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)
530930001589	51	McMurray Middle School	Public	6-8	9329 SW Cemetery Rd	Vashon	98070	King County	Vashon Island School District	No	No	No	No	(206) 463-9168	352	19	18.5	24.7%	271 (77.0%)	1 (0.3%)	42 (11.9%)	6 (1.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (8.8%)	$18,217			$1,123			$17,094	89.5	88.2	55	4
530591000887	52	Leota Middle School	Public	6-8	19301 168 Av NE	Woodinville	98072	King County	Northshore School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 408-6500	835	37	22.8	16.4%	340 (40.7%)	19 (2.3%)	105 (12.6%)	299 (35.8%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	65 (7.8%)	$16,132			$405			$15,726	89.4	89.4	49	3
530591000879	53	Canyon Park Middle School	Public	6-8	23723 23 Av SE	Bothell	98021	Snohomish County	Northshore School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 408-6300	904	42	21.4	22.1%	464 (51.3%)	28 (3.1%)	115 (12.7%)	194 (21.5%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	95 (10.5%)	$16,773			$404			$16,369	89.3	86.4	66	13
530591000480	54	Skyview Middle School	Public	6-8	21404 35 Av SE	Bothell	98021	Snohomish County	Northshore School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 408-6800	1,158	54	21.2	18.4%	350 (30.2%)	29 (2.5%)	124 (10.7%)	566 (48.9%)	7 (0.6%)	5 (0.4%)	72 (6.2%)	$15,424			$555			$14,870	89.3	85.8	69	15
530732003606	55	Leona Libby Middle School	Public	6-8	3259 Belmont Blvd.	West Richland	99353	Benton County	Richland School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 967-6465	822	40	20.3	19.8%	576 (70.1%)	8 (1.0%)	127 (15.5%)	61 (7.4%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	45 (5.5%)	$14,403			$1,303			$13,100	89.3	87	62	7
530213000694	56	North Tapps Middle School	Public	6-8	20029 12th Street E.	Lake Tapps	98391	Pierce County	Dieringer School District	No	No	No	No	(253) 862-2776	509	25	20.5	23.0%	335 (65.8%)	17 (3.3%)	55 (10.8%)	49 (9.6%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.6%)	48 (9.4%)	$16,953			$2,095			$14,858	89.2	81	85	29
530108003622	57	Barker Creek Community School	Public, Alternative	K-12	1400 McWilliams Road	Bremerton	98311	Kitsap County	Central Kitsap School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 662-2570	529	13	41.3	50.1%	342 (64.7%)	8 (1.5%)	67 (12.7%)	11 (2.1%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.8%)	91 (17.2%)	$11,325			$382			$10,944	88.2	63.8	167	110
530771001212	58	McClure Middle School	Public	6-8	1915 1 Av W	Seattle	98119	King County	Seattle School District No. 1	No	No	No	No	(206) 252-1900	459	23	20.4	21.1%	282 (61.4%)	23 (5.0%)	51 (11.1%)	33 (7.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	65 (14.2%)	$20,233			$1,756			$18,477	88.2	82.2	81	23
530663000976	59	Paterson Elementary School	Public	K-8	51409 W. Prior Rd.	Paterson	99345	Benton County	Paterson School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 875-2601	138	12	11.5	84.1%	95 (68.8%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (31.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$17,666			$687			$16,979	87.9	71.5	135	76
530039000064	60	Chinook Middle School	Public	6-8	2001 98th Ave NE	Bellevue	98004	King County	Bellevue School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 456-6300	735	42	17.6	24.5%	238 (32.4%)	32 (4.4%)	92 (12.5%)	276 (37.6%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.4%)	90 (12.2%)	$17,771			$347			$17,424	87.3	87.7	58	2

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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.