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)
530867003037	511	Sierra Vista Middle School	Public	6-8	916 N. 16 Street	Sunnyside	98944	Yakima County	Sunnyside School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 836-4157	624	34	18.3	84.0%	35 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	586 (93.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	$16,308			$2,115			$14,193	8.4	8.3	516	5
530897001535	512	Toppenish Middle School	Public	6-8	104 Goldendale Avenue	Toppenish	98948	Yakima County	Toppenish School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 865-2730	860	43	20	93.5%	14 (1.6%)	1 (0.1%)	758 (88.1%)	1 (0.1%)	76 (8.8%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.0%)	$15,386			$2,292			$13,095	8.2	7.9	519	7
530927001562	513	Gaiser Middle School	Public	6-8	3000 NE 99th St	Vancouver	98665	Clark County	Vancouver School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 313-3400	763	41	18.5	69.3%	339 (44.4%)	32 (4.2%)	276 (36.2%)	28 (3.7%)	1 (0.1%)	25 (3.3%)	62 (8.1%)	$17,251			$2,363			$14,888	8.1	8.7	511	2
530825003816	514	Denny Yasuhara Middle School	Public	6-8	914 E. North Foothills Dr.	Spokane	99207	Spokane County	Spokane School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 824-8200	385	29	13.4	89.9%	202 (52.5%)	11 (2.9%)	67 (17.4%)	11 (2.9%)	8 (2.1%)	22 (5.7%)	64 (16.6%)								8	5.7	535	21
530282000452	515	Evergreen Middle School	Public	6-8	26630 40th Ave S	Kent	98031	King County	Federal Way School District	No	No	No	No	(253) 945-5100	718	39	18.2	84.0%	99 (13.8%)	129 (18.0%)	281 (39.1%)	93 (13.0%)	2 (0.3%)	37 (5.2%)	76 (10.6%)	$19,715			$2,645			$17,070	8	8.5	513	2
530354003674	516	Glacier Middle School	Public	6-8	2450 South 142nd Street	SeaTac	98168	King County	Highline School District	No	No	No	Yes	(206) 631-5300	855	41	21.1	81.3%	67 (7.8%)	72 (8.4%)	480 (56.1%)	130 (15.2%)	5 (0.6%)	33 (3.9%)	64 (7.5%)	$18,648			$1,899			$16,749	7.9	10	505	11
530309000491	517	Goldendale Middle School	Public	5-8	520 E. Collins Dr.	Goldendale	98620	Klickitat County	Goldendale School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 773-4323	262	16	16	77.9%	178 (67.9%)	2 (0.8%)	49 (18.7%)	1 (0.4%)	17 (6.5%)	1 (0.4%)	14 (5.3%)	$20,368			$1,169			$19,199	7.7	23.6	419	98
530282003610	518	Technology Access Foundation Academy at Saghalie	Public, Magnet	6-12	33914 19th Ave SW	Federal Way	98023	King County	Federal Way School District	No	Yes	No	No	(253) 945-5000	539	37	14.7	74.6%	87 (16.1%)	81 (15.0%)	193 (35.8%)	62 (11.5%)	2 (0.4%)	37 (6.9%)	74 (13.7%)	$21,636			$4,461			$17,176	7.6	14.2	477	41
530486000735	519	Totem Middle School	Public	6-8	1605 7th St	Marysville	98270	Snohomish County	Marysville School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 965-0500	555	34	16.4	71.4%	193 (34.8%)	6 (1.1%)	175 (31.5%)	15 (2.7%)	94 (16.9%)	5 (0.9%)	58 (10.5%)	$19,520			$3,149			$16,371	7.6	8.4	514	5
531011001708	520	Washington Middle School	Public	6-8	510 S 9th St	Yakima	98901	Yakima County	Yakima School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 573-2300	751	45	16.6	93.9%	27 (3.6%)	5 (0.7%)	709 (94.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (0.9%)	$17,830			$2,940			$14,890	7.6	6.5	533	13

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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.