Top 10 Best School Districts in Washington (2021)
The top ranked school districts for public schools in Washington are listed below (2021).
The ranking below is based on the percentage of schools within a school district which have placed in the top 5% of all schools statewide.
A school's overall rank is based on its combined math and reading proficiency test score ranking. Schools are ranked and compared within their own state only.
Top Ranked School Districts in Washington (2021)
School District
% of Schools in
Top 5% Statewide
Top 5% Statewide
Top Ranked Schools
(Math Proficiency % | Reading Proficiency %)
(Math Proficiency % | Reading Proficiency %)
83%
(5 out of 6)
(5 out of 6)
- Mercer Island High School
Rank: #18 of 2,052 (Top 1%)
(Math: 90% | Reading: ≥99%) - Lakeridge Elementary School
Rank: #76 of 2,052 (Top 5%)
(Math: 87% | Reading: 89%) - Island Park Elementary School
Rank: #113 of 2,052 (Top 5%)
(Math: 83% | Reading: 85-89%) - View Full List of Top Ranked Mercer Island School District (WA) Schools
70%
(7 out of 10)
(7 out of 10)
- Capt Johnston Blakely Elementary School
Rank: #31 of 2,052 (Top 1%)
(Math: 90-94% | Reading: 90-94%) - Capt. Charles Wilkes Elementary School
Rank: #47 of 2,052 (Top 1%)
(Math: 85-89% | Reading: 90-94%) - Bainbridge High School
Rank: #98 of 2,052 (Top 5%)
(Math: 80% | Reading: 95%) - View Full List of Top Ranked Bainbridge Island School District (WA) Schools
47%
(25 out of 53)
(25 out of 53)
- International Community School
Rank: #6 of 2,052 (Top 1%)
(Math: 96% | Reading: 97%) - Northstar Middle School
Rank: #10 of 2,052 (Top 1%)
(Math: ≥95% | Reading: ≥95%) - Stella Schola
Rank: #10 of 2,052 (Top 1%)
(Math: ≥95% | Reading: ≥95%) - View Full List of Top Ranked Lake Washington School District (WA) Schools
33%
(9 out of 27)
(9 out of 27)
- Discovery Elementary School
Rank: #56 of 2,052 (Top 5%)
(Math: 90% | Reading: 90%) - Cougar Ridge Elementary School
Rank: #78 of 2,052 (Top 5%)
(Math: 89% | Reading: 88%) - Skyline High School
Rank: #101 of 2,052 (Top 5%)
(Math: 80% | Reading: 94%) - View Full List of Top Ranked Issaquah School District (WA) Schools
30%
(9 out of 30)
(9 out of 30)
- Cherry Crest Elementary School
Rank: #20 of 2,052 (Top 1%)
(Math: 94% | Reading: 95%) - Somerset Elementary School
Rank: #28 of 2,052 (Top 1%)
(Math: 91% | Reading: 93%) - Medina Elementary School
Rank: #51 of 2,052 (Top 5%)
(Math: 91% | Reading: 90%) - View Full List of Top Ranked Bellevue School District (WA) Schools
27%
(3 out of 11)
(3 out of 11)
- Grass Valley Elementary School
Rank: #159 of 2,052 (Top 5%)
(Math: 82% | Reading: 85%) - Prune Hill Elementary School
Rank: #197 of 2,052 (Top 5%)
(Math: 79% | Reading: 85%) - Dorothy Fox
Rank: #239 of 2,052 (Top 5%)
(Math: 81% | Reading: 82%) - View Full List of Top Ranked Camas School District (WA) Schools
23%
(3 out of 13)
(3 out of 13)
- Fall City Elementary School
Rank: #184 of 2,052 (Top 5%)
(Math: 79% | Reading: 86%) - Snoqualmie Elementary School
Rank: #186 of 2,052 (Top 5%)
(Math: 82% | Reading: 84%) - Timber Ridge Elementary School
Rank: #186 of 2,052 (Top 5%)
(Math: 82% | Reading: 84%) - View Full List of Top Ranked Snoqualmie Valley School District (WA) Schools
17%
(6 out of 36)
(6 out of 36)
- Sunrise Elementary School
Rank: #47 of 2,052 (Top 1%)
(Math: 85-89% | Reading: 90-94%) - Bear Creek Elementary School
Rank: #52 of 2,052 (Top 5%)
(Math: 88% | Reading: 91%) - Shelton View Elementary School
Rank: #176 of 2,052 (Top 5%)
(Math: 83% | Reading: 84%) - View Full List of Top Ranked Northshore School District (WA) Schools
13%
(14 out of 109)
(14 out of 109)
- Cascadia Elementary School
Rank: #2 of 2,052 (Top 1%)
(Math: ≥99% | Reading: ≥99%) - Decatur Elementary School
Rank: #10 of 2,052 (Top 1%)
(Math: ≥95% | Reading: ≥95%) - Mcdonald International School
Rank: #44 of 2,052 (Top 1%)
(Math: 86% | Reading: 95%) - View Full List of Top Ranked Seattle School District (WA) Schools
9%
(3 out of 32)
(3 out of 32)
- Cedar Wood Elementary School
Rank: #26 of 2,052 (Top 1%)
(Math: 92% | Reading: 93%) - Mill Creek Elementary School
Rank: #138 of 2,052 (Top 5%)
(Math: 85% | Reading: 85%) - Forest View Elementary School
Rank: #184 of 2,052 (Top 5%)
(Math: 79% | Reading: 86%) - View Full List of Top Ranked Everett School District (WA) Schools
5%
(3 out of 64)
(3 out of 64)
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