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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 101 | Stadium High School Tacoma · Tacoma School District | High | 63.3% | +5.0pp |
| 102 | Tenino High School Tenino · Tenino School District | High | 63.3% | +4.9pp |
| 103 | Monroe High School Monroe · Monroe School District | High | 63.1% | +4.7pp |
| 104 | Bethel High School Spanaway · Bethel School District | High | 62.4% | +4.1pp |
| 105 | Montesano Jr-Sr High Montesano · Montesano School District | High | 62.3% | +3.9pp |
| 106 | Fife High School Tacoma · Fife School District | High | 62.3% | +3.9pp |
| 107 | W F West High School Chehalis · Chehalis School District | High | 62.0% | +3.7pp |
| 108 | Cascade High School Everett · Everett School District | High | 61.7% | +3.4pp |
| 109 | Oak Harbor High School Oak Harbor · Oak Harbor School District | High | 61.5% | +3.2pp |
| 110 | Franklin High School SEATTLE · Seattle School District No. 1 | High | 61.5% | +3.1pp |
| 111 | Edmonds Woodway High School EDMONDS · Edmonds School District | High | 61.5% | +3.1pp |
| 112 | Bellingham High School Bellingham · Bellingham School District | High | 61.1% | +2.7pp |
| 113 | Lynnwood High School BOTHELL · Edmonds School District | High | 61.1% | +2.7pp |
| 114 | Friday Harbor High School FRIDAY HARBOR · San Juan Island School District | High | 60.9% | +2.6pp |
| 115 | Yelm High School 12 Yelm · Yelm School District | High | 60.8% | +2.4pp |
| 116 | Lakes High School Lakewood · Clover Park School District | High | 60.7% | +2.4pp |
| 117 | Timberline High School Lacey · North Thurston Public Schools | High | 60.6% | +2.3pp |
| 118 | Walla Walla High School WALLA WALLA · Walla Walla Public Schools | High | 60.3% | +1.9pp |
| 119 | Arlington High School Arlington · Arlington School District | High | 60.2% | +1.9pp |
| 120 | College Place High School College Place · College Place School District | High | 60.2% | +1.8pp |
| 121 | Nooksack Valley High School Everson · Nooksack Valley School District | High | 60.0% | +1.6pp |
| 122 | Sammamish Senior High Bellevue · Bellevue School District | High | 59.9% | +1.6pp |
| 123 | Everett High School Everett · Everett School District | High | 59.7% | +1.3pp |
| 124 | Tacoma School of the Arts Tacoma · Tacoma School District | High | 59.4% | +1.1pp |
| 125 | Ferris High School Spokane · Spokane School District | High | 59.1% | +0.7pp |
| 126 | Reardan Middle-Senior High School REARDAN · Reardan-Edwall School District | High | 59.0% | +0.7pp |
| 127 | Auburn Mountainview High School Auburn · Auburn School District | High | 59.0% | +0.7pp |
| 128 | University High School Spokane Valley · Central Valley School District | High | 58.8% | +0.5pp |
| 129 | Cavelero Mid High School Lake Stevens · Lake Stevens School District | High | 58.6% | +0.2pp |
| 130 | Willapa Valley Middle-High Raymond · Willapa Valley School District | High | 58.6% | +0.2pp |
| 131 | Gov John Rogers High School Puyallup · Puyallup School District | High | 58.5% | +0.1pp |
| 132 | Kentwood High School Covington · Kent School District | High | 58.4% | +0.0pp |
| 133 | Enumclaw Sr High School Enumclaw · Enumclaw School District | High | 58.3% | -0.0pp |
| 134 | Eatonville High School Eatonville · Eatonville School District | High | 58.0% | -0.4pp |
| 135 | Orting High School Orting · Orting School District | High | 57.9% | -0.5pp |
| 136 | Goldendale High School GOLDENDALE · Goldendale School District | High | 57.8% | -0.6pp |
| 137 | River Ridge High School Lacey · North Thurston Public Schools | High | 57.7% | -0.7pp |
| 138 | Mountlake Terrace High School MTLK TERRACE · Edmonds School District | High | 57.6% | -0.8pp |
| 139 | Graham Kapowsin High School Graham · Bethel School District | High | 56.9% | -1.5pp |
| 140 | East Valley High School Spokane Valley · East Valley School District (Spokane) | High | 56.8% | -1.5pp |
| 141 | Royal High School Royal City · Royal School District | High | 56.8% | -1.5pp |
| 142 | Ilwaco High School Ilwaco · Ocean Beach School District | High | 56.8% | -1.6pp |
| 143 | Ferndale High School Ferndale · Ferndale School District | High | 56.7% | -1.7pp |
| 144 | Mount Vernon High School Mount Vernon · Mount Vernon School District | High | 56.7% | -1.7pp |
| 145 | Cheney High School CHENEY · Cheney School District | High | 56.5% | -1.9pp |
| 146 | Auburn Riverside High School AUBURN · Auburn School District | High | 56.3% | -2.1pp |
| 147 | Tonasket High School TONASKET · Tonasket School District | High | 56.1% | -2.3pp |
| 148 | Liberty Bell Jr Sr High Winthrop · Methow Valley School District | High | 55.9% | -2.5pp |
| 149 | Granite Falls High School Granite Falls · Granite Falls School District | High | 55.8% | -2.6pp |
| 150 | Lindbergh Senior High School Renton · Renton School District | High | 55.7% | -2.7pp |
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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 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.