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)
530489000742	301	Mccleary Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	611 S. Main St.	McCleary	98557	Grays Harbor County	McCleary School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 495-3204	332	22	15	65.4%	260 (78.3%)	1 (0.3%)	39 (11.7%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	25 (7.5%)	$18,398			$1,546			$16,852	41.4	49.7	235	66
530297003013	302	Freeman Middle School	Public	6-8	14917 S Jackson Rd	Rockford	99030	Spokane County	Freeman School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 291-7300	219	12	18.5	25.6%	202 (92.2%)	1 (0.5%)	8 (3.7%)	2 (0.9%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.8%)	$13,894			$441			$13,453	41.3	53.5	218	84
530642000951	303	Oroville Middle-High School	Public	7-12	1016 Ironwood	Oroville	98844	Okanogan County	Oroville School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 476-3612	253	17	14.5	75.1%	130 (51.4%)	0 (0.0%)	103 (40.7%)	3 (1.2%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.9%)	$22,048			$4,066			$17,982	41.1	24.3	414	111
530120000218	304	Chelan Middle School	Public	6-8	215 Webster	Chelan	98816	Chelan County	Lake Chelan School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 682-4073	324	19	17.4	65.4%	144 (44.4%)	0 (0.0%)	173 (53.4%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.5%)	$17,022			$1,055			$15,967	41	39.8	306	2
530486002425	305	Cedarcrest School	Public	6-8	6400 88th St NE	Marysville	98270	Snohomish County	Marysville School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 965-0700	761	36	21.1	49.9%	393 (51.6%)	22 (2.9%)	189 (24.8%)	61 (8.0%)	7 (0.9%)	7 (0.9%)	80 (10.5%)	$17,418			$2,018			$15,401	40.8	38.8	309	4
530111003788	306	Central Valley Virtual Learning	Public, Virtual	K-8	1512 N. Barker Rd.	Spokane Valley	99016	Spokane County	Central Valley School District	No	No	Yes	No	(509) 558-6550	108	10	10.8	67.6%	81 (75.0%)	4 (3.7%)	4 (3.7%)	4 (3.7%)	3 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (11.1%)	$8,272			$4,626			$3,647	40.7	32	359	53
530240000329	307	Alderwood Middle School	Public	7-8	1132 172nd St SW	Lynnwood	98037	Snohomish County	Edmonds School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 431-7579	746	39	19.2	57.2%	269 (36.1%)	73 (9.8%)	225 (30.2%)	136 (18.2%)	3 (0.4%)	8 (1.1%)	27 (3.6%)	$16,779			$991			$15,788	40.7	39.1	307
530870003818	308	Hunt Middle School	Public	6-8	6501 S 10th St.	Tacoma	98465	Pierce County	Tacoma School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 571-2400	400	22	18.3	58.5%	149 (37.3%)	54 (13.5%)	59 (14.8%)	25 (6.3%)	5 (1.3%)	17 (4.3%)	83 (20.8%)	$26,532			$1,480			$25,053	40.3	32.4	354	46
530585000862	309	Chinook Middle School	Public	6-8	4301 6th Ave NE	Lacey	98516	Thurston County	North Thurston Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(360) 412-4760	788	42	18.9	53.7%	337 (42.8%)	35 (4.4%)	210 (26.6%)	66 (8.4%)	3 (0.4%)	28 (3.6%)	104 (13.2%)	$15,129			$497			$14,632	40.2	43.4	275	34
530108000183	310	Fairview Middle School	Public	6-8	8107 Central Valley Rd NW	Bremerton	98310	Kitsap County	Central Kitsap School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 662-2600	609	33	18.2	55.0%	280 (46.0%)	29 (4.8%)	122 (20.0%)	22 (3.6%)	10 (1.6%)	16 (2.6%)	127 (20.9%)	$16,237			$930			$15,307	39.6	34.7	339	29

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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:

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

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.