Washington · NCES CCD 2024-25
Best-Resourced School Districts in Washington Top 50 districts ranked by average school quality score, based on student-teacher ratios, counselor access, gifted programs, and attendance.
50 Districts ranked
284,685 Students enrolled
53/100 Avg quality score
A+ Top grade The ranking in one line
Lake Washington Institute of Technology in Kirkland leads Washington's districts with an average school quality score of 98/100 across 2 schools.
98/100 top district score (grade A+)
2 schools in Lake Washington Institute of Technology
577 students in the top district
53/100 average across the top 50 # District Grade Students Schools Avg S:T Per-Pupil $ Avg Quality 1 Lake Washington Institute of Technology Kirkland A+ 577 2 - - 98 2 Colfax School District Colfax C+ 562 2 16.6:1 $15,772 60 3 Mercer Island School District Mercer Island C 4,057 6 18.3:1 $17,431 59.8 4 Manson School District Manson C 615 3 15.5:1 $18,013 59 5 Pioneer School District Shelton C 759 3 14:1 $16,907 58.3 6 Seattle School District No. 1 Seattle C 51,238 107 15.7:1 $20,430 55.5 7 Nine Mile Falls School District Nine Mile Falls C 1,435 5 17.2:1 $15,275 55.5 8 Sequim School District Sequim C 2,602 6 16.3:1 $17,271 55.3 9 Central Valley School District Liberty Lake C 14,688 32 15.7:1 $15,379 55.3 10 Tukwila School District Tukwila C- 2,715 5 16.6:1 $22,111 54.6 11 Toutle Lake School District Toutle C- 690 2 18.5:1 $14,230 54.5 12 Cascade School District Leavenworth C- 1,252 7 13.7:1 $17,226 54.1 13 Port Townsend School District Port Townsend C- 1,206 4 16.5:1 $17,962 54 14 Rainier School District Rainier C- 931 3 17:1 $14,532 54 15 Napavine School District Napavine C- 814 2 17.6:1 $14,621 54 16 Peninsula School District Gig Harbor C- 8,969 18 17.5:1 $17,026 53.3 17 Pullman School District Pullman C- 2,740 6 15.3:1 $15,097 53.2 18 Montesano School District Montesano C- 1,430 3 17.3:1 $15,690 52.3 19 Mossyrock School District Mossyrock C- 590 3 15.9:1 $15,422 52.3 20 Winlock School District Winlock C- 858 3 17.5:1 $16,692 52 21 Adna School District Adna C- 648 2 17.9:1 $15,481 52 22 Central Kitsap School District Silverdale C- 11,206 19 18.3:1 $16,203 51.4 23 Kalama School District Kalama C- 1,151 3 15.9:1 $11,745 51.3 24 Medical Lake School District Medical Lake C- 1,897 4 17.5:1 $14,853 51.3 25 Northshore School District Bothell C- 22,944 37 16.4:1 $17,040 51.2 26 Asotin-Anatone School District Asotin C- 614 2 15.8:1 $16,209 51 27 Ocosta School District Westport C- 582 3 16.1:1 $17,889 50.5 28 Oroville School District Oroville C- 530 2 14.4:1 $18,819 50.5 29 Eatonville School District Eatonville C- 1,944 8 15.2:1 $14,432 50.3 30 Bridgeport School District Bridgeport C- 776 4 15.3:1 $15,167 50.3 31 Pasco School District Pasco C- 18,515 28 16.9:1 $16,004 50.1 32 Lake Chelan School District Chelan C- 1,335 6 12.8:1 $17,321 50 33 North Kitsap School District Poulsbo D 5,418 14 18.7:1 $17,822 49.9 34 Spokane School District Spokane D 28,714 63 13.5:1 $17,305 49.6 35 Davenport School District Davenport D 615 3 15.3:1 $17,245 49.5 36 Bainbridge Island School District Bainbridge Island D 3,594 10 17.4:1 $16,223 49.3 37 Wahluke School District Mattawa D 2,536 8 19.3:1 $17,228 49.1 38 Sultan School District Sultan D 2,074 8 19.1:1 $16,937 49 39 Naches Valley School District Naches D 1,294 4 16.6:1 $16,384 49 40 Coupeville School District Coupeville D 1,055 5 14:1 $19,319 49 41 Liberty School District Spangle D 593 2 17.1:1 $15,060 49 42 Stevenson-Carson School District Stevenson D 843 5 18:1 $18,949 48.8 43 Snoqualmie Valley School District Snoqualmie D 7,086 14 15.8:1 $15,815 48.4 44 Columbia (Walla Walla) School District Burbank D 734 3 17.1:1 $17,786 48.3 45 Bellingham School District Bellingham D 11,614 25 16.2:1 $16,802 48.1 46 Evergreen School District (Clark) Vancouver D 22,591 39 15.9:1 $17,414 48.1 47 West Valley School District (Yakima) Yakima D 5,490 16 18.4:1 $14,671 48.1 48 Shoreline School District Shoreline D 9,564 18 22.8:1 $16,858 48.1 49 Kennewick School District Kennewick D 19,311 33 17.9:1 $14,867 47.8 50 North Beach School District No. 64 Ocean Shores D 689 4 16:1 $18,363 47.8
Frequently Asked Questions What are the best school districts in Washington? ▼ The top-ranked district in Washington is Lake Washington Institute of Technology in Kirkland with 577 students across 2 schools. Average quality score: 98/100. Rankings are based on average school quality scores from NCES data.
How are district rankings calculated? ▼ Districts are ranked by the average quality score of their schools. Quality scores (0-100) are computed from NCES data: student-teacher ratio, counselor availability, gifted program access, and chronic absenteeism. Districts must have at least 500 students and 2+ schools to be ranked.
How many school districts are in Washington? ▼ Washington has 50+ school districts serving 1,092,149 students. The statewide average student-teacher ratio is 17.4:1.
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Districts are ranked by the average quality score of their schools. Quality scores (0-100)
are computed from NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 metrics: student-teacher ratio,
school counselor availability, gifted program access, and chronic absenteeism rates.
Districts must have at least 500 students and 2+ schools to be included. This measures
school-level resources, not test scores. Higher average scores indicate districts where
schools generally have smaller classes, better counselor access, and lower absenteeism.
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