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)
530423002725	11	Emerson K-12	Public, Alternative	K-12	10903 NE 53rd Street	Kirkland	98033	King County	Lake Washington School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 936-2311	66	4	15	12.1%	40 (60.6%)	2 (3.0%)	6 (9.1%)	6 (9.1%)	4 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (12.1%)	$23,730			$508			$23,221	97.6			(n/a)
530375000580	12	Pine Lake Middle School	Public	6-8	3095 Issaquah-Pine Lake Rd SE	Sammamish	98075	King County	Issaquah School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 837-5700	940	41	23	7.2%	312 (33.2%)	17 (1.8%)	58 (6.2%)	479 (51.0%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	71 (7.6%)	$16,612			$1,301			$15,311	97.3	97.6	9	3
530771002017	13	Catharine Blaine K-8 School	Public	K-8	2550 34 Av W	Seattle	98199	King County	Seattle School District No. 1	No	No	No	No	(206) 252-1920	436	24	17.9	8.0%	299 (68.6%)	7 (1.6%)	32 (7.3%)	44 (10.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	51 (11.7%)	$18,840			$1,347			$17,493	97.2	96.5	18	5
530033002452	14	Woodward Middle School	Public	7-8	9100 NE Sportsman Club Rd	Bainbridge Island	98110	Kitsap County	Bainbridge Island School District	No	No	No	No	(206) 842-4787	497	25	19.5	10.3%	368 (74.0%)	4 (0.8%)	44 (8.9%)	24 (4.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	49 (9.9%)	$16,297			$592			$15,704	97	97.2	12	2
530039000094	15	Tyee Middle School	Public	6-8	13630 S.E. Allen Road	Bellevue	98006	King County	Bellevue School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 456-6800	909	48	18.7	16.7%	159 (17.5%)	22 (2.4%)	53 (5.8%)	588 (64.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	83 (9.1%)	$16,258			$498			$15,760	96.8	97.6	10	5
530039000079	16	Odle Middle School	Public	6-8	502 143rd Avenue NE	Bellevue	98007	King County	Bellevue School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 456-6600	919	50	18.3	17.5%	174 (18.9%)	22 (2.4%)	71 (7.7%)	573 (62.4%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.4%)	73 (7.9%)	$16,824			$1,039			$15,785	96.8	97	13	3
530771001180	17	Hamilton International Middle School	Public	6-8	1610 N 41 St	Seattle	98103	King County	Seattle School District No. 1	No	No	No	No	(206) 252-5810	897	40	22.4	10.8%	513 (57.2%)	18 (2.0%)	113 (12.6%)	91 (10.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	149 (16.6%)	$17,951			$1,575			$16,376	96.7	97.3	11	6
530375003337	18	Pacific Cascade Middle School	Public	6-8	24635 SE Issaquah Fall City Ro	Issaquah	98029	King County	Issaquah School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 837-5900	646	30	21.6	10.8%	259 (40.1%)	11 (1.7%)	43 (6.7%)	273 (42.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (9.1%)	$16,736			$1,332			$15,405	96.6	94.8	26	8
530498000764	19	Islander Middle School	Public	6-8	8225 SE 72nd	Mercer Island	98040	King County	Mercer Island School District	No	No	No	No	(206) 236-3413	938	46	20.4	7.5%	451 (48.1%)	5 (0.5%)	75 (8.0%)	279 (29.7%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	124 (13.2%)	$15,674			$1,190			$14,484	96.2	96.5	17	2
530033002523	20	Odyssey Multiage Program	Public	K-8	9530 NE High School Rd	Bainbridge Island	98110	Kitsap County	Bainbridge Island School District	No	No	No	No	(206) 780-1646	197	13	15.3	8.6%	153 (77.7%)	1 (0.5%)	19 (9.6%)	4 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (9.6%)	$14,970			$447			$14,523	96.1	96.8	14	6

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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

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.