Best High Schools in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA
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High Schools (103 ranked)
103 official · 99 unranked (N/A — not yet eligible)
| Mercer Island High SchoolNeighborhood | Mercer Island School District | #1 | #1HS | HS outcome | HS pool | |
| Ballard High SchoolNeighborhood | Seattle School District No. 1 | #3 | #2HS | HS outcome | HS pool | |
| Juanita High SchoolNeighborhood | Lake Washington School District | #12 | #3HS | HS outcome | HS pool | |
| Federal Way Public AcademyNeighborhood | Federal Way School District | #11 | #4HS | HS outcome | HS pool | |
| Interlake Senior High SchoolNeighborhood | Bellevue School District | #5 | #5HS | HS outcome | HS pool | |
| Lincoln High SchoolNeighborhood | Seattle School District No. 1 | #4 | #6HS | HS outcome | HS pool | |
| Newport Senior High SchoolNeighborhood | Bellevue School District | #7 | #7HS | HS outcome | HS pool | |
| Summit Public School: SierraCharter | Summit Public School: Sierra | #55 | #8HS | HS outcome | HS pool | |
| Shorewood High SchoolNeighborhood | Shoreline School District | #19 | #9HS | HS outcome | HS pool | |
| Vashon Island High SchoolNeighborhood | Vashon Island School District | #13 | #10HS | HS outcome | HS pool | |
| Kamiak High SchoolNeighborhood | Mukilteo School District | #26 | #11HS | HS outcome | HS pool | |
| Innovation Lab High SchoolNeighborhood | Northshore School District | #15 | #12HS | HS outcome | HS pool | |
| General William H. Harrison Preparatory SchoolNeighborhood | Clover Park School District | #47 | #13HS | HS outcome | HS pool | |
| Mariner High SchoolNeighborhood | Mukilteo School District | #68 | #14HS | HS outcome | HS pool | |
| Issaquah High SchoolNeighborhood | Issaquah School District | #6 | #15HS | HS outcome | HS pool | |
| Mount Si High SchoolNeighborhood | Snoqualmie Valley School District | #10 | #16HS | HS outcome | HS pool | |
| Eastlake High SchoolNeighborhood | Lake Washington School District | #2 | #17HS | HS outcome | HS pool | |
| Garfield High SchoolNeighborhood | Seattle School District No. 1 | #24 | #18HS | HS outcome | HS pool | |
| Liberty Sr High SchoolNeighborhood | Issaquah School District | #9 | #19HS | HS outcome | HS pool | |
| Ingraham High SchoolNeighborhood | Seattle School District No. 1 | #27 | #20HS | HS outcome | HS pool | |
| Everett High SchoolNeighborhood | Everett School District | #59 | #21HS | HS outcome | HS pool | |
| Summit Public School: AtlasCharter | Summit Public School: Atlas | #36 | #22HS | HS outcome | HS pool | |
| Bellevue High SchoolNeighborhood | Bellevue School District | #14 | #23HS | HS outcome | HS pool | |
| Skyline High SchoolNeighborhood | Issaquah School District | #8 | #24HS | HS outcome | HS pool | |
| Shorecrest High SchoolNeighborhood | Shoreline School District | #25 | #25HS | HS outcome | HS pool | |
| Mount Rainier High SchoolNeighborhood | Highline School District | #81 | #26HS | HS outcome | HS pool | |
| Nathan Hale High SchoolNeighborhood | Seattle School District No. 1 | #32 | #27HS | HS outcome | HS pool | |
| Inglemoor HSNeighborhood | Northshore School District | #17 | #28HS | HS outcome | HS pool | |
| Technology Access Foundation Academy at SaghalieNeighborhood | Federal Way School District | #60 | #29HS | HS outcome | HS pool | |
| Monroe High SchoolNeighborhood | Monroe School District | #63 | #30HS | HS outcome | HS pool | |
| Woodinville HSNeighborhood | Northshore School District | #16 | #31HS | HS outcome | HS pool | |
| Curtis Senior HighNeighborhood | University Place School District | #30 | #32HS | HS outcome | HS pool | |
| Henry M. Jackson High SchoolNeighborhood | Everett School District | #20 | #33HS | HS outcome | HS pool | |
| Meadowdale High SchoolNeighborhood | Edmonds School District | #48 | #34HS | HS outcome | HS pool | |
| Gibson Ek High SchoolNeighborhood | Issaquah School District | #29 | #35HS | HS outcome | HS pool | |
| Kentridge High SchoolNeighborhood | Kent School District | #33 | #36HS | HS outcome | HS pool | |
| Middle College High SchoolNeighborhood | Seattle School District No. 1 | #40 | #37HS | HS outcome | HS pool | |
| North Creek High SchoolNeighborhood | Northshore School District | #18 | #38HS | HS outcome | HS pool | |
| Foster Senior High SchoolNeighborhood | Tukwila School District | #87 | #39HS | HS outcome | HS pool | |
| West Seattle High SchoolNeighborhood | Seattle School District No. 1 | #28 | #40HS | HS outcome | HS pool | |
| Darrington High SchoolNeighborhood | Darrington School District | #66 | #41HS | HS outcome | HS pool | |
| Roosevelt High SchoolNeighborhood | Seattle School District No. 1 | #21 | #42HS | HS outcome | HS pool | |
| Industrial Design Engineering and ArtsNeighborhood | Tacoma School District | #62 | #43HS | HS outcome | HS pool | |
| Cleveland High School STEMNeighborhood | Seattle School District No. 1 | #45 | #44HS | HS outcome | HS pool | |
| Fife High SchoolNeighborhood | Fife School District | #61 | #45HS | HS outcome | HS pool | |
| Arlington High SchoolNeighborhood | Arlington School District | #53 | #46HS | HS outcome | HS pool | |
| Franklin Pierce High SchoolNeighborhood | Franklin Pierce School District | #72 | #47HS | HS outcome | HS pool | |
| Tacoma School of the ArtsNeighborhood | Tacoma School District | #73 | #48HS | HS outcome | HS pool | |
| Cedarcrest High SchoolNeighborhood | Riverview School District | #22 | #49HS | HS outcome | HS pool | |
| Legacy High SchoolNeighborhood | Marysville School District | #91 | #50HS | HS outcome | HS pool | |
| Maritime High SchoolNeighborhood | Highline School District | #49 | #51HS | HS outcome | HS pool | |
| Kent-Meridian High SchoolNeighborhood | Kent School District | #92 | #52HS | HS outcome | HS pool | |
| Puyallup High SchoolNeighborhood | Puyallup School District | #42 | #53HS | HS outcome | HS pool | |
| Sumner High SchoolNeighborhood | Sumner-Bonney Lake School District | #37 | #54HS | HS outcome | HS pool | |
| Tahoma Senior High SchoolNeighborhood | Tahoma School District | #23 | #55HS | HS outcome | HS pool | |
| Cascade High SchoolNeighborhood | Everett School District | #65 | #56HS | HS outcome | HS pool | |
| Science and Math InstituteNeighborhood | Tacoma School District | #35 | #57HS | HS outcome | HS pool | |
| Stanwood High SchoolNeighborhood | Stanwood-Camano School District | #54 | #58HS | HS outcome | HS pool | |
| Bothell High SchoolNeighborhood | Northshore School District | #34 | #59HS | HS outcome | HS pool | |
| White River High SchoolNeighborhood | White River School District | #50 | #60HS | HS outcome | HS pool | |
| Franklin High SchoolNeighborhood | Seattle School District No. 1 | #69 | #61HS | HS outcome | HS pool | |
| Lynnwood High SchoolNeighborhood | Edmonds School District | #52 | #62HS | HS outcome | HS pool | |
| Sammamish Senior HighNeighborhood | Bellevue School District | #58 | #63HS | HS outcome | HS pool | |
| Glacier Peak High SchoolNeighborhood | Snohomish School District | #31 | #64HS | HS outcome | HS pool | |
| Kentwood High SchoolNeighborhood | Kent School District | #56 | #65HS | HS outcome | HS pool | |
| Bonney Lake High SchoolNeighborhood | Sumner-Bonney Lake School District | #46 | #66HS | HS outcome | HS pool | |
| Renton Senior High SchoolNeighborhood | Renton School District | #93 | #67HS | HS outcome | HS pool | |
| Snohomish High SchoolNeighborhood | Snohomish School District | #57 | #68HS | HS outcome | HS pool | |
| Highline High SchoolNeighborhood | Highline School District | #100 | #69HS | HS outcome | HS pool | |
| Sultan Senior High SchoolNeighborhood | Sultan School District | #74 | #70HS | HS outcome | HS pool | |
| Stadium High SchoolNeighborhood | Tacoma School District | #43 | #71HS | HS outcome | HS pool | |
| Steilacoom HighNeighborhood | Steilacoom Hist. School District | #44 | #72HS | HS outcome | HS pool | |
| Washington High SchoolNeighborhood | Franklin Pierce School District | #88 | #73HS | HS outcome | HS pool | |
| Lake Stevens Sr High SchoolNeighborhood | Lake Stevens School District | #41 | #74HS | HS outcome | HS pool | |
| Chief Sealth International High SchoolNeighborhood | Seattle School District No. 1 | #86 | #75HS | HS outcome | HS pool | |
| Gov John Rogers High SchoolNeighborhood | Puyallup School District | #64 | #76HS | HS outcome | HS pool | |
| Summit Public School: OlympusCharter | Summit Public School: Olympus | #80 | #77HS | HS outcome | HS pool | |
| Peninsula High SchoolNeighborhood | Peninsula School District | #39 | #78HS | HS outcome | HS pool | |
| Spanaway Lake High SchoolNeighborhood | Bethel School District | #82 | #79HS | HS outcome | HS pool | |
| Federal Way High SchoolNeighborhood | Federal Way School District | #99 | #80HS | HS outcome | HS pool | |
| Hazen Senior High SchoolNeighborhood | Renton School District | #51 | #81HS | HS outcome | HS pool | |
| Auburn Senior High SchoolNeighborhood | Auburn School District | #89 | #82HS | HS outcome | HS pool | |
| Todd Beamer High SchoolNeighborhood | Federal Way School District | #90 | #83HS | HS outcome | HS pool | |
| Lakewood High SchoolNeighborhood | Lakewood School District | #84 | #84HS | HS outcome | HS pool | |
| Mount Tahoma High SchoolNeighborhood | Tacoma School District | #97 | #85HS | HS outcome | HS pool | |
| Marysville Getchell High SchoolNeighborhood | Marysville School District | #67 | #86HS | HS outcome | HS pool | |
| Lindbergh Senior High SchoolNeighborhood | Renton School District | #79 | #87HS | HS outcome | HS pool | |
| Bethel High SchoolNeighborhood | Bethel School District | #70 | #88HS | HS outcome | HS pool | |
| Thomas Jefferson High SchoolNeighborhood | Federal Way School District | #96 | #89HS | HS outcome | HS pool | |
| Cascade Public SchoolsCharter | Why Not You Academy | #95 | #90HS | HS outcome | HS pool | |
| Gig Harbor HighNeighborhood | Peninsula School District | #38 | #91HS | HS outcome | HS pool | |
| Clover Park High SchoolNeighborhood | Clover Park School District | #103 | #92HS | HS outcome | HS pool | |
| Lincoln High SchoolNeighborhood | Tacoma School District | #101 | #93HS | HS outcome | HS pool | |
| Kentlake High SchoolNeighborhood | Kent School District | #78 | #94HS | HS outcome | HS pool | |
| Foss High SchoolNeighborhood | Tacoma School District | #102 | #95HS | HS outcome | HS pool | |
| Auburn Mountainview High SchoolNeighborhood | Auburn School District | #77 | #96HS | HS outcome | HS pool | |
| Dr. Dolores Silas High SchoolNeighborhood | Tacoma School District | #76 | #97HS | HS outcome | HS pool | |
| Graham Kapowsin High SchoolNeighborhood | Bethel School District | #85 | #98HS | HS outcome | HS pool | |
| Auburn Riverside High SchoolNeighborhood | Auburn School District | #71 | #99HS | HS outcome | HS pool | |
| Marysville Pilchuck High SchoolNeighborhood | Marysville School District | #94 | #100HS | HS outcome | HS pool | |
| Lakes High SchoolNeighborhood | Clover Park School District | #83 | #101HS | HS outcome | HS pool | |
| Orting High SchoolNeighborhood | Orting School District | #75 | #102HS | HS outcome | HS pool | |
| Decatur High SchoolNeighborhood | Federal Way School District | #98 | #103HS | HS outcome | HS pool | |
| Unranked (99 not yet eligible for a rank) | ||||||
| ACES High School | Mukilteo School District | N/A | N/A | — | Rankings coming soon · View school details | |
| AIM High School | Snohomish School District | N/A | N/A | — | Rankings coming soon · View school details | |
| Acceleration Academy | Bethel School District | N/A | N/A | — | Rankings coming soon · View school details | |
| Alan T. Sugiyama High School | Seattle School District No. 1 | N/A | N/A | — | Rankings coming soon · View school details | |
| Alfaretta House | Clover Park School District | N/A | N/A | — | Rankings coming soon · View school details | |
| Alternative Spcl Needs Div Occ | Tacoma School District | N/A | N/A | — | Rankings coming soon · View school details | |
| Arlington Open Doors | Arlington School District | N/A | N/A | — | Rankings coming soon · View school details | |
| Auburn Opportunity Project | Auburn School District | N/A | N/A | — | Rankings coming soon · View school details | |
| Bates Technical College - Open Doors | Bates Technical College | N/A | N/A | — | Rankings coming soon · View school details | |
| Bates Technical High School | Bates Technical College | N/A | N/A | — | Rankings coming soon · View school details | |
| Bellevue Open Doors Reengagement | Bellevue School District | N/A | N/A | — | Rankings coming soon · View school details | |
| CLIP | Riverview School District | N/A | N/A | — | Rankings coming soon · View school details | |
| CPSD Open Doors Program | Clover Park School District | N/A | N/A | — | Rankings coming soon · View school details | |
| Career Academy at Truman High School | Federal Way School District | N/A | N/A | — | Rankings coming soon · View school details | |
| Career Link | Highline School District | N/A | N/A | — | Rankings coming soon · View school details | |
| Comm Based Trans Program | Tacoma School District | N/A | N/A | — | Rankings coming soon · View school details | |
| Crossroads High School | Granite Falls School District | N/A | N/A | — | Rankings coming soon · View school details | |
| Dropout Prevention and Reengagement Academy | Puget Sound Educational Service District 121 | N/A | N/A | — | Rankings coming soon · View school details | |
| ESD New Beginnings | Eatonville School District | N/A | N/A | — | Rankings coming soon · View school details | |
| Eatonville High School | Eatonville School District | N/A | N/A | — | Rankings coming soon · View school details | |
| Edmonds Career Access Program | Edmonds School District | N/A | N/A | — | Rankings coming soon · View school details | |
| Edmonds Woodway High School | Edmonds School District | N/A | N/A | — | Rankings coming soon · View school details | |
| Edmonds eLearning Academy | Edmonds School District | N/A | N/A | — | Rankings coming soon · View school details | |
| Ella Baker High School (Open Doors) | Renton Technical College | N/A | N/A | — | Rankings coming soon · View school details | |
| Emerald Ridge High School | Puyallup School District | N/A | N/A | — | Rankings coming soon · View school details | |
| Emerson High School | Lake Washington School District | N/A | N/A | — | Rankings coming soon · View school details | |
| Employment Transition Program | Federal Way School District | N/A | N/A | — | Rankings coming soon · View school details | |
| Enumclaw Sr High School | Enumclaw School District | N/A | N/A | — | Rankings coming soon · View school details | |
| Everett Reengagement Academy | Everett School District | N/A | N/A | — | Rankings coming soon · View school details | |
| Evergreen High School | Highline School District | N/A | N/A | — | Rankings coming soon · View school details | |
| Federal Way Running Start Home School | Federal Way School District | N/A | N/A | — | Rankings coming soon · View school details | |
| Fife Open Doors | Fife School District | N/A | N/A | — | Rankings coming soon · View school details | |
| Futures School | Lake Washington School District | N/A | N/A | — | Rankings coming soon · View school details | |
| Gateway to College | Federal Way School District | N/A | N/A | — | Rankings coming soon · View school details | |
| Gateway to College | Highline School District | N/A | N/A | — | Rankings coming soon · View school details | |
| Gateway to College | Tukwila School District | N/A | N/A | — | Rankings coming soon · View school details | |
| Granite Falls High School | Granite Falls School District | N/A | N/A | — | Rankings coming soon · View school details | |
| Granite Falls Open Doors | Granite Falls School District | N/A | N/A | — | Rankings coming soon · View school details | |
| Henderson Bay Alt High School | Peninsula School District | N/A | N/A | — | Rankings coming soon · View school details | |
| Heritage School | Marysville School District | N/A | N/A | — | Rankings coming soon · View school details | |
| High School Re Entry | Snohomish School District | N/A | N/A | — | Rankings coming soon · View school details | |
| Highline Open Doors 1418 | Highline School District | N/A | N/A | — | Rankings coming soon · View school details | |
| Individualized Graduation & Degree Program | Kent School District | N/A | N/A | — | Rankings coming soon · View school details | |
| Innovation Heights Academy | Highline School District | N/A | N/A | — | Rankings coming soon · View school details | |
| Insight School of WA Open Doors Program | Quillayute Valley School District | N/A | N/A | — | Rankings coming soon · View school details | |
| Interagency Open Doors | Seattle School District No. 1 | N/A | N/A | — | Rankings coming soon · View school details | |
| LSSD Open Doors | Lake Stevens School District | N/A | N/A | — | Rankings coming soon · View school details | |
| Lake Washington High School | Lake Washington School District | N/A | N/A | — | Rankings coming soon · View school details | |
| Lake Washington Technical Academy | Lake Washington Institute of Technology | N/A | N/A | — | Rankings coming soon · View school details | |
| Leaders In Learning | Monroe School District | N/A | N/A | — | Rankings coming soon · View school details | |
| Lincoln Hill High School | Stanwood-Camano School District | N/A | N/A | — | Rankings coming soon · View school details | |
| Marysville NWESD 189 Youth Engagement | Marysville School District | N/A | N/A | — | Rankings coming soon · View school details | |
| Marysville Online High School | Marysville School District | N/A | N/A | — | Rankings coming soon · View school details | |
| Mountlake Terrace High School | Edmonds School District | N/A | N/A | — | Rankings coming soon · View school details | |
| Mukilteo Reengagement Academy Open Doors | Mukilteo School District | N/A | N/A | — | Rankings coming soon · View school details | |
| NW Learning Center | Everett School District | N/A | N/A | — | Rankings coming soon · View school details | |
| Nikola Tesla STEM High School | Lake Washington School District | N/A | N/A | — | Rankings coming soon · View school details | |
| Northshore Online Reengagement Program | Northshore School District | N/A | N/A | — | Rankings coming soon · View school details | |
| Northwest Career and Technical High School | Clover Park Technical College | N/A | N/A | — | Rankings coming soon · View school details | |
| Nova High School | Seattle School District No. 1 | N/A | N/A | — | Rankings coming soon · View school details | |
| Oakland High School | Tacoma School District | N/A | N/A | — | Rankings coming soon · View school details | |
| Oakridge Group Home | Clover Park School District | N/A | N/A | — | Rankings coming soon · View school details | |
| Open Door Youth Reengagement | Renton School District | N/A | N/A | — | Rankings coming soon · View school details | |
| Open Doors Youth Reengagement | Sultan School District | N/A | N/A | — | Rankings coming soon · View school details | |
| Open Doors Youth Reengagement (1418) | Federal Way School District | N/A | N/A | — | Rankings coming soon · View school details | |
| Open Doors at LWIT | Lake Washington Institute of Technology | N/A | N/A | — | Rankings coming soon · View school details | |
| Prove High School | Lake Stevens School District | N/A | N/A | — | Rankings coming soon · View school details | |
| Puget Sound High School | Highline School District | N/A | N/A | — | Rankings coming soon · View school details | |
| Puget Sound Skills Center | Highline School District | N/A | N/A | — | Rankings coming soon · View school details | |
| Puyallup Open Doors/POD | Puyallup School District | N/A | N/A | — | Rankings coming soon · View school details | |
| Rainier Beach High School | Seattle School District No. 1 | N/A | N/A | — | Rankings coming soon · View school details | |
| Raisbeck Aviation High School | Highline School District | N/A | N/A | — | Rankings coming soon · View school details | |
| Re-Entry High School | Clover Park School District | N/A | N/A | — | Rankings coming soon · View school details | |
| Redmond High School | Lake Washington School District | N/A | N/A | — | Rankings coming soon · View school details | |
| Regional Justice Center | Kent School District | N/A | N/A | — | Rankings coming soon · View school details | |
| Renton Technical College | Tukwila School District | N/A | N/A | — | Rankings coming soon · View school details | |
| Renton Technical High School | Renton Technical College | N/A | N/A | — | Rankings coming soon · View school details | |
| Scriber Lake High School | Edmonds School District | N/A | N/A | — | Rankings coming soon · View school details | |
| Seattle Skills Center | Seattle School District No. 1 | N/A | N/A | — | Rankings coming soon · View school details | |
| Secondary Academy for Success | Northshore School District | N/A | N/A | — | Rankings coming soon · View school details | |
| Sequoia High School | Everett School District | N/A | N/A | — | Rankings coming soon · View school details | |
| Sky Valley Options | Sultan School District | N/A | N/A | — | Rankings coming soon · View school details | |
| Skykomish High School | Skykomish School District | N/A | N/A | — | Rankings coming soon · View school details | |
| Sno-Isle Skills Center | Mukilteo School District | N/A | N/A | — | Rankings coming soon · View school details | |
| Southwest Youth and Family Services | Highline School District | N/A | N/A | — | Rankings coming soon · View school details | |
| Student Link | Vashon Island School District | N/A | N/A | — | Rankings coming soon · View school details | |
| Tacoma Online High School | Tacoma School District | N/A | N/A | — | Rankings coming soon · View school details | |
| Tacoma Open Doors | Tacoma School District | N/A | N/A | — | Rankings coming soon · View school details | |
| Tacoma Pierce County Education Center | Tacoma School District | N/A | N/A | — | Rankings coming soon · View school details | |
| Tahoma Open Doors | Tahoma School District | N/A | N/A | — | Rankings coming soon · View school details | |
| The Center School | Seattle School District No. 1 | N/A | N/A | — | Rankings coming soon · View school details | |
| The Outreach Program | Kent School District | N/A | N/A | — | Rankings coming soon · View school details | |
| Transition 18-21 Program | Bethel School District | N/A | N/A | — | Rankings coming soon · View school details | |
| Two Rivers School | Snoqualmie Valley School District | N/A | N/A | — | Rankings coming soon · View school details | |
| Tyee High School | Highline School District | N/A | N/A | — | Rankings coming soon · View school details | |
| Washington Network for Innovative Careers Skill Center | Lake Washington School District | N/A | N/A | — | Rankings coming soon · View school details | |
| Weston High School | Arlington School District | N/A | N/A | — | Rankings coming soon · View school details | |
| White River Reengagement Program | White River School District | N/A | N/A | — | Rankings coming soon · View school details | |
| Woodinville Community Center | Northshore 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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