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	8615 184th St E	Puyallup	98375	Pierce County	Puyallup School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 840-8808	676	40	17	52.8%	232 (34.3%)	105 (15.5%)	128 (18.9%)	57 (8.4%)	3 (0.4%)	38 (5.6%)	113 (16.7%)	$16,171			$471			$15,700	56.6	50.8	553	77		530696003192
477	Spokane International Academy	Public, Magnet, Charter, Alternative	K-12	777 E Magnesium Rd	Spokane	99208	Spokane County	Spokane International Academy	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	(509) 209-8730	824	55	14.9	55.3%	493 (59.8%)	38 (4.6%)	119 (14.4%)	43 (5.2%)	6 (0.7%)	4 (0.5%)	121 (14.7%)	$17,730			$1,067			$16,663	56.6	67.7	342	135		530033703539
478	Silver Ridge Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	10622 Hillsboro Dr NW	Silverdale	98383	Kitsap County	Central Kitsap School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 662-9500	430	27	15.8	32.8%	207 (48.1%)	4 (0.9%)	69 (16.0%)	47 (10.9%)	4 (0.9%)	10 (2.3%)	89 (20.7%)	$17,829			$411			$17,418	56.6	61.3	430	48		530108002287
479	Methow Valley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	18 Twin Lakes Rd.	Winthrop	98862	Okanogan County	Methow Valley School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 996-2186	368	21	17.4	42.7%	314 (85.3%)	1 (0.3%)	35 (9.5%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.1%)	$18,511			$778			$17,734	56.5	49.5	569	90		530502002526
480	McKenna Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	35120 Sr 507 S	McKenna	98558	Pierce County	Yelm School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 458-2400	418	23	17.9	49.3%	257 (61.5%)	7 (1.7%)	103 (24.6%)	4 (1.0%)	3 (0.7%)	3 (0.7%)	41 (9.8%)	$17,017			$536			$16,481	56.4	53.1	516	36		531014001714

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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:

Public School Districts and Their Services: A Comprehensive Guide

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

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.