Top 10 Best Public Preschools in Washington (2024)

The top ranked public preschools in Washington are Cherry Crest Elementary School, Cedar Wood Elementary School and Capt Johnston Blakely Elementary School. The cities and towns with the highest concentration of top ranked public preschools are Mercer Island, Sammamish and Bainbridge Island.
A school's overall testing rank is based on a it's combined math and reading proficiency test score ranking. The average percentage of students achieving math proficiency in Washington is 50%. The percentage of students achieving reading proficiency is 59%.

Top Ranked Public Preschools in Washington (2024)

School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Student Proficiency
Grades
Location
Rank: #11.
Cherry Crest Elementary School
(Math: 94% | Reading: 95%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 1%
Math: 94% (Bottom 50%)
Reading: 95% (Bottom 50%)
Grades: PK-5
12400 N.e. 32nd St.
Bellevue, WA 98005
(425) 456-4900
Rank: #22.
Cedar Wood Elementary School
(Math: 92% | Reading: 93%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 1%
Math: 92% (Bottom 50%)
Reading: 93% (Top 30%)
Grades: PK-5
3414 168th St. Se
Bothell, WA 98012
(425) 385-7700
Rank: #33.
Capt Johnston Blakely Elementary School
(Math: 90-94% | Reading: 90-94%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 1%
Math: 90-94% (Top 5%)
Reading: 90-94% (Top 1%)
Grades: PK-4
4704 Blakely Ave Ne
Bainbridge Island, WA 98110
(206) 842-4752
Rank: #4 - 64. - 6.
Capt. Charles Wilkes Elementary School
(Math: 85-89% | Reading: 90-94%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 1%
Math: 85-89% (Top 5%)
Reading: 90-94% (Top 1%)
Grades: PK-4
12781 Madison Ave Ne
Bainbridge Island, WA 98110
(206) 842-4411
Rank: #4 - 64. - 6.
Laura Ingalls Wilder Elementary School
(Math: 85-89% | Reading: 90-94%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 1%
Math: 85-89% (Top 20%)
Reading: 90-94% (Top 20%)
Grades: PK-6
22130 Ne 133rd
Woodinville, WA 98077
(425) 936-2740
Rank: #4 - 64. - 6.
Sunrise Elementary School
(Math: 85-89% | Reading: 90-94%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 1%
Math: 85-89% (Top 20%)
Reading: 90-94% (Top 20%)
Grades: PK-6
14075 172 Av Ne
Redmond, WA 98052
(425) 408-5300
Rank: #77.
Medina Elementary School
(Math: 91% | Reading: 90%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Math: 91% (Bottom 50%)
Reading: 90% (Bottom 50%)
Grades: PK-5
8001 Ne 8th St.
Medina, WA 98039
(425) 456-5400
Rank: #88.
Discovery Elementary School
(Math: 90% | Reading: 90%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Math: 90% (Top 1%)
Reading: 90% (Top 5%)
Grades: PK-5
2300 228th Ave Se
Sammamish, WA 98075
(425) 837-4100
Rank: #99.
Rachel Carson Elementary School
(Math: 88% | Reading: 90%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Math: 88% (Top 20%)
Reading: 90% (Top 20%)
Grades: PK-6
1035 - 244th Ave Ne
Sammamish, WA 98074
(425) 936-2750
Rank: #1010.
Wilson Elementary School
(Math: 85-89% | Reading: 85-89%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Math: 85-89% (Top 30%)
Reading: 85-89% (Top 50%)
Grades: PK-6
911 W 25th Ave
Spokane, WA 99203
(509) 354-4500
Rank: #11 - 1311. - 13.
Hutton Elementary School
(Math: 82% | Reading: 87%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Math: 82% (Top 30%)
Reading: 87% (Top 50%)
Grades: PK-6
908 E 24th Ave
Spokane, WA 99203
(509) 354-3030
Rank: #11 - 1311. - 13.
Ordway Elementary School
(Math: 80-84% | Reading: 85-89%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Math: 80-84% (Top 5%)
Reading: 85-89% (Top 1%)
Grades: PK-4
8555 Madison Ave Ne
Bainbridge Island, WA 98110
(206) 780-1470
Rank: #11 - 1311. - 13.
View Ridge Elementary School
(Math: 82% | Reading: 87%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Math: 82% (Top 20%)
Reading: 87% (Top 20%)
Grades: PK-5
7047 50 Av Ne
Seattle, WA 98115
(206) 252-5600
Rank: #1414.
Mill Creek Elementary School
(Math: 85% | Reading: 85%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Math: 85% (Bottom 50%)
Reading: 85% (Top 30%)
Grades: PK-5
3400 148th St. Se
Bothell, WA 98012
(425) 385-6800
Rank: #1515.
Greenwood Elementary School
(Math: 75-79% | Reading: 90-94%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Math: 75-79% (Top 20%)
Reading: 90-94% (Top 20%)
Grades: PK-5
144 Nw 80 St
Seattle, WA 98117
(206) 252-1400
Rank: #1616.
Fairmount Park Elementary School
(Math: 82% | Reading: 86%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Math: 82% (Top 20%)
Reading: 86% (Top 20%)
Grades: PK-5
3800 Sw Findlay St
Seattle, WA 98126
(206) 252-9290
Rank: #1717.
Benjamin Rush Elementary School
(Math: 83% | Reading: 85%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Math: 83% (Top 20%)
Reading: 85% (Top 20%)
Grades: PK-6
6101 152nd Ave Ne
Redmond, WA 98052
(425) 936-2690
Rank: #1818.
Shelton View Elementary School
(Math: 83% | Reading: 84%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Math: 83% (Top 20%)
Reading: 84% (Top 20%)
Grades: PK-6
23400 5 Av W
Bothell, WA 98021
(425) 408-5200
Rank: #19 - 2019. - 20.
B F Day Elementary School
(Math: 75-79% | Reading: 85-89%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Math: 75-79% (Top 20%)
Reading: 85-89% (Top 20%)
Grades: PK-5
3921 Linden Av N
Seattle, WA 98103
(206) 252-6010
Rank: #19 - 2019. - 20.
Forest View Elementary School
(Math: 79% | Reading: 86%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Math: 79% (Bottom 50%)
Reading: 86% (Top 30%)
Grades: PK-5
5601 156th St. Se
Everett, WA 98208
(425) 385-7900
Rank: #21 - 2221. - 22.
Lockwood Elementary School
(Math: 82% | Reading: 84%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Math: 82% (Top 20%)
Reading: 84% (Top 20%)
Grades: PK-6
24118 Lockwood Rd
Bothell, WA 98021
(425) 408-5800
Rank: #21 - 2221. - 22.
Snoqualmie Elementary School
(Math: 82% | Reading: 84%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Math: 82% (Top 5%)
Reading: 84% (Top 5%)
Grades: PK-5
755 Park St
Snoqualmie, WA 98065
(425) 831-8050
Rank: #23 - 2423. - 24.
Cedar River Elementary School
(Math: 83% | Reading: 82%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Math: 83% (Top 10%)
Reading: 82% (Top 20%)
Grades: PK-5
22615 Sweeney Rd Se
Maple Valley, WA 98038
(425) 413-5400
Rank: #23 - 2423. - 24.
Fernwood Elementary School
(Math: 83% | Reading: 82%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Math: 83% (Top 20%)
Reading: 82% (Top 20%)
Grades: PK-6
3933 Jewell Rd
Bothell, WA 98012
(425) 408-4500
Rank: #2525.
Jing Mei Elementary School
Magnet School
(Math: 80-84% | Reading: 80-84%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Math: 80-84% (Bottom 50%)
Reading: 80-84% (Bottom 50%)
Grades: PK-5
12635 Se 56th Street
Bellevue, WA 98006
(425) 456-6900
Rank: #2626.
Briarwood Elementary School
(Math: 79% | Reading: 84%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Math: 79% (Top 1%)
Reading: 84% (Top 5%)
Grades: PK-5
17020 Se 134th St
Renton, WA 98059
(425) 837-5000
Rank: #27 - 2927. - 29.
Amon Creek Elementary School
(Math: 78% | Reading: 84%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Math: 78% (Bottom 50%)
Reading: 84% (Bottom 50%)
Grades: PK-5
18 Center Parkway
Richland, WA 99352
(509) 222-7600
Rank: #27 - 2927. - 29.
Centennial Elementary School
(Math: 81% | Reading: 82%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Math: 81% (Top 10%)
Reading: 82% (Top 30%)
Grades: PK-5
2637 45th Ave Se
Olympia, WA 98501
(360) 596-8300
Rank: #27 - 2927. - 29.
Dorothy Fox
(Math: 81% | Reading: 82%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Math: 81% (Top 30%)
Reading: 82% (Top 30%)
Grades: PK-5
2623 Nw Sierra St
Camas, WA 98607
(360) 833-5700
Rank: #3030.
Bennett Elementary School
(Math: 80% | Reading: 82%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
Math: 80% (Bottom 50%)
Reading: 82% (Bottom 50%)
Grades: PK-5
17900 Ne 16th Street
Bellevue, WA 98008
(425) 456-4800
Rank: #3131.
North Beach Elementary School
(Math: 75-79% | Reading: 80-84%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
Math: 75-79% (Top 20%)
Reading: 80-84% (Top 20%)
Grades: PK-5
9018 24 Av Nw
Seattle, WA 98117
(206) 252-1510
Rank: #3232.
Thornton Creek Elementary School
Alternative School
(Math: 75% | Reading: 84%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
Math: 75% (Top 20%)
Reading: 84% (Top 20%)
Grades: PK-5
7712 40th Ave Ne
Seattle, WA 98115
(206) 252-5300
Rank: #3333.
White Bluffs Elementary School
(Math: 79% | Reading: 81%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
Math: 79% (Top 50%)
Reading: 81% (Top 50%)
Grades: PK-5
1250 Kensington
Richland, WA 99352
(509) 967-6575
Rank: #3434.
Lakeland Hills Elementary School
(Math: 78% | Reading: 81%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
Math: 78% (Top 50%)
Reading: 81% (Bottom 50%)
Grades: PK-5
1020 Evergreen Way Se
Auburn, WA 98092
(253) 876-7711
Rank: #3535.
Moran Prairie Elementary School
(Math: 75% | Reading: 82%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
Math: 75% (Top 30%)
Reading: 82% (Top 50%)
Grades: PK-6
4224 E 57th Ave
Spokane, WA 99223
(509) 354-3700
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