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Best Schools · Washington · Highest proficiency

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
351Wilkeson Elementary SchoolWilkesonWhite River School DistrictElementary27.7%25359.5%
352Valley View Elementary SchoolEllensburgEllensburg School DistrictElementary37.3%40859.5%
353North Hill ElementaryDes MoinesHighline School DistrictElementary45.9%51859.5%
354Sunnycrest Elementary SchoolLake StevensLake Stevens School DistrictElementary29.6%69559.4%
355Chautauqua ElementaryVASHONVashon Island School DistrictElementary35.0%48059.3%
356Griffin SchoolOlympiaGriffin School DistrictElementary31.5%58559.3%
357Fairhaven Middle SchoolBellinghamBellingham School DistrictMiddle40.8%58859.3%
358Sumner Middle SchoolSumnerSumner-Bonney Lake School DistrictMiddle43.6%67459.2%
359Lake Washington High SchoolKirklandLake Washington School DistrictHigh13.5%2,08159.2%
360Redmond High SchoolRedmondLake Washington School DistrictHigh14.6%2,30459.1%
361Arbor Heights Elementary SchoolSEATTLESeattle School District No. 1Elementary23.4%49559.1%
362West Seattle High SchoolSEATTLESeattle School District No. 1High18.4%1,47959.1%
363Rainier PrepSeattleRainier Prep Charter School DistrictMiddle74.1%35959.0%
364Goodman Middle SchoolGig HarborPeninsula School DistrictMiddle21.0%51959.0%
365Port Townsend High SchoolPort TownsendPort Townsend School DistrictHigh43.3%38359.0%
366Michael T Simmons ElementaryTumwaterTumwater School DistrictElementary43.5%45758.9%
367Lowell Elementary SchoolBellinghamBellingham School DistrictElementary34.3%33858.9%
368Picnic Point ElementaryEdmondsMukilteo School DistrictElementary33.0%45458.8%
369Crescent Heights Elementary SchoolTacomaTacoma School DistrictElementary48.8%45158.7%
370Dearborn Park International SchoolSEATTLESeattle School District No. 1Elementary51.8%34058.7%
371Jane Addams Middle SchoolSeattleSeattle School District No. 1Middle34.7%82458.7%
372Sawyer Woods Elementary SchoolBlack DiamondKent School DistrictElementary29.0%30358.7%
373Maywood Hills ElementaryBothellNorthshore School DistrictElementary21.6%46758.6%
374Columbia ElementaryMukilteoMukilteo School DistrictElementary33.2%59658.5%
375Mount Erie ElementaryAnacortesAnacortes School DistrictElementary46.8%32758.5%
376Meriwether Elementary SchoolJBLM Lewis NorthClover Park School DistrictElementary45.8%24058.4%
377Beacon Hill International SchoolSEATTLESeattle School District No. 1Elementary50.6%34858.4%
378Albert Einstein Middle SchoolShorelineShoreline School DistrictMiddle33.2%1,03258.4%
379Sacajawea Middle SchoolSpokaneSpokane School DistrictMiddle40.4%85558.4%
380Michael Anderson Elementary SchoolFairchild AFBMedical Lake School DistrictElementary33.1%45958.3%
381Tahoma Senior High SchoolMaple ValleyTahoma School DistrictHigh19.3%2,91958.3%
382Dutch Hill ElementarySnohomishSnohomish School DistrictElementary22.2%69458.3%
383East Olympia ElementaryOlympiaTumwater School DistrictElementary35.6%57958.2%
384Silverdale ElementarySILVERDALECentral Kitsap School DistrictElementary36.3%41358.2%
385Horizon Middle SchoolSpokane ValleyCentral Valley School DistrictMiddle30.3%47258.1%
386Katherine G. Johnson Elementary SchoolTacomaBethel School DistrictElementary54.9%59258.0%
387Carnation Elementary SchoolCarnationRiverview School DistrictElementary28.4%38858.0%
388Roosevelt Elementary SchoolOLYMPIAOlympia School DistrictElementary35.6%34058.0%
389Brier Terrace Middle SchoolBRIEREdmonds School DistrictMiddle33.1%64957.9%
390Prospect Point ElementaryWALLA WALLAWalla Walla Public SchoolsElementary57.7%41457.9%
391Vossbeck Elementary SchoolLYNDENLynden School DistrictElementary51.5%46857.9%
392Littlerock Elementary SchoolOlympiaTumwater School DistrictElementary33.8%34357.8%
393Roosevelt ElementarySpokaneSpokane School DistrictElementary53.2%40257.8%
394Westview ElementarySpokaneSpokane School DistrictElementary69.8%32857.8%
395Terrace Park ElementaryMTLK TERRACEEdmonds School DistrictElementary30.8%29557.8%
396Coupeville Elementary SchoolCoupevilleCoupeville School DistrictElementary43.9%49257.6%
397Simpson Avenue ElementaryMontesanoMontesano School DistrictElementary41.3%40257.6%
398Daffodil Valley ElementarySumnerSumner-Bonney Lake School DistrictElementary53.4%52457.6%
399Blaine High SchoolBLAINEBlaine School DistrictHigh41.2%56657.6%
400Davenport Senior High SchoolDAVENPORTDavenport School DistrictHigh50.2%31357.6%
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