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)
530030000038	471	Olympic Middle School	Public	6-8	839 21st ST SE	Auburn	98002	King County	Auburn School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 931-4966	900	51	17.7	77.7%	181 (20.1%)	62 (6.9%)	415 (46.1%)	60 (6.7%)	24 (2.7%)	62 (6.9%)	96 (10.7%)	$16,245			$1,144			$15,101	14.1	15.8	467	4
530003000009	472	Miller Junior High	Public	6-8	100 E Lindstrom	Aberdeen	98520	Grays Harbor County	Aberdeen School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 538-2100	718	40	17.9	68.0%	390 (54.3%)	13 (1.8%)	240 (33.4%)	7 (1.0%)	14 (1.9%)	3 (0.4%)	51 (7.1%)	$16,454			$2,969			$13,485	14	12	491	19
530063003917	473	Boistfort Online School	Public, Alternative	3-12	983 Boistfort Road	Curtis	98538	Lewis County	Boistfort School District	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(360) 245-3343	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								13.8			(n/a)
530870003299	474	First Creek Middle School	Public	6-8	1801 E. 56th Street	Tacoma	98404	Pierce County	Tacoma School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 571-2700	575	34	16.8	82.3%	63 (11.0%)	88 (15.3%)	216 (37.6%)	77 (13.4%)	7 (1.2%)	45 (7.8%)	79 (13.7%)	$18,194			$2,901			$15,293	13.6	10.3	502	28
530166000286	475	Concrete High School	Public	7-12	7830 S. Superior Avenue	Concrete	98237	Skagit County	Concrete School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 853-4015	193	16	11.7	43.0%	143 (74.1%)	3 (1.6%)	33 (17.1%)	1 (0.5%)	6 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.6%)	$23,918			$1,823			$22,094	13.5	27.8	393	82
530366000565	476	Hoquiam Middle School	Public	6-8	200 Spencer	Hoquiam	98550	Grays Harbor County	Hoquiam School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 538-8220	370	18	20.3	74.3%	219 (59.2%)	2 (0.5%)	101 (27.3%)	3 (0.8%)	18 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (6.8%)	$16,570			$1,546			$15,024	13.4	10.9	498	22
530723002564	477	Dimmitt Middle School	Public	6-8	12320 80th Ave S	Seattle	98178	King County	Renton School District	No	No	No	Yes	(425) 204-2800	664	37	17.9	71.7%	65 (9.8%)	170 (25.6%)	185 (27.9%)	173 (26.1%)	3 (0.5%)	14 (2.1%)	54 (8.1%)	$18,656			$1,717			$16,938	13.4	12.2	490	13
530483000732	478	Springdale Middle School	Public	6-8	500 N 4th	Springdale	99173	Stevens County	Mary Walker School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 258-4533	119	8	15.5	67.2%	78 (65.5%)	1 (0.8%)	8 (6.7%)	1 (0.8%)	12 (10.1%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (16.0%)	$13,279			$1,390			$11,889	13.3	10.5	500	22
530048003762	479	Bethel Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	7319 Eustis Hunt Rd	Spanaway	98387	Pierce County	Bethel School District	No	No	Yes	No	(253) 800-3100	499	25	19.8	63.7%	223 (44.7%)	41 (8.2%)	97 (19.4%)	11 (2.2%)	3 (0.6%)	37 (7.4%)	83 (16.6%)	$11,999			$689			$11,310	13.2	24.1	415	64
531011001698	480	Lewis & Clark Middle School	Public	6-8	1114 W Pierce St	Yakima	98902	Yakima County	Yakima School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 573-2200	852	44	19.4	88.7%	104 (12.2%)	3 (0.4%)	736 (86.4%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.6%)	$17,126			$2,914			$14,212	13.2	11.5	493	13

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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.