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)
530579000860	401	Hawkins Middle School	Public	6-8	300 E. Campus Dr.	Belfair	98528	Mason County	North Mason School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 277-2302	470	27	17.3	53.2%	272 (57.9%)	5 (1.1%)	143 (30.4%)	3 (0.6%)	3 (0.6%)	4 (0.9%)	40 (8.5%)	$14,585			$1,392			$13,193	25.5	28.8	386	15
530622003307	402	Washington Virtual Academy Omak Middle School	Public, Virtual	6-8	619 West Bartlett Ave.	Omak	98841	Okanogan County	Omak School District	No	No	Yes	No	(509) 826-7681	1,192	42	28.2	61.7%	664 (55.7%)	101 (8.5%)	191 (16.0%)	52 (4.4%)	7 (0.6%)	24 (2.0%)	127 (10.7%)	$11,403			$911			$10,492	25.4	30.1	375	27
530540000810	403	La Venture Middle School	Public	6-8	1200 LaVenture Rd	Mount Vernon	98273	Skagit County	Mount Vernon School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 428-6116	680	37	18.2	75.3%	188 (27.6%)	7 (1.0%)	452 (66.5%)	17 (2.5%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	12 (1.8%)	$18,949			$1,858			$17,091	25.3	21.9	432	29
530282000442	404	Lakota Middle School	Public	6-8	1415 SW 314th St	Federal Way	98023	King County	Federal Way School District	No	No	No	No	(253) 945-4800	618	32	19.2	70.6%	136 (22.0%)	87 (14.1%)	216 (35.0%)	49 (7.9%)	8 (1.3%)	28 (4.5%)	94 (15.2%)	$20,304			$2,325			$17,979	25.1	24	416	12
530606000911	405	Hilltop Elementary School	Public	6-8	314 Brumbach St NE	Ilwaco	98624	Pacific County	Ocean Beach School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 642-1234	215	13	17	71.6%	149 (69.3%)	4 (1.9%)	44 (20.5%)	2 (0.9%)	2 (0.9%)	1 (0.5%)	13 (6.0%)	$17,643			$1,417			$16,226	25.1	23.5	421	16
530006000013	406	Adna Middle/High School	Public	6-12	121 Adna School Rd.	Chehalis	98532	Lewis County	Adna School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 748-8552	378	17	22.7	28.0%	329 (87.0%)	6 (1.6%)	31 (8.2%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.3%)	$16,821			$1,322			$15,499	24.6	23	424	18
530870001454	407	Baker Middle School	Public	6-8	8001 So J Street	Tacoma	98408	Pierce County	Tacoma School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 571-5000	647	37	17.3	79.8%	111 (17.2%)	93 (14.4%)	198 (30.6%)	81 (12.5%)	10 (1.5%)	44 (6.8%)	108 (16.7%)	$18,183			$1,774			$16,409	24.6	18.6	454	47
530738003418	408	Lind Ritzville Middle School	Public	6-8	507 North E Stree	Lind	99341	Adams County	Ritzville School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 677-3408	96	1	72.1	45.8%	76 (79.2%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (17.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.1%)	$9,949			$898			$9,051	24.4	23.4	422	14
530657000967	409	Mcloughlin Middle School	Public	6-8	2803 N Road 88	Pasco	99301	Franklin County	Pasco School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 547-4542	1,087	58	18.8	66.1%	363 (33.4%)	13 (1.2%)	645 (59.3%)	19 (1.7%)	3 (0.3%)	4 (0.4%)	39 (3.6%)	$16,186			$1,922			$14,264	24.3	26.4	404	5
530282000456	410	Woodmont K-8 School	Public	K-8	26454 16th Av S	Des Moines	98198	King County	Federal Way School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 945-4500	407	25	16.2	67.1%	93 (22.9%)	57 (14.0%)	132 (32.4%)	64 (15.7%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (6.1%)	35 (8.6%)	$19,755			$2,220			$17,535	24.2	42.5	287	123

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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.
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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.