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)
530657002936	531	Ellen Ochoa Middle School	Public	6-8	1801 E Sheppard St	Pasco	99301	Franklin County	Pasco School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 543-6742	859	46	18.6	95.0%	22 (2.6%)	6 (0.7%)	799 (93.0%)	23 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.0%)	$16,183			$2,127			$14,057	5.3	5.1	536	5
530396002986	532	Mill Creek Middle School	Public	6-8	620 Central Ave N	Kent	98032	King County	Kent School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 373-7446	819	45	18	73.7%	79 (9.6%)	149 (18.2%)	358 (43.7%)	119 (14.5%)	4 (0.5%)	59 (7.2%)	51 (6.2%)	$17,236			$948			$16,288	5.1	9.6	506	26
530141000263	533	Lochburn Middle School	Public	6-8	5431 Steilacoom Blvd SW	Lakewood	98499	Pierce County	Clover Park School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 583-5420	467	31	15	90.1%	71 (15.2%)	68 (14.6%)	192 (41.1%)	16 (3.4%)	1 (0.2%)	42 (9.0%)	77 (16.5%)	$20,156			$2,298			$17,857	3.9	7.2	525	8
530622001912	534	Omak Middle School	Public	6-8	14 S Cedar	Omak	98841	Okanogan County	Omak School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 826-2320	339	23	14.5	78.2%	128 (37.8%)	2 (0.6%)	119 (35.1%)	4 (1.2%)	53 (15.6%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (9.7%)	$17,978			$2,013			$15,965	3.9	4.2	537	3
530528001851	535	Mount Adams Middle School	Public	7-8	541 Signal Peak Road	White Swan	98952	Yakima County	Mount Adams School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 874-2324	141	7	20	100.0%	3 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (41.1%)	0 (0.0%)	73 (51.8%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (5.0%)	$21,388			$3,448			$17,940	3.3	2.6	538	3

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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:

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

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

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.