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)
530294000481	521	Perry G Keithley Middle School	Public	6-8	12324 12th Ave S	Tacoma	98444	Pierce County	Franklin Pierce School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 298-4307	787	44	17.8	68.5%	172 (21.9%)	94 (11.9%)	278 (35.3%)	42 (5.3%)	4 (0.5%)	56 (7.1%)	127 (16.1%)	$19,165			$1,869			$17,296	7.5	8.2	517	4
530402000640	522	Kiona-Benton City Middle School	Public	6-8	913 Horne Drive	Benton City	99320	Benton County	Kiona-Benton City School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 588-2040	317	17	18.6	86.1%	302 (95.3%)	6 (1.9%)	5 (1.6%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$14,909			$1,201			$13,708	7.3	7.5	522
530825001408	523	Shaw Middle School	Public	6-8	4106 N Cook St	Spokane	99207	Spokane County	Spokane School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 354-5800	764	54	14	88.2%	424 (55.5%)	35 (4.6%)	103 (13.5%)	16 (2.1%)	11 (1.4%)	49 (6.4%)	125 (16.4%)	$21,284			$3,225			$18,059	7.3	9.2	508	15
530465003406	524	Mabton Junior Senior High	Public, Magnet	7-12	500 B St.	Mabton	98935	Yakima County	Mabton School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(509) 894-4951	367	22	16.6	96.7%	7 (1.9%)	1 (0.3%)	359 (97.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$18,914			$2,232			$16,683	6.9	2.4	539	15
530657000973	525	Stevens Middle School	Public	6-8	1120 N 22nd Avenue	Pasco	99301	Franklin County	Pasco School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 543-6798	988	57	17.3	96.7%	28 (2.8%)	5 (0.5%)	942 (95.3%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	9 (0.9%)	$16,122			$2,123			$13,999	6.8	7.5	523	2
530927002018	526	Discovery Middle School	Public	6-8	800 E 40th St	Vancouver	98663	Clark County	Vancouver School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 313-3300	548	32	17.3	78.1%	221 (40.3%)	24 (4.4%)	201 (36.7%)	11 (2.0%)	3 (0.5%)	27 (4.9%)	61 (11.1%)	$20,303			$3,209			$17,094	6.7	7.4	524	2
530948001615	527	Wapato Middle School	Public	6-8	1309 Kateri Lane	Wapato	98951	Yakima County	Wapato School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 877-2173	718	44	16.2	94.7%	10 (1.4%)	1 (0.1%)	549 (76.5%)	9 (1.3%)	131 (18.2%)	1 (0.1%)	17 (2.4%)	$16,385			$2,389			$13,996	6.5	6.9	530	3
530807001335	528	Soap Lake Middle & High School	Public	7-12	527 2nd Ave SW	Soap Lake	98851	Grant County	Soap Lake School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 246-1201	271	18	15.4	91.5%	152 (56.1%)	1 (0.4%)	113 (41.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	$18,144			$1,238			$16,907	6.2	6.9	531	3
530522003482	529	Endeavor Middle School	Public, Magnet	6-8	6527 Patton Blvd	Moses Lake	98837	Grant County	Moses Lake School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(509) 766-2690	267	16	17	95.9%	97 (36.3%)	2 (0.7%)	158 (59.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.7%)	$17,347			$1,107			$16,240	5.7	5.7	534	5
530927001577	530	Mcloughlin Middle School	Public	6-8	5802 MacArthur Blvd	Vancouver	98661	Clark County	Vancouver School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 313-3600	911	52	17.5	84.5%	294 (32.3%)	38 (4.2%)	410 (45.0%)	24 (2.6%)	5 (0.5%)	69 (7.6%)	71 (7.8%)	$17,636			$3,081			$14,555	5.7	7.2	526	4

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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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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.