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)
530585003280	71	Aspire Middle School	Public, Magnet	6-8	5900 54th Ave SE	Lacey	98513	Thurston County	North Thurston Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(360) 412-4400	301	15	20.4	28.2%	157 (52.2%)	15 (5.0%)	55 (18.3%)	18 (6.0%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.7%)	53 (17.6%)	$14,118			$489			$13,629	85.3	86.6	63	8
530375000573	72	Issaquah Middle School	Public	6-8	600 2nd Ave SE	Issaquah	98027	King County	Issaquah School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 837-6800	775	37	20.8	23.9%	404 (52.1%)	45 (5.8%)	109 (14.1%)	140 (18.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	76 (9.8%)	$16,754			$1,337			$15,417	85.3	89.5	48	24
530804003394	73	Snoqualmie Parent Partnership Program	Public, Alternative	K-12	9200 Railroad Ave SE	Snoqualmie	98065	King County	Snoqualmie Valley School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 831-8440	147	0		11.6%	106 (72.1%)	3 (2.0%)	15 (10.2%)	7 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (9.5%)	$9,405			$144			$9,261	85.3	89.8	46	27
530423003070	74	Renaissance School of Art and Reasoning	Public, Magnet	6-8	400 228th Ave NE	Sammamish	98074	King County	Lake Washington School District	No	Yes	No	No	(425) 936-1544	78	3	23.2	10.3%	30 (38.5%)	2 (2.6%)	2 (2.6%)	36 (46.2%)	1 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (9.0%)	$16,515			$506			$16,009	85.2	96.5	16	58
530802001790	75	Valley View Middle School	Public	7-8	14308 Broadway Avenue SE	Snohomish	98296	Snohomish County	Snohomish School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 563-4225	637	28	22.3	18.2%	399 (62.6%)	7 (1.1%)	92 (14.4%)	76 (11.9%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	56 (8.8%)	$16,731			$209			$16,522	84.9	78.3	100	25
530564002680	76	Lakeside Middle School	Public	6-8	6169 Highway 291	Nine Mile Falls	99026	Spokane County	Nine Mile Falls School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 340-4100	323	18	17.5	33.7%	261 (80.8%)	1 (0.3%)	30 (9.3%)	3 (0.9%)	4 (1.2%)	4 (1.2%)	19 (5.9%)	$15,207			$2,687			$12,520	84.6	87.8	57	19
530618000935	77	Washington Middle School	Public	6-8	3100 Cain Rd SE	Olympia	98501	Thurston County	Olympia School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 596-3000	750	38	19.5	23.5%	462 (61.6%)	24 (3.2%)	89 (11.9%)	68 (9.1%)	4 (0.5%)	4 (0.5%)	88 (11.7%)	$14,293			$1,258			$13,036	84.4	84.3	74	3
530918002383	78	Drum Intermediate	Public	5-7	4909 79th Avenue W	University Place	98467	Pierce County	University Place School District	No	No	No	No	(253) 566-5660	587	35	16.8	47.9%	263 (44.8%)	70 (11.9%)	100 (17.0%)	54 (9.2%)	3 (0.5%)	8 (1.4%)	89 (15.2%)	$14,759			$1,355			$13,404	84.3	91.7	41	37
530228002600	79	Continuous Curriculum School	Public	K-8	16924 E Wellesley Ave	Spokane Valley	99216	Spokane County	East Valley School District (Spokane)	No	No	No	No	(509) 927-9501	371	23	16.4	47.7%	307 (82.7%)	1 (0.3%)	36 (9.7%)	3 (0.8%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.9%)	$16,593			$896			$15,696	83.8	86.2	67	12
530693001019	80	Lincoln Middle School	Public	6-8	315 SE Crestview	Pullman	99163	Whitman County	Pullman School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 334-3411	593	36	16.5	37.9%	380 (64.1%)	12 (2.0%)	90 (15.2%)	43 (7.3%)	5 (0.8%)	6 (1.0%)	48 (8.1%)	$14,132			$947			$13,185	83.6	85.3	71	9

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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:

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

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.