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)
530573000850	461	Robert L Olds Junior High School	Public	7-8	1100 W. Clark St.	Connell	99326	Franklin County	North Franklin School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 234-3931	309	20	15.1	83.2%	84 (27.2%)	0 (0.0%)	217 (70.2%)	4 (1.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	$17,051			$2,499			$14,552	17.4	15.7	469	8
530726002949	462	Republic Junior High	Public	7-8	30306 E Highway 20	Republic	99166	Ferry County	Republic School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 775-3327	65	4	15.4	73.8%	54 (83.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (10.8%)	$21,738			$468			$21,270	17.1	36.5	330	132
530393000603	463	Highlands Middle School	Public	6-8	425 South Tweedt Street	Kennewick	99336	Benton County	Kennewick School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 222-6700	723	44	16.3	75.8%	270 (37.3%)	12 (1.7%)	404 (55.9%)	6 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.8%)	24 (3.3%)	$15,877			$1,711			$14,166	16.9	14.7	475	12
530687003808	464	Prescott Middle School	Public	6-8	207 S. A Street	Prescott	99348	Walla Walla County	Prescott School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 849-2217	36	5	6.8	80.6%	7 (19.4%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (77.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.8%)	$12,731			$596			$12,135	15.8	29.9	377	87
530270000428	465	Wyeast Middle School	Public	6-8	1112 SE 136th Avenue	Vancouver	98683	Clark County	Evergreen School District (Clark)	No	No	No	No	(360) 604-6400	744	41	17.9	62.4%	320 (43.0%)	25 (3.4%)	275 (37.0%)	23 (3.1%)	3 (0.4%)	22 (3.0%)	69 (9.3%)	$16,607			$3,307			$13,300	15.8	15.8	468	3
530066001144	466	Mountain View Middle School	Public	6-8	2400 Perry Avenue	Bremerton	98310	Kitsap County	Bremerton School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 473-0600	811	47	17.1	64.1%	347 (42.8%)	33 (4.1%)	240 (29.6%)	32 (3.9%)	8 (1.0%)	17 (2.1%)	134 (16.5%)	$18,198			$1,884			$16,314	15.8	13.9	482	16
530771002231	467	Orca K-8 School	Public	K-8	5215 46 Ave S	Seattle	98118	King County	Seattle School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(206) 252-6900	355	23	15.3	47.0%	121 (34.1%)	115 (32.4%)	46 (13.0%)	23 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	42 (11.8%)	$20,649			$1,976			$18,673	15.6	20	443	24
530282000437	468	Illahee Middle School	Public	5-8	36001 1st AVE S	Federal Way	98003	King County	Federal Way School District	No	No	No	No	(253) 945-4600	622	38	16.3	77.5%	103 (16.6%)	139 (22.3%)	179 (28.8%)	66 (10.6%)	2 (0.3%)	61 (9.8%)	71 (11.4%)	$21,192			$2,876			$18,317	15.3	11	497	29
530813001342	469	Showalter Middle School	Public	6-8	4628 S 144th St	Seattle	98168	King County	Tukwila School District	No	No	No	Yes	(206) 901-7800	600	34	17.7	85.0%	50 (8.3%)	113 (18.8%)	222 (37.0%)	155 (25.8%)	4 (0.7%)	20 (3.3%)	36 (6.0%)	$20,551			$2,947			$17,604	14.3	10.5	501	32
530927002943	470	Vancouver Home Connection	Public, Alternative	K-12	6450 MacArthur Blvd	Vancouver	98661	Clark County	Vancouver School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 313-4990	152	11	13.4	47.4%	99 (65.1%)	4 (2.6%)	24 (15.8%)	3 (2.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (13.8%)	$35,520			$1,425			$34,096	14.2	32.3	355	115

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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:

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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.