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)
530399001904	231	Kettle Falls Middle School	Public	5-8	W 105 11th	Kettle Falls	99141	Stevens County	Kettle Falls School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 738-6014	237	16	15.1	67.9%	207 (87.3%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.6%)	$17,008			$1,742			$15,266	53.4	53.6	217	14
530783002617	232	Sequim Middle School	Public	6-8	301 W. Hendrickson Rd.	Sequim	98382	Clallam County	Sequim School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 582-3500	568	30	18.8	51.9%	434 (76.4%)	3 (0.5%)	74 (13.0%)	10 (1.8%)	10 (1.8%)	2 (0.4%)	35 (6.2%)	$15,652			$2,595			$13,057	53.4	43	281	49
530825001732	233	Chase Middle School	Public	7-8	4747 E 37Th Ave	Spokane	99223	Spokane County	Spokane School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 354-5000	712	44	16.1	51.5%	463 (65.0%)	22 (3.1%)	76 (10.7%)	31 (4.4%)	7 (1.0%)	13 (1.8%)	96 (13.5%)	$16,417			$1,312			$15,104	53	59	192	41
530870001487	234	Meeker Middle School	Public	6-8	4402 Nassau Ave Ne	Tacoma	98422	Pierce County	Tacoma School District	No	No	No	No	(253) 571-6500	586	29	20.1	39.1%	233 (39.8%)	38 (6.5%)	117 (20.0%)	79 (13.5%)	4 (0.7%)	7 (1.2%)	108 (18.4%)	$16,803			$1,467			$15,336	52.8	48.7	245	11
530771001259	235	Washington Middle School	Public	6-8	2101 S Jackson St	Seattle	98144	King County	Seattle School District No. 1	No	No	No	No	(206) 252-2600	555	39	14.2	65.0%	102 (18.4%)	219 (39.5%)	78 (14.1%)	82 (14.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	65 (11.7%)	$21,116			$1,885			$19,231	52.2	56.1	205	30
530038003918	236	Battle Ground Virtual Academy	Public, Alternative	K-12	610A SW Eaton Blvd.	Battle Ground	98604	Clark County	Battle Ground School District	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(360) 334-8200	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								52.1			(n/a)
530900001536	237	Touchet Elementary & High School	Public, Alternative	K-12	90 Champion Street	Touchet	99360	Walla Walla County	Touchet School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 394-2352	204	20	10.2	59.8%	110 (53.9%)	0 (0.0%)	87 (42.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.9%)	$22,375			$849			$21,526	51.8	31.9	361	124
530696003260	238	Glacier View Junior High	Public	7-9	12807 184th St E	Puyallup	98374	Pierce County	Puyallup School District	No	No	No	No	(253) 435-6827	832	39	21.5	40.5%	410 (49.3%)	68 (8.2%)	160 (19.2%)	53 (6.4%)	10 (1.2%)	15 (1.8%)	110 (13.2%)	$15,356			$1,014			$14,342	51.3	43.1	279	41
530396000626	239	Meridian Middle School	Public	6-8	23480 120th Ave SE	Kent	98031	King County	Kent School District	No	No	No	No	(253) 373-7383	560	33	17.1	69.5%	104 (18.6%)	83 (14.8%)	144 (25.7%)	164 (29.3%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.7%)	49 (8.8%)	$18,663			$369			$18,294	51.2	31.5	365	126
530204002513	240	Dayton Middle School	Public	6-8	614 S 3rd St	Dayton	99328	Columbia County	Dayton School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 382-4775	89	6	15.3	51.7%	71 (79.8%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (15.7%)	1 (1.1%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.2%)	$17,826			$444			$17,382	51.1	62.4	176	64

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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:

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

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.