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
321	Chimacum Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	91 West Valley Rd	Chimacum	98325	Jefferson County	Chimacum School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 302-5900	251	17	14.7	51.0%	192 (76.5%)	2 (0.8%)	29 (11.6%)	4 (1.6%)	4 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (8.0%)	$21,916			$1,421			$20,496	37.7	33.1	352	31		530129000233
322	Pinnacles Prep Charter School	Public, Charter	6-10	504 S. Chelan Ave.	Wenatchee	98801	Chelan County	Pinnacles Prep Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(805) 669-8801	234	19	12.5	51.3%	129 (55.1%)	2 (0.9%)	87 (37.2%)	1 (0.4%)	6 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.4%)	$19,888			$724			$19,164	37.6	47.6	263	59		530035203807
323	Westwood Middle School	Public	6-8	6120 South Abbott Road	Spokane	99224	Spokane County	Cheney School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 559-4410	624	35	17.8	57.7%	387 (62.0%)	17 (2.7%)	93 (14.9%)	16 (2.6%)	11 (1.8%)	47 (7.5%)	51 (8.2%)	$15,650			$455			$15,195	37.4	47.8	260	63		530123003428
324	Pateros High School	Public	7-12	344 W Beach St	Pateros	98846	Okanogan County	Pateros School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 923-2343	113	9	11.9	67.3%	40 (35.4%)	1 (0.9%)	66 (58.4%)	3 (2.7%)	2 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$25,490			$2,044			$23,445	37.4	61.6	186	138		530660000975
325	Evergreen Middle School	Public	6-8	7621 Beverly Ln.	Everett	98203	Snohomish County	Everett School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 385-5700	890	45	19.9	67.4%	327 (36.7%)	50 (5.6%)	311 (34.9%)	80 (9.0%)	4 (0.4%)	13 (1.5%)	101 (11.3%)	$18,739			$380			$18,359	37.4	38.8	312	13		530267000397
326	East Valley Middle School	Public	7-8	4920 N Progress Rd	Spokane Valley	99216	Spokane County	East Valley School District (Spokane)	No	No	No	No	(509) 924-9383	394	28	14	69.8%	278 (70.6%)	17 (4.3%)	60 (15.2%)	5 (1.3%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.0%)	28 (7.1%)	$21,154			$1,302			$19,852	37.3	19.6	449	123		530228003494
327	Kittitas High School	Public	6-12	7571 Kittitas Highway	Kittitas	98934	Kittitas County	Kittitas School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 955-3120	318	20	16.1	55.3%	233 (73.3%)	1 (0.3%)	75 (23.6%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.9%)	$19,799			$477			$19,322	37.1	19.6	448	121		530405000643
328	Mt Baker Middle School	Public	6-8	620 37th St SE	Auburn	98002	King County	Auburn School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 804-4555	917	49	18.5	54.9%	256 (27.9%)	72 (7.9%)	332 (36.2%)	130 (14.2%)	5 (0.5%)	33 (3.6%)	89 (9.7%)	$17,563			$601			$16,962	36.9	33.9	344	16		530030001443
329	Columbia Junior High School	Public, Alternative	8-9	2901 54th Avenue E	Tacoma	98424	Pierce County	Fife School District	No	No	No	No	(253) 517-1600	619	30	20.7	56.7%	227 (36.7%)	63 (10.2%)	140 (22.6%)	49 (7.9%)	3 (0.5%)	42 (6.8%)	87 (14.1%)	$16,097			$363			$15,734	36.7	25.6	399	70		530288003161
330	Okanogan Middle School	Public	6-8	244 South 5th Street	Okanogan	98840	Okanogan County	Okanogan School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 422-2680	238	14	17.3	64.3%	121 (50.8%)	2 (0.8%)	63 (26.5%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (15.1%)	1 (0.4%)	14 (5.9%)	$16,669			$454			$16,215	36.6	37.2	318	12		530615003144

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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:

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

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.