Stacker compiled a list of the best high schools in Washington using data from the Niche. Niche uses seven weighted factors for its rankings. A majority of the score is based on academics, but other factors include culture and diversity; sports; clubs and activities; resources; and surveys of parents, teachers, and students. You can read more about Niche's methodology here.
- School type: Public School
- Location: Lake Washington School District, WA
- Enrollment: 2,481 (21:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+
#25. Eastlake High School
#24. Raisbeck Aviation High School
- School type: Public School
- Location: Highline School District, WA
- Enrollment: 400 (20:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+
#23. Mercer Island High School
- School type: Public School
- Location: Mercer Island School District, WA
- Enrollment: 1,439 (19:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+
#22. STEM Academy at Svt
- School type: Public School
- Location: Central Valley School District, WA
- Enrollment: 190 (16:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+
#21. Eastside Catholic School
- School type: Private School
- Location: Sammamish, WA
- Enrollment: 825 (9:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+
#20. International School
- School type: Public School
- Location: Bellevue School District, WA
- Enrollment: 600 (20:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+
#19. Seattle Preparatory School
- School type: Private School
- Location: Seattle, WA
- Enrollment: 720 (13:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+
#18. Hyla School
- School type: Private School
- Location: Bainbridge Island, WA
- Enrollment: 109 (9:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+
#17. International Community School
- School type: Public School
- Location: Lake Washington School District, WA
- Enrollment: 421 (18:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+
#16. Northwest Yeshiva High School
- School type: Private School
- Location: Mercer Island, WA
- Enrollment: 61 (3:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+
#15. Forest Ridge School of the Sacred Heart
- School type: Private School
- Location: Bellevue, WA
- Enrollment: 300 (5:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+
#14. Newport High School
- School type: Public School
- Location: Bellevue School District, WA
- Enrollment: 1,850 (21:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+
#13. Seattle Academy
- School type: Private School
- Location: Seattle, WA
- Enrollment: 1,358 (8:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+
#12. The Downtown School
- School type: Private School
- Location: Seattle, WA
- Enrollment: 103 (10:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+
#11. The Northwest School
- School type: Private School
- Location: Seattle, WA
- Enrollment: 342 (5:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+
#10. The Bear Creek School
- School type: Private School
- Location: Redmond, WA
- Enrollment: 942 (10:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+
#9. Charles Wright Academy
- School type: Private School
- Location: Tacoma, WA
- Enrollment: 566 (8:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+
#8. Tesla STEM High School
- School type: Public School
- Location: Lake Washington School District, WA
- Enrollment: 605 (21:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+
#7. UPrep
- School type: Private School
- Location: Seattle, WA
- Enrollment: 781 (9:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+
#6. The Bush School
- School type: Private School
- Location: Seattle, WA
- Enrollment: 749 (9:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+
#5. Annie Wright Schools
- School type: Private School
- Location: Tacoma, WA
- Enrollment: 912 (7:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+
#4. Washington Preparatory School
- School type: Private School
- Location: Bothell, WA
- Enrollment: 105 (7:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+
#3. Lakeside School
- School type: Private School
- Location: Seattle, WA
- Enrollment: 899 (8:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+
#2. The Overlake School
- School type: Private School
- Location: Redmond, WA
- Enrollment: 576 (8:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+
#1. Eastside Preparatory School
- School type: Private School
- Location: Kirkland, WA
- Enrollment: 540 (8:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+