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)
530039000093	41	Tillicum Middle School	Public	6-8	1280 160th Avenue SE	Bellevue	98008	King County	Bellevue School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 456-6700	684	37	18.3	18.1%	237 (34.6%)	18 (2.6%)	104 (15.2%)	215 (31.4%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	107 (15.6%)	$17,238			$652			$16,586	92.9	91.4	42	1
530282002719	42	Federal Way Public Academy	Public	6-10	34620 9th Av S	Federal Way	98003	King County	Federal Way School District	No	No	No	No	(253) 945-3270	298	14	21.9	45.6%	117 (39.3%)	24 (8.1%)	54 (18.1%)	60 (20.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (14.1%)	$17,954			$1,604			$16,350	92.6	95	23	19
530792003116	43	Cascade K-8 Community School	Public	K-8	2800 NE 200th	Shoreline	98155	King County	Shoreline School District	No	No	No	No	(206) 393-4180	209	13	16.6	18.2%	131 (62.7%)	4 (1.9%)	26 (12.4%)	5 (2.4%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (19.1%)	$20,713			$2,389			$18,324	92.4	92.9	36	7
530804002439	44	Chief Kanim Middle School	Public	6-8	32627 SE Redmond Fall City R	Fall City	98024	King County	Snoqualmie Valley School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 831-8225	580	32	18.3	12.9%	391 (67.4%)	5 (0.9%)	49 (8.4%)	86 (14.8%)	4 (0.7%)	3 (0.5%)	42 (7.2%)	$14,146			$358			$13,787	92.4	93.6	32	12
530825002764	45	Bryant Center	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	N 910 Ash St	Spokane	99201	Spokane County	Spokane School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 354-7810	321	0		43.9%	273 (85.0%)	3 (0.9%)	23 (7.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.9%)	$15,924			$694			$15,230	91.8	82.3	80	35
530876002979	46	Summit Trail Middle School	Public	6-8	25600 SE Summit Landsburg Rd	Ravensdale	98051	King County	Tahoma School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 413-5600	1,098	51	21.6	15.2%	724 (65.9%)	37 (3.4%)	112 (10.2%)	131 (11.9%)	4 (0.4%)	3 (0.3%)	83 (7.6%)	$14,599			$331			$14,268	91.5	83.9	76	30
530354002640	47	CHOICE Academy	Public	6-12	18367 8th Ave S	Seattle	98148	King County	Highline School District	No	No	No	Yes	(206) 631-7630	172	8	21.3	50.0%	57 (33.1%)	32 (18.6%)	39 (22.7%)	22 (12.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.2%)	19 (11.0%)	$17,350			$1,490			$15,861	91.5	85.3	70	23
530267002253	48	Heatherwood Middle School	Public	6-8	1419 Trillium Blvd. SE	Mill Creek	98012	Snohomish County	Everett School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 385-6300	983	44	22.1	29.5%	409 (41.6%)	37 (3.8%)	179 (18.2%)	242 (24.6%)	1 (0.1%)	8 (0.8%)	103 (10.5%)	$16,498			$1,463			$15,036	91.2	88.3	53	5
530669001862	49	Kopachuck Middle School	Public	6-8	10414 56th St NW	Gig Harbor	98335	Pierce County	Peninsula School District	No	No	No	No	(253) 530-4100	462	23	20.3	17.5%	359 (77.7%)	1 (0.2%)	43 (9.3%)	7 (1.5%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	48 (10.4%)	$16,286			$515			$15,770	91.2	89.3	50	1
530792001308	50	Kellogg Middle School	Public	6-8	16045 25th Avenue N.E.	Shoreline	98155	King County	Shoreline School District	No	No	No	No	(206) 393-4783	981	44	22.3	34.0%	516 (52.6%)	74 (7.5%)	147 (15.0%)	109 (11.1%)	3 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	114 (11.6%)	$15,608			$1,175			$14,434	89.7	85.3	72	22

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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:

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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.