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Oldest ²ÝÁñÉçÇø Elementary Schools in Washington

The average private elementary school in Washington was founded around 1974 (2026-27).
The oldest private elementary school in Washington is Assumption School, founded in 1864.

Quick Facts (2026-27)

  • # WA Schools Ranked: 396
  • Top 20 Range (Year Founded): 1864–1910
  • WA School Avg.: 1975
  • National School Avg.: 1967

Quick Facts (2026-27)

  • # WA Schools Ranked: 396
  • Top 20 Range (Year Founded): 1864–1910
  • WA School Avg.: 1975
  • National School Avg.: 1967
Show school map — Washington (year founded range: 1864–1910, avg 1975)
Year Founded Range: 1864 1922 Avg. Year Founded: 1906

Oldest ²ÝÁñÉçÇø Elementary Schools in Washington (2026-27)

Showing 396 schools
Map of Assumption School
#1Assumption School
Gr: PK-8 | 200 students
Catholic
2066 E Alder St
Walla Walla, WA 99362
(509) 525-3030
1864year founded
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Map of St. Joseph Marquette Catholic School
#2St. Joseph Marquette Catholic School
Gr: PK-8 | 317 students
Avg. class size: 18 students
Sports: 4
Catholic
202 N 4th St
Yakima, WA 98901
(509) 575-5557
1875year founded
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Annie Wright Schools Photo
#3Annie Wright Schools
Gr: NS-12 | 902 students
Avg. class size: 14 students
Sports: 8 | Extracurriculars: 30
827 N Tacoma Ave
Tacoma, WA 98403
(253) 272-2216
(2)
1884year founded
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Rogers Adventist School Photo
#4Rogers Adventist School
Gr: K-12 | 338 students
Avg. class size: 22 students
Sports: 6
Seventh Day Adventist
200 SW Academy Way
College Place, WA 99324
(509) 529-1850
1892year founded
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Map of Guardian Angel-st Boniface School
#5(°Õ5–T6)Guardian Angel-st Boniface School
Gr: K-6 | 30 students
Catholic
306 Steptoe
Colton, WA 99113
(509) 229-3579
1893year founded
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Saint Patrick Catholic School Photo
#5(°Õ5–T6)Saint Patrick Catholic School
Gr: NS-8 | 372 students
Avg. class size: 18 students
Sports: 4 | Extracurriculars: 16
Catholic
1112 North G Street
Tacoma, WA 98403
(253) 274-4134
(8)
1893year founded
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Parkland Lutheran Church & School Photo
#7Parkland Lutheran Church & School
Gr: PK-8 | 98 students
Avg. class size: 13 students
Sports: 8 | Extracurriculars: 2
Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod
120 123rd Street South
Tacoma, WA 98444
(253) 537-1901
1894year founded
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Concordia Christian Academy Photo
#8Concordia Christian Academy
Gr: K-12 | 217 students
Avg. class size: 18 students
Sports: 7 | Extracurriculars: 11
Lutheran Church Missouri Synod
202 E 56th Street
Tacoma, WA 98404
(253) 475-9513
(5)
1897year founded
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Map of Meadow Glade Adventist Elementary School
#9Meadow Glade Adventist Elementary School
Gr: K-8 | 303 students
Seventh Day Adventist
18717 Ne 109th Ave
Battle Ground, WA 98604
(360) 687-5121
1899year founded
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Zion Lutheran School Photo
#10Zion Lutheran School
Gr: K-8 | 227 students
Avg. class size: 18 students
Sports: 7 | Extracurriculars: 13
Lutheran Church Missouri Synod
3923 103rd Ave SE
Lake Stevens, WA 98258
(425) 334-5064
(6)
1901year founded
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Yakima Adventist Christian School Photo
#11Yakima Adventist Christian School
Gr: PK-10 | 91 students
Avg. class size: 18 students
Seventh Day Adventist
1200 City Reservoir Rd
Yakima, WA 98908
(509) 966-1933
1903year founded
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Cascade Christian Academy Photo
#12Cascade Christian Academy
Gr: PK-12 | 304 students
Avg. class size: 16 students
Sports: 5 | Extracurriculars: 4
Seventh Day Adventist
600 N Western Ave
Wenatchee, WA 98801
(509) 662-2723
(5)
1905year founded
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Map of Concordia Lutheran School
#13Concordia Lutheran School
Gr: PK-8 | 116 students
Lutheran Church Missouri Synod
7040 36th Ave Ne
Seattle, WA 98115
(206) 525-7407
(1)
1906year founded
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Forest Ridge School Of The Sacred Heart Photo
#14(°Õ14–T16)Forest Ridge School Of The Sacred Heart
Gr: 5-12 | 200 students
Avg. class size: 12 students
Sports: 13 | Extracurriculars: 30
All-girls (Catholic)
4800 139th Avenue SE
Bellevue, WA 98006
(425) 641-0700
(2)
1907year founded
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St. Alphonsus School Photo
#14(°Õ14–T16)St. Alphonsus School
Gr: PK-8 | 231 students
Avg. class size: 17 students
Sports: 5 | Extracurriculars: 7
Catholic
5816 15th Ave NW
Seattle, WA 98107
(206) 782-4363
(2)
1907year founded
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St. Joseph School Photo
#14(°Õ14–T16)St. Joseph School
Gr: NS-8 | 655 students
Avg. class size: 20 students
Sports: 5 | Extracurriculars: 7
Catholic
700 18th Ave E
Seattle, WA 98112
(206) 329-3260
1907year founded
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Map of St. Benedict School
#17St. Benedict School
Gr: K-8 | 183 students
Catholic
4811 Wallingford Ave N
Seattle, WA 98103
(206) 633-3375
1908year founded
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Map of Ebenezer Christian School
#18(°Õ18–T20)Ebenezer Christian School
Gr: PK-8 | 180 students
Avg. class size: 18 students
Sports: 3
Christian
9390 Guide Meridian Rd
Lynden, WA 98264
(360) 354-2632
1910year founded
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Map of Lynden Christian School
#18(°Õ18–T20)Lynden Christian School
Gr: PK-12 | 1,210 students
Sports: 9 | Extracurriculars: 6
Christian
417 Lyncs Dr
Lynden, WA 98264
(360) 354-5492
1910year founded
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Map of Lynden Christian Schools: Administration
#18(°Õ18–T20)Lynden Christian Schools: Administration
Gr: PK-12 | 1,311 students
Christian
515 Drayton St
Lynden, WA 98264
(360) 318-9525
1910year founded
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Map of Bethlehem Lutheran School
#21(°Õ21–T22)Bethlehem Lutheran School
Gr: PK-8 | 286 students
Avg. class size: 24 students
Sports: 8
Lutheran Church Missouri Synod
2505 W. 27th Ave.
Kennewick, WA 99337
(509) 582-5624
1911year founded
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Holy Rosary Bilingual Academy Photo
#21(°Õ21–T22)Holy Rosary Bilingual Academy
Gr: PK-8 | 118 students
Avg. class size: 19 students
Sports: 3 | Extracurriculars: 3
Catholic
504 S 30th St
Tacoma, WA 98402
(253) 272-7012
(2)
1911year founded
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Colville Valley Junior Academy Photo
#23Colville Valley Junior Academy
Gr: PK-8 | 33 students
Avg. class size: 10 students
Seventh Day Adventist
139 E Cedar Loop
Colville, WA 99114
(509) 684-6830
1912year founded
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Assumption Catholic School Photo
#24(°Õ24–T25)Assumption Catholic School
Gr: PK-8 | 259 students
Avg. class size: 25 students
Sports: 6 | Extracurriculars: 1
Catholic
2116 Cornwall Ave
Bellingham, WA 98225
(360) 733-6133
(3)
1913year founded
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Holy Rosary School Photo
#24(°Õ24–T25) Holy Rosary School
Gr: PK-8 | 482 students
Avg. class size: 26 students
Sports: 5 | Extracurriculars: 6
Catholic
4142 42nd Ave Sw
Seattle, WA 98116
(206) 937-7255
1913year founded
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Map of Christ The Teacher Catholic School
#26Christ The Teacher Catholic School
Gr: K-8 | 207 students
Avg. class size: 20 students
Sports: 4
Catholic
1214 West Chestnut Avenue
Yakima, WA 98902
(509) 575-5604
1914year founded
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Cataldo Catholic School at St. Augustine's Photo
#27Cataldo Catholic School at St. Augustine's
Gr: PK-8 | 376 students
Avg. class size: 18 students
Sports: 10 | Extracurriculars: 2
Catholic
455 W 18th Ave
Spokane, WA 99203
(509) 624-8759
(2)
1915year founded
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Map of St. Aloysius Catholic School
#28St. Aloysius Catholic School
Gr: PK-8 | 528 students
Sports: 8
Catholic
611 E Mission Avenue
Spokane, WA 99202
(509) 489-7825
1916year founded
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Map of Buena Vista SDA School
#29(°Õ29–T31)Buena Vista SDA School
Gr: PK-8 | 227 students
Avg. class size: 22 students
Sports: 3 | Extracurriculars: 3
Seventh Day Adventist
3320 Academy Drive SE
Auburn, WA 98092
(253) 833-0718
1919year founded
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Map of Lakeside School
#29(°Õ29–T31)Lakeside School
Gr: 1-8 | 142 students
Avg. class size: 17 students
Sports: 15 | Extracurriculars: 24
Amish
14050 1st Avenue NE
Seattle, WA 98125
(260) 593-3209
(1)
1919year founded
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St. George Parish School Photo
#29(°Õ29–T31)St. George Parish School
Gr: PK-8 | 279 students
Avg. class size: 27 students
Sports: 5 | Extracurriculars: 7
Catholic
5117 13th Ave S
Seattle, WA 98108
(206) 762-0656
1919year founded
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Map of Upper Columbia Academy Elementary School
#32Upper Columbia Academy Elementary School
Gr: 1-8 | 17 students
Seventh Day Adventist
3025 E Spangle Waverly Rd
Spangle, WA 99031
(509) 245-3629
1920year founded
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Map of Holy Family Catholic School
#33Holy Family Catholic School
Gr: PK-8 | 140 students
Catholic
1002 Chestnut Street
Clarkston, WA 99403
(509) 758-6621
1921year founded
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Lewis County Adventist School Photo
#34(°Õ34–T35)Lewis County Adventist School
Gr: PK-10 | 70 students
Avg. class size: 18 students
Extracurriculars: 2
Seventh Day Adventist
2102 S. Scheuber Rd.
Chehalis, WA 98532
(360) 748-3213
(3)
1922year founded
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Olympia Christian School Photo
#34(°Õ34–T35)Olympia Christian School
Gr: K-8
Avg. class size: 10 students
Seventh Day Adventist
1215 Ethel St NW
Olympia, WA 98502
(360) 352-1831
(1)
1922year founded
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The Washington average private elementary schools founding year is 1974 for 2026-27.
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