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)
530657003735	331	Ray Reynolds Middle School	Public	6-8	9507 Burns Rd	Pasco	99301	Franklin County	Pasco School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 543-6700	1,289	64	19.9	55.4%	457 (35.5%)	17 (1.3%)	741 (57.5%)	21 (1.6%)	3 (0.2%)	6 (0.5%)	43 (3.3%)	$14,874			$1,773			$13,101	35.7	38.7	311	20
530192000297	332	Cusick Junior Senior High School	Public	6-12	305 Monumental Way	Cusick	99119	Pend Oreille County	Cusick School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 445-1125	129	13	9.6	85.3%	57 (44.2%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (13.2%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (24.8%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (17.1%)	$21,539			$3,990			$17,549	35.6	18.1	458	126
530270001901	333	Pacific Middle School	Public	6-8	2017 NE 172nd Avenue	Vancouver	98684	Clark County	Evergreen School District (Clark)	No	No	No	No	(360) 604-6500	833	43	19.5	43.9%	463 (55.6%)	27 (3.2%)	186 (22.3%)	54 (6.5%)	4 (0.5%)	17 (2.0%)	73 (8.8%)	$14,915			$2,908			$12,008	35.6	42.7	285	48
530360000561	334	Hood Canal Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	111 N State Route 106	Shelton	98584	Mason County	Hood Canal School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 877-5463	334	24	13.9	81.4%	149 (44.6%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (17.7%)	3 (0.9%)	68 (20.4%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (16.5%)	$24,253			$1,656			$22,596	35.5	19.8	444	110
530393000750	335	Horse Heaven Hills Middle School	Public	6-8	3500 South Vancouver Street	Kennewick	99337	Benton County	Kennewick School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 585-3260	850	42	20	58.7%	460 (54.1%)	15 (1.8%)	333 (39.2%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (4.5%)	$14,201			$1,032			$13,170	35.3	40	305	30
530396001142	336	Cedar Heights Middle School	Public	6-8	19640 SE 272nd Street	Covington	98042	King County	Kent School District	No	No	No	No	(253) 373-7620	914	46	19.7	53.4%	413 (45.2%)	94 (10.3%)	178 (19.5%)	108 (11.8%)	4 (0.4%)	17 (1.9%)	100 (10.9%)	$17,236			$416			$16,819	35.2	41.3	293	43
530708003737	337	Quincy Innovation Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	404 1st Ave SW	Quincy	98848	Grant County	Quincy School District	No	No	Yes	Yes	(509) 787-1678	103	4	25.7	78.6%	14 (13.6%)	0 (0.0%)	88 (85.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	$13,794			$2,633			$11,161	35.2			(n/a)
530987001673	338	Willapa Valley Middle-High	Public	6-12	22 Viking Way	Raymond	98561	Pacific County	Willapa Valley School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 942-2006	186	14	13.2	39.8%	151 (81.2%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (9.7%)	2 (1.1%)	3 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (6.5%)	$19,065			$2,277			$16,787	35	41.2	294	44
530927001570	339	Jason Lee Middle School	Public	6-8	8500 NW 9th Ave	Vancouver	98665	Clark County	Vancouver School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 313-3500	539	29	18.9	50.1%	281 (52.1%)	24 (4.5%)	132 (24.5%)	14 (2.6%)	3 (0.6%)	10 (1.9%)	74 (13.7%)	$18,464			$2,977			$15,487	34.5	34.8	337	2
530969001645	340	Centennial Middle School	Public	6-8	915 N Ella Rd	Spokane	99212	Spokane County	West Valley School District (Spokane)	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 922-5482	524	30	17.2	57.6%	394 (75.2%)	17 (3.2%)	64 (12.2%)	7 (1.3%)	3 (0.6%)	4 (0.8%)	35 (6.7%)	$15,344			$1,232			$14,112	34.5	22.8	429	89

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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.