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)
530771001249	281	Aki Kurose Middle School	Public	6-8	3928 S Graham St	Seattle	98118	King County	Seattle School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(206) 252-7700	783	48	16.3	61.4%	152 (19.4%)	228 (29.1%)	144 (18.4%)	173 (22.1%)	2 (0.3%)	7 (0.9%)	68 (8.7%)	$21,659			$2,099			$19,560	44.5	37.2	323	42
530417000649	282	La Center Middle School	Public	6-8	2001 NE Lockwood Creek Rd	La Center	98629	Clark County	La Center School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 263-2136	413	23	17.9	31.7%	337 (81.6%)	2 (0.5%)	49 (11.9%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (4.4%)	$14,635			$704			$13,931	44.2	46.2	260	22
530168000287	283	Conway School District 317	Public	K-8	19710 State Route 534	Mount Vernon	98274	Skagit County	Conway School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 445-5785	442	25	17.9	33.3%	359 (81.2%)	2 (0.5%)	59 (13.3%)	6 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.4%)	$15,884			$922			$14,962	44.1	49.5	239	44
530048000595	284	Frontier Middle School	Public	6-8	22110 108th Avenue East	Graham	98338	Pierce County	Bethel School District	No	No	No	No	(253) 800-8300	624	28	22.2	44.6%	370 (59.3%)	25 (4.0%)	94 (15.1%)	18 (2.9%)	9 (1.4%)	15 (2.4%)	93 (14.9%)	$16,905			$1,066			$15,840	44	51.1	229	55
530537000806	285	East Valley Central Middle School	Public	6-8	2010 Beaudry Rd	Yakima	98901	Yakima County	East Valley School District (Yakima)	No	No	No	No	(509) 573-7500	833	44	19	71.1%	310 (37.2%)	11 (1.3%)	479 (57.5%)	5 (0.6%)	8 (1.0%)	1 (0.1%)	17 (2.0%)	$14,127			$631			$13,496	43.9	43.1	280	5
530237000325	286	Columbia Crest A-Stem Academy	Public	K-8	24503 State Route 706 E	Ashford	98304	Pierce County	Eatonville School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 569-2567	168	11	15.5	63.7%	147 (87.5%)	1 (0.6%)	10 (6.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (5.4%)	$15,834			$677			$15,157	43.9	47.6	249	37
530038003214	287	Tukes Valley Middle School	Public	5-8	20601 NE 167th Avenue	Battle Ground	98604	Clark County	Battle Ground School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 885-6250	455	28	16.2	43.5%	370 (81.3%)	2 (0.4%)	46 (10.1%)	4 (0.9%)	5 (1.1%)	5 (1.1%)	23 (5.1%)	$15,502			$873			$14,629	43.9	40.4	301	14
530552000831	288	Naselle-Grays River Valley Junior Senior High Schools	Public	6-12	793 Sr 4	Naselle	98638	Pacific County	Naselle-Grays River Valley School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 484-7121	190	13	14.9	57.4%	149 (78.4%)	4 (2.1%)	19 (10.0%)	2 (1.1%)	4 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (6.3%)	$17,979			$2,183			$15,796	43.7	59.1	189	99
530231003822	289	Sterling Junior High School	Public	7-9	600 N James Ave	East Wenatchee	98802	Douglas County	Eastmont School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 884-7115	704	38	18.4	62.8%	341 (48.4%)	4 (0.6%)	334 (47.4%)	5 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	18 (2.6%)	$16,829			$2,080			$14,748	43.6	36.3	331	42
530612000916	290	Odessa High School	Public	7-12	311 South First Street	Odessa	99159	Lincoln County	Odessa School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 982-2111	102	9	11.8	57.8%	86 (84.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (13.7%)	2 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$22,732			$1,991			$20,741	43.3	22.7	430	140

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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.
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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.