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)
530966001006	251	Foothills Middle School	Public	6-8	1410 Maple St	Wenatchee	98801	Chelan County	Wenatchee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 664-8961	572	36	16	57.2%	274 (47.9%)	2 (0.3%)	265 (46.3%)	9 (1.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.5%)	$16,338			$1,390			$14,948	49.5	54.5	210	41
530108002524	252	Klahowya Secondary	Public	6-12	7607 NW Newberry Hill Rd	Silverdale	98383	Kitsap County	Central Kitsap School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 662-4000	977	50	19.6	30.4%	713 (73.0%)	10 (1.0%)	89 (9.1%)	19 (1.9%)	6 (0.6%)	2 (0.2%)	131 (13.4%)	$18,256			$1,254			$17,001	49.3	56.4	202	50
530933001593	253	Julius A Wendt Elementary/John C Thomas Middle School	Public	K-8	265 South Third St	Cathlamet	98612	Wahkiakum County	Wahkiakum School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 795-3261	271	16	17.2	62.4%	221 (81.5%)	1 (0.4%)	32 (11.8%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.5%)	$17,839			$1,014			$16,825	49.3	45.6	269	16
530696001022	254	Aylen Junior High	Public	7-9	101 15th St SW	Puyallup	98371	Pierce County	Puyallup School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 841-8723	713	33	21.4	44.6%	370 (51.9%)	34 (4.8%)	148 (20.8%)	42 (5.9%)	11 (1.5%)	17 (2.4%)	87 (12.2%)	$16,424			$1,186			$15,238	49.3	37.4	320	66
530228003582	255	EV Parent Partnership	Public, Alternative	K-12	12325 E Grace Ave	Spokane Valley	99216	Spokane County	East Valley School District (Spokane)	No	No	No	No	(509) 241-5001	180	5	35.2	62.2%	140 (77.8%)	1 (0.6%)	27 (15.0%)	2 (1.1%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.4%)	$10,402			$706			$9,695	49.2	49.4	240	15
530282000444	256	Nautilus K-8 School	Public	K-8	1000 S 289th St	Federal Way	98003	King County	Federal Way School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 945-3400	469	28	17	66.5%	120 (25.6%)	51 (10.9%)	151 (32.2%)	59 (12.6%)	2 (0.4%)	14 (3.0%)	71 (15.1%)	$20,096			$2,928			$17,168	49	77.5	104	152
530393003115	257	Mid-Columbia Parent Partnership	Public, Alternative	K-12	5980 W 12th Ave	Kennewick	99338	Benton County	Kennewick School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 222-5036	465	14	34.2	32.0%	322 (69.2%)	5 (1.1%)	99 (21.3%)	7 (1.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (6.0%)	$8,707			$2,257			$6,450	48.3	50.7	230	27
530678000994	258	Pomeroy Junior Senior High School	Public	7-12	1090 Pataha St	Pomeroy	99347	Garfield County	Pomeroy School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 843-1331	137	12	11.8	51.8%	116 (84.7%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (12.4%)	2 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.5%)	$18,641			$355			$18,286	48.1	41.7	291	33
530630002815	259	Orcas Island Middle School	Public	6-8	715 School Rd	Eastsound	98245	San Juan County	Orcas Island School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 376-2287	91	5	16.7	44.0%	55 (60.4%)	1 (1.1%)	28 (30.8%)	1 (1.1%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (5.5%)	$14,025			$616			$13,409	48	59.1	190	69
530123003428	260	Westwood Middle School	Public	6-8	6120 South Abbott Road	Spokane	99224	Spokane County	Cheney School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 559-4410	617	35	17.4	59.8%	383 (62.1%)	13 (2.1%)	90 (14.6%)	21 (3.4%)	12 (1.9%)	50 (8.1%)	48 (7.8%)	$13,730			$624			$13,106	47.8	48.9	243	17

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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.