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)
530000300591	311	Coweeman Middle School	Public	6-8	2000 Allen St	Kelso	98626	Cowlitz County	Kelso School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 501-1750	570	27	21.4	64.2%	414 (72.6%)	3 (0.5%)	95 (16.7%)	7 (1.2%)	7 (1.2%)	15 (2.6%)	29 (5.1%)	$16,551			$1,701			$14,850	39.3	26.8	397	86
530267000397	312	Evergreen Middle School	Public	6-8	7621 Beverly Ln.	Everett	98203	Snohomish County	Everett School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 385-5700	909	47	19.4	64.5%	332 (36.5%)	54 (5.9%)	324 (35.6%)	73 (8.0%)	5 (0.6%)	19 (2.1%)	99 (10.9%)	$17,609			$1,633			$15,976	38.8	37.2	324	12
530696003315	313	Puyallup Online Academy/POA	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	1501 39th Ave SW	Puyallup	98373	Pierce County	Puyallup School District	No	No	Yes	No	(253) 864-5700	322	11	28.8	57.8%	155 (48.1%)	21 (6.5%)	60 (18.6%)	17 (5.3%)	9 (2.8%)	10 (3.1%)	47 (14.6%)	$10,393			$654			$9,739	38.7	32.1	358	45
530513003040	314	Park Place Middle School	Public	6-8	1408 West Main Street	Monroe	98272	Snohomish County	Monroe School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 804-4300	750	37	20.2	44.1%	404 (53.9%)	16 (2.1%)	247 (32.9%)	20 (2.7%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (6.7%)	$16,047			$1,216			$14,831	38.1	36.8	328	14
530249002060	315	Elma Middle School	Public	6-8	805 West Main	Elma	98541	Grays Harbor County	Elma School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 482-2237	363	17	20.8	81.3%	211 (58.1%)	6 (1.7%)	108 (29.8%)	3 (0.8%)	6 (1.7%)	1 (0.3%)	28 (7.7%)	$14,932			$972			$13,960	38	35	336	21
530732001091	316	Carmichael Middle School	Public	6-8	620 Thayer Drive	Richland	99352	Benton County	Richland School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 967-6425	807	41	19.4	55.3%	479 (59.4%)	13 (1.6%)	232 (28.7%)	24 (3.0%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	54 (6.7%)	$14,924			$1,174			$13,750	37.8	41.4	292	24
530123000224	317	Cheney Middle School	Public	6-8	740 Betz	Cheney	99004	Spokane County	Cheney School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 559-4400	626	36	17.2	60.7%	458 (73.2%)	8 (1.3%)	99 (15.8%)	5 (0.8%)	11 (1.8%)	4 (0.6%)	41 (6.5%)	$14,203			$799			$13,404	37.3	31.4	366	49
530615003144	318	Okanogan Middle School	Public	6-8	244 South 5th Street	Okanogan	98840	Okanogan County	Okanogan School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 422-2680	223	15	14.8	75.3%	119 (53.4%)	1 (0.4%)	66 (29.6%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (7.6%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (8.5%)	$15,983			$1,202			$14,782	37.2	37.2	325	7
530732001250	319	Chief Joseph Middle School	Public	6-8	504 Wilson	Richland	99352	Benton County	Richland School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 967-6400	697	35	19.9	67.4%	442 (63.4%)	16 (2.3%)	179 (25.7%)	13 (1.9%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	40 (5.7%)	$16,177			$1,322			$14,856	37.1	46.1	263	56
530038003176	320	Daybreak Middle	Public	5-8	1900 NW 20th Ave	Battle Ground	98604	Clark County	Battle Ground School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 885-6900	424	29	14.6	46.2%	325 (76.7%)	7 (1.7%)	56 (13.2%)	9 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	24 (5.7%)	$17,622			$810			$16,812	37.1	37.8	316	4

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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.