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
391	Lakota Middle School	Public	6-8	1415 SW 314th St	Federal Way	98023	King County	Federal Way School District	No	No	No	No	(253) 945-4800	645	33	19.7	71.2%	134 (20.8%)	107 (16.6%)	219 (34.0%)	48 (7.4%)	1 (0.2%)	37 (5.7%)	98 (15.2%)	$18,771			$1,099			$17,671	28	25.1	404	13		530282000442
392	Entiat Middle and High School	Public	6-12	2650 Entiat Way	Entiat	98822	Chelan County	Entiat School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 784-1800	205	14	14.8	58.5%	81 (39.5%)	1 (0.5%)	120 (58.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$19,586			$1,643			$17,943	27.8	44.8	279	113		530255000374
393	Summit VIrtual Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	305 College Street NE	Lacey	98516	Thurston County	North Thurston Public Schools	No	No	Yes	No	(360) 412-4908	355	18	19.5	56.3%	171 (48.2%)	22 (6.2%)	75 (21.1%)	12 (3.4%)	6 (1.7%)	8 (2.3%)	58 (16.3%)	$15,356			$1,376			$13,980	27.6	25.5	400	7		530585003804
394	Granite Falls Middle School	Public	6-8	405 North Alder Ave	Granite Falls	98252	Snohomish County	Granite Falls School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 691-7710	448	23	19.2	48.2%	326 (72.8%)	4 (0.9%)	66 (14.7%)	10 (2.2%)	4 (0.9%)	3 (0.7%)	35 (7.8%)	$16,709			$246			$16,462	27.6	23.1	424	30		530321001770
395	Mcloughlin Middle School	Public	6-8	2803 N Road 88	Pasco	99301	Franklin County	Pasco School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 547-4542	1,171	54	21.6	58.9%	387 (33.0%)	15 (1.3%)	701 (59.9%)	20 (1.7%)	2 (0.2%)	7 (0.6%)	38 (3.2%)	$16,345			$696			$15,649	27.6	24.3	409	14		530657000967
396	Eastmont Junior High	Public	7-9	905 NE 8th Street	East Wenatchee	98802	Douglas County	Eastmont School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 884-2407	687	36	19	62.6%	248 (36.1%)	1 (0.1%)	419 (61.0%)	7 (1.0%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	9 (1.3%)	$16,842			$1,123			$15,719	27.3	17.5	460	64		530231000323
397	Marcus Whitman Middle School	Public	6-8	1887 Madrona Dr SE	Port Orchard	98366	Kitsap County	South Kitsap School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 874-6160	623	42	14.9	59.9%	356 (57.1%)	13 (2.1%)	120 (19.3%)	21 (3.4%)	7 (1.1%)	20 (3.2%)	86 (13.8%)	$20,385			$1,137			$19,248	27.3	26	394	3		530816001351
398	Thomas Middle School	Public	6-8	11509 Holden Rd SW	Lakewood	98498	Pierce County	Clover Park School District	No	No	No	No	(253) 583-5440	934	53	17.6	63.6%	300 (32.1%)	118 (12.6%)	259 (27.7%)	38 (4.1%)	5 (0.5%)	63 (6.7%)	149 (16.0%)	$20,141			$1,480			$18,661	26.9	22.4	432	34		530141000272
399	White Pass Junior Senior High School	Public	7-12	516 Silverbrook Road	Randle	98377	Lewis County	White Pass School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 497-5816	147	11	13.1	61.2%	115 (78.2%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (12.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (8.8%)	$25,827			$1,154			$24,673	26.6	45.1	275	124		530975001659
400	Newport Home Link	Public, Alternative	K-12	1302 W. 5th St.	Newport	99156	Pend Oreille County	Newport School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 447-3167	170	5	33.2	57.6%	154 (90.6%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (7.6%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	$8,823			$553			$8,269	26.5			(n/a)		530561003802

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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.