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)
530291002100	501	Finley Middle School	Public	6-8	37208 S Finley Rd	Kennewick	99337	Benton County	Finley School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 586-7561	216	10	20.9	81.5%	98 (45.4%)	2 (0.9%)	110 (50.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.8%)	$14,328			$1,724			$12,604	10.6	7	528	27
530099000173	502	Castle Rock Middle School	Public	6-8	615 Front Ave SW	Castle Rock	98611	Cowlitz County	Castle Rock School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 501-2920	348	21	16.9	55.5%	291 (83.6%)	1 (0.3%)	31 (8.9%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.7%)	$13,246			$1,564			$11,682	10.3	19	450	52
530870003155	503	Angelo Giaudrone Middle School	Public	6-8	4902 S Alaska St	Tacoma	98408	Pierce County	Tacoma School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 571-5811	436	33	13.3	74.1%	95 (21.8%)	73 (16.7%)	111 (25.5%)	38 (8.7%)	4 (0.9%)	27 (6.2%)	87 (20.0%)	$19,830			$1,624			$18,206	10	8.4	515	12
530000303314	504	Kelso Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	257 Alpha Dr	Longview	98632	Cowlitz County	Kelso School District	No	No	Yes	No	(360) 232-5000	178	11	15.6	60.7%	131 (73.6%)	2 (1.1%)	31 (17.4%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	12 (6.7%)	$11,768			$1,631			$10,138	9.2	14.8	474	30
530078000157	505	Lucille Umbarger Elementary	Public	1-8	820 S Skagit St	Burlington	98233	Skagit County	Burlington-Edison School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 757-3366	568	42	13.5	75.4%	186 (32.7%)	2 (0.4%)	337 (59.3%)	11 (1.9%)	7 (1.2%)	2 (0.4%)	23 (4.0%)	$20,784			$3,137			$17,646	9.1	18.6	453	52
530072001271	506	Bridgeport Middle School	Public	6-8	1300 Douglas	Bridgeport	98813	Douglas County	Bridgeport School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 686-9501	182	12	15.1	97.8%	6 (3.3%)	3 (1.6%)	171 (94.0%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$15,100			$1,274			$13,826	9	7.8	520	14
530354000522	507	Cascade Middle School	Public	6-8	11212 10th Ave Sw	Seattle	98146	King County	Highline School District	No	No	No	Yes	(206) 631-5500	683	44	15.5	83.3%	49 (7.2%)	86 (12.6%)	326 (47.7%)	144 (21.1%)	5 (0.7%)	13 (1.9%)	58 (8.5%)	$19,757			$2,083			$17,674	9	10	504	3
530141000257	508	Hudtloff Middle School	Public	6-8	8102 Phillips Road SW	Lakewood	98498	Pierce County	Clover Park School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 583-5400	627	35	18.1	77.2%	145 (23.1%)	75 (12.0%)	246 (39.2%)	24 (3.8%)	2 (0.3%)	38 (6.1%)	95 (15.2%)	$17,963			$1,816			$16,147	8.8	13.6	483	25
530313000496	509	Lake Roosevelt Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	505 Crest Dr	Coulee Dam	99116	Okanogan County	Grand Coulee Dam School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 633-1442	364	22	16.4	79.4%	97 (26.6%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (8.2%)	1 (0.3%)	159 (43.7%)	0 (0.0%)	77 (21.2%)	$18,682			$2,079			$16,603	8.7	8.8	510	1
530870001471	510	Gray Middle School	Public	6-8	6229 S Tyler St	Tacoma	98409	Pierce County	Tacoma School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 571-5200	521	28	18.5	77.9%	105 (20.2%)	100 (19.2%)	142 (27.3%)	54 (10.4%)	8 (1.5%)	24 (4.6%)	86 (16.5%)	$18,689			$1,666			$17,024	8.6	12.4	488	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:

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

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.