Best Elementary & Middle Schools in Ellensburg, WA
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Elementary / Middle Schools (10 ranked)
9 official · 1 provisional (Est. #, low confidence) · 6 unranked (N/A — not yet eligible)
| Mt. Stuart ElementaryNeighborhood | Ellensburg School District | #7 | #1 | ★★Outperforming Expectations | High | |
| Valley View Elementary SchoolNeighborhood | Ellensburg School District | #1 | #2 | ★Strong by Both Measures | High | |
| Morgan Middle SchoolNeighborhood | Ellensburg School District | #6 | #3 | ★★Outperforming Expectations | Medium | |
| Walter Strom Middle SchoolNeighborhood | Cle Elum-Roslyn School District | #5 | #4 | Typical Profile | High | |
| Cle Elum Roslyn ElementaryNeighborhood | Cle Elum-Roslyn School District | #2 | #5 | High Scores, Context Matters | High | |
| Lincoln ElementaryNeighborhood | Ellensburg School District | #4 | #6 | Typical Profile | High | |
| Kittitas Elementary SchoolNeighborhood | Kittitas School District | #3 | #7 | High Scores, Context Matters | High | |
| Kittitas High SchoolNeighborhood | Kittitas School District | #9 | #8Also HS #2 | Lower by Both Measures | Medium | |
| Ida Nason Aronica ElementaryNeighborhood | Ellensburg School District | #8 | #9 | Lower by Both Measures | Medium | |
| Thorp Elem & Jr Sr HighNeighborhood | Thorp School District | #7 | Est. #9provisional · low confidence | Typical Profile | Low | |
| Unranked (6 not yet eligible for a rank) | ||||||
| Damman Elementary | Damman School District | N/A | N/A | — | Rankings coming soon · View school details | |
| Early Learning Center | Ellensburg School District | N/A | N/A | — | Rankings coming soon · View school details | |
| Easton Secondary School | Easton School District | N/A | N/A | — | Rankings coming soon · View school details | |
| K-12 Ellensburg Learning Center | Ellensburg School District | N/A | N/A | — | Rankings coming soon · View school details | |
| Kittitas B-5 Special Ed Program | Kittitas School District | N/A | N/A | — | Rankings coming soon · View school details | |
| Parke Creek Treatment Ctr | Kittitas School District | N/A | N/A | — | Rankings coming soon · View school details | |
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Data & sources
- Assessment data
- 2023–24 school year
- NCES CCD vintage
- 2023
- Census ACS 5-year vintage
- 2020-2024
- Last updated
- July 26, 2026
- Methodology version
- 0.9.0
Source files (3)
- NCES CCD 2023 directory (Urban Institute) (accessed 2026-07-26)
- ACS 5-year 2020-2024 (accessed 2026-07-26)
- Washington OSPI 2023-24 school-level results (accessed 2026-07-26)
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