Best Blue Ribbon Public High Schools in Washington (2026)

For the 2026 school year, there are 15 blue ribbon public high schools serving 8,380 students in Washington.

Blue ribbon schools have been recognized by the Department of Education for achieving superior standards of academic excellence. Read more about this national school awards program and how blue ribbon schools work.

The top-ranked blue ribbon public high schools in Washington are International Community School, International School and Mercer Island High School. Overall testing rank is based on a school's combined math and reading proficiency test score ranking.

Washington blue ribbon public high schools have an score of 60% (versus the Washington public high school average of 34%), and score of 81% (versus the 65% statewide average).

Washington blue ribbon public high school have a of 93%, which is more than the Washington average of 84%.

The school with highest graduation rate is Newport Senior High School, with 96% graduation rate. Read more about public school graduation rate statistics in Washington or national school graduation rate statistics.

Minority enrollment is 50% of the student body (majority Asian), which is less than the Washington public high school average of 51% (majority Hispanic).