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)
530876001515	81	Maple View Middle School	Public	6-8	18200 SE 240th ST	Covington	98042	King County	Tahoma School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 413-5500	977	48	20.3	25.5%	598 (61.2%)	32 (3.3%)	108 (11.1%)	128 (13.1%)	4 (0.4%)	5 (0.5%)	101 (10.3%)	$16,007			$345			$15,661	83	77.7	103	22
530771003271	82	Hazel Wolf K-8	Public	K-8	11530 12th Ave. NE	Seattle	98125	King County	Seattle School District No. 1	No	No	No	No	(206) 252-4500	731	42	17.4	22.4%	378 (51.7%)	90 (12.3%)	49 (6.7%)	101 (13.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	102 (14.0%)	$19,785			$1,477			$18,307	83	93	34	48
530081003066	83	Liberty Middle School	Public	6-8	1612 NE Garfield St	Camas	98607	Clark County	Camas School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 833-5850	675	35	19.1	25.6%	466 (69.0%)	11 (1.6%)	74 (11.0%)	48 (7.1%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.6%)	70 (10.4%)	$16,534			$504			$16,030	82.9	89.7	47	36
530357000559	84	Hockinson Middle School	Public	6-8	15916 NE 182nd Ave	Brush Prairie	98606	Clark County	Hockinson School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 448-6440	465	23	20.3	27.3%	370 (79.6%)	4 (0.9%)	44 (9.5%)	9 (1.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (8.0%)	$13,376			$1,320			$12,056	82.6	77.7	102	18
530111001826	85	Horizon Middle School	Public	6-8	3915 S Pines Rd	Spokane Valley	99206	Spokane County	Central Valley School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 558-4940	482	26	18.6	34.6%	410 (85.1%)	12 (2.5%)	20 (4.1%)	3 (0.6%)	7 (1.5%)	4 (0.8%)	26 (5.4%)	$15,150			$1,367			$13,784	82.5	69.1	145	60
530240000332	86	Brier Terrace Middle School	Public	7-8	22200 Brier Road	Brier	98036	Snohomish County	Edmonds School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 431-7834	664	32	20.4	34.9%	315 (47.4%)	58 (8.7%)	109 (16.4%)	129 (19.4%)	2 (0.3%)	7 (1.1%)	38 (5.7%)	$16,013			$1,215			$14,798	81.9	72.2	133	47
530039003354	87	Bellevue Big Picture School	Public	6-12	14844 SE 22nd Street	Bellevue	98007	King County	Bellevue School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 456-7800	382	24	15.7	18.8%	152 (39.8%)	24 (6.3%)	40 (10.5%)	117 (30.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (10.2%)	$21,200			$1,504			$19,696	81.5	79.9	93	6
530492003767	88	Highland Middle School	Public	6-8	3515 W Hawthorne Rd	Spokane	99208	Spokane County	Mead School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 465-6510	693	40	17.5	29.7%	539 (77.8%)	6 (0.9%)	41 (5.9%)	14 (2.0%)	7 (1.0%)	7 (1.0%)	77 (11.1%)	$13,330			$544			$12,785	80.8	86.4	65	23
530669000983	89	Goodman Middle School	Public	6-8	3701 38th Ave NW	Gig Harbor	98335	Pierce County	Peninsula School District	No	No	No	No	(253) 530-1600	480	25	19.5	21.9%	339 (70.6%)	5 (1.0%)	72 (15.0%)	11 (2.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (10.8%)	$17,246			$262			$16,984	80.3	78.6	98	9
530825001405	90	Sacajawea Middle School	Public	6-8	401 E 33Rd Ave	Spokane	99203	Spokane County	Spokane School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 354-5500	985	51	19.3	44.7%	693 (70.4%)	44 (4.5%)	95 (9.6%)	16 (1.6%)	9 (0.9%)	13 (1.3%)	113 (11.5%)	$14,933			$1,139			$13,794	80.3	80.6	89	1

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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:

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

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

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.