Summary:
The Mead School District in Washington has three middle schools serving grades 6–8: Mountainside Middle School, Northwood Middle School, and Highland Middle School. Together, they enroll 2,324 students, and the district ranks 51st among 238 Washington districts, placing it in the 79th statewide percentile with a four-star rating.
Highland Middle School is the strongest overall choice based on the latest academic results. It ranks 97th of 514 Washington middle schools and leads the other two schools in ELA and math, including every reported grade-level result. Its all-grades proficiency rates are 66.57% in ELA and 54.53% in math, well ahead of Mountainside and Northwood. Highland’s science result, however, is weaker at 45.65%, below both the district and state averages. It also has the lowest reported student–teacher ratio, at 17.6.
Northwood Middle School ranks second overall but is the clear science leader, with 55.70% proficiency—above both district and state results. Its main challenge is math, particularly sixth grade, where proficiency is 32.87%. Mountainside Middle School is the largest school, enrolling 824 students, but ranks third and trails the district in all three subjects. Its math performance declines from 42.25% in sixth grade to 38.79% in eighth grade, while science fell to 42.99%. Overall, math is the most common improvement need, followed by science at Mountainside and Highland.
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