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)
530081002512	31	Skyridge Middle School	Public	6-8	5220 NW Parker Street	Camas	98607	Clark County	Camas School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 833-5800	729	32	23.1	16.0%	427 (58.6%)	17 (2.3%)	72 (9.9%)	127 (17.4%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	80 (11.0%)	$15,601			$702			$14,900	94.8	95.5	21	10
530771001207	32	Madison Middle School	Public	6-8	3429 45th AVE SW	Seattle	98116	King County	Seattle School District No. 1	No	No	No	No	(206) 252-9200	1,020	46	21.9	16.5%	635 (62.3%)	52 (5.1%)	100 (9.8%)	53 (5.2%)	5 (0.5%)	5 (0.5%)	157 (15.4%)	$18,382			$1,280			$17,102	94.7	92.4	40	8
530804003693	33	Snoqualmie Middle School	Public	6-8	9200 Railroad Ave SE	Snoqualmie	98065	King County	Snoqualmie Valley School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 831-8450	495	26	19.3	9.9%	355 (71.7%)	9 (1.8%)	33 (6.7%)	55 (11.1%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	38 (7.7%)	$14,666			$196			$14,470	94.1	92.9	35	2
530038002782	34	CAM Academy	Public, Alternative	3-12	715 NW Onsdorff Blvd.	Battle Ground	98604	Clark County	Battle Ground School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 885-6804	506	19	26.5	35.0%	442 (87.4%)	3 (0.6%)	31 (6.1%)	13 (2.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (3.0%)	$12,316			$660			$11,657	93.9	90.4	44	10
530771003620	35	Robert Eagle Staff Middle School	Public	6-8	1330 N 90th St	Seattle	98103	King County	Seattle School District No. 1	No	No	No	No	(206) 413-2300	674	37	18.2	30.9%	345 (51.2%)	64 (9.5%)	109 (16.2%)	48 (7.1%)	5 (0.7%)	5 (0.7%)	90 (13.4%)	$18,954			$1,231			$17,723	93.9	90	45	10
530375000579	36	Maywood Middle School	Public	6-8	14490 168th Ave SE	Renton	98059	King County	Issaquah School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 837-6900	828	42	19.6	18.7%	414 (50.0%)	13 (1.6%)	115 (13.9%)	202 (24.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	81 (9.8%)	$16,759			$1,317			$15,442	93.3	90.4	43	7
530771001307	37	Tops K-8 School	Public	PK, KG-8	2500 Franklin Av E	Seattle	98102	King County	Seattle School District No. 1	No	No	No	No	(206) 252-3510	471	32	14.9	28.7%	204 (43.3%)	51 (10.8%)	38 (8.1%)	81 (17.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	92 (19.5%)	$20,233			$1,503			$18,730	93.2	92.5	39	2
530723002721	38	H.O.M.E. Program	Public, Alternative	K-12	2607 Jones Ave S	Renton	98055	King County	Renton School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 204-2520	137	5	28.7	23.4%	98 (71.5%)	6 (4.4%)	10 (7.3%)	8 (5.8%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (10.2%)	$14,711			$650			$14,061	93.2	94.4	29	9
530375003795	39	Cougar Mountain Middle School	Public	6-8	1929 NW Talus Drive	Issaquah	98027	King County	Issaquah School District	No	No	No	No	(253) 683-8000	621	31	19.8	13.7%	253 (40.7%)	23 (3.7%)	59 (9.5%)	211 (34.0%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	72 (11.6%)	$16,115			$1,211			$14,904	93	92.8	37	2
530825001399	40	North Central High School	Public	6-12	1600 N Howard St	Spokane	99205	Spokane County	Spokane School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 354-6300	1,624	88	18.4	65.8%	1,017 (62.6%)	76 (4.7%)	180 (11.1%)	42 (2.6%)	24 (1.5%)	42 (2.6%)	231 (14.2%)	$16,360			$1,398			$14,962	93	89.2	51	11

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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

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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.