Best Middle Schools in Washington

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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
361	Adna Middle/High School	Public	6-12	121 Adna School Rd.	Chehalis	98532	Lewis County	Adna School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 748-8552	369	20	18.9	24.9%	319 (86.4%)	8 (2.2%)	29 (7.9%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.2%)	$17,017			$675			$16,342	31.7	24.6	406	45		530006000013
362	Wainwright Intermediate School	Public	4-8	130 Alameda Ave	Tacoma	98466	Pierce County	Tacoma School District	No	No	No	No	(253) 571-2100	368	21	17.7	59.5%	128 (34.8%)	53 (14.4%)	64 (17.4%)	22 (6.0%)	2 (0.5%)	12 (3.3%)	87 (23.6%)	$21,961			$890			$21,072	31.7	27.7	384	22		530870001508
363	Touchet Elementary & High School	Public, Alternative	K-12	90 Champion Street	Touchet	99360	Walla Walla County	Touchet School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 394-2352	251	18	13.9	59.8%	132 (52.6%)	0 (0.0%)	112 (44.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.0%)	$21,725			$697			$21,028	31.6	51.8	237	126		530900001536
364	Vancouver Virtual Learning Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	6450 MacArthur Blvd	Vancouver	98661	Clark County	Vancouver School District	No	No	Yes	No	(360) 313-4990	238	18	13.1	55.5%	145 (60.9%)	7 (2.9%)	54 (22.7%)	4 (1.7%)	2 (0.8%)	7 (2.9%)	19 (8.0%)	$17,098			$411			$16,687	31.6	23.5	416	52		530927003246
365	Frontier Middle School	Public	6-8	7600 NE 166th Avenue	Vancouver	98682	Clark County	Evergreen School District (Clark)	No	No	No	No	(360) 604-3200	767	40	19	43.5%	396 (51.6%)	21 (2.7%)	218 (28.4%)	41 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.1%)	69 (9.0%)	$16,879			$1,174			$15,706	31.6	28.8	380	15		530270002510
366	Mossyrock Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	295 Williams St	Mossyrock	98564	Lewis County	Mossyrock School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 983-3183	281	19	14.8	61.9%	178 (63.3%)	2 (0.7%)	86 (30.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.7%)	12 (4.3%)	$18,961			$1,480			$17,482	31.3	23	425	59		530525000796
367	Bay View Elementary	Public	K-8	15241 Josh Wilson Rd	Burlington	98233	Skagit County	Burlington-Edison School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 757-3322	418	27	15.6	52.2%	246 (58.9%)	1 (0.2%)	147 (35.2%)	4 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	16 (3.8%)	$21,386			$375			$21,011	31.3	22.9	428	61		530078000689
368	Hilltop Heritage Middle School	Public	6-8	602 N Sprague Ave	Tacoma	98403	Pierce County	Tacoma School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 571-7700	447	22	20	62.4%	172 (38.5%)	62 (13.9%)	92 (20.6%)	12 (2.7%)	5 (1.1%)	13 (2.9%)	91 (20.4%)	$21,482			$2,018			$19,464	31.2	30.4	369	1		530870001473
369	Wishkah Valley Elementary/High School	Public, Alternative	K-12	4640 Wishkah Rd.	Aberdeen	98520	Grays Harbor County	Wishkah Valley School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 532-3128	178	17	10.3	60.7%	147 (82.6%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (9.6%)	$23,219			$863			$22,357	30.6			(n/a)		530999001679
370	Lyle Middle School	Public	6-8	625 Keasey Avenue	Lyle	98635	Klickitat County	Lyle School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 365-2211	57	4	13.9	57.9%	39 (68.4%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (17.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (10.5%)	$26,460			$5,230			$21,230	30.5			(n/a)		530459002931

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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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Educational resources:

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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.