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)
530771001136	161	Mercer International Middle School	Public	6-8	1600 S Columbian Wy	Seattle	98108	King County	Seattle School District No. 1	No	No	No	No	(206) 252-8000	862	53	16.1	67.2%	116 (13.5%)	151 (17.5%)	167 (19.4%)	325 (37.7%)	3 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	95 (11.0%)	$19,858			$1,768			$18,090	66.8	63.7	168	7
530756002422	162	Rosalia Elementary & Secondary School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	916 South Josephine	Rosalia	99170	Whitman County	Rosalia School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 523-3061	173	16	10.8	57.8%	164 (94.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.3%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.3%)	$27,532			$3,050			$24,482	66.4	56.6	200	38
530396002521	163	Northwood Middle School	Public	6-8	17007 SE 184th ST	Renton	98058	King County	Kent School District	No	No	No	No	(253) 373-7780	546	30	18.2	31.1%	200 (36.6%)	45 (8.2%)	79 (14.5%)	136 (24.9%)	3 (0.5%)	5 (0.9%)	75 (13.7%)	$18,262			$370			$17,892	66.1	72.4	132	31
530723003603	164	Vera Risdon Middle School	Public	6-8	6928 116th Ave SE	Newcastle	98056	King County	Renton School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 204-2700	780	37	20.8	44.1%	211 (27.1%)	53 (6.8%)	227 (29.1%)	189 (24.2%)	2 (0.3%)	8 (1.0%)	90 (11.5%)	$16,428			$1,115			$15,313	66.1	54.2	214	50
530042000117	165	Whatcom Middle School	Public	6-8	810 Halleck St	Bellingham	98225	Whatcom County	Bellingham School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 676-6460	600	37	16.3	42.5%	371 (61.8%)	11 (1.8%)	114 (19.0%)	37 (6.2%)	6 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (9.0%)	$18,110			$484			$17,626	65.7	73	127	38
530492000748	166	Northwood Middle School	Public	6-8	12908 N Pittsburg St	Spokane	99208	Spokane County	Mead School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 465-7500	798	43	18.4	32.1%	647 (81.1%)	9 (1.1%)	65 (8.1%)	11 (1.4%)	4 (0.5%)	4 (0.5%)	56 (7.0%)	$13,720			$508			$13,212	65.3	65.9	157	9
530780003341	167	Selkirk Middle School	Public	6-8	10372 Highway 31	Ione	99139	Pend Oreille County	Selkirk School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 446-3505	64	5	12.7	65.6%	52 (81.3%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (15.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.1%)	$18,571			$1,579			$16,992	65	79.4	96	71
530095000553	168	Icicle River Middle School	Public	6-8	10195 Titus Rd	Leavenworth	98826	Chelan County	Cascade School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 548-4042	266	23	11.4	47.0%	179 (67.3%)	1 (0.4%)	78 (29.3%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.3%)	$18,557			$3,918			$14,639	65	73.9	122	46
530048000123	169	Elk Plain School of Choice	Public	K-8	22015 22nd Avenue East	Spanaway	98397	Pierce County	Bethel School District	No	No	No	No	(253) 800-7900	570	37	15.4	39.1%	315 (55.3%)	38 (6.7%)	73 (12.8%)	16 (2.8%)	7 (1.2%)	7 (1.2%)	114 (20.0%)	$18,285			$452			$17,833	64.6	68.2	150	19
530270002878	170	Shahala Middle School	Public	6-8	601 SE 192nd Avenue	Vancouver	98683	Clark County	Evergreen School District (Clark)	No	No	No	No	(360) 604-3800	874	45	19.4	43.6%	420 (48.1%)	41 (4.7%)	184 (21.1%)	107 (12.2%)	3 (0.3%)	18 (2.1%)	91 (10.4%)	$14,367			$2,067			$12,300	64.5	59.4	187	17

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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.
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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.