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)
530543000820	171	Olympic View Middle School	Public	6-8	2602 Mukilteo Speedway	Mukilteo	98275	Snohomish County	Mukilteo School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 366-5200	817	42	19.4	48.7%	355 (43.5%)	92 (11.3%)	172 (21.1%)	119 (14.6%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	74 (9.1%)	$16,582			$1,080			$15,503	64.3	63.9	165	6
530576000851	172	Poulsbo Middle School	Public	6-8	2003 NE Hostmark St	Poulsbo	98370	Kitsap County	North Kitsap School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 396-3200	685	34	20.3	30.1%	439 (64.1%)	13 (1.9%)	122 (17.8%)	34 (5.0%)	9 (1.3%)	4 (0.6%)	63 (9.2%)	$17,136			$1,353			$15,783	64.3	68.9	148	24
530492000747	173	Mountainside Middle School	Public	6-8	4717 E Day Mt. Spokane Rd	Colbert	99005	Spokane County	Mead School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 465-7400	795	42	18.7	41.0%	655 (82.4%)	12 (1.5%)	38 (4.8%)	5 (0.6%)	6 (0.8%)	17 (2.1%)	60 (7.5%)	$14,011			$484			$13,527	64.3	69.6	140	33
530732003273	174	Three Rivers Home Link	Public, Alternative	K-12	1710 Van Giesen	Richland	99352	Benton County	Richland School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 967-6450	660	20	32.8	23.8%	567 (85.9%)	7 (1.1%)	58 (8.8%)	9 (1.4%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.6%)	$11,216			$310			$10,906	63.9	82.1	82	92
531005003509	175	Woodland Middle School	Public	5-8	755 Park St	Woodland	98674	Cowlitz County	Woodland School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 841-2850	682	39	17.3	49.1%	483 (70.8%)	3 (0.4%)	156 (22.9%)	5 (0.7%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	30 (4.4%)	$17,775			$1,737			$16,038	63.9	58.6	193	18
530735001108	176	View Ridge Middle School	Public	7-8	3215 S Hillhurst Rd	Ridgefield	98642	Clark County	Ridgefield School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 619-1400	591	33	17.9	25.7%	431 (72.9%)	8 (1.4%)	79 (13.4%)	12 (2.0%)	3 (0.5%)	4 (0.7%)	54 (9.1%)	$13,778			$455			$13,322	63.8	63.2	173	3
530910001734	177	George Bush Middle School	Public	6-8	2120 83rd Avenue SW	Tumwater	98512	Thurston County	Tumwater School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 709-7400	747	38	19.6	39.6%	507 (67.9%)	20 (2.7%)	126 (16.9%)	16 (2.1%)	1 (0.1%)	7 (0.9%)	70 (9.4%)	$13,853			$761			$13,093	63.6	64.7	162	15
530438001908	178	Liberty Junior High & Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	29818 S North Pine Creek Rd	Spangle	99031	Spokane County	Liberty School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 245-3211	415	24	17.5	43.1%	363 (87.5%)	1 (0.2%)	31 (7.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.9%)	$13,897			$1,006			$12,891	62.8	54.4	212	34
530618001737	179	Thurgood Marshall Middle School	Public	6-8	3939 20th Ave NW	Olympia	98502	Thurston County	Olympia School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 596-7600	441	27	16.3	53.5%	232 (52.6%)	28 (6.3%)	76 (17.2%)	32 (7.3%)	3 (0.7%)	8 (1.8%)	54 (12.2%)	$17,549			$1,118			$16,430	62.7	62.2	177	2
530207000308	180	Deer Park Middle School	Public	6-8	S. 347 Colville Ave.	Deer Park	99006	Spokane County	Deer Park School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 464-5800	468	30	15.3	58.1%	408 (87.2%)	7 (1.5%)	41 (8.8%)	2 (0.4%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.3%)	$14,149			$655			$13,493	62.5	60.7	181	1

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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:

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

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

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.