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)
530861002580	131	Mountain View Middle School	Public	6-8	10921 199th Ave Ct E	Bonney Lake	98390	Pierce County	Sumner-Bonney Lake School District	No	No	No	No	(253) 891-5200	847	44	19.3	29.3%	560 (66.1%)	18 (2.1%)	125 (14.8%)	41 (4.8%)	6 (0.7%)	3 (0.4%)	94 (11.1%)	$14,045			$804			$13,241	70.3	73.4	126	5
530111000195	132	Greenacres Middle School	Public	6-8	17409 E Sprague Ave	Spokane Valley	99016	Spokane County	Central Valley School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 558-4860	512	29	17.9	40.4%	442 (86.3%)	4 (0.8%)	18 (3.5%)	9 (1.8%)	6 (1.2%)	3 (0.6%)	29 (5.7%)	$15,525			$1,378			$14,147	70.1	75.8	110	22
530240000351	133	Meadowdale Middle School	Public	7-8	6500 168th St SW	Lynnwood	98037	Snohomish County	Edmonds School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 431-7707	730	36	20.3	50.4%	357 (48.9%)	88 (12.1%)	175 (24.0%)	66 (9.0%)	6 (0.8%)	6 (0.8%)	27 (3.7%)	$17,555			$1,055			$16,501	70.1	60.5	182	49
530870003890	134	Tacoma Online Middle School	Public, Virtual	6-8	6501 N.23rd St.	Tacoma	98406	Pierce County	Tacoma School District	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(253) 571-1545	221	23	9.4	76.0%	73 (33.0%)	27 (12.2%)	58 (26.2%)	9 (4.1%)	3 (1.4%)	11 (5.0%)	39 (17.6%)								70	51.8	226	92
530927002508	135	Vancouver School of Arts and Academics	Public	6-12	3101 Main St	Vancouver	98663	Clark County	Vancouver School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 313-4600	770	40	19.2	28.1%	538 (69.9%)	17 (2.2%)	112 (14.5%)	15 (1.9%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	84 (10.9%)	$15,380			$2,155			$13,225	69.9	75.4	114	21
530330000509	136	Green Mountain School	Public	K-8	13105 NE Grinnell Rd	Woodland	98674	Cowlitz County	Green Mountain School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 225-7366	176	11	16	37.5%	163 (92.6%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.0%)	4 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	$16,269			$985			$15,285	69.6	53.7	216	80
530111003706	137	Selkirk Middle School	Public	6-8	1409 N Harvest Parkway	Liberty Lake	99016	Spokane County	Central Valley School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 558-6200	566	28	20.3	35.7%	480 (84.8%)	10 (1.8%)	23 (4.1%)	11 (1.9%)	3 (0.5%)	4 (0.7%)	35 (6.2%)	$13,860			$1,375			$12,486	69.6	75.7	112	25
530966003678	138	Valley Academy of Learning K-8	Public	K-8	1911 N Wenatchee Avenue	Wenatchee	98801	Chelan County	Wenatchee School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 662-6417	165	6	27.5	17.6%	116 (70.3%)	4 (2.4%)	16 (9.7%)	3 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (15.8%)	$10,850			$808			$10,042	69.4	66.7	155	17
530502000770	139	Liberty Bell Junior Senior High	Public	6-12	24 Twin Lakes Rd.	Winthrop	98862	Okanogan County	Methow Valley School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 996-2215	333	25	13.1	42.0%	278 (83.5%)	1 (0.3%)	42 (12.6%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.4%)	$18,528			$1,124			$17,404	69.3	53.7	215	76
530771001102	140	Pathfinder K-8 School	Public	K-8	1901 SW Genesee St	Seattle	98106	King County	Seattle School District No. 1	No	No	No	No	(206) 252-9710	465	31	15	15.3%	296 (63.7%)	20 (4.3%)	58 (12.5%)	20 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	58 (12.5%)	$22,779			$1,455			$21,324	69.3	85.1	73	67

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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

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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.