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
261	Catalyst Public Schools	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-9	1305 Ironsides Ave	Bremerton	98310	Kitsap County	Catalyst Public Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(360) 207-0229	504	36	14.1	37.7%	280 (55.6%)	43 (8.5%)	94 (18.7%)	20 (4.0%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	58 (11.5%)	$16,633			$488			$16,145	47.1	55.6	212	49		530034703723
262	Colfax High School	Public	7-12	1110 N. Morton Street	Colfax	99111	Whitman County	Colfax School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 397-4368	263	16	16	29.7%	229 (87.1%)	2 (0.8%)	18 (6.8%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.6%)	$18,627			$1,387			$17,240	46.7	70.9	129	133		530144000273
263	Spokane Public Montessori	Public	PK, KG-8	1300 West Knox Ave.	Spokane	99205	Spokane County	Spokane School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 354-6404	413	20	21	29.3%	339 (82.1%)	3 (0.7%)	23 (5.6%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (10.2%)	$15,256			$786			$14,469	46.6	59.8	193	70		530825003502
264	Coweeman Middle School	Public	6-8	2000 Allen St	Kelso	98626	Cowlitz County	Kelso School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 501-1750	501	26	19.4	62.3%	335 (66.9%)	0 (0.0%)	100 (20.0%)	7 (1.4%)	7 (1.4%)	15 (3.0%)	36 (7.2%)	$16,887			$561			$16,327	46.5	39.3	311	47		530000300591
265	Tukes Valley Middle School	Public	5-8	20601 NE 167th Avenue	Battle Ground	98604	Clark County	Battle Ground School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 885-6250	449	26	17.2	43.2%	370 (82.4%)	3 (0.7%)	47 (10.5%)	4 (0.9%)	5 (1.1%)	3 (0.7%)	17 (3.8%)	$18,349			$526			$17,823	46.4	43.9	287	22		530038003214
266	Park Place Middle School	Public	6-8	1408 West Main Street	Monroe	98272	Snohomish County	Monroe School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 804-4300	755	39	19.5	46.8%	392 (51.9%)	7 (0.9%)	258 (34.2%)	40 (5.3%)	3 (0.4%)	4 (0.5%)	47 (6.2%)	$18,355			$697			$17,657	46.2	38.1	314	48		530513003040
267	Mattson Middle School	Public	6-8	16400 SE 251st ST	Covington	98042	King County	Kent School District	No	No	No	No	(253) 373-7670	719	39	18.4	46.0%	268 (37.3%)	46 (6.4%)	165 (22.9%)	137 (19.1%)	9 (1.3%)	11 (1.5%)	81 (11.3%)	$19,325			$679			$18,646	46.1	45.3	274	7		530396001780
268	College Place Middle School	Public	7-8	7501 208th St SW	Lynnwood	98036	Snohomish County	Edmonds School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 431-7451	479	24	19.9	47.8%	217 (45.3%)	48 (10.0%)	144 (30.1%)	21 (4.4%)	3 (0.6%)	13 (2.7%)	30 (6.3%)	$18,987			$970			$18,017	45.9	42.7	293	25		530240000337
269	Thorp Elementary & Junior Senior High	Public, Alternative	K-12	10831 N Thorp Hwy	Thorp	98946	Kittitas County	Thorp School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 964-2107	247	20	12.1	53.8%	194 (78.5%)	1 (0.4%)	28 (11.3%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (8.9%)	$22,347			$721			$21,626	45.8	35.9	329	60		530885001525
270	Cougar Mountain Middle School	Public	6-8	5108 260th St. East	Graham	98338	Pierce County	Bethel School District	No	No	No	No	(253) 800-8000	605	29	20.7	50.4%	366 (60.5%)	9 (1.5%)	129 (21.3%)	10 (1.7%)	8 (1.3%)	7 (1.2%)	75 (12.4%)	$19,696			$1,833			$17,863	45.7	55.2	215	55		530048003158

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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.