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)
530057000131	321	Blaine Middle School	Public	6-8	975 H Street	Blaine	98230	Whatcom County	Blaine School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 332-8226	459	27	17.2	54.0%	309 (67.3%)	12 (2.6%)	89 (19.4%)	21 (4.6%)	3 (0.7%)	2 (0.4%)	22 (4.8%)	$17,601			$2,614			$14,987	37	30.3	371	50
530891001528	322	Toledo Middle School	Public	6-8	155 N 5th St	Toledo	98591	Lewis County	Toledo School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 864-2395	173	8	21.2	49.7%	152 (87.9%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (7.5%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.5%)	$18,517			$1,338			$17,179	36.5	40.3	302	20
530024003008	323	Haller Middle School	Public	6-8	600 E. First	Arlington	98223	Snohomish County	Arlington School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 618-6400	589	27	21.7	38.4%	386 (65.5%)	5 (0.8%)	132 (22.4%)	13 (2.2%)	6 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (8.0%)	$15,359			$1,101			$14,258	36.5	46.2	262	61
530945001605	324	Pioneer Middle School	Public	6-8	450 Bridge St	Walla Walla	99362	Walla Walla County	Walla Walla Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 527-3050	613	33	18.3	71.8%	329 (53.7%)	5 (0.8%)	240 (39.2%)	8 (1.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (4.7%)	$17,495			$2,142			$15,353	36.3	35.9	333	9
530486002475	325	10th Street School	Public	6-8	7204 27th Ave NE	Marysville	98271	Snohomish County	Marysville School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 965-0400	159	7	24.4	42.1%	86 (54.1%)	2 (1.3%)	29 (18.2%)	8 (5.0%)	13 (8.2%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (13.2%)	$14,269			$1,324			$12,944	36.2	38.2	315	10
530048000120	326	Bethel Middle School	Public	6-8	22201 38th Avenue East	Spanaway	98387	Pierce County	Bethel School District	No	No	No	No	(253) 800-7200	697	34	20.6	67.6%	244 (35.0%)	54 (7.7%)	181 (26.0%)	25 (3.6%)	9 (1.3%)	57 (8.2%)	124 (17.8%)	$16,822			$938			$15,883	36.2	30.7	368	42
530480003569	327	Washington Connections Academy - Mary M. Knight	Public, Virtual	K-8	111 Tumwater Blvd SE	Tumwater	98501	Thurston County	Mary M Knight School District	No	No	Yes	No	(360) 338-6340	862	36	24.2	20.6%	507 (58.8%)	63 (7.3%)	115 (13.3%)	26 (3.0%)	12 (1.4%)	13 (1.5%)	126 (14.6%)	$9,531						$9,531	36.2	40.2	303	24
530522000785	328	Columbia Middle School	Public	6-8	1111 E Nelson Road	Moses Lake	98837	Grant County	Moses Lake School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 766-2661	878	47	18.6	62.9%	429 (48.9%)	13 (1.5%)	401 (45.7%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	29 (3.3%)	$15,888			$923			$14,965	36.2	30	376	48
530885001525	329	Thorp Elementary & Junior Senior High	Public, Alternative	K-12	10831 N Thorp Hwy	Thorp	98946	Kittitas County	Thorp School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 964-2107	257	20	12.6	55.3%	199 (77.4%)	3 (1.2%)	29 (11.3%)	2 (0.8%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (8.2%)	$22,284			$1,825			$20,460	35.9	56.3	203	126
530810001337	330	South Bend High School	Public	7-12	400 E. 1st	South Bend	98586	Pacific County	South Bend School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 875-5707	266	18	15.1	73.3%	115 (43.2%)	0 (0.0%)	114 (42.9%)	6 (2.3%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (10.2%)	$22,730			$2,740			$19,991	35.7	31.3	367	37

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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

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

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.