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 Wednesday, September 10, 2025.

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School														Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)							Ranking (2025 vs 2024)					ID
Rank (of 534)	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 (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Rank (2024)	Rank Change from 2024	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	ID
121	Saratoga School	Public, Alternative	K-12	7600 272nd St NW	Stanwood	98292	Snohomish County	Stanwood-Camano School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 629-1372	218	5	40.3	29.4%	181 (83.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (9.6%)	1 (0.5%)	6 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.7%)	$11,850			$391			$11,460	72.4	78.4	96	25		530834003011
122	Finn Hill Middle School	Public	6-8	8040 NE 132nd ST	Kirkland	98034	King County	Lake Washington School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 936-2340	664	34	19.5	23.3%	373 (56.2%)	26 (3.9%)	98 (14.8%)	81 (12.2%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	78 (11.7%)	$17,677			$851			$16,826	72.3	73.8	119	3		530423000663
123	Selkirk Middle School	Public	6-8	10372 Highway 31	Ione	99139	Pend Oreille County	Selkirk School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 446-3505	52	4	11.8	71.2%	43 (82.7%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (11.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (5.8%)	$20,722			$1,284			$19,438	72.2	65	167	44		530780003341
124	Thunder Mountain Middle School	Public	6-8	42018 264th Avenue SE	Enumclaw	98022	King County	Enumclaw School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 272-8403	506	22	23.1	29.6%	345 (68.2%)	4 (0.8%)	94 (18.6%)	33 (6.5%)	6 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (4.5%)	$15,933			$174			$15,759	72	49.6	249	125		530000102795
125	Kalles Junior High	Public	7-9	501 7th Ave SE	Puyallup	98372	Pierce County	Puyallup School District	No	No	No	No	(253) 841-8729	762	33	22.9	40.2%	400 (52.5%)	32 (4.2%)	130 (17.1%)	78 (10.2%)	6 (0.8%)	19 (2.5%)	92 (12.1%)	$16,092			$613			$15,479	72	68.1	150	25		530696001032
126	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	359	25	14.6	74.1%	19 (5.3%)	182 (50.7%)	108 (30.1%)	30 (8.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	18 (5.0%)	$21,731			$3,615			$18,116	71.8	73.6	120	6		530033503533
127	Northshore Learning Options	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	18101 Avondale Road NE	Woodinville	98077	King County	Northshore School District	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(425) 408-4100	428	20	21.6	19.6%	280 (65.4%)	9 (2.1%)	51 (11.9%)	39 (9.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	45 (10.5%)	$18,628			$217			$18,410	71.8	78	98	29		530591003922
128	Jemtegaard Middle School	Public	6-8	35300 SE Evergreen Hwy	Washougal	98671	Clark County	Washougal School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 954-3400	408	22	18.4	47.5%	294 (72.1%)	1 (0.2%)	74 (18.1%)	5 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (8.1%)	$16,080			$373			$15,707	71.7	59.6	196	68		530954001892
129	Columbia Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual	K-8	3030 Huffman Road	Valley	99181	Stevens County	Valley School District	No	No	Yes	No	(509) 937-4663	863	30	28.9	31.5%	478 (55.4%)	55 (6.4%)	154 (17.8%)	81 (9.4%)	13 (1.5%)	7 (0.8%)	75 (8.7%)	$9,721			$00			$9,721	71.6	75	113	16		530924003107
130	Green Mountain School	Public	K-8	13105 NE Grinnell Rd	Woodland	98674	Clark County	Green Mountain School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 225-7366	163	11	14.8	23.9%	153 (93.9%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.2%)	$17,289			$753			$16,536	71.5	69.6	136	6		530330000509

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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, 2025, 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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Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

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.