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Washington schools ranked by test score

Latest Smarter Balanced + WCAS year (2024-25). 532 schools with reported Science scores. State average: 52.2%.
RankSchoolLevelSciencevs state
401Orchard Heights Elementary
PORT ORCHARD · South Kitsap School District
Elementary50.0%-2.2pp
402Pioneer Elementary
Arlington · Arlington School District
Elementary50.0%-2.2pp
403Warren Hunt Elem
Puyallup · Puyallup School District
Elementary50.0%-2.2pp
404Elk Plain School of Choice
Spanaway · Bethel School District
Elementary49.7%-2.5pp
405Dessie F Evans Elementary
Puyallup · Puyallup School District
Elementary49.6%-2.5pp
406Machias Elementary
Snohomish · Snohomish School District
Elementary49.4%-2.7pp
407Elger Bay Elementary
CAMANO ISLAND · Stanwood-Camano School District
Elementary49.3%-2.9pp
408Meadowdale Elementary
LYNNWOOD · Edmonds School District
Elementary49.3%-2.9pp
409Ptarmigan Ridge Elementary School
Orting · Orting School District
Elementary49.3%-2.9pp
410Lacey Elementary
Lacey · North Thurston Public Schools
Elementary49.2%-2.9pp
411Opportunity Elementary
Spokane Valley · Central Valley School District
Elementary49.0%-3.1pp
412Centennial Elementary
Graham · Bethel School District
Elementary49.0%-3.2pp
413Riverbend Elementary School
Spokane Valley · Central Valley School District
Elementary49.0%-3.2pp
414Nautilus K-8 School
FEDERAL WAY · Federal Way School District
Elementary48.9%-3.2pp
415Rainier Elementary School
Rainier · Rainier School District
Elementary48.8%-3.4pp
416Camas Prairie Elementary
Spanaway · Bethel School District
Elementary48.6%-3.5pp
417Grainger Elementary
Okanogan · Okanogan School District
Elementary48.6%-3.6pp
418Fairmount Elementary
Everett · Mukilteo School District
Elementary48.5%-3.7pp
419Ocean Park Elementary
OCEAN PARK · Ocean Beach School District
Elementary48.5%-3.7pp
420Orcas Island Elementary School
EASTSOUND · Orcas Island School District
Elementary48.4%-3.8pp
421Brentwood Elementary School
SPOKANE · Mead School District
Elementary48.3%-3.8pp
422Graham Elementary
Graham · Bethel School District
Elementary48.0%-4.2pp
423English Crossing Elementary
Marysville · Lakewood School District
Elementary47.8%-4.4pp
424Fisher Elementary School
LYNDEN · Lynden School District
Elementary47.7%-4.4pp
425Belfair Elementary
Belfair · North Mason School District
Elementary47.7%-4.5pp
426Edward Zeiger Elem
Puyallup · Puyallup School District
Elementary47.7%-4.5pp
427Clover Creek Elementary
Tacoma · Bethel School District
Elementary47.6%-4.5pp
428Orin C Smith Elementary School
Chehalis · Chehalis School District
Elementary47.6%-4.6pp
429Pleasant Glade Elementary
Lacey · North Thurston Public Schools
Elementary47.6%-4.6pp
430Woodland Elementary
Lacey · North Thurston Public Schools
Elementary47.5%-4.7pp
431Tukwila Elementary
TUKWILA · Tukwila School District
Elementary47.4%-4.7pp
432Boze Elementary School
Tacoma · Tacoma School District
Elementary47.3%-4.9pp
433Edison Elementary School
WALLA WALLA · Walla Walla Public Schools
Elementary47.3%-4.9pp
434Riverview Elementary
Snohomish · Snohomish School District
Elementary47.2%-4.9pp
435Willow Crest Elementary
Auburn · Auburn School District
Elementary47.2%-5.0pp
436Foothills Elementary
Buckley · White River School District
Elementary47.0%-5.2pp
437Pinewood Elementary
Marysville · Marysville School District
Elementary46.9%-5.2pp
438Cougar Valley Elementary
SILVERDALE · Central Kitsap School District
Elementary46.9%-5.3pp
439Crestwood Elementary School
Covington · Kent School District
Elementary46.9%-5.3pp
440Tumwater Hill Elementary
Tumwater · Tumwater School District
Elementary46.9%-5.3pp
441Skyline Elementary School
Ferndale · Ferndale School District
Elementary46.8%-5.4pp
442Hidden Creek Elementary School
PORT ORCHARD · South Kitsap School District
Elementary46.5%-5.7pp
443Liberty Elementary
Marysville · Marysville School District
Elementary46.4%-5.8pp
444Brookdale Elementary
Tacoma · Franklin Pierce School District
Elementary46.3%-5.8pp
445Naches Trail Elementary
Tacoma · Bethel School District
Elementary46.3%-5.9pp
446Yelm Prairie Elementary
Yelm · Yelm School District
Elementary46.1%-6.0pp
447Byron Kibler Elementary School
Enumclaw · Enumclaw School District
Elementary45.8%-6.4pp
448Nooksack Elementary
Everson · Nooksack Valley School District
Elementary45.6%-6.6pp
449Stanwood Elementary School
STANWOOD · Stanwood-Camano School District
Elementary45.6%-6.6pp
450Rocky Ridge Elementary
Graham · Bethel School District
Elementary45.5%-6.7pp
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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 Science 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.