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
461	Granger Middle School	Public	5-8	501 Bailey Avenue	Granger	98932	Yakima County	Granger School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 854-1003	425	24	17.7	92.7%	14 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	398 (93.6%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$18,755			$1,452			$17,303	16.3	13.2	481	20		530318000504
462	Olympic Middle School	Public	6-8	839 21st ST SE	Auburn	98002	King County	Auburn School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 931-4966	956	56	17.1	68.0%	195 (20.4%)	54 (5.6%)	432 (45.2%)	92 (9.6%)	32 (3.3%)	60 (6.3%)	91 (9.5%)	$16,905			$726			$16,179	16.2	14.1	471	9		530030000038
463	Mount Baker Junior High	Public	7-8	4936 Deming Rd	Deming	98244	Whatcom County	Mount Baker School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 383-2015	244	14	17.6	60.2%	166 (68.0%)	5 (2.0%)	41 (16.8%)	3 (1.2%)	7 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (9.0%)	$19,924			$865			$19,059	16.1	23.7	414	49		530531002608
464	Chinook Middle School	Public	6-8	18650 42nd Ave S	SeaTac	98188	King County	Highline School District	No	No	No	Yes	(206) 631-5700	620	36	17.3	72.9%	70 (11.3%)	120 (19.4%)	248 (40.0%)	97 (15.6%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (7.6%)	38 (6.1%)	$21,795			$1,517			$20,278	15.6	13.1	483	19		530354000524
465	Mountain View Middle School	Public	6-8	2400 Perry Avenue	Bremerton	98310	Kitsap County	Bremerton School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 473-0600	856	48	17.7	62.1%	373 (43.6%)	43 (5.0%)	256 (29.9%)	30 (3.5%)	6 (0.7%)	18 (2.1%)	130 (15.2%)	$19,553			$1,752			$17,802	15.6	15.8	466	1		530066001144
466	Goldendale Middle School	Public	5-8	520 E. Collins Dr.	Goldendale	98620	Klickitat County	Goldendale School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 773-4323	255	13	19.3	68.2%	163 (63.9%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (20.4%)	2 (0.8%)	26 (10.2%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.7%)	$23,258			$653			$22,605	14.8	7.7	517	51		530309000491
467	McFarland Middle School	Public	6-8	790 S 10th Ave	Othello	99344	Adams County	Othello School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 488-3326	702	35	19.8	83.8%	65 (9.3%)	1 (0.1%)	633 (90.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	$17,140			$1,610			$15,530	14.7	11.6	493	26		530648000956
468	Quincy Middle School	Public	6-8	16 Sixth Ave SE	Quincy	98848	Grant County	Quincy School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 787-4435	717	44	16.2	79.9%	66 (9.2%)	1 (0.1%)	640 (89.3%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.7%)	$17,621			$1,222			$16,399	14.6	21.1	439	29		530708001056
469	Illahee Middle School	Public	5-8	36001 1st AVE S	Federal Way	98003	King County	Federal Way School District	No	No	No	No	(253) 945-4600	655	37	17.5	76.3%	107 (16.3%)	146 (22.3%)	190 (29.0%)	68 (10.4%)	4 (0.6%)	68 (10.4%)	70 (10.7%)	$20,930			$1,124			$19,806	14.5	15.3	468	1		530282000437
470	Castle Rock Middle School	Public	6-8	615 Front Ave SW	Castle Rock	98611	Cowlitz County	Castle Rock School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 501-2920	316	18	17.5	55.7%	269 (85.1%)	1 (0.3%)	22 (7.0%)	3 (0.9%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.7%)	$15,389			$1,573			$13,817	13.9	10.3	502	32		530099000173

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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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Educational resources:

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

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Magnet Schools: Unleashing the Power of 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.