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)
530501003036	111	Meridian Parent Partnership Program	Public	K-8	240 W Laurel Rd	Bellingham	98226	Whatcom County	Meridian School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 398-9324	217	7	29.3	15.2%	182 (83.9%)	4 (1.8%)	12 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (7.8%)	$11,312			$668			$10,644	75.5	79.9	94	17
530015000015	112	Anacortes Middle School	Public	6-8	2202 M Avenue	Anacortes	98221	Skagit County	Anacortes School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 503-1230	574	26	21.8	36.6%	420 (73.2%)	4 (0.7%)	74 (12.9%)	13 (2.3%)	6 (1.0%)	2 (0.3%)	48 (8.4%)	$16,798			$916			$15,882	75.4	74.2	121	9
530924003107	113	Columbia Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual	K-8	3030 Huffman Road	Valley	99181	Stevens County	Valley School District	No	No	Yes	No	(509) 937-4663	801	27	30	19.2%	478 (59.7%)	49 (6.1%)	118 (14.7%)	60 (7.5%)	10 (1.2%)	2 (0.2%)	84 (10.5%)	$7,801			$23			$7,778	75	63.5	170	57
530420001906	114	North Lake Middle School	Public	6-7	2202 123rd Ave NE	Lake Stevens	98258	Snohomish County	Lake Stevens School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 335-1530	789	40	19.7	30.7%	487 (61.7%)	34 (4.3%)	140 (17.7%)	53 (6.7%)	3 (0.4%)	3 (0.4%)	69 (8.7%)	$15,633			$217			$15,416	75	69.7	139	25
530240000348	115	Madrona K-8 School	Public	PK, KG-8	9300 236th ST SW	Edmonds	98026	Snohomish County	Edmonds School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 431-7979	604	37	16.2	18.0%	366 (60.6%)	37 (6.1%)	61 (10.1%)	95 (15.7%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (6.5%)	$18,679			$961			$17,717	74.8	87.4	61	54
530240002474	116	Maplewood Parent Coop	Public	K-8	8500 200th St SW	Edmonds	98026	Snohomish County	Edmonds School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 431-7515	469	29	16.2	16.2%	293 (62.5%)	56 (11.9%)	31 (6.6%)	58 (12.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	26 (5.5%)	$19,865			$1,037			$18,828	74.7	82.3	79	37
530783002552	117	Olympic Peninsula Academy	Public, Alternative	K-12	400 N. 2nd Ave	Sequim	98382	Clallam County	Sequim School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 582-3403	94	9	10.5	47.9%	77 (81.9%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (10.6%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (5.3%)	$18,175			$1,811			$16,364	74	65.3	159	42
530333000510	118	Griffin School	Public	PK, KG-8	6530 33rd Ave NW	Olympia	98502	Thurston County	Griffin School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 866-2515	577	34	17.1	22.9%	445 (77.1%)	9 (1.6%)	59 (10.2%)	6 (1.0%)	10 (1.7%)	2 (0.3%)	45 (7.8%)	$17,667			$1,088			$16,579	74	86.5	64	54
530423000663	119	Finn Hill Middle School	Public	6-8	8040 NE 132nd ST	Kirkland	98034	King County	Lake Washington School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 936-2340	669	33	20.2	23.6%	371 (55.5%)	22 (3.3%)	97 (14.5%)	74 (11.1%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	99 (14.8%)	$18,084			$1,089			$16,995	73.8	75.4	113	6
530033503533	120	Rainier Prep	Public, Charter	5-8	10211 12th Ave S	Seattle	98168	King County	Rainier Prep Charter School District	Yes	No	No	Yes	(206) 494-5979	330	25	13.2	72.1%	8 (2.4%)	193 (58.5%)	88 (26.7%)	22 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	16 (4.8%)	$16,947			$805			$16,142	73.6	69.4	142	22

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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:

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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

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.