Washington schools ranked by test score
Latest Smarter Balanced + WCAS year (2024-25). 244 schools with reported English Language Arts scores. State average: 58.4%.
| Rank | School | Level | English Language Arts | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bainbridge High School Bainbridge Island · Bainbridge Island School District | High | 92.8% | +34.5pp |
| 2 | Mercer Island High School Mercer Island · Mercer Island School District | High | 90.7% | +32.3pp |
| 3 | Innovation Lab High School Bothell · Northshore School District | High | 89.2% | +30.8pp |
| 4 | Ballard High School SEATTLE · Seattle School District No. 1 | High | 87.2% | +28.8pp |
| 5 | Newport Senior High School Bellevue · Bellevue School District | High | 87.0% | +28.6pp |
| 6 | Lincoln High School Seattle · Seattle School District No. 1 | High | 86.2% | +27.9pp |
| 7 | Eastlake High School Sammamish · Lake Washington School District | High | 85.3% | +27.0pp |
| 8 | Mount Si High School SNOQUALMIE · Snoqualmie Valley School District | High | 85.3% | +27.0pp |
| 9 | North Creek High School Bothell · Northshore School District | High | 85.1% | +26.8pp |
| 10 | Liberty High School SPANGLE · Liberty School District | High | 85.1% | +26.7pp |
| 11 | Skyline High School SAMMAMISH · Issaquah School District | High | 85.0% | +26.6pp |
| 12 | Bellevue High School Bellevue · Bellevue School District | High | 84.5% | +26.1pp |
| 13 | Vashon Island High School VASHON · Vashon Island School District | High | 84.3% | +25.9pp |
| 14 | Stem Academy at SVT Spokane Valley · Central Valley School District | High | 84.0% | +25.6pp |
| 15 | Glacier Peak High School Snohomish · Snohomish School District | High | 83.8% | +25.5pp |
| 16 | Roosevelt High School SEATTLE · Seattle School District No. 1 | High | 82.4% | +24.0pp |
| 17 | Port Townsend High School Port Townsend · Port Townsend School District | High | 82.1% | +23.8pp |
| 18 | Liberty Sr High School RENTON · Issaquah School District | High | 82.0% | +23.6pp |
| 19 | Gig Harbor High Gig Harbor · Peninsula School District | High | 81.6% | +23.2pp |
| 20 | Inglemoor HS Kenmore · Northshore School District | High | 81.3% | +22.9pp |
| 21 | Tahoma Senior High School Maple Valley · Tahoma School District | High | 81.2% | +22.8pp |
| 22 | Cedarcrest High School Duvall · Riverview School District | High | 81.1% | +22.7pp |
| 23 | Bonney Lake High School Bonney Lake · Sumner-Bonney Lake School District | High | 81.0% | +22.7pp |
| 24 | Anacortes High School Anacortes · Anacortes School District | High | 81.0% | +22.6pp |
| 25 | Henry M. Jackson High School Mill Creek · Everett School District | High | 81.0% | +22.6pp |
| 26 | Bothell High School Bothell · Northshore School District | High | 81.0% | +22.6pp |
| 27 | West Seattle High School SEATTLE · Seattle School District No. 1 | High | 80.8% | +22.4pp |
| 28 | Nathan Hale High School SEATTLE · Seattle School District No. 1 | High | 80.7% | +22.3pp |
| 29 | Ridgeline High School Liberty Lake · Central Valley School District | High | 80.5% | +22.2pp |
| 30 | Tumwater High School Tumwater · Tumwater School District | High | 80.3% | +21.9pp |
| 31 | Highland High School Cowiche · Highland School District | High | 80.2% | +21.9pp |
| 32 | Curtis Senior High UNIVERSITY PLACE · University Place School District | High | 80.2% | +21.8pp |
| 33 | Shorewood High School Shoreline · Shoreline School District | High | 80.0% | +21.6pp |
| 34 | Woodinville HS Woodinville · Northshore School District | High | 79.8% | +21.4pp |
| 35 | Pullman High School Pullman · Pullman School District | High | 79.4% | +21.1pp |
| 36 | Redmond High School Redmond · Lake Washington School District | High | 79.2% | +20.9pp |
| 37 | Interlake Senior High School Bellevue · Bellevue School District | High | 78.7% | +20.3pp |
| 38 | Toledo High School Toledo · Toledo School District | High | 78.2% | +19.8pp |
| 39 | Issaquah High School ISSAQUAH · Issaquah School District | High | 77.9% | +19.5pp |
| 40 | Juanita High School Kirkland · Lake Washington School District | High | 77.1% | +18.7pp |
| 41 | Okanogan High School Okanogan · Okanogan School District | High | 76.9% | +18.6pp |
| 42 | Steilacoom High Steilacoom · Steilacoom Hist. School District | High | 76.7% | +18.3pp |
| 43 | Orcas Island High School EASTSOUND · Orcas Island School District | High | 76.5% | +18.1pp |
| 44 | Sumner High School Sumner · Sumner-Bonney Lake School District | High | 76.3% | +18.0pp |
| 45 | Olympia High School OLYMPIA · Olympia School District | High | 76.0% | +17.6pp |
| 46 | Kamiak High School Mukilteo · Mukilteo School District | High | 75.9% | +17.6pp |
| 47 | Deer Park High School Deer Park · Deer Park School District | High | 75.6% | +17.2pp |
| 48 | Ingraham High School SEATTLE · Seattle School District No. 1 | High | 75.0% | +16.6pp |
| 49 | Mt Spokane High School MEAD · Mead School District | High | 74.5% | +16.1pp |
| 50 | Kingston High School Kingston · North Kitsap School District | High | 74.3% | +15.9pp |
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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.