Best Middle Schools in Washington for African American Students

Check out our new feature available only on SchoolDigger: rankings for different groups of students in Washington!

Every year, the Washington Office of Superindentent of Public Instruction shares test results for various student groups in each school. We use these results to find out which schools do best for each group and list them from the best to the worst.

Additionally, we also compare the performance of the subgroup to the performance of the school as a whole. This makes it easy to see if, for example, African American students are overperforming or underperforming their peers in each school.

Year after year, SchoolDigger is always the first to publish Washington test scores and rankings. Other sites use stale test score data that are several years old! Be in the know with the very latest performance metrics.

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 (African American vs All Students - 2024)
ID	Rank (of 90)	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	Statewide Rank Percentile (African American)	Statewide Rank Percentile (All Students)	Rank Percentile Difference from All Students	SchoolDigger Rating (African American)	SchoolDigger Rating (All Students)
530918001550	1	Narrows View Intermediate	Public	5-7	7813 44th St W	University Place	98466	Pierce County	University Place School District	No	No	No	No	(253) 566-5630	696	36	19.5	43.2%	325 (46.7%)	72 (10.3%)	98 (14.1%)	71 (10.2%)	1 (0.1%)	16 (2.3%)	111 (15.9%)	$14,522			$833			$13,689	98.9%	95.0%	3.94%
530267002253	2	Heatherwood Middle School	Public	6-8	1419 Trillium Blvd. SE	Mill Creek	98012	Snohomish County	Everett School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 385-6300	1,010	45	22.4	36.2%	429 (42.5%)	40 (4.0%)	175 (17.3%)	275 (27.2%)	2 (0.2%)	5 (0.5%)	83 (8.2%)	$16,498			$1,463			$15,036	97.8%	91.0%	6.75%
530267000393	3	Eisenhower Middle School	Public	6-8	10200 25th Ave. SE	Everett	98208	Snohomish County	Everett School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 385-7500	874	38	22.7	57.8%	386 (44.2%)	62 (7.1%)	178 (20.4%)	141 (16.1%)	3 (0.3%)	10 (1.1%)	92 (10.5%)	$17,160			$1,738			$15,422	96.7%	73.1%	23.58%
530876002979	4	Summit Trail Middle School	Public	6-8	25600 SE Summit Landsburg Rd	Ravensdale	98051	King County	Tahoma School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 413-5600	1,113	51	21.8	15.3%	719 (64.6%)	36 (3.2%)	116 (10.4%)	146 (13.1%)	4 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	90 (8.1%)	$14,599			$331			$14,268	95.6%	91.4%	4.15%
530420001906	5	North Lake Middle School	Public	6-7	2202 123rd Ave NE	Lake Stevens	98258	Snohomish County	Lake Stevens School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 335-1530	811	41	19.9	30.1%	496 (61.2%)	39 (4.8%)	137 (16.9%)	54 (6.7%)	3 (0.4%)	6 (0.7%)	76 (9.4%)	$15,633			$217			$15,416	94.4%	78.7%	15.75%
530420003190	6	Cavelero Mid High School	Public, Alternative	8-9	8220 24th St SE	Lake Stevens	98258	Snohomish County	Lake Stevens School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 335-1630	1,455	72	20.1	32.9%	876 (60.2%)	57 (3.9%)	261 (17.9%)	94 (6.5%)	8 (0.5%)	7 (0.5%)	152 (10.4%)	$15,076			$220			$14,857	93.3%	62.1%	31.28%
530033503533	7	Rainier Prep	Public, Charter	5-8	10211 12th Ave S	Seattle	98168	King County	Rainier Prep Charter School District	Yes	No	No	Yes	(206) 494-5979	333	23	14.4	68.8%	17 (5.1%)	179 (53.8%)	91 (27.3%)	24 (7.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	19 (5.7%)	$16,947			$805			$16,142	92.2%	77.6%	14.65%
530696001032	8	Kalles Junior High	Public	7-9	501 7th Ave SE	Puyallup	98372	Pierce County	Puyallup School District	No	No	No	No	(253) 841-8729	799	36	22	43.1%	420 (52.6%)	39 (4.9%)	151 (18.9%)	69 (8.6%)	7 (0.9%)	15 (1.9%)	95 (11.9%)	$15,604			$1,047			$14,557	91.1%	72.0%	19.15%
530591000480	9	Skyview Middle School	Public	6-8	21404 35 Av SE	Bothell	98021	Snohomish County	Northshore School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 408-6800	1,158	54	21.2	18.4%	350 (30.2%)	29 (2.5%)	124 (10.7%)	566 (48.9%)	7 (0.6%)	5 (0.4%)	72 (6.2%)	$15,424			$555			$14,870	90.0%	89.9%	0.09%
530846001431	10	Pioneer Middle	Public	6-8	1750 Bob's Hollow Ln	Dupont	98327	Pierce County	Steilacoom Hist. School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 583-7200	746	37	20.4	32.0%	334 (44.8%)	50 (6.7%)	181 (24.3%)	52 (7.0%)	6 (0.8%)	12 (1.6%)	111 (14.9%)	$16,049			$1,204			$14,845	88.9%	76.3%	12.63%

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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:

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

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

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.