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)
530906001539	361	Trout Lake School	Public	5-12	2310 Hwy 141	Trout Lake	98650	Klickitat County	Trout Lake School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 395-2571	128	9	13.5	37.5%	95 (74.2%)	3 (2.3%)	20 (15.6%)	5 (3.9%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.1%)	$19,074			$2,015			$17,058	31.9	74.9	116	245
530441003416	362	Lind-Ritzville Middle School	Public	6-8	N 507 E St	Lind	99341	Adams County	Lind School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 677-3408	53	7	7.5	75.5%	30 (56.6%)	1 (1.9%)	19 (35.8%)	1 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.8%)	$77,682			$4,690			$72,992	31.7	30.2	373	11
530879001521	363	Tekoa High School	Public	7-12	513 E Henkle - 0869	Tekoa	99033	Whitman County	Tekoa School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 284-3401	87	5	16.4	63.2%	61 (70.1%)	1 (1.1%)	15 (17.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (8.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.4%)	$26,752			$1,652			$25,099	31.4	53.5	219	144
530771003426	364	Louisa Boren STEM K-8	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	5950 Delridge Way SW	Seattle	98106	King County	Seattle School District No. 1	No	Yes	No	Yes	(206) 252-8450	483	36	13.4	35.6%	216 (44.7%)	95 (19.7%)	65 (13.5%)	43 (8.9%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	62 (12.8%)	$23,498			$2,065			$21,433	31.4	29.7	380	16
530546000824	365	Naches Valley Middle School	Public	5-8	32 Shafer Avenue	Naches	98937	Yakima County	Naches Valley School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 653-2725	395	23	17.3	58.0%	279 (70.6%)	3 (0.8%)	102 (25.8%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.3%)	$15,378			$1,086			$14,292	30.9	29.9	378	13
531017002502	366	Zillah Middle School	Public	6-8	1301 Cutler Way	Zillah	98953	Yakima County	Zillah School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 829-5511	311	15	20.8	69.8%	119 (38.3%)	0 (0.0%)	168 (54.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.8%)	$12,645			$235			$12,411	30.8	45.9	265	101
530732003810	367	Pacific Crest Online Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	6972 Keene Road	West Richland	99353	Benton County	Richland School District	No	No	Yes	No	(509) 967-6245	312	21	15	59.6%	191 (61.2%)	5 (1.6%)	98 (31.4%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.8%)	$4,631			$302			$4,329	30.8	14.1	479	112
530207002827	368	Deer Park Home Link Program	Public, Alternative	K-12	N. 428 Main Street	Deer Park	99006	Spokane County	Deer Park School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 464-5535	611	11	58.1	47.6%	554 (90.7%)	1 (0.2%)	35 (5.7%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (2.9%)	$8,878			$112			$8,766	30.6	37.7	317	51
530870001473	369	Hilltop Heritage Middle School	Public	6-8	602 N Sprague Ave	Tacoma	98403	Pierce County	Tacoma School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 571-7700	524	31	16.9	60.1%	230 (43.9%)	83 (15.8%)	73 (13.9%)	23 (4.4%)	3 (0.6%)	17 (3.2%)	92 (17.6%)	$18,563			$2,092			$16,471	30.4	32.2	357	12
530762001124	370	Royal Middle School	Public	7-8	921 Ahlers Ave N	Royal City	99357	Grant County	Royal School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 346-2268	283	14	19.8	82.7%	47 (16.6%)	0 (0.0%)	235 (83.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	$14,037			$604			$13,433	30.4	26.9	396	26

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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:

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

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

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.