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)
530682001004	191	Stevens Middle School	Public	7-8	1139 W 14th St	Port Angeles	98363	Clallam County	Port Angeles School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 452-5590	492	29	16.9	59.3%	345 (70.1%)	6 (1.2%)	48 (9.8%)	4 (0.8%)	25 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (11.2%)	$17,743			$2,294			$15,448	60.2	63.9	166	25
530765002666	192	Friday Harbor Middle School	Public	6-8	85 Blair Avenue	Friday Harbor	98250	San Juan County	San Juan Island School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 378-5214	177	11	16.3	45.8%	132 (74.6%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (22.6%)	2 (1.1%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	$17,674			$873			$16,800	59.9	37	327	135
530825003502	193	Spokane Public Montessori	Public	PK, KG-8	1300 West Knox Ave.	Spokane	99205	Spokane County	Spokane School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 354-6404	384	21	18.4	34.4%	308 (80.2%)	2 (0.5%)	23 (6.0%)	5 (1.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (11.2%)	$16,219			$1,330			$14,890	59.8	68.9	147	46
530078000156	194	Edison Elementary	Public	K-8	5801 Main St	Bow	98232	Skagit County	Burlington-Edison School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 757-3375	384	24	16.3	41.1%	306 (79.7%)	9 (2.3%)	56 (14.6%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	9 (2.3%)	$19,282			$2,813			$16,468	59.7	64	164	30
530108002056	195	Ridgetop Middle School	Public	6-8	10600 Hillsboro Dr	Silverdale	98383	Kitsap County	Central Kitsap School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 662-2900	737	36	20.7	37.9%	400 (54.3%)	25 (3.4%)	111 (15.1%)	44 (6.0%)	4 (0.5%)	22 (3.0%)	128 (17.4%)	$15,605			$682			$14,923	59.7	70	138	57
530954001892	196	Jemtegaard Middle School	Public	6-8	35300 SE Evergreen Hwy	Washougal	98671	Clark County	Washougal School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 954-3400	433	22	19.7	45.7%	322 (74.4%)	5 (1.2%)	70 (16.2%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (7.4%)	$16,239			$2,105			$14,135	59.6	52.1	224	28
530927003415	197	Vancouver iTech Preparatory	Public, Magnet	6-12	16100 NE 50th Avenue	Vancouver	98686	Clark County	Vancouver School District	No	Yes	No	No	(360) 313-5200	599	28	21.3	34.2%	378 (63.1%)	14 (2.3%)	104 (17.4%)	29 (4.8%)	7 (1.2%)	6 (1.0%)	53 (8.8%)	$15,454			$2,168			$13,286	59.3	75.7	111	86
530822001360	198	Southside Elementary	Public	K-7	161 SE Collier Rd	Shelton	98584	Mason County	Southside School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 426-8437	211	15	14.3	50.7%	151 (71.6%)	1 (0.5%)	32 (15.2%)	1 (0.5%)	7 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (9.0%)	$18,437			$1,233			$17,204	59.2	54.2	213	15
530513002761	199	Hidden River Middle School	Public	6-8	9224 Paradise Lake Rd.	Snohomish	98296	Snohomish County	Monroe School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 804-4100	298	18	16.9	37.2%	198 (66.4%)	2 (0.7%)	63 (21.1%)	7 (2.3%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (7.7%)	$18,008			$1,196			$16,811	58.9	50.6	231	32
530594000901	200	North Whidbey Middle School	Public	7-8	67 NE Izett St.	Oak Harbor	98277	Island County	Oak Harbor School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 279-5500	735	43	16.9	44.2%	403 (54.8%)	35 (4.8%)	152 (20.7%)	46 (6.3%)	4 (0.5%)	8 (1.1%)	87 (11.8%)	$16,611			$1,225			$15,387	58.4	60.4	183	17

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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.