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)
530081003652	21	Odyssey Middle School	Public	6-8	5780 Pacific Rim Blvd	Camas	98607	Clark County	Camas School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 833-5780	288	11	26.6	14.9%	188 (65.3%)	5 (1.7%)	33 (11.5%)	37 (12.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (7.6%)	$13,944			$170			$13,773	95.9	94.8	25	4
530423000672	22	Kirkland Middle School	Public	6-8	430 18th AVE	Kirkland	98033	King County	Lake Washington School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 936-2420	575	29	19.7	13.4%	329 (57.2%)	20 (3.5%)	59 (10.3%)	99 (17.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	65 (11.3%)	$18,856			$1,307			$17,549	95.5	96.1	19	3
530771001162	23	Eckstein Middle School	Public	6-8	3003 NE 75 St	Seattle	98115	King County	Seattle School District No. 1	No	No	No	No	(206) 252-5010	1,045	47	22.4	16.4%	615 (58.9%)	48 (4.6%)	89 (8.5%)	97 (9.3%)	8 (0.8%)	5 (0.5%)	176 (16.8%)	$18,466			$1,377			$17,089	95.5	94.8	27	4
530771001264	24	Whitman Middle School	Public	6-8	9201 15 Av NW	Seattle	98117	King County	Seattle School District No. 1	No	No	No	No	(206) 252-1200	679	33	20.4	14.9%	462 (68.0%)	32 (4.7%)	57 (8.4%)	27 (4.0%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	81 (11.9%)	$18,339			$1,397			$16,942	95.5	95.3	22	2
530267001725	25	Gateway Middle School	Public	6-8	15404 Silver Firs Dr.	Everett	98208	Snohomish County	Everett School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 385-6600	949	41	23.3	14.9%	382 (40.3%)	26 (2.7%)	94 (9.9%)	372 (39.2%)	5 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	69 (7.3%)	$16,536			$1,524			$15,012	95.4	95.7	20	5
530423000680	26	Redmond Middle School	Public	6-8	10055 166th AVE NE	Redmond	98052	King County	Lake Washington School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 936-2440	943	50	18.9	16.8%	339 (35.9%)	40 (4.2%)	101 (10.7%)	383 (40.6%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	69 (7.3%)	$17,922			$597			$17,326	95.4	94.9	24	2
530918001550	27	Narrows View Intermediate	Public	5-7	7813 44th St W	University Place	98466	Pierce County	University Place School District	No	No	No	No	(253) 566-5630	712	39	18.4	45.6%	331 (46.5%)	74 (10.4%)	104 (14.6%)	73 (10.3%)	2 (0.3%)	13 (1.8%)	114 (16.0%)	$14,522			$833			$13,689	95.2	94.1	31	4
530771002716	28	Salmon Bay K-8 School	Public	K-8	1810 NW 65 St	Seattle	98117	King County	Seattle School District No. 1	No	No	No	No	(206) 252-1720	657	38	17.1	10.4%	468 (71.2%)	8 (1.2%)	38 (5.8%)	24 (3.7%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	97 (14.8%)	$19,743			$1,214			$18,529	95	93	33	5
530423000683	29	Rose Hill Middle School	Public	6-8	13505 NE 75th	Redmond	98052	King County	Lake Washington School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 936-2460	885	49	17.9	17.9%	372 (42.0%)	17 (1.9%)	103 (11.6%)	289 (32.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	90 (10.2%)	$17,888			$513			$17,375	95	94.3	30	1
530591002571	30	Timbercrest Middle School	Public	6-8	19115 215 Wy NE	Woodinville	98077	King County	Northshore School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 408-6900	661	32	20.7	8.0%	466 (70.5%)	0 (0.0%)	64 (9.7%)	68 (10.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (8.8%)	$16,297			$515			$15,782	94.9	94.7	28	2

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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.

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Virtual Schools: The Future of Online 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.