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)
531014003068	211	Ridgeline Middle School	Public	6-8	10605 Carter St SE	Yelm	98597	Thurston County	Yelm School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 458-1100	578	34	17	46.9%	365 (63.1%)	10 (1.7%)	105 (18.2%)	6 (1.0%)	4 (0.7%)	6 (1.0%)	81 (14.0%)	$16,403			$1,653			$14,750	55.7	59	191	20
530034703723	212	Catalyst Public Schools	Public, Charter	K-8	1305 Ironsides Ave	Bremerton	98310	Kitsap County	Catalyst Public Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(360) 207-0229	483	33	14.7	46.6%	290 (60.0%)	38 (7.9%)	80 (16.6%)	19 (3.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	54 (11.2%)	$15,790			$826			$14,964	55.6	57.5	196	16
530747001118	213	Rochester Middle School	Public	6-8	9937 Highway 12 SW	Rochester	98579	Thurston County	Rochester School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 273-5958	494	28	17.7	57.5%	291 (58.9%)	1 (0.2%)	144 (29.1%)	4 (0.8%)	11 (2.2%)	2 (0.4%)	40 (8.1%)	$18,647			$2,185			$16,463	55.5	47.3	250	37
530033703539	214	Spokane International Academy	Public, Magnet, Charter, Alternative	K-10	777 E Magnesium Rd	Spokane	99208	Spokane County	Spokane International Academy	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	(509) 209-8730	754	53	14.1	58.0%	458 (60.7%)	34 (4.5%)	104 (13.8%)	33 (4.4%)	6 (0.8%)	8 (1.1%)	111 (14.7%)	$16,599			$1,133			$15,467	55.4	50	234	20
530048003158	215	Cougar Mountain Middle School	Public	6-8	5108 260th St. East	Graham	98338	Pierce County	Bethel School District	No	No	No	No	(253) 800-8000	605	29	20.7	52.4%	374 (61.8%)	12 (2.0%)	104 (17.2%)	13 (2.1%)	5 (0.8%)	9 (1.5%)	87 (14.4%)	$18,226			$572			$17,655	55.2	47.3	251	36
530285000463	216	Vista Middle School	Public	6-8	6051 Vista Drive	Ferndale	98248	Whatcom County	Ferndale School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 383-9370	536	34	15.6	58.2%	278 (51.9%)	10 (1.9%)	133 (24.8%)	25 (4.7%)	37 (6.9%)	3 (0.6%)	50 (9.3%)	$17,812			$2,310			$15,501	55.2	56.4	201	15
530696001178	217	Doris Stahl Junior High	Public	6-10	9610 168th St E	Puyallup	98375	Pierce County	Puyallup School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 840-8881	913	42	21.9	48.0%	369 (40.4%)	84 (9.2%)	197 (21.6%)	72 (7.9%)	5 (0.5%)	36 (3.9%)	149 (16.3%)	$14,991			$1,282			$13,709	55	47.3	252	35
530657003547	218	Internet Pasco Academy of Learning	Public	K-8	2803 N Road 88	Pasco	99301	Franklin County	Pasco School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 543-6765	52	7	7.4	61.5%	23 (44.2%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (51.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.9%)	1 (1.9%)	$19,622			$10,883			$8,739	54.7	29.4	383	165
530028000028	219	Asotin Junior Senior High	Public	6-12	215 Second Street	Asotin	99402	Asotin County	Asotin-Anatone School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 243-4151	306	19	16.1	32.0%	267 (87.3%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.9%)	2 (0.7%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (7.5%)	$15,678			$730			$14,948	54.7	40.5	300	81
530038000054	220	Pleasant Valley Middle	Public	5-8	14320 NE 50th Ave	Vancouver	98686	Clark County	Battle Ground School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 885-5500	391	26	15	47.1%	249 (63.7%)	12 (3.1%)	82 (21.0%)	12 (3.1%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (1.5%)	29 (7.4%)	$17,030			$1,495			$15,535	54.6	56.8	199	21

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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.