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Washington public schools by raw proficiency

The traditional ranking: Washington public schools by combined math + reading proficiency on the state assessment. Best read alongside the BeatsExpectations ranking, which controls for student poverty.

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WASHINGTON · HIGHEST PROFICIENCY
#SchoolCityDistrictLevel% FRLStudents% Proficient
901Lynden Middle SchoolLYNDENLynden School DistrictMiddle47.5%70541.0%
902Custer Elementary SchoolLakewoodClover Park School DistrictElementary74.0%35841.0%
903Ptarmigan Ridge Elementary SchoolOrtingOrting School DistrictElementary38.9%72341.0%
904Longfellow ElementarySpokaneSpokane School DistrictElementary79.1%41741.0%
905Star Lake Elementary SchoolKENTFederal Way School DistrictElementary70.0%43441.0%
906Evergreen Elementary SchoolJBLM Lewis MainClover Park School DistrictElementary56.1%44240.9%
907Yelm High School 12YelmYelm School DistrictHigh42.9%1,69340.9%
908Burlington Edison High SchoolBURLINGTONBurlington-Edison School DistrictHigh52.6%1,04740.9%
909Morton Elementary SchoolMORTONMorton School DistrictElementary59.3%19440.9%
910Cedar High SchoolSheltonShelton School DistrictHigh51.0%10040.9%
911Chehalis Middle SchoolChehalisChehalis School DistrictMiddle49.3%69240.9%
912Hunt Middle SchoolTacomaTacoma School DistrictMiddle48.4%51940.9%
913Creekside Elementary SchoolMeadMead School DistrictElementary63.7%35540.8%
914Stewart ElementaryPuyallupPuyallup School DistrictElementary58.9%34340.8%
915Camelot Elementary SchoolAUBURNFederal Way School DistrictElementary69.5%29240.8%
916Wishkah Valley Elementary/High SchoolAberdeenWishkah Valley School DistrictCombined60.7%17840.8%
917Grove ElementaryMarysvilleMarysville School DistrictElementary46.4%39240.7%
918Gold Bar ElementaryGold BarSultan School DistrictElementary56.5%31340.7%
919Wallace & Priscilla Stevenson Intermediate SchoolWhite SalmonWhite Salmon Valley School DistrictMiddle55.8%16340.6%
920Gess ElementaryChewelahChewelah School DistrictElementary57.7%32440.5%
921Mariner High SchoolEverettMukilteo School DistrictHigh62.5%2,10640.5%
922Lake Louise Elementary SchoolLakewoodClover Park School DistrictElementary69.6%45040.4%
923Brookdale ElementaryTacomaFranklin Pierce School DistrictElementary69.2%48340.2%
924Key Peninsula Middle SchoolLakebayPeninsula School DistrictMiddle41.9%44440.1%
925Kettle Falls Middle SchoolKETTLE FALLSKettle Falls School DistrictMiddle62.0%20540.1%
926Carl Cozier Elementary SchoolBellinghamBellingham School DistrictElementary53.2%32540.1%
927Mountain View ElementaryLaceyNorth Thurston Public SchoolsElementary64.9%77640.1%
928Oroville Middle-High SchoolOrovilleOroville School DistrictHigh70.0%24340.1%
929Graham Hill Elementary SchoolSEATTLESeattle School District No. 1Elementary47.4%26640.1%
930Gilbert Elementary SchoolYakimaYakima School DistrictElementary77.8%41540.1%
931Irene Reither Elementary SchoolEversonMeridian School DistrictElementary49.8%76540.1%
932Mountlake Terrace ElementaryMountlake TerraceEdmonds School DistrictElementary55.4%42640.1%
933Highland Park Elementary SchoolSEATTLESeattle School District No. 1Elementary48.7%30040.1%
934Rosalia Elementary & Secondary SchoolRosaliaRosalia School DistrictCombined44.2%16340.0%
935Benson Hill Elementary SchoolRentonRenton School DistrictElementary50.1%47740.0%
936Nooksack Valley Middle SchoolEversonNooksack Valley School DistrictMiddle58.4%46940.0%
937Cosmopolis Elementary SchoolCosmopolisCosmopolis School DistrictElementary57.1%17540.0%
938Berney Elementary SchoolWALLA WALLAWalla Walla Public SchoolsElementary66.4%32440.0%
939Adams ElementarySpokaneSpokane School DistrictElementary71.5%31240.0%
940Shining Mountain ElementarySpanawayBethel School DistrictElementary65.7%61339.9%
941Auburn Riverside High SchoolAUBURNAuburn School DistrictHigh48.9%1,85239.9%
942Campbell Hill Elementary SchoolSeattleRenton School DistrictElementary70.7%34539.9%
943Tukwila ElementaryTUKWILATukwila School DistrictElementary71.4%45839.9%
944Naselle-Grays River Valley Jr Sr High SchoolsNASELLENaselle-Grays River Valley School DistrictHigh65.6%18939.9%
945Tieton Elementary SchoolTietonHighland School DistrictElementary75.7%20239.8%
946Frontier Middle SchoolGrahamBethel School DistrictMiddle49.0%62039.7%
947Westwood Middle SchoolSpokaneCheney School DistrictMiddle57.7%62439.7%
948East Valley Central Middle SchoolYAKIMAEast Valley School District (Yakima)Middle62.4%79239.7%
949Opportunity ElementarySpokane ValleyCentral Valley School DistrictElementary74.0%63139.7%
950Sedro Woolley Senior High SchoolSedro-WoolleySedro-Woolley School DistrictHigh47.7%1,28039.6%
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