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
541	Mead Learning Options	Public, Alternative	K-12	8621 N Five Mile Road	Spokane	99208	Spokane County	Mead School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 465-7700	790	27	29.6	34.9%	686 (86.8%)	2 (0.3%)	44 (5.6%)	3 (0.4%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (6.2%)	$11,289			$132			$11,157	51.7	63.4	405	136		530492002844
542	Carriage Crest Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	18235 140th Ave SE	Renton	98058	King County	Kent School District	No	No	No	No	(253) 373-7597	324	19	17.3	32.7%	96 (29.6%)	23 (7.1%)	64 (19.8%)	98 (30.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	40 (12.3%)	$21,767			$985			$20,782	51.6	58.6	462	80		530396002308
543	Grapeview Elementary & Middle School	Public	K-8	822 E Mason Benson Rd	Grapeview	98546	Mason County	Grapeview School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 426-4921	224	15	15.1	50.0%	171 (76.3%)	1 (0.4%)	27 (12.1%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (10.7%)	$18,232			$1,015			$17,217	51.5	49.7	566	23		530324000507
544	Edmonds Heights K-12	Public, Alternative	K-12	23200 100th Ave W	Edmonds	98020	Snohomish County	Edmonds School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 431-7840	599	19	31.5	26.4%	414 (69.1%)	16 (2.7%)	66 (11.0%)	48 (8.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	43 (7.2%)	$14,670			$265			$14,405	51.4	60	444	100		530240003139
545	John Hay Elementary School	Public	K-5	201 Garfield St	Seattle	98109	King County	Seattle School District No. 1	No	No	No	No	(206) 252-2100	257	23	11	30.0%	113 (44.0%)	13 (5.1%)	55 (21.4%)	42 (16.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)	30 (11.7%)	$24,733			$985			$23,747	51.4	76.4	258	287		530771001192
546	Dessie F Evans Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	7911 144th St E	Puyallup	98375	Pierce County	Puyallup School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 864-5500	919	51	17.9	49.9%	378 (41.1%)	60 (6.5%)	288 (31.3%)	54 (5.9%)	7 (0.8%)	22 (2.4%)	110 (12.0%)	$17,051			$377			$16,674	51.3	51.5	540	6		530696003690
547	Yelm Prairie Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	16535 110th Ave. SE	Yelm	98597	Thurston County	Yelm School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 458-6261	427	25	17.2	49.9%	276 (64.6%)	5 (1.2%)	98 (23.0%)	3 (0.7%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (9.6%)	$18,584			$829			$17,755	51.2	46	609	62		531014001916
548	Vaughn Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	17521 Hall Road KPN	Vaughn	98394	Pierce County	Peninsula School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 530-4700	326	22	15.1	46.0%	241 (73.9%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (16.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	27 (8.3%)	$22,171			$929			$21,241	51.1	67.9	339	209		530669000988
549	Curlew Elementary & High School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	47 Curlew School Rd	Curlew	99118	Ferry County	Curlew School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 779-4931	234	18	12.8	55.1%	169 (72.2%)	2 (0.9%)	30 (12.8%)	6 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	24 (10.3%)	$25,369			$1,074			$24,295	51	41.7	657	108		530189000295
550	Jefferson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1550 George Washington Way	Richland	99352	Benton County	Richland School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 967-6250	418	28	14.7	61.2%	236 (56.5%)	10 (2.4%)	131 (31.3%)	7 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (7.9%)	$20,807			$1,255			$19,552	51	48.2	586	36		530732001097

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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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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.