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)
530699003353	141	Partnership for Excellence in Alternative Remote Learning	Public	K-8	294715 US Highway 101	Quilcene	98376	Jefferson County	Quilcene School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 765-3363	312	11	28.8	26.6%	273 (87.5%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.8%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	19 (6.1%)	$8,902			$54			$8,849	69.3	47	253	112
530927000578	142	Alki Middle School	Public	6-8	1800 NW Bliss Rd	Vancouver	98685	Clark County	Vancouver School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 313-3200	602	29	20.4	30.1%	415 (68.9%)	17 (2.8%)	81 (13.5%)	26 (4.3%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (9.8%)	$17,128			$2,660			$14,468	69.3	74.9	119	23
530492002844	143	Mead Learning Options	Public, Alternative	K-12	8621 N Five Mile Road	Spokane	99208	Spokane County	Mead School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 465-7700	674	23	29.1	34.7%	576 (85.5%)	4 (0.6%)	41 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (6.8%)	$11,613			$513			$11,101	69.1	72.6	130	13
530267000393	144	Eisenhower Middle School	Public	6-8	10200 25th Ave. SE	Everett	98208	Snohomish County	Everett School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 385-7500	874	38	22.7	57.8%	386 (44.2%)	62 (7.1%)	178 (20.4%)	141 (16.1%)	3 (0.3%)	10 (1.1%)	92 (10.5%)	$17,160			$1,738			$15,422	68.8	63.4	172	28
530163000283	145	Colville Junior High School	Public	6-8	990 S Cedar St	Colville	99114	Stevens County	Colville School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 684-7820	382	24	15.9	65.4%	323 (84.6%)	4 (1.0%)	28 (7.3%)	4 (1.0%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	16 (4.2%)	$15,815			$2,190			$13,625	68.8	62.7	174	29
530393000598	146	Desert Hills Middle School	Public	6-8	1701 S Clodfelter Rd	Kennewick	99338	Benton County	Kennewick School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 222-6600	897	42	21.6	27.3%	655 (73.0%)	16 (1.8%)	151 (16.8%)	13 (1.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (6.6%)	$13,944			$1,486			$12,458	68.6	74.9	117	29
530819001358	147	South Whidbey Middle	Public	6-8	5675 Maxwelton Road	Langley	98260	Island County	South Whidbey School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 221-4300	283	13	21.9	33.2%	231 (81.6%)	1 (0.4%)	26 (9.2%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (7.8%)	$15,286			$1,197			$14,089	68.4	54.5	211	64
530910001545	148	Tumwater Middle School	Public	6-8	6335 Littlerock Road SW	Tumwater	98512	Thurston County	Tumwater School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 709-7500	633	32	19.6	34.9%	397 (62.7%)	15 (2.4%)	101 (16.0%)	35 (5.5%)	4 (0.6%)	7 (1.1%)	71 (11.2%)	$15,022			$909			$14,113	68.1	70.1	137	11
530654003134	149	Palouse at Garfield Middle School	Public	6-8	600 E Alder Street	Palouse	99161	Whitman County	Palouse School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 635-1331	39	0		38.5%	36 (92.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.6%)	$7,280			$111			$7,169	68.1			(n/a)
530696001032	150	Kalles Junior High	Public	7-9	501 7th Ave SE	Puyallup	98372	Pierce County	Puyallup School District	No	No	No	No	(253) 841-8729	799	36	22	43.1%	420 (52.6%)	39 (4.9%)	151 (18.9%)	69 (8.6%)	7 (0.9%)	15 (1.9%)	95 (11.9%)	$15,604			$1,047			$14,557	68.1	63.5	171	21

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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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Educational resources:

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

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.