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)
530543000719	391	Voyager Middle School	Public	6-8	11711 4th Ave W	Everett	98204	Snohomish County	Mukilteo School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 366-5300	906	48	19	63.7%	252 (27.8%)	114 (12.6%)	352 (38.9%)	92 (10.2%)	7 (0.8%)	19 (2.1%)	62 (6.8%)	$18,920			$1,085			$17,835	26.6	20.8	439	48
530570002039	392	North Beach Junior High School	Public	7-8	336 State Route 109	Ocean Shores	98550	Grays Harbor County	North Beach School District No. 64	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 289-3888	101	9	11.4	73.3%	54 (53.5%)	2 (2.0%)	10 (9.9%)	1 (1.0%)	11 (10.9%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (22.8%)	$14,716			$1,781			$12,936	26.6	20.4	441	49
530993002392	393	Winlock Middle School	Public	6-8	241 North Military Road	Winlock	98596	Lewis County	Winlock School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 785-3046	182	10	18.2	75.3%	121 (66.5%)	2 (1.1%)	44 (24.2%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (6.0%)	$15,621			$2,242			$13,379	26.3	26.7	399	6
530816001351	394	Marcus Whitman Middle School	Public	6-8	1887 Madrona Dr SE	Port Orchard	98366	Kitsap County	South Kitsap School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 874-6160	654	43	15.2	59.6%	380 (58.1%)	14 (2.1%)	123 (18.8%)	27 (4.1%)	9 (1.4%)	19 (2.9%)	82 (12.5%)	$19,251			$2,253			$16,998	26	33.8	346	48
530609000914	395	Ocosta Junior - Senior High	Public	7-12	2580 S Montesano St	Westport	98595	Grays Harbor County	Ocosta School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 268-9125	257	17	14.8	70.4%	157 (61.1%)	0 (0.0%)	67 (26.1%)	1 (0.4%)	7 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (9.3%)	$20,793			$3,084			$17,709	25.8	43.8	274	121
531011001710	396	Wilson Middle School	Public	6-8	902 S 44th Ave	Yakima	98908	Yakima County	Yakima School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 573-2400	837	44	18.9	77.3%	173 (20.7%)	9 (1.1%)	609 (72.8%)	7 (0.8%)	11 (1.3%)	1 (0.1%)	27 (3.2%)	$16,270			$2,403			$13,866	25.8	23.6	420	24
530825001406	397	Salk Middle School	Public	6-8	6411 N Alberta St	Spokane	99208	Spokane County	Spokane School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 354-5600	612	40	15.1	63.2%	408 (66.7%)	20 (3.3%)	73 (11.9%)	11 (1.8%)	3 (0.5%)	13 (2.1%)	84 (13.7%)	$16,813			$1,736			$15,076	25.7	24.4	413	16
530084000165	398	Neah Bay Junior/ Senior High School	Public	6-12	3560 Deer Street	Neah Bay	98357	Clallam County	Cape Flattery School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 645-2221	196	15	13	83.7%	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (15.3%)	0 (0.0%)	126 (64.3%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (19.9%)	$31,473			$4,325			$27,149	25.6	15.5	471	73
530288003161	399	Columbia Junior High School	Public, Alternative	8-9	2901 54th Avenue E	Tacoma	98424	Pierce County	Fife School District	No	No	No	No	(253) 517-1600	602	30	20.2	52.7%	231 (38.4%)	45 (7.5%)	133 (22.1%)	54 (9.0%)	3 (0.5%)	43 (7.1%)	78 (13.0%)	$15,593			$1,078			$14,515	25.6	33.5	348	51
530585003804	400	Summit VIrtual Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	305 College Street NE	Lacey	98516	Thurston County	North Thurston Public Schools	No	No	Yes	No	(360) 412-4908	365	18	20.1	55.3%	171 (46.8%)	24 (6.6%)	80 (21.9%)	10 (2.7%)	11 (3.0%)	10 (2.7%)	56 (15.3%)	$13,362			$2,140			$11,222	25.5	28.9	385	15

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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

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.