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)
530894001647	411	Tonasket Middle School	Public	6-8	35ms Highway 20	Tonasket	98855	Okanogan County	Tonasket School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 486-2147	232	15	15.6	84.5%	136 (58.6%)	0 (0.0%)	83 (35.8%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.9%)	$17,596			$2,180			$15,416	24.1	24.4	412	1
530282002638	412	Internet Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	PK, KG-12	31455 28th Ave S	Federal Way	98003	King County	Federal Way School District	No	No	Yes	No	(253) 945-2230	515	28	18.6	64.7%	145 (28.2%)	72 (14.0%)	129 (25.0%)	53 (10.3%)	12 (2.3%)	38 (7.4%)	62 (12.0%)	$16,983			$5,459			$11,524	24	38.8	310	102
530426000686	413	Lakewood Middle School	Public	6-8	16800 16th Dr N.E.	Marysville	98271	Snohomish County	Lakewood School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 652-4510	599	31	19.3	50.3%	336 (56.1%)	15 (2.5%)	139 (23.2%)	19 (3.2%)	12 (2.0%)	10 (1.7%)	62 (10.4%)	$15,493			$510			$14,984	24	19.6	445	32
530531002608	414	Mount Baker Junior High	Public	7-8	4936 Deming Rd	Deming	98244	Whatcom County	Mount Baker School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 383-2015	278	17	16.3	58.3%	186 (66.9%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (14.7%)	5 (1.8%)	16 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (10.4%)	$17,320			$2,086			$15,234	23.7	18.3	456	42
530825003814	415	Pauline Flett Middle School	Public	6-8	5020 W Wellesley	Spokane	99205	Spokane County	Spokane School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 824-8000	371	24	15.5	60.9%	267 (72.0%)	8 (2.2%)	29 (7.8%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	4 (1.1%)	57 (15.4%)								23.6	27.3	394	21
530927003246	416	Vancouver Virtual Learning Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	6450 MacArthur Blvd	Vancouver	98661	Clark County	Vancouver School District	No	No	Yes	No	(360) 313-4990	712	32	22.4	70.5%	343 (48.2%)	37 (5.2%)	230 (32.3%)	13 (1.8%)	6 (0.8%)	27 (3.8%)	56 (7.9%)	$10,103			$1,836			$8,266	23.5	8.6	512	96
530480003571	417	Mary M. Knight School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	2987 W Matlock Brady RD	Elma	98541	Grays Harbor County	Mary M Knight School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 426-6767	183	17	10.7	57.4%	149 (81.4%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (6.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (10.4%)	$34,377			$8,082			$26,296	23.4	17.1	460	43
530561001911	418	Sadie Halstead Middle School	Public	5-8	331 S. Calispel Avenue	Newport	99156	Pend Oreille County	Newport School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 447-2426	281	18	15.6	61.9%	236 (84.0%)	1 (0.4%)	22 (7.8%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.1%)	1 (0.4%)	17 (6.0%)	$16,007			$3,151			$12,856	23.4	31.9	362	56
530675000992	419	Pioneer Middle School	Public	6-8	50 E Spencer Lake Road	Shelton	98584	Mason County	Pioneer School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 426-8291	241	20	11.8	63.9%	170 (70.5%)	5 (2.1%)	42 (17.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.9%)	2 (0.8%)	15 (6.2%)	$21,252			$2,481			$18,771	23.3	19.1	449	30
530411001905	420	La Conner Middle	Public	6-8	512 N. 6th St.	La Conner	98257	Skagit County	La Conner School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 466-3173	117	9	13.2	63.2%	44 (37.6%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (10.3%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (41.9%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (10.3%)	$23,154			$2,488			$20,666	23.3	22	431	11

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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:

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

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.