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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
151Totem FallsSnohomishSnohomish School DistrictElementary10.9%41271.4%
152Penny Creek ElementaryEverettEverett School DistrictElementary35.3%79171.4%
153Anacortes High SchoolAnacortesAnacortes School DistrictHigh25.2%76671.4%
154Cougar Mountain Middle SchoolIssaquahIssaquah School DistrictMiddle12.3%61671.4%
155Stevens Elementary SchoolSEATTLESeattle School District No. 1Elementary34.0%15071.3%
156Maplewood Parent CoopEDMONDSEdmonds School DistrictElementary16.8%47671.3%
157North Beach Elementary SchoolSEATTLESeattle School District No. 1Elementary14.0%34471.2%
158Magnolia Elementary SchoolSeattleSeattle School District No. 1Elementary12.8%32071.1%
159Sunnyside ElementaryPullmanPullman School DistrictElementary30.1%32670.8%
160Redmond Middle SchoolRedmondLake Washington School DistrictMiddle17.4%1,00970.7%
161Salem Woods Elementary SchoolMonroeMonroe School DistrictElementary29.5%51670.6%
162Maple Lawn ElementarySumnerSumner-Bonney Lake School DistrictElementary36.8%62870.6%
163Whitman Middle SchoolSEATTLESeattle School District No. 1Middle17.1%63370.6%
164Washington Elementary SchoolTacomaTacoma School DistrictElementary20.9%38370.5%
165Kirkland Middle SchoolKirklandLake Washington School DistrictMiddle12.3%74670.3%
166Voyager ElementaryGig HarborPeninsula School DistrictElementary12.2%44370.3%
167Midway ElementaryCOLBERTMead School DistrictElementary27.5%41870.2%
168Maplewood Heights Elementary SchoolRentonRenton School DistrictElementary19.5%39570.2%
169Melvin G Syre ElementaryShorelineShoreline School DistrictElementary16.0%44470.1%
170Lafayette Elementary SchoolSEATTLESeattle School District No. 1Elementary16.0%53270.0%
171Sherman Elementary SchoolTacomaTacoma School DistrictElementary19.4%43270.0%
172Emerald Hills ElementaryBonney LakeSumner-Bonney Lake School DistrictElementary28.9%55169.9%
173Lake Wilderness ElementaryMaple ValleyTahoma School DistrictElementary21.1%92369.8%
174Clark ElementaryISSAQUAHIssaquah School DistrictElementary28.3%58669.7%
175Robert Eagle Staff Middle SchoolSeattleSeattle School District No. 1Middle32.1%72969.5%
176Henry M. Jackson High SchoolMill CreekEverett School DistrictHigh25.5%2,14869.5%
177Poulsbo Elementary SchoolPoulsboNorth Kitsap School DistrictElementary27.1%48769.3%
178Little Cedars Elementary SchoolSnohomishSnohomish School DistrictElementary13.3%64669.2%
179Swift Water ElementaryGig HarborPeninsula School DistrictElementary13.5%51969.1%
180Chambers ElementaryUNIVERSITY PLAUniversity Place School DistrictElementary40.0%49369.1%
181Lowell Elementary SchoolTacomaTacoma School DistrictElementary30.2%33169.1%
182Dieringer Heights ElementaryLake TappsDieringer School DistrictElementary24.0%44169.0%
183Liberty Lake ElementaryLiberty LakeCentral Valley School DistrictElementary28.4%52469.0%
184Ruby Bridges ElementaryWoodinvilleNorthshore School DistrictElementary13.1%50368.9%
185Cherry Valley Elementary SchoolDuvallRiverview School DistrictElementary17.3%44568.9%
186Silver Beach Elementary SchoolBellinghamBellingham School DistrictElementary23.8%35768.9%
187Daniel Bagley Elementary SchoolSEATTLESeattle School District No. 1Elementary25.5%33768.8%
188Madison Middle SchoolSEATTLESeattle School District No. 1Middle16.7%1,01768.7%
189Sartori Elementary SchoolRentonRenton School DistrictElementary28.4%51068.7%
190Cottage Lake ElementaryWoodinvilleNorthshore School DistrictElementary14.3%25868.6%
191Meadow Ridge ElementaryMEADMead School DistrictElementary35.1%45368.6%
192Sunset ElementaryBELLEVUEIssaquah School DistrictElementary19.2%49968.4%
193Clyde Hill ElementaryBellevueBellevue School DistrictElementary20.9%59468.4%
194Hawthorne Elementary SchoolSEATTLESeattle School District No. 1Elementary26.2%39368.4%
195Maywood Middle SchoolRENTONIssaquah School DistrictMiddle18.3%82668.2%
196Jefferson Elementary SchoolTacomaTacoma School DistrictElementary38.0%35868.2%
197Artondale Elementary SchoolGig HarborPeninsula School DistrictElementary16.7%41368.0%
198Ridgewood Elementary SchoolRentonKent School DistrictElementary21.6%41267.9%
199Moran Prairie ElementarySpokaneSpokane School DistrictElementary36.1%46267.9%
200Pullman High SchoolPullmanPullman School DistrictHigh32.7%83867.9%
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