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)
530630002869	91	Oasis K-12	Public, Alternative	K-12	557 School Rd	Eastsound	98245	San Juan County	Orcas Island School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 376-2287	320	6	49.3	3.1%	222 (69.4%)	2 (0.6%)	60 (18.8%)	4 (1.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (9.7%)	$14,913			$624			$14,289	80.1	74.6	120	29
530081003823	92	Camas Connect Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	841 NE 22nd Ave	Camas	98607	Clark County	Camas School District	No	No	Yes	No	(360) 335-3000	146	9	16.5	38.4%	100 (68.5%)	9 (6.2%)	9 (6.2%)	4 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (15.1%)	$15,039			$474			$14,566	79.1	87.5	59	33
530669002436	93	Harbor Ridge Middle School	Public	6-8	9010 Prentice Ave	Gig Harbor	98332	Pierce County	Peninsula School District	No	No	No	No	(253) 530-1900	597	28	21.2	20.3%	427 (71.5%)	5 (0.8%)	61 (10.2%)	19 (3.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	81 (13.6%)	$15,209			$186			$15,023	79	73.9	123	30
530861001447	94	Sumner Middle School	Public	6-8	1508 Willow	Sumner	98390	Pierce County	Sumner-Bonney Lake School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 891-5000	697	35	19.9	42.5%	392 (56.2%)	12 (1.7%)	169 (24.2%)	32 (4.6%)	3 (0.4%)	7 (1.0%)	82 (11.8%)	$15,015			$458			$14,556	78.8	76	106	12
530087000166	95	Carbonado Historical School 19	Public	PK, KG-8	427 4th St	Carbonado	98323	Pierce County	Carbonado School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 829-0121	188	13	15	32.4%	180 (95.7%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	$17,888			$942			$16,946	78.7	86	68	27
530834003011	96	Saratoga School	Public, Alternative	K-12	7600 272nd St NW	Stanwood	98292	Snohomish County	Stanwood-Camano School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 629-1372	229	6	39.4	30.6%	191 (83.4%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (8.7%)	6 (2.6%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.4%)	$9,922			$738			$9,184	78.4	73.7	124	28
530456002797	97	Parade	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	32302 NE 50th St	Carnation	98014	King County	Riverview School District	No	No	No	No	(206) 333-4370	92	4	21.3	21.7%	74 (80.4%)	1 (1.1%)	7 (7.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.1%)	9 (9.8%)	$13,484			$223			$13,261	78.1	71.9	134	37
530591003922	98	Northshore Learning Options	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	18101 Avondale Road NE	Woodinville	98077	King County	Northshore School District	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(425) 408-6000	435	25	17.6	20.0%	277 (63.7%)	9 (2.1%)	56 (12.9%)	36 (8.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (12.0%)								78			(n/a)
530591000886	99	Kenmore Middle School	Public	6-8	20323 66 Av NE	Kenmore	98028	King County	Northshore School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 408-6400	734	35	21.1	26.3%	366 (49.9%)	29 (4.0%)	149 (20.3%)	109 (14.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	76 (10.4%)	$17,195			$511			$16,683	77.9	72.9	128	29
530918001548	100	Curtis Junior High	Public, Alternative	8-9	3725 Grandview Drive West	University Place	98466	Pierce County	University Place School District	No	No	No	No	(253) 566-5670	891	39	22.9	42.8%	400 (44.9%)	100 (11.2%)	145 (16.3%)	87 (9.8%)	3 (0.3%)	9 (1.0%)	144 (16.2%)	$14,495			$1,085			$13,411	77.8	73.6	125	25

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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

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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.