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)
530038003262	201	Chief Umtuch Middle	Public	5-8	700 NW 9th St	Battle Ground	98604	Clark County	Battle Ground School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 885-6350	553	31	17.8	34.9%	454 (82.1%)	5 (0.9%)	59 (10.7%)	6 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	25 (4.5%)	$14,821			$1,229			$13,593	58.3	57.3	198	3
530771001145	202	Broadview-Thomson K-8 School	Public	PK, KG-8	13052 Greenwood Av N	Seattle	98133	King County	Seattle School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(206) 252-4080	565	45	12.6	60.5%	159 (28.1%)	162 (28.7%)	136 (24.1%)	35 (6.2%)	9 (1.6%)	1 (0.2%)	58 (10.3%)	$26,533			$2,826			$23,708	58.1	62.1	178	24
530420003190	203	Cavelero Mid High School	Public	8-9	8220 24th St SE	Lake Stevens	98258	Snohomish County	Lake Stevens School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 335-1630	1,501	73	20.5	35.2%	911 (60.7%)	59 (3.9%)	266 (17.7%)	91 (6.1%)	6 (0.4%)	7 (0.5%)	161 (10.7%)	$15,076			$220			$14,857	57.9	58	194	9
530453000713	204	Lopez Middle High School	Public	7-12	86 School Road	Lopez Island	98261	San Juan County	Lopez School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 468-2202	134	5	27.6	68.7%	87 (64.9%)	1 (0.7%)	38 (28.4%)	3 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.5%)	$25,390			$2,899			$22,491	57.6	55	208	4
530038000048	205	Amboy Middle School	Public	5-8	22115 NE Chelatchie Rd	Amboy	98601	Clark County	Battle Ground School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 885-6050	549	30	18.2	43.2%	505 (92.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (4.6%)	2 (0.4%)	5 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (2.0%)	$15,702			$1,048			$14,654	57	49.5	237	32
530852001437	206	Wind River Middle School	Public	6-8	411 Hot Springs Avenue	Carson	98610	Skamania County	Stevenson-Carson School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 427-8952	208	11	18.9	59.6%	159 (76.4%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (13.9%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (6.3%)	$18,846			$2,736			$16,110	56.9	42.7	284	78
530696001026	207	Ballou Junior High	Public	7-9	9916 136th St E	Puyallup	98373	Pierce County	Puyallup School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 841-8725	890	41	21.8	49.4%	421 (47.3%)	61 (6.9%)	189 (21.2%)	48 (5.4%)	7 (0.8%)	35 (3.9%)	121 (13.6%)	$15,982			$1,567			$14,415	56.7	45.8	267	60
530870003757	208	Bryant Montessori Middle School	Public, Magnet	6-8	717 S. Grant Ave	Tacoma	98405	Pierce County	Tacoma School District	No	Yes	No	No	(253) 571-2800	105	23	4.6	46.7%	54 (51.4%)	6 (5.7%)	19 (18.1%)	3 (2.9%)	2 (1.9%)	1 (1.0%)	20 (19.0%)	$51,605			$1,258			$50,347	56.7	67.7	153	55
530915002382	209	Union Gap School	Public	PK, KG-8	3201 4th Street	Union Gap	98903	Yakima County	Union Gap School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 248-3966	577	37	15.5	93.2%	71 (12.3%)	1 (0.2%)	493 (85.4%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.2%)	$15,615			$1,482			$14,133	56.4	57.5	197	12
530111000188	210	Summit School	Public	K-8	13313 E Broadway Ave	Spokane Valley	99216	Spokane County	Central Valley School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 558-3252	351	26	13.3	35.9%	288 (82.1%)	7 (2.0%)	26 (7.4%)	7 (2.0%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.1%)	18 (5.1%)	$16,175			$1,602			$14,573	55.9	63.6	169	41

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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

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

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.