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)
530111000198	441	North Pines Middle School	Public	6-8	701 N Pines Rd	Spokane Valley	99206	Spokane County	Central Valley School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 558-5020	509	30	16.9	75.0%	343 (67.4%)	24 (4.7%)	56 (11.0%)	6 (1.2%)	13 (2.6%)	22 (4.3%)	45 (8.8%)	$14,498			$1,293			$13,205	20.7	18.1	459	18
530111000189	442	Bowdish Middle School	Public	6-8	2109 S Skipworth Rd	Spokane Valley	99206	Spokane County	Central Valley School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 558-4700	419	30	14	61.6%	334 (79.7%)	22 (5.3%)	18 (4.3%)	3 (0.7%)	9 (2.1%)	4 (1.0%)	26 (6.2%)	$15,773			$1,365			$14,408	20.4	21.3	436	6
530393000607	443	Park Middle School	Public	6-8	1011 West 10th Avenue	Kennewick	99336	Benton County	Kennewick School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 222-6900	692	38	18	88.7%	167 (24.1%)	21 (3.0%)	439 (63.4%)	26 (3.8%)	2 (0.3%)	8 (1.2%)	28 (4.0%)	$14,840			$1,596			$13,244	20.3	16.6	462	19
530522002625	444	Frontier Middle School	Public	6-8	517 West Third Avenue	Moses Lake	98837	Grant County	Moses Lake School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 766-2662	758	43	17.4	71.8%	290 (38.3%)	5 (0.7%)	417 (55.0%)	5 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	39 (5.1%)	$15,301			$783			$14,518	20.2	20.6	440	4
530282000438	445	Kilo Middle School	Public	6-8	4400 S 308th St	Auburn	98001	King County	Federal Way School District	No	No	No	No	(253) 945-4700	618	34	18.2	77.8%	129 (20.9%)	71 (11.5%)	238 (38.5%)	84 (13.6%)	2 (0.3%)	34 (5.5%)	56 (9.1%)	$20,631			$2,207			$18,424	20.1	23	425	20
530870001504	446	Stewart Middle School	Public	6-8	5010 S Pacific Ave	Tacoma	98408	Pierce County	Tacoma School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 571-2200	627	33	19.2	70.2%	157 (25.0%)	58 (9.3%)	198 (31.6%)	56 (8.9%)	5 (0.8%)	27 (4.3%)	126 (20.1%)	$17,800			$1,945			$15,855	19.9	16.1	466	20
530381000585	447	Kalama Middle School	Public	6-8	548 China Garden Road	Kalama	98625	Cowlitz County	Kalama School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 673-5212	241	17	13.9	41.1%	202 (83.8%)	2 (0.8%)	30 (12.4%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	3 (1.2%)	$12,969			$244			$12,725	19.7	31.9	363	84
530405000643	448	Kittitas High School	Public	6-12	7571 Kittitas Highway	Kittitas	98934	Kittitas County	Kittitas School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 955-3120	334	18	18.5	55.7%	231 (69.2%)	0 (0.0%)	92 (27.5%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.1%)	$17,200			$370			$16,830	19.6	19.5	447	1
530228003494	449	East Valley Middle School	Public	7-8	4920 N Progress Rd	Spokane Valley	99216	Spokane County	East Valley School District (Spokane)	No	No	No	No	(509) 924-9383	435	26	16.6	71.3%	315 (72.4%)	13 (3.0%)	56 (12.9%)	5 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.8%)	37 (8.5%)	$17,322			$2,035			$15,287	19.6	25.3	409	40
530867001451	450	Harrison Middle School	Public	6-8	810 S. 16th Street	Sunnyside	98944	Yakima County	Sunnyside School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 837-3601	848	43	19.7	82.2%	55 (6.5%)	3 (0.4%)	781 (92.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (0.9%)	$16,834			$3,547			$13,287	19.5	25.4	407	43

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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

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

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.