The top ranked school districts for public schools in Washington are listed below (2024).
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.
Statewide Range: 21%
83%
Avg. Statewide: 46%
Top Ranked School Districts in Washington (2024)
School District
% of Schools in
Top 5% Statewide
Top 5% Statewide
Top Ranked Schools
(Math Proficiency % | Reading Proficiency %)
(Math Proficiency % | Reading Proficiency %)
Rank: #11.
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
Rank: #22.
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
Rank: #33.
45%
(26 out of 58)
(26 out of 58)
- International Community School
Rank: #6 of 2,052 (Top 1%)
(Math: 96% | Reading: 97%) - Nikola Tesla Stem High School
Rank: #10 of 2,052 (Top 1%)
(Math: ≥95% | Reading: ≥95%) - Northstar Middle School
Rank: #10 of 2,052 (Top 1%)
(Math: ≥95% | Reading: ≥95%) - View Full List of Top Ranked Lake Washington School District (WA) Schools
Rank: #44.
30%
(9 out of 30)
(9 out of 30)
- 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
Rank: #55.
29%
(9 out of 31)
(9 out of 31)
- 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
Rank: #66.
21%
(3 out of 14)
(3 out of 14)
- 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
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