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
421	Explorer Middle School	Public	6-8	9600 Sharon Drive	Everett	98204	Snohomish County	Mukilteo School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 366-5000	777	43	18	64.9%	210 (27.0%)	50 (6.4%)	305 (39.3%)	97 (12.5%)	2 (0.3%)	27 (3.5%)	84 (10.8%)	$19,682			$384			$19,299	23.9	33	354	67		530543001910
422	Rainier Middle School	Public	6-8	30620 116th Ave SE	Auburn	98092	King County	Auburn School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 931-4843	907	52	17.4	60.6%	277 (30.5%)	94 (10.4%)	200 (22.1%)	223 (24.6%)	2 (0.2%)	28 (3.1%)	83 (9.2%)	$17,157			$640			$16,517	23.7	22	434	12		530030002434
423	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	536	29	18.2	59.5%	393 (73.3%)	18 (3.4%)	71 (13.2%)	9 (1.7%)	3 (0.6%)	6 (1.1%)	36 (6.7%)	$18,051			$1,289			$16,762	23.6	34.5	340	83		530969001645
424	Pioneer Middle School	Public	6-8	1620 Russell St	Wenatchee	98801	Chelan County	Wenatchee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 663-7171	488	30	16.4	79.7%	155 (31.8%)	4 (0.8%)	316 (64.8%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.4%)	$18,803			$1,883			$16,919	23.6	28.2	382	42		530966001635
425	Washington Connections Academy Goldendale	Public, Virtual, Magnet, Alternative	K-12	4501 Intelco Loop SE Suite 201	Lacey	98503	Thurston County	Goldendale School District	No	Yes	Yes	No	(509) 818-0509	2,121	74	28.8	41.9%	1,310 (61.8%)	103 (4.9%)	389 (18.3%)	65 (3.1%)	21 (1.0%)	26 (1.2%)	205 (9.7%)	$9,904			$86			$9,819	23.1	33.8	346	79		530309003751
426	Bethel Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	7319 Eustis Hunt Rd	Spanaway	98387	Pierce County	Bethel School District	No	No	Yes	No	(253) 800-3100	482	24	20.4	61.8%	211 (43.8%)	31 (6.4%)	87 (18.0%)	8 (1.7%)	8 (1.7%)	42 (8.7%)	91 (18.9%)	$14,403			$1,521			$12,882	23	13.2	479	53		530048003762
427	Deer Park Home Link Program	Public, Alternative	K-12	N. 428 Main Street	Deer Park	99006	Spokane County	Deer Park School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 464-5535	617	12	50.5	49.1%	570 (92.4%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (4.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.8%)	$10,149			$105			$10,044	23	30.6	368	59		530207002827
428	Franklin Middle School	Public	6-8	410 S 19th Ave	Yakima	98902	Yakima County	Yakima School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 573-2100	848	42	20.1	85.0%	152 (17.9%)	16 (1.9%)	653 (77.0%)	5 (0.6%)	5 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	16 (1.9%)	$16,374			$1,271			$15,103	22.9	22.6	430	2		531011001691
429	Darrington Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	1075 Fir Street	Darrington	98241	Snohomish County	Darrington School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 436-1313	351	23	15.3	61.8%	267 (76.1%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (12.0%)	2 (0.6%)	17 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (6.6%)	$19,628			$787			$18,841	22.3	41.8	298	131		530198000300
430	Voyager Middle School	Public	6-8	11711 4th Ave W	Everett	98204	Snohomish County	Mukilteo School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 366-5300	902	44	20.6	59.3%	226 (25.1%)	129 (14.3%)	351 (38.9%)	94 (10.4%)	5 (0.6%)	19 (2.1%)	73 (8.1%)	$18,710			$251			$18,459	22.3	26.6	391	39		530543000719

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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.
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

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

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.