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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51 | Central Kitsap High School SILVERDALE · Central Kitsap School District | High | 74.0% | +15.6pp |
| 52 | Lake Washington High School Kirkland · Lake Washington School District | High | 74.0% | +15.6pp |
| 53 | Coupeville High School Coupeville · Coupeville School District | High | 73.8% | +15.4pp |
| 54 | Lakeside High School Nine Mile Falls · Nine Mile Falls School District | High | 73.8% | +15.4pp |
| 55 | Meridian High School BELLINGHAM · Meridian School District | High | 73.7% | +15.4pp |
| 56 | Shorecrest High School Shoreline · Shoreline School District | High | 72.9% | +14.6pp |
| 57 | A G West Black Hills High School Tumwater · Tumwater School District | High | 72.7% | +14.3pp |
| 58 | White River High School Buckley · White River School District | High | 72.7% | +14.3pp |
| 59 | Puyallup High School Puyallup · Puyallup School District | High | 72.7% | +14.3pp |
| 60 | Emerald Ridge High School Puyallup · Puyallup School District | High | 71.7% | +13.3pp |
| 61 | Medical Lake High School Medical Lake · Medical Lake School District | High | 71.7% | +13.3pp |
| 62 | Lake Stevens Sr High School Lake Stevens · Lake Stevens School District | High | 71.5% | +13.1pp |
| 63 | South Kitsap High School PORT ORCHARD · South Kitsap School District | High | 70.7% | +12.3pp |
| 64 | Peninsula High School Gig Harbor · Peninsula School District | High | 70.6% | +12.3pp |
| 65 | Naches Valley High School Naches · Naches Valley School District | High | 70.3% | +11.9pp |
| 66 | North Kitsap High School Poulsbo · North Kitsap School District | High | 70.2% | +11.9pp |
| 67 | Lewis & Clark High School Spokane · Spokane School District | High | 69.8% | +11.5pp |
| 68 | Snohomish High School Snohomish · Snohomish School District | High | 69.3% | +10.9pp |
| 69 | Curtis Junior High UNIVERSITY PLACE · University Place School District | High | 69.2% | +10.8pp |
| 70 | Colville Senior High School Colville · Colville School District | High | 69.1% | +10.7pp |
| 71 | Mead Senior High School SPOKANE · Mead School District | High | 69.0% | +10.6pp |
| 72 | Gibson Ek High School Issaquah · Issaquah School District | High | 68.8% | +10.4pp |
| 73 | Meadowdale High School LYNNWOOD · Edmonds School District | High | 68.6% | +10.2pp |
| 74 | Davenport Senior High School DAVENPORT · Davenport School District | High | 68.2% | +9.8pp |
| 75 | Industrial Design Engineering and Arts Tacoma · Tacoma School District | High | 68.2% | +9.8pp |
| 76 | East Valley High School Yakima · East Valley School District (Yakima) | High | 67.7% | +9.3pp |
| 77 | Capital High School OLYMPIA · Olympia School District | High | 67.7% | +9.3pp |
| 78 | West Valley High School Yakima · West Valley School District (Yakima) | High | 67.6% | +9.2pp |
| 79 | Science and Math Institute Tacoma · Tacoma School District | High | 67.6% | +9.2pp |
| 80 | Lynden High School LYNDEN · Lynden School District | High | 67.6% | +9.2pp |
| 81 | Sehome High School Bellingham · Bellingham School District | High | 67.3% | +8.9pp |
| 82 | Zillah High School Zillah · Zillah School District | High | 67.0% | +8.6pp |
| 83 | Rainier Senior High School Rainier · Rainier School District | High | 66.7% | +8.3pp |
| 84 | Squalicum High School Bellingham · Bellingham School District | High | 66.7% | +8.3pp |
| 85 | Cle Elum Roslyn High School Cle Eum · Cle Elum-Roslyn School District | High | 66.3% | +7.9pp |
| 86 | Cleveland High School STEM SEATTLE · Seattle School District No. 1 | High | 66.2% | +7.9pp |
| 87 | Riverside High School Chattaroy · Riverside School District | High | 66.0% | +7.6pp |
| 88 | Stevenson High School Stevenson · Stevenson-Carson School District | High | 65.6% | +7.3pp |
| 89 | Olympic High School BREMERTON · Central Kitsap School District | High | 65.4% | +7.0pp |
| 90 | Freeman High School Rockford · Freeman School District | High | 65.3% | +7.0pp |
| 91 | Stanwood High School STANWOOD · Stanwood-Camano School District | High | 64.7% | +6.3pp |
| 92 | Hazen Senior High School Renton · Renton School District | High | 64.2% | +5.8pp |
| 93 | Blaine High School BLAINE · Blaine School District | High | 64.0% | +5.6pp |
| 94 | Kentridge High School Kent · Kent School District | High | 64.0% | +5.6pp |
| 95 | Central Valley High School Spokane Valley · Central Valley School District | High | 63.9% | +5.6pp |
| 96 | Elma High School Elma · Elma School District | High | 63.9% | +5.5pp |
| 97 | Ellensburg High School Ellensburg · Ellensburg School District | High | 63.8% | +5.4pp |
| 98 | North Thurston High School Lacey · North Thurston Public Schools | High | 63.7% | +5.3pp |
| 99 | Garfield High School SEATTLE · Seattle School District No. 1 | High | 63.3% | +5.0pp |
| 100 | South Whidbey High School Langley · South Whidbey School District | High | 63.3% | +5.0pp |
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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.