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
241	Mccleary Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	611 S. Main St.	McCleary	98557	Grays Harbor County	McCleary School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 495-3204	332	22	15	45.2%	250 (75.3%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (12.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	36 (10.8%)	$20,692			$2,646			$18,046	50.5	41.4	301	60		530489000742
242	Klahowya Secondary	Public	6-12	7607 NW Newberry Hill Rd	Silverdale	98383	Kitsap County	Central Kitsap School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 662-4000	1,016	49	20.6	32.0%	752 (74.0%)	11 (1.1%)	88 (8.7%)	25 (2.5%)	5 (0.5%)	4 (0.4%)	126 (12.4%)	$19,021			$826			$18,194	50	49.3	252	10		530108002524
243	Rochester Middle School	Public	6-8	9937 Highway 12 SW	Rochester	98579	Thurston County	Rochester School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 273-5958	535	28	19.3	60.0%	317 (59.3%)	1 (0.2%)	152 (28.4%)	5 (0.9%)	14 (2.6%)	2 (0.4%)	43 (8.0%)	$18,077			$2,074			$16,002	49.9	55.5	213	30		530747001118
244	Meeker Middle School	Public	6-8	4402 Nassau Ave Ne	Tacoma	98422	Pierce County	Tacoma School District	No	No	No	No	(253) 571-6500	567	28	20.2	43.6%	236 (41.6%)	41 (7.2%)	108 (19.0%)	74 (13.1%)	2 (0.4%)	9 (1.6%)	96 (16.9%)	$18,748			$1,065			$17,683	49.8	52.8	234	10		530870001487
245	Kettle Falls Middle School	Public	5-8	W 105 11th	Kettle Falls	99141	Stevens County	Kettle Falls School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 738-6014	205	14	14.2	62.0%	172 (83.9%)	2 (1.0%)	14 (6.8%)	1 (0.5%)	3 (1.5%)	1 (0.5%)	12 (5.9%)	$18,332			$2,533			$15,799	49.7	53.4	231	14		530399001904
246	Columbia Crest A-Stem Academy	Public	K-8	24503 State Route 706 E	Ashford	98304	Pierce County	Eatonville School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 569-2567	209	11	18.6	58.4%	171 (81.8%)	1 (0.5%)	20 (9.6%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (7.2%)	$22,641			$1,451			$21,190	49.6	43.9	286	40		530237000325
247	Chehalis Middle School	Public	6-8	1060 SW 20th Street	Chehalis	98532	Lewis County	Chehalis School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 807-7230	692	32	21.4	49.3%	481 (69.5%)	10 (1.4%)	151 (21.8%)	10 (1.4%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (5.5%)	$16,329			$391			$15,938	49.5	41.8	299	52		530117002252
248	Yelm Middle School	Public	6-8	401 Coates Avenue NW	Yelm	98597	Thurston County	Yelm School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 458-3600	652	30	21.8	51.7%	401 (61.5%)	14 (2.1%)	127 (19.5%)	16 (2.5%)	10 (1.5%)	19 (2.9%)	56 (8.6%)	$16,112			$379			$15,733	49.4	47.6	262	14		531014001717
249	Waterville High School	Public	6-12	200 E BIRCH St.	Waterville	98858	Douglas County	Waterville School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 745-8583	127	7	18	58.3%	86 (67.7%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (26.0%)	1 (0.8%)	4 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.6%)	$22,037			$1,423			$20,614	49.3	72.6	124	125		530960001628
250	Skagit Academy	Public, Alternative	K-12	2001 Cleveland Ave	Mount Vernon	98273	Skagit County	Mount Vernon School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 428-6206	300	11	28.5	45.0%	235 (78.3%)	1 (0.3%)	40 (13.3%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	20 (6.7%)	$4,475			$413			$4,062	49.3	50.9	243	7		530540003006

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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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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.