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)
530282002964	491	Sequoyah Middle School	Public	6-8	3425 S 360th ST	Auburn	98001	King County	Federal Way School District	No	No	No	No	(253) 945-3670	535	29	18.4	81.3%	140 (26.2%)	89 (16.6%)	139 (26.0%)	69 (12.9%)	3 (0.6%)	27 (5.0%)	67 (12.5%)	$19,971			$2,761			$17,210	11.9	11.1	495	4
530939002492	492	Preston Hall Middle School	Public	6-8	605 Main Street	Waitsburg	99361	Walla Walla County	Waitsburg School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 337-9474	76	5	14	56.6%	62 (81.6%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (14.5%)	1 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.6%)	$16,950			$1,055			$15,895	11.8	24.8	411	81
530648000956	493	McFarland Middle School	Public	6-8	790 S 10th Ave	Othello	99344	Adams County	Othello School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 488-3326	720	39	18.4	85.6%	52 (7.2%)	4 (0.6%)	654 (90.8%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.8%)	$14,950			$1,328			$13,622	11.6	10.2	503	10
530270000415	494	Covington Middle School	Public	6-8	11200 NE Rosewood Rd	Vancouver	98662	Clark County	Evergreen School District (Clark)	No	No	No	No	(360) 604-6300	868	48	18	72.8%	389 (44.8%)	37 (4.3%)	274 (31.6%)	39 (4.5%)	4 (0.5%)	37 (4.3%)	80 (9.2%)	$16,419			$2,355			$14,064	11.6	8	518	24
530354000543	495	Pacific Middle School	Public	6-8	22705 24th Ave S	Des Moines	98198	King County	Highline School District	No	No	No	Yes	(206) 631-5800	651	31	21	80.8%	100 (15.4%)	124 (19.0%)	254 (39.0%)	78 (12.0%)	3 (0.5%)	25 (3.8%)	65 (10.0%)	$18,700			$1,788			$16,911	11.6	15.1	472	23
530048002200	496	Challenger High School	Public	7-12	18117 A Street South	Spanaway	98387	Pierce County	Bethel School District	No	No	No	No	(253) 800-6800	271	19	14.2	65.7%	150 (55.4%)	17 (6.3%)	57 (21.0%)	7 (2.6%)	2 (0.7%)	4 (1.5%)	33 (12.2%)	$22,217			$550			$21,666	11.4	6.9	529	33
530540002585	497	Mount Baker Middle School	Public	6-8	2310 E Section St	Mount Vernon	98274	Skagit County	Mount Vernon School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 428-6127	628	40	15.8	72.9%	211 (33.6%)	7 (1.1%)	359 (57.2%)	16 (2.5%)	3 (0.5%)	10 (1.6%)	22 (3.5%)	$19,565			$1,769			$17,796	11.1	11.2	494	3
531011002609	498	K-8 Learning Lab	Public	1-8	610 N. 39th Avenue	Yakima	98902	Yakima County	Yakima School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 573-1080	126	0		84.9%	31 (24.6%)	1 (0.8%)	88 (69.8%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (4.0%)	$14,091			$3,312			$10,779	10.9	6.6	532	34
530951001620	499	Warden Middle School	Public	6-8	101 W Beck Way	Warden	98857	Grant County	Warden School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 349-2902	217	13	16.8	88.5%	43 (19.8%)	0 (0.0%)	171 (78.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.4%)	$17,294			$3,437			$13,857	10.8	12.6	486	13
530825003815	500	Spokane Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	PK, KG-12	2904 E Sprague Av	Spokane	99202	Spokane County	Spokane School District	No	No	Yes	No	(509) 354-7545	327	12	28.4	70.0%	223 (68.2%)	10 (3.1%)	35 (10.7%)	4 (1.2%)	7 (2.1%)	1 (0.3%)	45 (13.8%)	$10,540			$7,302			$3,238	10.8	18.7	452	48

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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:

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

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.