Best High Schools in Washington
The top 50 high schools (grades 9-12) in Washington, ranked by enrollment from NCES data with EDFacts proficiency rates where available. Average proficiency across this list is 61%.
| # | School | City | Enrollment | Proficiency |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chiawana Senior High School | Pasco, WA | 2,999 | 34% |
| 2 | Tahoma Senior High School | Maple Valley, WA | 2,790 | 54% |
| 3 | Issaquah High School | Issaquah, WA | 2,412 | 73% |
| 4 | South Kitsap High School | Port Orchard, WA | 2,389 | 63% |
| 5 | Pasco Senior High School | Pasco, WA | 2,376 | 42% |
| 6 | Eastlake High School | Sammamish, WA | 2,349 | 66% |
| 7 | Davis High School | Yakima, WA | 2,330 | 44% |
| 8 | Kamiak High School | Mukilteo, WA | 2,250 | 62% |
| 9 | Eisenhower High School | Yakima, WA | 2,248 | 39% |
| 10 | Redmond High School | Redmond, WA | 2,218 | 56% |
| 11 | Lake Stevens Sr High School | Lake Stevens, WA | 2,140 | 66% |
| 12 | Union High School | Camas, WA | 2,021 | 62% |
| 13 | Hazen Senior High School | Renton, WA | 1,871 | 64% |
| 14 | Olympia High School | Olympia, WA | 1,838 | 64% |
| 15 | North Creek High School | Bothell, WA | 1,781 | 67% |
| 16 | Bothell High School | Bothell, WA | 1,764 | 65% |
| 17 | Skyview High School | Vancouver, WA | 1,739 | 62% |
| 18 | Juanita High School | Kirkland, WA | 1,695 | 66% |
| 19 | Lincoln High School | Seattle, WA | 1,653 | 67% |
| 20 | Glacier Peak High School | Snohomish, WA | 1,630 | 64% |
| 21 | Woodinville HS | Woodinville, WA | 1,621 | 63% |
| 22 | Insight School of Washington | Forks, WA | 1,556 | 46% |
| 23 | Monroe High School | Monroe, WA | 1,552 | 65% |
| 24 | Roosevelt High School | Seattle, WA | 1,541 | 72% |
| 25 | Emerald Ridge High School | Puyallup, WA | 1,537 | 62% |
| 26 | Mercer Island High School | Mercer Island, WA | 1,524 | 65% |
| 27 | Meadowdale High School | Lynnwood, WA | 1,512 | 63% |
| 28 | Shorecrest High School | Shoreline, WA | 1,507 | 65% |
| 29 | Mt Spokane High School | Mead, WA | 1,493 | 62% |
| 30 | North Thurston High School | Lacey, WA | 1,440 | 61% |
| 31 | Gig Harbor High | Gig Harbor, WA | 1,435 | 63% |
| 32 | Peninsula High School | Gig Harbor, WA | 1,372 | 67% |
| 33 | Ridgeline High School | Liberty Lake, WA | 1,368 | 63% |
| 34 | Enumclaw Sr High School | Enumclaw, WA | 1,339 | 63% |
| 35 | Sammamish Senior High | Bellevue, WA | 1,275 | 64% |
| 36 | Bainbridge High School | Bainbridge Island, WA | 1,232 | 66% |
| 37 | Bellingham High School | Bellingham, WA | 1,218 | 62% |
| 38 | Sehome High School | Bellingham, WA | 1,163 | 66% |
| 39 | Nathan Hale High School | Seattle, WA | 1,105 | 64% |
| 40 | Homelink River | Battle Ground, WA | 973 | 60% |
| 41 | Lynden High School | Lynden, WA | 962 | 63% |
| 42 | Steilacoom High | Steilacoom, WA | 946 | 69% |
| 43 | Cedarcrest High School | Duvall, WA | 943 | 73% |
| 44 | A G West Black Hills High School | Tumwater, WA | 833 | 66% |
| 45 | Sky Valley Education Center | Monroe, WA | 833 | 66% |
| 46 | Anacortes High School | Anacortes, WA | 794 | 64% |
| 47 | Vancouver School of Arts and Academics | Vancouver, WA | 770 | 66% |
| 48 | Vancouver Virtual Learning Academy | Vancouver, WA | 712 | 42% |
| 49 | Hockinson High School | Brush Prairie, WA | 664 | 68% |
| 50 | Three Rivers Home Link | Richland, WA | 660 | 59% |
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the best high school in Washington?
The largest high school in Washington is Chiawana Senior High School in Pasco with 2,999 students and a 34% proficiency rate. Rankings are based on NCES Common Core of Data enrollment and EDFacts proficiency results.
How many high schools are in Washington?
This page shows the top 50 high schools (grades 9-12) in Washington by enrollment. Browse the full state directory to see all schools.
What does the proficiency rate measure?
Proficiency rate is the percentage of students meeting grade-level standards on combined math and reading assessments, as reported by EDFacts. Data is district-level and applied to each school in the district.
Where does this data come from?
Enrollment and school characteristics come from the NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency rates come from EDFacts assessment results. Both are official federal datasets published by the U.S. Department of Education.
The this entity category groups every U.S. K-12 school outcomes and enrollment entity sharing this attribute. The list above is the data; the paragraphs below explain what the grouping means against the broader NCES Common Core of Data and EDFacts distribution and how to read the relative rankings within the category.
For readers using this category as a starting point, the per-entity detail pages linked from the table above carry the underlying NCES Common Core of Data and EDFacts data in full. The category-level view is the filter; the per-entity pages are the actual answer.
Schools are ranked by enrollment within the state. Proficiency rates come from EDFacts assessment results, district-level figures applied to each school in the district.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, 2026.