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)
530834002595	121	Port Susan Middle School	Public	6-8	7506 267th St NW	Stanwood	98292	Snohomish County	Stanwood-Camano School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 629-1360	516	27	19.4	34.5%	392 (76.0%)	4 (0.8%)	78 (15.1%)	10 (1.9%)	7 (1.4%)	2 (0.4%)	23 (4.5%)	$18,236			$1,211			$17,024	73.4	67.9	151	30
530954002709	122	Canyon Creek Middle School	Public	6-8	9731 Washougal River Rd	Washougal	98671	Clark County	Washougal School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 954-3500	204	11	19.1	27.9%	167 (81.9%)	2 (1.0%)	20 (9.8%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (6.4%)	$17,516			$2,022			$15,494	73.3	80.6	88	34
530978003005	123	Glacier Middle School	Public	6-8	240 North C St	Buckley	98321	Pierce County	White River School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 829-3395	970	47	20.7	35.2%	736 (75.9%)	11 (1.1%)	132 (13.6%)	14 (1.4%)	10 (1.0%)	4 (0.4%)	63 (6.5%)	$13,621			$372			$13,250	72.9	66.1	156	33
530960001628	124	Waterville High School	Public	5-12	200 E BIRCH St.	Waterville	98858	Douglas County	Waterville School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 745-8583	116	10	11.2	56.0%	78 (67.2%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (26.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.4%)	$24,564			$2,048			$22,517	72.6	51.8	225	101
530180002049	125	Coupeville Middle School	Public	6-8	501 South Main Street	Coupeville	98239	Island County	Coupeville School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 678-2412	216	11	19.2	38.0%	154 (71.3%)	2 (0.9%)	28 (13.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (14.4%)	$21,243			$938			$20,305	72	49.1	241	116
530456002119	126	Tolt Middle School	Public	6-8	3740 Tolt Ave	Carnation	98014	King County	Riverview School District	No	No	No	Yes	(425) 844-4600	644	35	18.4	20.5%	457 (71.0%)	7 (1.1%)	114 (17.7%)	30 (4.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (5.3%)	$15,614			$467			$15,147	71.5	79.6	95	31
530846001431	127	Pioneer Middle	Public	6-8	1750 Bob's Hollow Ln	Dupont	98327	Pierce County	Steilacoom Hist. School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 583-7200	711	39	18.4	32.3%	318 (44.7%)	60 (8.4%)	144 (20.3%)	54 (7.6%)	3 (0.4%)	15 (2.1%)	116 (16.3%)	$16,049			$1,204			$14,845	71	62.6	175	48
530618000936	128	Reeves Middle School	Public	6-8	2200 Quince St NE	Olympia	98506	Thurston County	Olympia School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 596-3400	392	23	17.2	39.0%	257 (65.6%)	8 (2.0%)	72 (18.4%)	15 (3.8%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	37 (9.4%)	$17,929			$2,033			$15,897	71	67.8	152	24
530144000273	129	Colfax High School	Public	7-12	1110 N. Morton Street	Colfax	99111	Whitman County	Colfax School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 397-4368	268	16	16.4	32.5%	243 (90.7%)	2 (0.7%)	9 (3.4%)	1 (0.4%)	4 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.4%)	$17,072			$1,114			$15,958	70.9	77.4	105	24
530816001877	130	John Sedgwick Middle School	Public	6-8	8995 SE Sedgwick Rd	Port Orchard	98366	Kitsap County	South Kitsap School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 874-6090	729	40	18	37.3%	532 (73.0%)	7 (1.0%)	76 (10.4%)	9 (1.2%)	6 (0.8%)	5 (0.7%)	94 (12.9%)	$18,725			$1,692			$17,033	70.7	75.9	108	22

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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:

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

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

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.