State overview
Washington Schools — Decoded Rankings
1503 schools ranked · 2577 total · Updated 2026-09-04
Ranked pool covers schools serving the grades the state tests annually (3–8). High schools are ranked separately in an HS pool when the high-school assessment data supports an Alpha-only rank; other untested grade ranges may show identity and context only — see Limitations or Data sources.
State assessment context
- Test
- WAAS (other)
- Grades
- grades 3–12
- Subjects
- ELA, Math, Science
- Years available
- 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2022, 2023, 2024
Top 25 by Decoded Rank
Schools where context-adjusted performance is strongest in the state.
- John Stanford International SchoolSeattle School District No. 1 · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Decoded #1 · Achv #16
★Strong by Both Measures
- Somerset Elementary SchoolBellevue School District · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Decoded #2 · Achv #5
★Strong by Both Measures
- Medina Elementary SchoolBellevue School District · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Decoded #3 · Achv #2
★Strong by Both Measures
- Brinnon ElementaryBrinnon School District · Port Townsend, WA Decoded #4 · Achv #310
★Strong by Both Measures
- Ness ElementaryWest Valley School District (Spokane) · Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA Decoded #5 · Achv #422
★Strong by Both Measures
- Mountain Meadow ElementaryWhite River School District · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Decoded #6 · Achv #36
★Strong by Both Measures
- McDonald International SchoolSeattle School District No. 1 · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Decoded #7 · Achv #23
★Strong by Both Measures
- Selkirk Middle SchoolSelkirk School District Decoded #8 · Achv #560
Typical Profile
- Island Park ElementaryMercer Island School District · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Decoded #9 · Achv #7
★Strong by Both Measures
- Beaver Lake Middle SchoolIssaquah School District · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Decoded #10 · Achv #62
★Strong by Both Measures
- Catharine Blaine K-8 SchoolSeattle School District No. 1 · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Decoded #11 · Achv #71
★Strong by Both Measures
- Libby CenterSpokane School District · Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA Decoded #12 · Achv #18
★Strong by Both Measures
- Rainier PrepRainier Prep Charter School District · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Decoded #13 · Achv #363
★★Outperforming Expectations
- Christa Mcauliffe ElementaryLake Washington School District · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Decoded #14 · Achv #3
★Strong by Both Measures
- Bess Herian ElementaryCusick School District Decoded #15 · Achv #838
Typical Profile
- Cherry Crest Elementary SchoolBellevue School District · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Decoded #16 · Achv #10
★Strong by Both Measures
- Timberline Middle SchoolLake Washington School District · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Decoded #17 · Achv #44
★Strong by Both Measures
- Capt Johnston Blakely Elem SchBainbridge Island School District · Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA Decoded #18 · Achv #12
★Strong by Both Measures
- Edwin Markham ElementaryPasco School District · Kennewick-Richland, WA Decoded #19 · Achv #247
★Strong by Both Measures
- Sonoji Sakai IntermediateBainbridge Island School District · Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA Decoded #20 · Achv #37
★Strong by Both Measures
- Federal Way Public AcademyFederal Way School District · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Decoded #21 · Achv #169 Also HS #3 of 307 in Washington
★Strong by Both Measures
- Frantz Coe Elementary SchoolSeattle School District No. 1 · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Decoded #22 · Achv #6
★Strong by Both Measures
- Lakeridge Elementary SchoolMercer Island School District · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Decoded #23 · Achv #8
★Strong by Both Measures
- Hillcrest ElementaryOak Harbor School District · Oak Harbor, WA Decoded #24 · Achv #182
★Strong by Both Measures
- Evergreen Middle SchoolLake Washington School District · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Decoded #25 · Achv #28
★Strong by Both Measures
How stable are these tiers?
71% of last year's Exceptional schools kept the badge this year.
Year-over-year movement of the decoded tier, 2023 → 2024. Each row is a tier last year; the cells show where those schools landed this year (% of the row). The diagonal is how many kept the same tier.
| Last year \ This year | Exceptional | Outperforming Expectations | Above Expected | Performing as Expected | Below Expected | Lower Performance | n |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exceptional | 71% | 25% | 4% | · | · | · | 68 |
| Outperforming Expectations | 13% | 51% | 29% | 7% | · | · | 151 |
| Above Expected | 1% | 20% | 41% | 35% | 2% | 0% | 220 |
| Performing as Expected | · | 3% | 13% | 69% | 14% | 2% | 585 |
| Below Expected | · | 0% | 1% | 34% | 35% | 30% | 219 |
| Lower Performance | · | · | · | 10% | 26% | 64% | 219 |
Top 24 by Achievement Rank
Highest raw test performance in the state — before context adjustment.
- Medina Elementary SchoolBellevue School District · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Achv #2 · Decoded #3
★Strong by Both Measures
- Christa Mcauliffe ElementaryLake Washington School District · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Achv #3 · Decoded #14
★Strong by Both Measures
- Sunrise ElementaryNorthshore School District · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Achv #4 · Decoded #60
★Strong by Both Measures
- Somerset Elementary SchoolBellevue School District · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Achv #5 · Decoded #2
★Strong by Both Measures
- Frantz Coe Elementary SchoolSeattle School District No. 1 · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Achv #6 · Decoded #22
★Strong by Both Measures
- Island Park ElementaryMercer Island School District · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Achv #7 · Decoded #9
★Strong by Both Measures
- Lakeridge Elementary SchoolMercer Island School District · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Achv #8 · Decoded #23
★Strong by Both Measures
- Cascade Ridge ElementaryIssaquah School District · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Achv #9 · Decoded #35
★Strong by Both Measures
- Cherry Crest Elementary SchoolBellevue School District · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Achv #10 · Decoded #16
★Strong by Both Measures
- Tambark Creek Elementary SchoolEverett School District · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Achv #11 · Decoded #27
★Strong by Both Measures
- Capt Johnston Blakely Elem SchBainbridge Island School District · Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA Achv #12 · Decoded #18
★Strong by Both Measures
- Rachel Carson ElementaryLake Washington School District · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Achv #13 · Decoded #72
★Strong by Both Measures
- Samantha Smith ElementaryLake Washington School District · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Achv #14 · Decoded #86
★Strong by Both Measures
- Endeavour Elementary SchoolIssaquah School District · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Achv #15 · Decoded #48
★Strong by Both Measures
- John Stanford International SchoolSeattle School District No. 1 · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Achv #16 · Decoded #1
★Strong by Both Measures
- Woodridge ElementaryBellevue School District · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Achv #17 · Decoded #201
★Strong by Both Measures
- Libby CenterSpokane School District · Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA Achv #18 · Decoded #12
★Strong by Both Measures
- Rosa Parks ElementaryLake Washington School District · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Achv #19 · Decoded #49
★Strong by Both Measures
- Louisa May Alcott ElementaryLake Washington School District · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Achv #20 · Decoded #45
★Strong by Both Measures
- Horace Mann ElementaryLake Washington School District · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Achv #21 · Decoded #195
★Strong by Both Measures
- Cedar Wood ElementaryEverett School District · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Achv #22 · Decoded #100
★Strong by Both Measures
- McDonald International SchoolSeattle School District No. 1 · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Achv #23 · Decoded #7
★Strong by Both Measures
- Snoqualmie ElementarySnoqualmie Valley School District · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Achv #24 · Decoded #142
★Strong by Both Measures
- Fernwood ElementaryNorthshore School District · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Achv #25 · Decoded #143
★Strong by Both Measures
All Schools in Washington
View all 1503 →Browse the full, sortable list of every ranked school in Washington.
Metros in Washington
- Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA678 ranked
- Longview-Kelso, WA26 ranked
- Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA95 ranked
- Port Angeles, WA11 ranked
- Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA50 ranked
- Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA29 ranked
- Bellingham, WA39 ranked
- Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA128 ranked
- Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA55 ranked
- Kennewick-Richland, WA68 ranked
- Yakima, WA58 ranked
- Shelton, WA13 ranked
- Aberdeen, WA24 ranked
- Centralia, WA27 ranked
- Lewiston, ID-WA6 ranked
- Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA33 ranked
- Pullman, WA17 ranked
- Othello, WA9 ranked
- Port Townsend, WA5 ranked
- Ellensburg, WA9 ranked
- Walla Walla, WA15 ranked
- Oak Harbor, WA13 ranked
- Moses Lake, WA34 ranked
Districts in Washington
Districts with at least one ranked school. Ordered alphabetically.
- Aberdeen School District5 ranked
- Adna School District2 ranked
- Almira School District1 ranked
- Anacortes School District4 ranked
- Arlington School District6 ranked
- Asotin-Anatone School District2 ranked
- Auburn School District20 ranked
- Bainbridge Island School District5 ranked
- Bates Technical College0 ranked
- Battle Ground School District13 ranked
- Bellevue School District21 ranked
- Bellingham School District18 ranked
- Benge School District0 ranked
- Bethel School District24 ranked
- Bickleton School District1 ranked
- Blaine School District1 ranked
- Boistfort School District2 ranked
- Bremerton School District7 ranked
- Brewster School District2 ranked
- Bridgeport School District2 ranked
- Brinnon School District1 ranked
- Burlington-Edison School District5 ranked
- Camas School District9 ranked
- Cape Flattery School District2 ranked
- Capital Region ESD 1130 ranked
- Carbonado School District1 ranked
- Cascade School District1 ranked
- CASHMERE SCHOOL DISTRICT2 ranked
- Castle Rock School District2 ranked
- Catalyst Public Schools1 ranked
- Centerville School District1 ranked
- Central Kitsap School District16 ranked
- Central Valley School District20 ranked
- Centralia College0 ranked
- Centralia School District6 ranked
- Chehalis School District2 ranked
- Cheney School District7 ranked
- Chewelah School District2 ranked
- Chimacum School District1 ranked
- Clarkston School District4 ranked
- Cle Elum-Roslyn School District2 ranked
- Clover Park School District20 ranked
- Clover Park Technical College0 ranked
- Colfax School District2 ranked
- College Place School District2 ranked
- Colton School District0 ranked
- Columbia (Stevens) School District1 ranked
- Columbia (Walla Walla) School District2 ranked
- Colville School District2 ranked
- Concrete School District2 ranked
- Conway School District1 ranked
- Cosmopolis School District1 ranked
- Coulee-Hartline School District1 ranked
- Coupeville School District2 ranked
- Crescent School District1 ranked
- Creston School District0 ranked
- Curlew School District1 ranked
- Cusick School District2 ranked
- Damman School District0 ranked
- Darrington School District1 ranked
- Davenport School District2 ranked
- Dayton School District2 ranked
- Deer Park School District2 ranked
- Dieringer School District3 ranked
- Dixie School District0 ranked
- East Valley School District (Spokane)6 ranked
- East Valley School District (Yakima)4 ranked
- Eastmont School District7 ranked
- Easton School District0 ranked
- Eatonville School District4 ranked
- Edmonds School District25 ranked
- Educational Service Agency 1120 ranked
- Educational Service District 1010 ranked
- Educational Service District 1050 ranked
- Educational Service District 1120 ranked
- Educational Service District 1230 ranked
- Ellensburg School District5 ranked
- Elma School District1 ranked
- Endicott School District1 ranked
- Entiat School District2 ranked
- Enumclaw School District7 ranked
- Ephrata School District2 ranked
- Evaline School District1 ranked
- Everett School District23 ranked
- Evergreen School District (Clark)28 ranked
- Evergreen School District (Stevens)1 ranked
- Federal Way School District31 ranked
- Ferndale School District7 ranked
- Fife School District4 ranked
- Finley School District2 ranked
- Franklin Pierce School District10 ranked
- Freeman School District2 ranked
- Garfield School District1 ranked
- Glenwood School District0 ranked
- Goldendale School District3 ranked
- Grand Coulee Dam School District2 ranked
- Grandview School District4 ranked
- Granger School District2 ranked
- Granite Falls School District2 ranked
- Grapeview School District1 ranked
- Great Northern School District0 ranked
- Green Mountain School District1 ranked
- Griffin School District1 ranked
- Harrington School District1 ranked
- Highland School District2 ranked
- Highline School District22 ranked
- Hockinson School District2 ranked
- Hood Canal School District1 ranked
- Hoquiam School District4 ranked
- Impact | Black River Elementary0 ranked
- Impact | Commencement Bay Elementary1 ranked
- Impact | Puget Sound Elementary1 ranked
- Impact | Salish Sea Elementary1 ranked
- Inchelium School District2 ranked
- Index Elementary School District 630 ranked
- Intergenerational High School0 ranked
- Issaquah School District22 ranked
- Kahlotus School District0 ranked
- Kalama School District2 ranked
- Keller School District0 ranked
- Kelso School District7 ranked
- Kennewick School District22 ranked
- Kent School District36 ranked
- Kettle Falls School District2 ranked
- Kiona-Benton City School District2 ranked
- Kittitas School District2 ranked
- Klickitat School District0 ranked
- La Center School District2 ranked
- La Conner School District2 ranked
- LaCrosse School District0 ranked
- Lake Chelan School District2 ranked
- Lake Quinault School District1 ranked
- Lake Stevens School District10 ranked
- Lake Washington Institute of Technology0 ranked
- Lake Washington School District37 ranked
- Lakewood School District4 ranked
- Lamont School District0 ranked
- Liberty School District1 ranked
- Lind School District2 ranked
- Longview School District11 ranked
- Loon Lake School District1 ranked
- Lopez School District0 ranked
- Lumen Public School0 ranked
- Lyle School District2 ranked
- Lynden School District4 ranked
- Mabton School District2 ranked
- Mansfield School District1 ranked
- Manson School District2 ranked
- Mary M Knight School District2 ranked
- Mary Walker School District0 ranked
- Marysville School District14 ranked
- McCleary School District1 ranked
- Mead School District13 ranked
- Medical Lake School District3 ranked
- Mercer Island School District5 ranked
- Meridian School District2 ranked
- Methow Valley School District0 ranked
- Mill A School District0 ranked
- Monroe School District5 ranked
- Montesano School District2 ranked
- Morton School District2 ranked
- Moses Lake School District14 ranked
- Mossyrock School District2 ranked
- Mount Adams School District2 ranked
- Mount Baker School District3 ranked
- Mount Pleasant School District0 ranked
- Mount Vernon School District7 ranked
- Mukilteo School District16 ranked
- Naches Valley School District2 ranked
- Napavine School District2 ranked
- Naselle-Grays River Valley School District2 ranked
- Nespelem School District0 ranked
- Newport School District2 ranked
- Nine Mile Falls School District2 ranked
- Nooksack Valley School District4 ranked
- North Beach School District No. 643 ranked
- North Franklin School District3 ranked
- North Kitsap School District8 ranked
- North Mason School District2 ranked
- North River School District0 ranked
- North Thurston Public Schools18 ranked
- Northport School District1 ranked
- Northshore School District26 ranked
- Northwest Educational Service District 1890 ranked
- Oak Harbor School District7 ranked
- Oakesdale School District2 ranked
- Oakville School District2 ranked
- Ocean Beach School District2 ranked
- Ocosta School District2 ranked
- Odessa School District2 ranked
- Office of the Governor (Sch for Blind)0 ranked
- Okanogan School District1 ranked
- Olympia School District14 ranked
- Olympic Educational Service District 1140 ranked
- Omak School District3 ranked
- Onalaska School District2 ranked
- Onion Creek School District0 ranked
- Orcas Island School District2 ranked
- Orchard Prairie School District1 ranked
- Orient School District0 ranked
- Orondo School District1 ranked
- Oroville School District2 ranked
- Orting School District3 ranked
- Othello School District5 ranked
- Palisades School District0 ranked
- Palouse School District2 ranked
- Pasco School District21 ranked
- Pateros School District2 ranked
- Paterson School District1 ranked
- Pe Ell School District1 ranked
- Peninsula School District14 ranked
- Pinnacles Prep Charter School1 ranked
- Pioneer School District2 ranked
- Pomeroy School District2 ranked
- Port Angeles School District6 ranked
- Port Townsend School District2 ranked
- Prescott School District2 ranked
- PRIDE Prep Charter School District1 ranked
- Prosser School District3 ranked
- Puget Sound Educational Service District 1210 ranked
- Pullman Community Montessori0 ranked
- Pullman School District5 ranked
- Puyallup School District29 ranked
- Queets-Clearwater School District0 ranked
- Quilcene School District1 ranked
- Quillayute Valley School District0 ranked
- Quincy School District6 ranked
- Rainier Prep Charter School District1 ranked
- Rainier School District2 ranked
- Rainier Valley Leadership Academy0 ranked
- Raymond School District2 ranked
- Reardan-Edwall School District0 ranked
- Renton School District20 ranked
- Renton Technical College0 ranked
- Republic School District2 ranked
- Richland School District14 ranked
- Ridgefield School District3 ranked
- Ritzville School District2 ranked
- Riverside School District3 ranked
- Riverview School District4 ranked
- Rochester School District2 ranked
- Roosevelt School District0 ranked
- Rooted School Washington0 ranked
- Rosalia School District1 ranked
- Royal School District3 ranked
- San Juan Island School District2 ranked
- Satsop School District1 ranked
- Seattle School District No. 178 ranked
- Sedro-Woolley School District8 ranked
- Selah School District0 ranked
- Selkirk School District2 ranked
- Sequim School District2 ranked
- Shaw Island School District0 ranked
- Shelton School District5 ranked
- Shoreline School District12 ranked
- Skamania School District1 ranked
- Skykomish School District0 ranked
- Snohomish School District11 ranked
- Snoqualmie Valley School District9 ranked
- Soap Lake School District2 ranked
- South Bend School District2 ranked
- South Kitsap School District13 ranked
- South Whidbey School District2 ranked
- Southside School District1 ranked
- Spokane International Academy1 ranked
- Spokane School District47 ranked
- Sprague School District0 ranked
- St. John School District1 ranked
- Stanwood-Camano School District7 ranked
- Star School District No. 0540 ranked
- Starbuck School District0 ranked
- Stehekin School District0 ranked
- Steilacoom Hist. School District3 ranked
- Steptoe School District0 ranked
- Stevenson-Carson School District2 ranked
- Sultan School District1 ranked
- Summit Public School: Atlas1 ranked
- Summit Public School: Olympus0 ranked
- Summit Public School: Sierra0 ranked
- Summit Valley School District1 ranked
- Sumner-Bonney Lake School District12 ranked
- Sunnyside School District6 ranked
- Suquamish Tribal Education Department0 ranked
- Tacoma School District46 ranked
- Taholah School District0 ranked
- Tahoma School District8 ranked
- Tekoa School District2 ranked
- Tenino School District2 ranked
- Thorp School District0 ranked
- Toledo School District1 ranked
- Tonasket School District1 ranked
- Toppenish School District4 ranked
- Touchet School District0 ranked
- Toutle Lake School District1 ranked
- Trout Lake School District0 ranked
- Tukwila School District4 ranked
- Tumwater School District8 ranked
- Union Gap School District1 ranked
- University Place School District7 ranked
- Valley School District1 ranked
- Vancouver School District30 ranked
- Vashon Island School District2 ranked
- Wahkiakum School District1 ranked
- Wahluke School District4 ranked
- Waitsburg School District2 ranked
- Walla Walla Public Schools7 ranked
- Wapato School District3 ranked
- Warden School District2 ranked
- Washington Center for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Youth0 ranked
- Washington Military Department0 ranked
- Washougal School District4 ranked
- Washtucna School District0 ranked
- Waterville School District2 ranked
- Wellpinit School District #492 ranked
- Wenatchee School District10 ranked
- West Valley School District (Spokane)5 ranked
- West Valley School District (Yakima)7 ranked
- White Pass School District2 ranked
- White River School District5 ranked
- White Salmon Valley School District3 ranked
- Why Not You Academy0 ranked
- Wilbur School District2 ranked
- Willapa Valley School District2 ranked
- Wilson Creek School District0 ranked
- Winlock School District2 ranked
- Wishkah Valley School District1 ranked
- Wishram School District0 ranked
- Woodland School District3 ranked
- Yakima School District17 ranked
- Yelm School District8 ranked
- Zillah School District2 ranked
Data & sources
- Assessment data
- 2023–24 school year
- NCES CCD vintage
- 2023
- Census ACS 5-year vintage
- 2020-2024
- Last updated
- September 4, 2026
- Methodology version
- 0.14.0
Source files (3)
- NCES CCD 2023 directory (Urban Institute) (accessed 2026-09-04)
- ACS 5-year 2020-2024 (accessed 2026-09-04)
- Washington OSPI 2023-24 school-level results (accessed 2026-09-04)
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