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)
530972001653	181	West Valley Mid-Level Campus	Public	6-8	7505 Zier Rd	Yakima	98908	Yakima County	West Valley School District (Yakima)	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 972-5800	1,165	62	18.8	59.2%	617 (53.0%)	7 (0.6%)	474 (40.7%)	24 (2.1%)	7 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (3.1%)	$14,814			$985			$13,829	62.4	60	185	4
530038002857	182	Homelink River	Public, Alternative	K-12	610a SW Eaton Blvd.	Battle Ground	98604	Clark County	Battle Ground School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 334-8200	921	39	23.6	34.9%	748 (81.2%)	10 (1.1%)	76 (8.3%)	13 (1.4%)	7 (0.8%)	5 (0.5%)	59 (6.4%)	$12,398			$620			$11,778	62.1	64.8	161	21
530588000873	183	Northport Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	404 10th Street	Northport	99157	Stevens County	Northport School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 732-4441	114	9	12.3	74.6%	88 (77.2%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (14.0%)	4 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (5.3%)	$24,277			$3,329			$20,948	62	46.2	261	78
530513002675	184	Sky Valley Education Center	Public, Alternative	K-12	351 Short Columbia St.	Monroe	98272	Snohomish County	Monroe School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 804-2700	887	31	28.3	20.9%	700 (78.9%)	7 (0.8%)	88 (9.9%)	6 (0.7%)	8 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	74 (8.3%)	$12,152			$581			$11,570	61.7	69.2	143	41
530732002504	185	Enterprise Middle School	Public	6-8	5200 Paradise Way	West Richland	99353	Benton County	Richland School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 967-6200	712	38	18.8	35.4%	510 (71.6%)	4 (0.6%)	135 (19.0%)	22 (3.1%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (5.2%)	$16,481			$1,253			$15,228	61.7	65.4	158	27
530660000975	186	Pateros High School	Public	7-12	344 W Beach St	Pateros	98846	Okanogan County	Pateros School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 923-2343	110	8	13	69.1%	38 (34.5%)	1 (0.9%)	64 (58.2%)	2 (1.8%)	3 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$21,806			$1,786			$20,020	61.6	42.5	286	100
530300000487	187	Garfield Middle School	Public	6-8	810 N Third Street	Garfield	99130	Whitman County	Garfield School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 878-1921	28	5	5.4	50.0%	27 (96.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$42,684			$1,546			$41,138	61.1	69.5	141	46
530252000373	188	Endicott/St John Elementary and Middle	Public	PK, KG-8	308 School Drive	Endicott	99125	Whitman County	Endicott School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 657-3523	93	12	7.9	66.7%	81 (87.1%)	2 (2.2%)	7 (7.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.2%)	$38,543			$1,262			$37,281	61	36.8	329	141
530039003883	189	Bellevue Digital Discovery	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	12011 NE 1st Street	Bellevue	98005	King County	Bellevue School District	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(425) 456-4045	190	4	47.5	16.3%	63 (33.2%)	19 (10.0%)	33 (17.4%)	35 (18.4%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (20.0%)								60.9			(n/a)
530420000652	190	Lake Stevens Middle School	Public	6-7	1031 91st Ave SE	Lake Stevens	98258	Snohomish County	Lake Stevens School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 335-1544	710	38	18.6	34.2%	409 (57.6%)	30 (4.2%)	131 (18.5%)	67 (9.4%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.7%)	66 (9.3%)	$18,119			$899			$17,220	60.8	61.8	179	11

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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.