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 Saturday, September 9, 2023.

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School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2022)							Ranking (2023 vs 2022)
ID	Rank (of 442)	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 (2023)	Average Standard Score (2022)	Rank (2022)	Rank Change from 2022	SchoolDigger Rating (2023)
530423003432	1	Nikola Tesla STEM High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	4301 228th Ave NE	Redmond	98053	King County	Lake Washington School District	No	Yes	No	No	(425) 936-2770	610	29	21.1	1.8%	145 (23.8%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (2.8%)	419 (68.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (4.4%)	$17,666			$678			$16,987	99.4	99.1	3	2
530039003149	2	International School	Public	6-12	445 128th Ave SE	Bellevue	98005	King County	Bellevue School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 456-6500	591	26	22.3	6.9%	180 (30.5%)	9 (1.5%)	38 (6.4%)	310 (52.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (9.0%)	$16,581			$578			$16,002	99.2	99.6	2
530354002974	3	Raisbeck Aviation High School	Public	9-12	9229 East Marginal Way S	Tukwila	98108	King County	Highline School District	No	No	No	No	(206) 631-7200	402	19	21.5	31.8%	157 (39.1%)	42 (10.4%)	55 (13.7%)	101 (25.1%)	3 (0.7%)	2 (0.5%)	37 (9.2%)	$17,534			$1,491			$16,043	98.9	95.4	16	13
530423001141	4	Eastlake High School	Public	9-12	400 228th NE	Sammamish	98074	King County	Lake Washington School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 936-1500	2,302	114	20.2	3.5%	1,215 (52.8%)	32 (1.4%)	164 (7.1%)	732 (31.8%)	4 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	144 (6.3%)	$17,065			$506			$16,559	98.3	96.8	7	3
530498000761	5	Mercer Island High School	Public	9-12	9100 SE 42nd	Mercer Island	98040	King County	Mercer Island School District	No	No	No	No	(206) 236-3345	1,544	77	20	3.8%	901 (58.4%)	28 (1.8%)	92 (6.0%)	346 (22.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.4%)	166 (10.8%)	$17,878			$1,059			$16,820	98.2	96.9	6	1
530033000043	6	Bainbridge High School	Public	9-12	9330 NE High School RD	Bainbridge Island	98110	Kitsap County	Bainbridge Island School District	No	No	No	No	(206) 842-2634	1,275	64	20	7.3%	971 (76.2%)	12 (0.9%)	111 (8.7%)	65 (5.1%)	3 (0.2%)	3 (0.2%)	106 (8.3%)	$15,077			$591			$14,486	98	97.3	5	1
530423000679	7	Redmond High School	Public	9-12	17272 NE 104th	Redmond	98052	King County	Lake Washington School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 936-1800	2,161	109	19.8	10.9%	938 (43.4%)	58 (2.7%)	272 (12.6%)	691 (32.0%)	4 (0.2%)	5 (0.2%)	179 (8.3%)	$17,596			$506			$17,090	97.5	94.9	18	11
530771003719	8	Lincoln High School	Public	9-12	4400 Interlake Ave N	Seattle	98103	King County	Seattle School District No. 1	No	No	No	No	(206) 413-2500	1,385	63	22.1	8.7%	878 (63.4%)	50 (3.6%)	132 (9.5%)	115 (8.3%)	4 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	182 (13.1%)	$17,328			$1,211			$16,118	96.9	96.8	8
530375000574	9	Issaquah High School	Public	9-12	700 2nd Ave SE	Issaquah	98027	King County	Issaquah School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 837-6000	2,464	104	23.6	10.6%	1,218 (49.4%)	70 (2.8%)	262 (10.6%)	687 (27.9%)	5 (0.2%)	7 (0.3%)	215 (8.7%)	$16,775			$1,362			$15,412	96.1	95.5	13	4
530039000060	10	Bellevue High School	Public	9-12	10416 Wolverine Way	Bellevue	98004	King County	Bellevue School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 456-7000	1,514	68	22.2	9.5%	637 (42.1%)	28 (1.8%)	124 (8.2%)	551 (36.4%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.3%)	167 (11.0%)	$16,581			$900			$15,681	95.9	90.3	32	22

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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 9, 2023, 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:

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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. School Attendance Areas provided by ATTOM.