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)
530495000756	151	Medical Lake Middle School	Public	6-8	1010 E. Lake St.	Medical Lake	99022	Spokane County	Medical Lake School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 565-3300	397	22	17.7	45.1%	293 (73.8%)	10 (2.5%)	51 (12.8%)	8 (2.0%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	30 (7.6%)	$15,954			$1,299			$14,655	68	66.8	154	3
530816001346	152	Cedar Heights Middle School	Public	6-8	2220 Pottery Ave	Port Orchard	98366	Kitsap County	South Kitsap School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 874-6020	653	36	18.3	46.2%	416 (63.7%)	5 (0.8%)	106 (16.2%)	24 (3.7%)	6 (0.9%)	12 (1.8%)	84 (12.9%)	$18,683			$2,198			$16,486	67.8	69	146	6
530324000507	153	Grapeview Elementary & Middle School	Public	K-8	822 E Mason Benson Rd	Grapeview	98546	Mason County	Grapeview School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 426-4921	241	18	13.4	49.4%	176 (73.0%)	5 (2.1%)	27 (11.2%)	3 (1.2%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (12.0%)	$17,868			$2,091			$15,777	67.6	68.3	149	4
530984001668	154	Wilbur Secondary School	Public	7-12	202 Pope Street	Wilbur	99185	Lincoln County	Wilbur School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 647-5602	126	10	12.6	44.4%	86 (68.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (8.7%)	2 (1.6%)	16 (12.7%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (8.7%)	$16,849			$664			$16,186	67.5	65.2	160	6
530597000908	155	Oakesdale High School	Public	6-12	First & McCoy Streets	Oakesdale	99158	Whitman County	Oakesdale School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 285-5281	73	6	12.1	42.5%	71 (97.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$28,004			$791			$27,213	67.4	52.8	222	67
530111000193	156	Evergreen Middle School	Public	6-8	14221 E. 16th Avenue	Spokane Valley	99037	Spokane County	Central Valley School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 558-3700	632	35	17.9	36.4%	529 (83.7%)	12 (1.9%)	18 (2.8%)	23 (3.6%)	11 (1.7%)	5 (0.8%)	32 (5.1%)	$14,997			$1,197			$13,800	67.3	69.2	144	12
530000102054	157	Enumclaw Middle School	Public	6-8	550 Semanski Street	Enumclaw	98022	King County	Enumclaw School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 802-7150	509	25	20.6	38.1%	377 (74.1%)	8 (1.6%)	94 (18.5%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	24 (4.7%)	$15,696			$506			$15,189	66.9	61.7	180	23
530618003205	158	Olympia Regional Learning Academy	Public, Alternative	K-12	2400 15th Ave SE	Olympia	98501	Thurston County	Olympia School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 596-7730	413	28	14.5	33.4%	278 (67.3%)	6 (1.5%)	47 (11.4%)	28 (6.8%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	47 (11.4%)	$14,441			$1,958			$12,482	66.9	72.8	129	29
530450003098	159	Loon Lake Homelink Program	Public	K-8	3999 Maple Street	Loon Lake	99148	Stevens County	Loon Lake School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 233-8185	103	3	41.2	45.6%	80 (77.7%)	2 (1.9%)	16 (15.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (4.9%)	$7,872			$12			$7,860	66.9			(n/a)
530721001063	160	Reardan Middle-Senior High School	Public	6-12	215 E Spokane	Reardan	99029	Lincoln County	Reardan-Edwall School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 796-2701	323	19	16.9	48.0%	267 (82.7%)	2 (0.6%)	18 (5.6%)	1 (0.3%)	15 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.9%)	$16,080			$1,348			$14,732	66.9	64.1	163	3

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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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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.