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)
530981001666	221	Wayne M Henkle Middle School	Public	7-8	480 NW Loop Road	White Salmon	98672	Klickitat County	White Salmon Valley School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 493-1502	178	8	22.7	46.1%	109 (61.2%)	1 (0.6%)	57 (32.0%)	2 (1.1%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	7 (3.9%)	$17,351			$1,162			$16,189	54.6	49.7	236	15
530735003811	222	Wisdom Ridge Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	5645 S 11th St STE A101	Ridgefield	98642	Clark County	Ridgefield School District	No	No	Yes	No	(360) 295-8500	132	5	26.4	32.6%	94 (71.2%)	1 (0.8%)	24 (18.2%)	1 (0.8%)	2 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (7.6%)	$9,077			$309			$8,768	54.5	45.3	270	48
530696001024	223	Edgemont Junior High	Public	6-9	2300 110th Ave E	Edgewood	98372	Pierce County	Puyallup School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 841-8727	546	26	20.8	43.4%	270 (49.5%)	34 (6.2%)	81 (14.8%)	51 (9.3%)	1 (0.2%)	31 (5.7%)	77 (14.1%)	$16,953			$933			$16,020	54	45.8	266	43
530723001079	224	McKnight Middle School	Public	6-8	1200 Edmonds Ave NE	Renton	98056	King County	Renton School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 204-3600	824	44	18.8	50.6%	195 (23.7%)	64 (7.8%)	262 (31.8%)	215 (26.1%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.6%)	83 (10.1%)	$16,714			$1,061			$15,653	54	44	272	48
530516000780	225	Montesano Junior-Senior High	Public	7-12	303 North Church	Montesano	98563	Grays Harbor County	Montesano School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 249-4041	702	34	20.3	39.0%	546 (77.8%)	2 (0.3%)	80 (11.4%)	10 (1.4%)	8 (1.1%)	2 (0.3%)	53 (7.5%)	$16,251			$1,100			$15,151	53.9	46.5	256	31
530261000387	226	Ephrata Middle School	Public	7-8	384 A St SE	Ephrata	98823	Grant County	Ephrata School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 754-4659	453	24	18.5	61.4%	229 (50.6%)	1 (0.2%)	195 (43.0%)	6 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.6%)	$15,451			$1,468			$13,983	53.8	59.3	188	38
530034303611	227	Summit Public School: Atlas	Public, Charter	6-12	9601 35th Avenue SW	Seattle	98126	King County	Summit Public School: Atlas	Yes	No	No	Yes	(206) 307-7645	545	29	18.7	46.4%	197 (36.1%)	136 (25.0%)	88 (16.1%)	31 (5.7%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	64 (11.7%)	$19,077			$3,153			$15,924	53.8	49	242	15
530744001114	228	Riverside Middle School	Public	6-8	3814 E. Deer Park/Milan Rd.	Chattaroy	99003	Spokane County	Riverside School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 464-8450	336	19	17.5	57.7%	290 (86.3%)	3 (0.9%)	24 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.2%)	$15,991			$718			$15,273	53.8	46.5	257	29
530696001865	229	Ferrucci Junior High	Public	7-9	3213 Wildwood Pk Dr	Puyallup	98374	Pierce County	Puyallup School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 841-8756	828	41	20.3	51.9%	412 (49.8%)	33 (4.0%)	179 (21.6%)	58 (7.0%)	14 (1.7%)	26 (3.1%)	101 (12.2%)	$15,897			$1,182			$14,716	53.7	53.2	220	9
530684001305	230	Blue Heron Middle School	Public	6-8	3939 San Juan Ave	Port Townsend	98368	Jefferson County	Port Townsend School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 379-4540	222	18	12.5	52.7%	165 (74.3%)	4 (1.8%)	24 (10.8%)	8 (3.6%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (9.0%)	$19,882			$3,071			$16,812	53.5	52.2	223	7

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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.

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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.