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)
530519000784	381	Morton Junior-Senior High	Public	7-12	152 Westlake Ave	Morton	98356	Lewis County	Morton School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 496-5137	188	12	16.2	63.8%	143 (76.1%)	3 (1.6%)	25 (13.3%)	3 (1.6%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (6.4%)	$20,460			$2,064			$18,397	28.6	51.6	227	154
530966001635	382	Pioneer Middle School	Public	6-8	1620 Russell St	Wenatchee	98801	Chelan County	Wenatchee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 663-7171	519	37	13.9	75.0%	176 (33.9%)	4 (0.8%)	327 (63.0%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.3%)	$15,955			$1,947			$14,007	28.2	22.9	427	45
530288000467	383	Surprise Lake Middle School	Public	6-7	2001 Milton Way	Milton	98354	Pierce County	Fife School District	No	No	No	No	(253) 517-1300	667	28	23.7	56.8%	241 (36.1%)	48 (7.2%)	163 (24.4%)	58 (8.7%)	5 (0.7%)	55 (8.2%)	94 (14.1%)	$14,985			$764			$14,221	28.2	21.7	434	51
530870001508	384	Wainwright Intermediate School	Public	4-8	130 Alameda Ave	Tacoma	98466	Pierce County	Tacoma School District	No	No	No	No	(253) 571-2100	360	22	16.7	66.9%	126 (35.0%)	51 (14.2%)	69 (19.2%)	20 (5.6%)	3 (0.8%)	10 (2.8%)	80 (22.2%)	$19,693			$1,354			$18,339	27.7	32.7	352	32
530024002589	385	Stillaguamish Valley Learning Center	Public, Alternative	K-11	1215 E 5th	Arlington	98223	Snohomish County	Arlington School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 618-6440	186	7	26.5	32.3%	137 (73.7%)	2 (1.1%)	23 (12.4%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (11.3%)	$8,002			$361			$7,641	27.6	50.1	232	153
530039000068	386	Highland Middle School	Public	6-8	15027 NE Bel-Red Rd	Bellevue	98007	King County	Bellevue School District	No	No	No	Yes	(425) 456-6469	593	38	15.5	62.9%	127 (21.4%)	25 (4.2%)	301 (50.8%)	87 (14.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	49 (8.3%)	$20,054			$1,970			$18,085	27.5	34.4	341	45
530396003898	387	Kent Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual	6-12	11000 SE 264th St	Kent	98030	King County	Kent School District	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(253) 373-6881	128	9	14.7	61.7%	49 (38.3%)	19 (14.8%)	26 (20.3%)	17 (13.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.6%)	15 (11.7%)								27.4	37	326	61
530771001132	388	Licton Springs K-8	Public	PK, KG-8	3015 NW 68th St.	Seattle	98117	King County	Seattle School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(206) 743-3700	119	13	9.1	40.3%	50 (42.0%)	9 (7.6%)	17 (14.3%)	5 (4.2%)	4 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (26.1%)	$36,450			$2,304			$34,146	27			(n/a)
530294000479	389	Morris Ford Middle School	Public	6-8	1602 104th Street East	Tacoma	98445	Pierce County	Franklin Pierce School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 298-3605	820	51	16	68.4%	241 (29.4%)	69 (8.4%)	280 (34.1%)	59 (7.2%)	10 (1.2%)	47 (5.7%)	113 (13.8%)	$18,655			$1,753			$16,902	26.9	23.6	418	29
530924001555	390	Valley School	Public	K-8	3034 Huffman Road	Valley	99181	Stevens County	Valley School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 937-2413	168	18	9.5	73.2%	148 (88.1%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.8%)	$30,962			$1,747			$29,215	26.7	30.3	370	20

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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.
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Educational resources:

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

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

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.