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)
530777003554	371	Selah Middle School	Public	6-8	411 North First Street	Selah	98942	Yakima County	Selah School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 698-8400	909	48	18.9	61.9%	557 (61.3%)	3 (0.3%)	315 (34.7%)	4 (0.4%)	5 (0.6%)	2 (0.2%)	22 (2.4%)	$14,796			$1,225			$13,572	30.3	38.5	313	58
530816002575	372	Explorer Academy	Public, Alternative	K-12	1723 Wolves Dr	Port Orchard	98366	Kitsap County	South Kitsap School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 443-3605	290	11	27.6	47.9%	186 (64.1%)	1 (0.3%)	44 (15.2%)	6 (2.1%)	4 (1.4%)	1 (0.3%)	46 (15.9%)	$13,000			$647			$12,353	29.9	36	332	40
530126000230	373	Jenkins Junior/Senior High	Public	7-12	E. 702 Lincoln	Chewelah	99109	Stevens County	Chewelah School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 685-6800	338	20	17.1	56.8%	265 (78.4%)	1 (0.3%)	25 (7.4%)	5 (1.5%)	11 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (8.3%)	$18,003			$2,127			$15,876	29.8	46.9	254	119
530033903495	374	PRIDE Prep School	Public, Magnet, Charter	6-12	811 E. Sprague	Spokane	99202	Spokane County	PRIDE Prep Charter School District	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	(509) 389-4848	443	30	14.9	45.1%	336 (75.8%)	12 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.1%)	6 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	83 (18.7%)	$28,096			$2,231			$25,866	29.6	45.9	264	110
530285002832	375	Horizon Middle School	Public	6-8	2671 Thornton Road	Ferndale	98248	Whatcom County	Ferndale School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 383-9850	413	28	14.9	58.8%	220 (53.3%)	6 (1.5%)	99 (24.0%)	12 (2.9%)	50 (12.1%)	1 (0.2%)	24 (5.8%)	$18,399			$2,352			$16,046	29.3	31.5	364	11
530315000498	376	Grandview Middle School	Public	6-8	1401 W 2nd ST	Grandview	98930	Yakima County	Grandview School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 882-8600	845	47	17.8	91.0%	46 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	792 (93.7%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.6%)	$14,932			$1,285			$13,647	29.3	25.6	405	29
530069002284	377	Brewster Middle School	Public	6-8	422 S 7th St	Brewster	98812	Okanogan County	Brewster School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 689-2032	241	11	22.6	90.9%	17 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	218 (90.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.7%)	$15,684			$4,055			$11,628	28.9	20.3	442	65
530645002066	378	Orting Middle School	Public	6-8	111 Whitehawk Blvd NW	Orting	98360	Pierce County	Orting School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 893-3565	624	32	19.3	36.7%	419 (67.1%)	16 (2.6%)	99 (15.9%)	9 (1.4%)	3 (0.5%)	12 (1.9%)	66 (10.6%)	$15,610			$1,081			$14,529	28.8	32.3	356	22
530084000164	379	Clallam Bay High & Elementary	Public, Alternative	K-12	16-933 Hwy 112	Clallam Bay	98326	Clallam County	Cape Flattery School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 963-2324	119	11	10.8	71.4%	43 (36.1%)	1 (0.8%)	34 (28.6%)	3 (2.5%)	11 (9.2%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (22.7%)	$35,189			$1,838			$33,352	28.8	25.3	408	29
530270002510	380	Frontier Middle School	Public	6-8	7600 NE 166th Avenue	Vancouver	98682	Clark County	Evergreen School District (Clark)	No	No	No	No	(360) 604-3200	786	42	18.5	53.8%	426 (54.2%)	22 (2.8%)	201 (25.6%)	48 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.2%)	64 (8.1%)	$14,935			$2,347			$12,588	28.8	25.4	406	26

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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.