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)
530150000277	261	Colton School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	706 Union	Colton	99113	Whitman County	Colton School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 229-3386	155	15	10.2	30.3%	147 (94.8%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.3%)	$24,350			$2,038			$22,313	47.7			(n/a)
531014001717	262	Yelm Middle School	Public	6-8	402 Yelm Ave. W	Yelm	98597	Thurston County	Yelm School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 458-3600	683	35	19.5	52.9%	408 (59.7%)	12 (1.8%)	133 (19.5%)	16 (2.3%)	15 (2.2%)	16 (2.3%)	68 (10.0%)	$15,235			$1,130			$14,106	47.6	50	233	29
530035203807	263	Pinnacles Prep Charter School	Public, Charter	6-9	504 S. Chelan Ave.	Wenatchee	98801	Chelan County	Pinnacles Prep Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(805) 669-8801	221	14	15.9	58.4%	133 (60.2%)	2 (0.9%)	75 (33.9%)	2 (0.9%)	4 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.3%)	$22,429			$2,576			$19,852	47.6	35.7	335	72
530447000705	264	Monticello Middle School	Public	6-8	1225 28th Avenue	Longview	98632	Cowlitz County	Longview School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 575-7040	474	28	17	79.3%	280 (59.1%)	6 (1.3%)	120 (25.3%)	18 (3.8%)	5 (1.1%)	13 (2.7%)	32 (6.8%)	$16,092			$1,960			$14,132	47.2	43.3	278	14
530669001863	265	Key Peninsula Middle School	Public	6-8	5510 Key Peninsula Hwy N	Lakebay	98349	Pierce County	Peninsula School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 530-4200	462	25	18.3	42.9%	352 (76.2%)	2 (0.4%)	54 (11.7%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	48 (10.4%)	$18,320			$1,055			$17,264	47	42.1	289	24
530855001439	266	Sultan Middle School	Public	6-8	301 High Ave.	Sultan	98294	Snohomish County	Sultan School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 793-9850	417	24	17.7	56.8%	253 (60.7%)	16 (3.8%)	119 (28.5%)	8 (1.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (4.6%)	$16,952			$1,082			$15,871	46.8	37.3	321	55
530711001057	267	Rainier Middle School	Public	6-8	202 2nd St. W	Rainier	98576	Thurston County	Rainier School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 446-2206	240	12	19.6	49.6%	198 (82.5%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (8.3%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.3%)	1 (0.4%)	17 (7.1%)	$14,489			$444			$14,045	46.6	45.7	268	1
530267000399	268	North Middle School	Public	6-8	2514 Rainier Ave.	Everett	98201	Snohomish County	Everett School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 385-4800	678	34	19.8	63.0%	300 (44.2%)	44 (6.5%)	178 (26.3%)	28 (4.1%)	4 (0.6%)	38 (5.6%)	84 (12.4%)	$19,236			$1,971			$17,265	46.6	48.4	246	22
530246000367	269	Morgan Middle School	Public	6-8	400 E First	Ellensburg	98926	Kittitas County	Ellensburg School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 925-8200	773	39	19.6	45.9%	531 (68.7%)	7 (0.9%)	186 (24.1%)	15 (1.9%)	3 (0.4%)	3 (0.4%)	28 (3.6%)	$13,092			$1,142			$11,950	46.5	37.3	322	53
530462000721	270	Lynden Middle School	Public	6-8	8750 Line Rd	Lynden	98264	Whatcom County	Lynden School District	No	No	No	Yes	(206) 354-2952	705	37	19.2	42.4%	404 (57.3%)	8 (1.1%)	221 (31.3%)	31 (4.4%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	36 (5.1%)	$17,237			$818			$16,419	45.9	51.4	228	42

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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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Educational resources:

Public School Districts and Their Services: A Comprehensive Guide

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

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.