Best Middle Schools in Washington

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The list is updated annually upon the release of the WCAS and SBAC test scores by the Washington Office of Superindentent of Public Instruction. The most recent update was on Tuesday, September 10, 2024.

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School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2022)							Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
ID	Rank (of 535)	School	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Disc Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel from Federal Funds	Total from Federal Funds	Personnel from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Total from State and Local Funds	Average Standard Score (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Rank (2023)	Rank Change from 2023	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)
530038000052	431	Laurin Middle School	Public	5-8	13601 NE 97th Ave	Vancouver	98662	Clark County	Battle Ground School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 885-5200	730	41	17.8	53.7%	483 (66.2%)	17 (2.3%)	134 (18.4%)	45 (6.2%)	1 (0.1%)	7 (1.0%)	43 (5.9%)	$14,102			$1,003			$13,098	22.5	26.8	398	33
530141000272	432	Thomas Middle School	Public	6-8	11509 Holden Rd SW	Lakewood	98498	Pierce County	Clover Park School District	No	No	No	No	(253) 583-5440	980	52	18.8	73.9%	328 (33.5%)	148 (15.1%)	246 (25.1%)	41 (4.2%)	7 (0.7%)	60 (6.1%)	148 (15.1%)	$17,977			$1,436			$16,540	22.4	21.1	438	6
530030000033	433	Cascade Middle School	Public	6-8	1015 24th St NE	Auburn	98002	King County	Auburn School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 931-4995	875	50	17.3	66.7%	267 (30.5%)	77 (8.8%)	264 (30.2%)	118 (13.5%)	6 (0.7%)	67 (7.7%)	76 (8.7%)	$15,536			$1,145			$14,391	22.3	29.9	379	54
530030002434	434	Rainier Middle School	Public	6-8	30620 116th Ave SE	Auburn	98092	King County	Auburn School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 931-4843	944	54	17.5	62.8%	317 (33.6%)	109 (11.5%)	202 (21.4%)	199 (21.1%)	1 (0.1%)	27 (2.9%)	89 (9.4%)	$15,818			$951			$14,867	22	26.5	403	31
530585000868	435	Nisqually Middle School	Public	6-8	8100 Steilacoom Rd SE	Lacey	98503	Thurston County	North Thurston Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(360) 412-4770	815	45	18.1	52.1%	349 (42.8%)	45 (5.5%)	203 (24.9%)	58 (7.1%)	6 (0.7%)	28 (3.4%)	124 (15.2%)	$15,194			$803			$14,391	21.8	21.7	433	2
530771002933	436	South Shore Pk-8 School	Public	PK, KG-8	4800 S Henderson St	Seattle	98118	King County	Seattle School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(206) 252-7600	570	45	12.5	66.3%	102 (17.9%)	266 (46.7%)	59 (10.4%)	85 (14.9%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.7%)	53 (9.3%)	$26,594			$1,903			$24,691	21.8	29.6	382	54
530048001819	437	Cedarcrest Middle School	Public	6-8	191201 13th Avenue Crt. E.	Spanaway	98387	Pierce County	Bethel School District	No	No	No	No	(253) 800-7500	706	36	19.7	60.5%	186 (26.3%)	105 (14.9%)	156 (22.1%)	56 (7.9%)	7 (1.0%)	60 (8.5%)	135 (19.1%)	$17,606			$983			$16,622	21.5	23.8	417	20
530354003742	438	Highline Public Schools Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	PK, KG-12	15675 Ambaum Blvd SW	Burien	98166	King County	Highline School District	No	No	Yes	No	(206) 631-3000	182	11	16.3	71.4%	31 (17.0%)	27 (14.8%)	77 (42.3%)	14 (7.7%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.3%)	26 (14.3%)	$15,184			$5,184			$10,000	21.1	19.6	446	8
530708001056	439	Quincy Middle School	Public	6-8	417 C St SE	Quincy	98848	Grant County	Quincy School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 787-4435	750	47	16	77.9%	77 (10.3%)	1 (0.1%)	665 (88.7%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.5%)	$15,921			$2,111			$13,810	21.1	19.2	448	9
530282000448	440	Sacajawea Middle School	Public	6-8	1101 S Dash Point Rd	Federal Way	98003	King County	Federal Way School District	No	No	No	No	(253) 945-4900	652	38	17.3	79.8%	111 (17.0%)	96 (14.7%)	245 (37.6%)	93 (14.3%)	4 (0.6%)	32 (4.9%)	71 (10.9%)	$19,664			$2,544			$17,120	21	15.5	470	30

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About our rankings:

Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on SBAC English Language Arts, SBAC Math, WCAS Science test scores released by the Washington Office of Superindentent of Public Instruction.
These rankings were last updated on September 10, 2024, and are based on the most recent test scores available. We update rankings as we receive new test scores from the Washington Office of Superindentent of Public Instruction, usually on a yearly basis.
Our sources of data include the National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education and the Washington Office of Superindentent of Public Instruction.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

Educational resources:

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau, the Washington State Department of Health and the Washington Office of Superindentent of Public Instruction.