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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
301Canyon Park Middle SchoolBothellNorthshore School DistrictMiddle19.2%90761.6%
302Kamiakin Middle SchoolKirklandLake Washington School DistrictMiddle28.4%57361.6%
303Hamblen ElementarySpokaneSpokane School DistrictElementary43.7%50861.6%
304John Muir ElementaryKirklandLake Washington School DistrictElementary30.5%32161.5%
305Balboa ElementarySpokaneSpokane School DistrictElementary50.0%24861.4%
306Hillcrest Elementary SchoolLake StevensLake Stevens School DistrictElementary30.5%84261.4%
307Cedarcrest High SchoolDuvallRiverview School DistrictHigh19.5%88961.3%
308Valley View Middle SchoolSnohomishSnohomish School DistrictMiddle21.2%64161.3%
309Monroe ElementaryEverettEverett School DistrictElementary54.4%48761.3%
310Jefferson Middle SchoolOLYMPIAOlympia School DistrictMiddle42.9%46261.3%
311South Whidbey High SchoolLangleySouth Whidbey School DistrictHigh37.2%39061.3%
312Maple View Middle SchoolCovingtonTahoma School DistrictMiddle23.6%1,04661.2%
313Skyline ElementaryLake StevensLake Stevens School DistrictElementary35.2%56261.2%
314Kellogg Middle SchoolShorelineShoreline School DistrictMiddle34.5%99161.0%
315Sherwood ElementaryEDMONDSEdmonds School DistrictElementary22.8%49161.0%
316Drum IntermediateUNIVERSITY PLAUniversity Place School DistrictMiddle43.0%63960.9%
317Almira Elementary SchoolALMIRAAlmira School DistrictElementary40.3%12960.9%
318Maltby ElementarySnohomishMonroe School DistrictElementary25.7%33460.8%
319Frank Love ElementaryBothellNorthshore School DistrictElementary23.6%49260.8%
320Ridgecrest ElementaryPuyallupPuyallup School DistrictElementary52.9%45660.8%
321Shaw Road ElementaryPuyallupPuyallup School DistrictElementary35.1%61560.8%
322Westhill ElementaryBothellNorthshore School DistrictElementary16.9%41960.8%
323Chloe Clark ElementaryDuPontSteilacoom Hist. School DistrictElementary26.9%47560.7%
324Shadow Lake ElementaryMaple ValleyTahoma School DistrictElementary35.5%47960.7%
325Issaquah Middle SchoolISSAQUAHIssaquah School DistrictMiddle29.0%80860.7%
326Cherrydale ElementarySteilacoomSteilacoom Hist. School DistrictElementary44.3%34860.7%
327Mt. Pilchuck Elementary SchoolLake StevensLake Stevens School DistrictElementary37.2%55460.7%
328Lincoln Middle SchoolPullmanPullman School DistrictMiddle37.6%64360.6%
329Olympia High SchoolOLYMPIAOlympia School DistrictHigh22.7%1,90160.6%
330Ahtanum Valley ElementaryYakimaWest Valley School District (Yakima)Elementary64.3%38160.4%
331Edwin Markham ElementaryPASCOPasco School DistrictElementary47.1%22760.4%
332Ballard High SchoolSEATTLESeattle School District No. 1High12.7%1,69760.3%
333Summit SchoolSpokane ValleyCentral Valley School DistrictElementary37.6%38360.3%
334Elk Ridge ElementaryBuckleyWhite River School DistrictElementary31.2%56460.3%
335Kenmore ElementaryKenmoreNorthshore School DistrictElementary41.2%39660.3%
336Washington Middle SchoolOLYMPIAOlympia School DistrictMiddle21.7%70260.2%
337Kulshan Middle SchoolBellinghamBellingham School DistrictMiddle28.7%57560.1%
338Lakeside Middle SchoolNine Mile FallsNine Mile Falls School DistrictMiddle35.2%29360.0%
339Sunset PrimaryUNIVERSITY PLACEUniversity Place School DistrictElementary37.8%54859.9%
340Woodland ElementaryPuyallupPuyallup School DistrictElementary49.8%60659.9%
341Harbor Ridge Middle SchoolGig HarborPeninsula School DistrictMiddle18.5%62759.9%
342Lakeridge Middle SchoolBonney LakeSumner-Bonney Lake School DistrictMiddle37.7%76359.9%
343Robert Frost ElementaryKirklandLake Washington School DistrictElementary32.3%42459.9%
344Kamiak High SchoolMukilteoMukilteo School DistrictHigh36.9%2,38459.8%
345Friday Harbor High SchoolFRIDAY HARBORSan Juan Island School DistrictHigh41.2%25559.7%
346Lake Forest Park ElementaryLake Forest ParkShoreline School DistrictElementary26.7%37859.7%
347Nelson Elementary SchoolGrahamBethel School DistrictElementary46.9%49759.7%
348View Ridge ElementaryEverettEverett School DistrictElementary60.6%49759.7%
349Frank Brouillet ElemPuyallupPuyallup School DistrictElementary42.3%54159.5%
350Farwell Elementary SchoolSPOKANEMead School DistrictElementary47.8%47159.5%
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