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Washington schools ranked by test score

Latest Smarter Balanced + WCAS year (2024-25). 913 schools with reported English Language Arts scores. State average: 58.4%.
RankSchoolLevelEnglish Language Artsvs state
351Vossbeck Elementary School
LYNDEN · Lynden School District
Elementary55.9%-2.5pp
352Sultan Elementary School
Sultan · Sultan School District
Elementary55.8%-2.5pp
353Woodmoor Elementary
Bothell · Northshore School District
Elementary55.8%-2.6pp
354Riverview Elementary
Snohomish · Snohomish School District
Elementary55.8%-2.6pp
355Carnation Elementary School
Carnation · Riverview School District
Elementary55.7%-2.6pp
356Northwood Elementary
Edgewood · Puyallup School District
Elementary55.7%-2.7pp
357Woodland Elementary
Puyallup · Puyallup School District
Elementary55.6%-2.7pp
358South Bay Elementary
Lacey · North Thurston Public Schools
Elementary55.6%-2.8pp
359Hilder Pearson Elementary
Poulsbo · North Kitsap School District
Elementary55.6%-2.8pp
360Ness Elementary
SPOKANE · West Valley School District (Spokane)
Elementary55.6%-2.8pp
361Camas Prairie Elementary
Spanaway · Bethel School District
Elementary55.5%-2.9pp
362Lea Hill Elementary School
AUBURN · Auburn School District
Elementary55.5%-2.9pp
363Katherine G. Johnson Elementary School
Tacoma · Bethel School District
Elementary55.5%-2.9pp
364Samish Elementary School
Sedro-Woolley · Sedro-Woolley School District
Elementary55.3%-3.0pp
365Lynndale Elementary
EDMONDS · Edmonds School District
Elementary55.2%-3.1pp
366Presidents Elementary
Arlington · Arlington School District
Elementary55.2%-3.2pp
367Evergreen Forest Elementary
Lacey · North Thurston Public Schools
Elementary55.1%-3.3pp
368Columbia Elementary
Mukilteo · Mukilteo School District
Elementary55.1%-3.3pp
369Tumwater Hill Elementary
Tumwater · Tumwater School District
Elementary55.0%-3.4pp
370Esquire Hills Elementary
Bremerton · Central Kitsap School District
Elementary54.9%-3.5pp
371Maplewood Elementary
Puyallup · Puyallup School District
Elementary54.7%-3.7pp
372Michael T Simmons Elementary
Tumwater · Tumwater School District
Elementary54.7%-3.7pp
373Meadows Elementary
Lacey · North Thurston Public Schools
Elementary54.6%-3.8pp
374Skamania Elementary
Skamania · Skamania School District
Elementary54.5%-3.8pp
375Minter Creek Elementary
Gig Harbor · Peninsula School District
Elementary54.4%-4.0pp
376Fort Colville Elementary
Colville · Colville School District
Elementary54.4%-4.0pp
377Conway School District 317
Mount Vernon · Conway School District
Elementary54.4%-4.0pp
378Woodridge Elementary
Spokane · Spokane School District
Elementary54.3%-4.1pp
379McKenna Elementary
McKenna · Yelm School District
Elementary54.3%-4.1pp
380North Hill Elementary
Des Moines · Highline School District
Elementary54.3%-4.1pp
381Crestwood Elementary School
Covington · Kent School District
Elementary54.2%-4.2pp
382Twin City Elementary
STANWOOD · Stanwood-Camano School District
Elementary54.1%-4.2pp
383Silver Ridge Elementary
SILVERDALE · Central Kitsap School District
Elementary54.0%-4.4pp
384Friday Harbor Elementary School
FRIDAY HARBOR · San Juan Island School District
Elementary53.9%-4.4pp
385Marysville Coop Program
Marysville · Marysville School District
Elementary53.9%-4.5pp
386Clear Lake Elementary School
Clear Lake · Sedro-Woolley School District
Elementary53.8%-4.6pp
387Ridgecrest Elementary
Shoreline · Shoreline School District
Elementary53.8%-4.6pp
388Mann Elementary School
Tacoma · Tacoma School District
Elementary53.7%-4.6pp
389Bess Herian Elementary
CUSICK · Cusick School District
Elementary53.7%-4.6pp
390Eatonville Elementary School
Eatonville · Eatonville School District
Elementary53.7%-4.7pp
391Spinning Elementary
Puyallup · Puyallup School District
Elementary53.7%-4.7pp
392Kent Prairie Elementary
Arlington · Arlington School District
Elementary53.6%-4.7pp
393View Ridge Elementary
Everett · Everett School District
Elementary53.6%-4.7pp
394John Hay Elementary School
SEATTLE · Seattle School District No. 1
Elementary53.6%-4.8pp
395Sunrise Elementary
Enumclaw · Enumclaw School District
Elementary53.4%-4.9pp
396Rainier Elementary School
Rainier · Rainier School District
Elementary53.4%-5.0pp
397Moxee Elementary
Moxee · East Valley School District (Yakima)
Elementary53.3%-5.1pp
398Cle Elum Roslyn Elementary
Cle Elum · Cle Elum-Roslyn School District
Elementary53.2%-5.2pp
399Emma L Carson Elementary
Puyallup · Puyallup School District
Elementary53.1%-5.3pp
400Hulan L Whitson Elem
WHITE SALMON · White Salmon Valley School District
Elementary53.0%-5.3pp
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About this ranking

Schools are ranked by the percentage of students who scored at or above the Smarter Balanced + WCAS % Met or Exceeded Standard threshold on the latest available Smarter Balanced + WCAS English Language Arts test (school year 2024-25). A higher percentage is better.

Only public schools with a reasonable cohort size are included (at least 50 total students enrolled, since the source file does not include per-subject student counts), so very small programs and special-purpose centers are filtered out.

The state average shown above is enrollment-weighted: we multiply each school's score by how many of its students tested, sum those across every public school in Washington, and divide by the total students tested. This way a big school counts more than a tiny one in the typical-student average.