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)
530354002976	341	Big Picture School	Public	6-12	440 S 186th St	Burien	98148	King County	Highline School District	No	No	No	Yes	(206) 631-7700	236	19	12.3	55.1%	79 (33.5%)	19 (8.1%)	74 (31.4%)	15 (6.4%)	3 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (14.4%)	$22,123			$1,511			$20,612	34.5	18.3	455	114
530189000295	342	Curlew Elementary & High School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	47 Curlew School Rd	Curlew	99118	Ferry County	Curlew School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 779-4931	216	16	13.9	65.7%	161 (74.5%)	4 (1.9%)	25 (11.6%)	6 (2.8%)	2 (0.9%)	1 (0.5%)	17 (7.9%)	$19,675			$1,894			$17,781	34.4			(n/a)
530771001913	343	David T. Denny International Middle School	Public	6-8	2601 SW Kenyon St	Seattle	98126	King County	Seattle School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(206) 252-9000	811	55	14.7	60.5%	216 (26.6%)	177 (21.8%)	207 (25.5%)	99 (12.2%)	3 (0.4%)	9 (1.1%)	96 (11.8%)	$21,410			$1,664			$19,747	34	34.1	343
530030001443	344	Mt Baker Middle School	Public	6-8	620 37th St SE	Auburn	98002	King County	Auburn School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 804-4555	977	55	17.8	57.6%	275 (28.1%)	78 (8.0%)	351 (35.9%)	122 (12.5%)	9 (0.9%)	47 (4.8%)	95 (9.7%)	$16,705			$948			$15,757	33.9	42.9	283	61
530000300592	345	Huntington Middle School	Public	6-8	500 Redpath	Kelso	98626	Cowlitz County	Kelso School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 501-1700	539	27	19.8	75.9%	391 (72.5%)	6 (1.1%)	97 (18.0%)	3 (0.6%)	5 (0.9%)	9 (1.7%)	28 (5.2%)	$16,981			$2,109			$14,872	33.9	34	345
530309003751	346	Washington Connections Academy Goldendale	Public, Virtual, Magnet, Alternative	K-12	604 E. Brooks Street	Goldendale	98620	Klickitat County	Goldendale School District	No	Yes	Yes	No	(509) 773-5177	2,115	0		40.1%	1,385 (65.5%)	109 (5.2%)	290 (13.7%)	56 (2.6%)	24 (1.1%)	22 (1.0%)	226 (10.7%)	$8,271			$281			$7,990	33.8	33	351	5
530462003022	347	Lynden Academy	Public, Alternative	K-12	1986 Main St Suite A	Lynden	98264	Whatcom County	Lynden School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 354-6675	407	11	37.3	6.1%	345 (84.8%)	5 (1.2%)	40 (9.8%)	5 (1.2%)	4 (1.0%)	2 (0.5%)	6 (1.5%)	$10,379			$971			$9,409	33.7	44.4	271	76
530834001424	348	Stanwood Middle School	Public	6-8	9405 271st St NW	Stanwood	98292	Snohomish County	Stanwood-Camano School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 629-1350	477	23	21	39.0%	372 (78.0%)	6 (1.3%)	51 (10.7%)	5 (1.0%)	4 (0.8%)	3 (0.6%)	35 (7.3%)	$16,391			$882			$15,508	33.5	37.7	318	30
530774001273	349	Cascade Middle School	Public	7-8	905 McGarigle Rd	Sedro Woolley	98284	Skagit County	Sedro-Woolley School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 855-3520	697	33	21	58.4%	475 (68.1%)	6 (0.9%)	157 (22.5%)	7 (1.0%)	15 (2.2%)	1 (0.1%)	35 (5.0%)	$18,064			$1,384			$16,680	33.5	30.2	372	23
530354000554	350	Sylvester Middle School	Public	6-8	16222 Sylvester Road SW	Burien	98166	King County	Highline School District	No	No	No	Yes	(206) 631-6000	619	35	17.7	50.9%	238 (38.4%)	53 (8.6%)	188 (30.4%)	41 (6.6%)	8 (1.3%)	12 (1.9%)	73 (11.8%)	$18,952			$1,884			$17,068	33.3	38.3	314	36

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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

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

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.