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)
530108000178	241	Central Kitsap Middle School	Public	6-8	3850 NW Anderson Hill Rd	Silverdale	98383	Kitsap County	Central Kitsap School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 662-2300	633	30	21.2	35.9%	374 (59.1%)	19 (3.0%)	85 (13.4%)	27 (4.3%)	3 (0.5%)	7 (1.1%)	115 (18.2%)	$15,015			$560			$14,455	51.1	55.3	206	35
530447002947	242	Mt. Solo Middle School	Public	6-8	5300 Mt. Solo Road	Longview	98632	Cowlitz County	Longview School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 577-2800	408	23	17.8	57.1%	287 (70.3%)	6 (1.5%)	76 (18.6%)	8 (2.0%)	7 (1.7%)	4 (1.0%)	20 (4.9%)	$16,474			$974			$15,500	51	48.3	247	5
530540003006	243	Skagit Academy	Public, Alternative	K-12	2001 Cleveland Ave	Mount Vernon	98273	Skagit County	Mount Vernon School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 428-6206	279	11	25.8	27.6%	228 (81.7%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (6.5%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	30 (10.8%)	$6,413			$578			$5,835	50.9	54.8	209	34
530135000242	244	Walter Strom Middle School	Public	6-8	2694 Sr 903	Cle Elum	98922	Kittitas County	Cle Elum-Roslyn School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 649-4800	236	13	18.1	41.5%	187 (79.2%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (12.7%)	4 (1.7%)	4 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.7%)	$16,543			$864			$15,678	50.8	56.2	204	40
530771003612	245	Edmonds S. Meany Middle School	Public	6-8	301 21st Ave E	Seattle	98112	King County	Seattle School District No. 1	No	No	No	No	(206) 413-2100	505	30	16.9	50.9%	175 (34.7%)	147 (29.1%)	58 (11.5%)	46 (9.1%)	3 (0.6%)	4 (0.8%)	65 (12.9%)	$18,896			$1,142			$17,755	50.3	33.4	350	105
530576002324	246	Kingston Middle School	Public	6-8	9000 W Kingston Rd	Kingston	98346	Kitsap County	North Kitsap School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 396-3400	491	26	18.7	48.7%	296 (60.3%)	6 (1.2%)	94 (19.1%)	6 (1.2%)	36 (7.3%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (10.6%)	$18,920			$1,445			$17,475	50.1	49.5	238	8
530624003062	247	Onalaska Middle School	Public	6-8	280 5th Street W	Onalaska	98570	Lewis County	Onalaska School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 978-4111	210	11	19.1	62.4%	167 (79.5%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (12.4%)	2 (1.0%)	3 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (5.7%)	$15,556			$529			$15,027	49.9	53.2	221	26
530585000606	248	Komachin Middle School	Public	6-8	3650 College St SE	Lacey	98503	Thurston County	North Thurston Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(360) 412-4740	643	35	18.5	50.1%	258 (40.1%)	42 (6.5%)	137 (21.3%)	40 (6.2%)	4 (0.6%)	26 (4.0%)	133 (20.7%)	$15,607			$744			$14,864	49.8	43.4	276	28
530000102795	249	Thunder Mountain Middle School	Public	6-8	42018 264th Avenue SE	Enumclaw	98022	King County	Enumclaw School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 802-7492	454	23	19.9	31.3%	342 (75.3%)	5 (1.1%)	71 (15.6%)	15 (3.3%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.0%)	$15,005			$565			$14,440	49.6	60.2	184	65
530048000128	250	Spanaway Middle School	Public	6-8	15701 B Street East	Tacoma	98445	Pierce County	Bethel School District	No	No	No	No	(253) 800-5400	720	35	20.7	70.0%	201 (27.9%)	87 (12.1%)	230 (31.9%)	26 (3.6%)	7 (1.0%)	49 (6.8%)	120 (16.7%)	$18,392			$1,213			$17,179	49.6	43.4	277	27

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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:

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

Public School Districts and Their Services: A Comprehensive Guide

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.