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
501	Forks Middle School	Public	5-8	121 South Spartan Avenue	Forks	98331	Clallam County	Quillayute Valley School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 374-6262	237	24	9.7	65.8%	95 (40.1%)	2 (0.8%)	103 (43.5%)	1 (0.4%)	10 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (11.0%)	$20,811			$4,734			$16,077	9.5	17.6	459	42		530702001046
502	Neah Bay Junior/ Senior High School	Public	6-12	3560 Deer Street	Neah Bay	98357	Clallam County	Cape Flattery School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 645-2221	206	15	13.7	76.7%	3 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (13.6%)	0 (0.0%)	139 (67.5%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (17.5%)	$28,240			$2,217			$26,022	9	25.6	398	104		530084000165
503	Denny Yasuhara Middle School	Public	6-8	2701 N. Perry St.	Spokane	99207	Spokane County	Spokane School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 824-8200	596	41	14.6	83.7%	280 (47.0%)	26 (4.4%)	100 (16.8%)	24 (4.0%)	17 (2.9%)	34 (5.7%)	115 (19.3%)	$21,603			$1,892			$19,711	8.8	8	514	11		530825003816
504	Omak Middle School	Public	6-8	14 S Cedar	Omak	98841	Okanogan County	Omak School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 826-2320	324	24	13.5	73.8%	119 (36.7%)	1 (0.3%)	112 (34.6%)	2 (0.6%)	58 (17.9%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (9.9%)	$20,669			$2,122			$18,547	8.7	3.9	534	30		530622001912
505	Washington Middle School	Public	6-8	510 S 9th St	Yakima	98901	Yakima County	Yakima School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 573-2300	748	40	18.7	96.0%	26 (3.5%)	6 (0.8%)	699 (93.4%)	1 (0.1%)	6 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	9 (1.2%)	$16,469			$1,392			$15,077	8.6	7.6	520	15		531011001708
506	Totem Middle School	Public	6-8	1605 7th St	Marysville	98270	Snohomish County	Marysville School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 965-0500	522	30	17.4	68.2%	179 (34.3%)	8 (1.5%)	169 (32.4%)	26 (5.0%)	81 (15.5%)	6 (1.1%)	52 (10.0%)	$20,348			$994			$19,354	8.5	7.6	519	13		530486000735
507	Finley Middle School	Public	6-8	37208 S Finley Rd	Kennewick	99337	Benton County	Finley School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 586-7561	204	11	18.8	72.5%	89 (43.6%)	5 (2.5%)	102 (50.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.4%)	$15,179			$895			$14,284	8.3	10.6	501	6		530291002100
508	First Creek Middle School	Public	6-8	1801 E. 56th Street	Tacoma	98404	Pierce County	Tacoma School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 571-2700	584	30	19.5	78.1%	60 (10.3%)	99 (17.0%)	211 (36.1%)	80 (13.7%)	8 (1.4%)	51 (8.7%)	75 (12.8%)	$20,159			$1,629			$18,530	8.2	13.6	474	34		530870003299
509	Shaw Middle School	Public	6-8	4106 N Cook St	Spokane	99207	Spokane County	Spokane School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 354-5800	693	46	15.1	79.2%	385 (55.6%)	29 (4.2%)	104 (15.0%)	13 (1.9%)	18 (2.6%)	45 (6.5%)	99 (14.3%)	$19,188			$2,314			$16,873	8.1	7.3	523	14		530825001408
510	Perry G Keithley Middle School	Public	6-8	12324 12th Ave S	Tacoma	98444	Pierce County	Franklin Pierce School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 298-4307	804	45	17.8	68.8%	195 (24.3%)	92 (11.4%)	266 (33.1%)	38 (4.7%)	8 (1.0%)	79 (9.8%)	126 (15.7%)	$19,335			$1,860			$17,475	8	7.5	521	11		530294000481

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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.