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)
530870001507	291	Truman Middle School	Public	6-8	5801 N 35th St	Tacoma	98407	Pierce County	Tacoma School District	No	No	No	No	(253) 571-5600	417	21	20	51.1%	229 (54.9%)	31 (7.4%)	55 (13.2%)	14 (3.4%)	3 (0.7%)	5 (1.2%)	79 (18.9%)	$17,924			$1,275			$16,649	43.1	42.2	288	3
530567000838	292	Nooksack Valley Middle School	Public	6-8	404 W. Columbia St.	Everson	98276	Whatcom County	Nooksack Valley School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 966-7561	449	27	16.9	56.3%	238 (53.0%)	1 (0.2%)	158 (35.2%)	6 (1.3%)	17 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (6.5%)	$15,863			$1,068			$14,795	43	43.9	273	19
530240000337	293	College Place Middle School	Public	7-8	7501 208th St SW	Lynnwood	98036	Snohomish County	Edmonds School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 431-7451	466	24	19.5	52.8%	199 (42.7%)	56 (12.0%)	152 (32.6%)	21 (4.5%)	2 (0.4%)	10 (2.1%)	24 (5.2%)	$18,510			$956			$17,553	42.7	41.2	295	2
530141003000	294	General William H. Harrison Preparatory School	Public	6-12	9103 Lakewood Dr SW	Lakewood	98499	Pierce County	Clover Park School District	No	No	No	No	(253) 583-5418	745	39	19.1	66.8%	223 (29.9%)	67 (9.0%)	301 (40.4%)	42 (5.6%)	2 (0.3%)	16 (2.1%)	94 (12.6%)	$17,648			$1,465			$16,182	42.7	41.2	296	2
530969002685	295	West Valley City School	Public	5-8	8920 E Valleyway	Spokane	99212	Spokane County	West Valley School District (Spokane)	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 921-2836	178	7	24.5	51.1%	137 (77.0%)	1 (0.6%)	15 (8.4%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (12.9%)	$13,668			$970			$12,698	42.6	41	298	3
530024000024	296	Post Middle School	Public	6-8	1220 E. 5th St	Arlington	98223	Snohomish County	Arlington School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 618-6450	634	29	21.5	45.0%	470 (74.1%)	6 (0.9%)	92 (14.5%)	4 (0.6%)	10 (1.6%)	3 (0.5%)	48 (7.6%)	$15,569			$1,359			$14,210	42.4	46.3	259	37
530927002944	297	Thomas Jefferson Middle School	Public	6-8	3000 NW 119th St	Vancouver	98685	Clark County	Vancouver School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 313-3700	751	38	19.8	33.7%	487 (64.8%)	8 (1.1%)	128 (17.0%)	25 (3.3%)	4 (0.5%)	11 (1.5%)	83 (11.1%)	$16,936			$2,384			$14,553	41.8	42	290	7
530198000300	298	Darrington Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	1075 Fir Street	Darrington	98241	Snohomish County	Darrington School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 436-1313	364	22	16.4	66.2%	269 (73.9%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (11.8%)	4 (1.1%)	24 (6.6%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (6.6%)	$18,637			$1,891			$16,747	41.8	30.5	369	71
530117002252	299	Chehalis Middle School	Public	6-8	1060 SW 20th Street	Chehalis	98532	Lewis County	Chehalis School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 807-7230	672	32	20.6	52.7%	477 (71.0%)	8 (1.2%)	133 (19.8%)	13 (1.9%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (5.7%)	$16,380			$1,464			$14,916	41.8	40.1	304	5
530048003343	300	Liberty Middle School	Public	6-8	7319 Eustis-Hunt Rd E	Spanaway	98387	Pierce County	Bethel School District	No	No	No	No	(253) 800-6500	898	40	22.2	55.1%	330 (36.7%)	97 (10.8%)	192 (21.4%)	60 (6.7%)	6 (0.7%)	47 (5.2%)	163 (18.2%)	$16,522			$594			$15,928	41.5	34.8	338	38

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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:

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

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

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.