Best Middle Schools in Washington

A teacher high-fives a student in a classroom.

Find the best Washington middle schools with SchoolDigger.com! Focused on test scores for accurate rankings, our user-friendly site simplifies your search. Empower your decisions by exploring top-rated schools, only on SchoolDigger.com - the ultimate guide to K-12 schools!

Year after year, SchoolDigger is always the first to publish Washington test scores and rankings. Other sites use stale test score data that are several years old! Be in the know with the very latest performance metrics.

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.

Be the first to know when we post new test scores and rankings!

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
81	Hazel Wolf K-8	Public	K-8	11530 12th Ave. NE	Seattle	98125	King County	Seattle School District No. 1	No	No	No	No	(206) 252-4500	660	41	16	22.9%	329 (49.8%)	84 (12.7%)	53 (8.0%)	93 (14.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	93 (14.1%)	$20,873			$806			$20,067	83.1	83	82	1		530771003271
82	Canyon Park Middle School	Public	6-8	23723 23 Av SE	Bothell	98021	Snohomish County	Northshore School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 408-6300	907	41	22.1	19.2%	451 (49.7%)	23 (2.5%)	117 (12.9%)	212 (23.4%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	95 (10.5%)	$17,242			$217			$17,025	83	89.3	53	29		530591000879
83	Jane Addams Middle School	Public	6-8	11051 34th Ave. NE	Seattle	98125	King County	Seattle School District No. 1	No	No	No	No	(206) 252-4500	824	42	19.5	34.7%	390 (47.3%)	94 (11.4%)	136 (16.5%)	90 (10.9%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	97 (11.8%)	$18,996			$757			$18,239	82.8	86	67	16		530771003467
84	Northport Elementary School	Public	K-8	404 10th Street	Northport	99157	Stevens County	Northport School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 732-4441	105	10	10	82.9%	85 (81.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (11.4%)	4 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.8%)	$22,977			$2,283			$20,694	82.8	62	183	99		530588000873
85	Valley View Middle School	Public	7-8	14308 Broadway Avenue SE	Snohomish	98296	Snohomish County	Snohomish School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 563-4225	641	29	22.2	21.2%	396 (61.8%)	9 (1.4%)	85 (13.3%)	88 (13.7%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	56 (8.7%)	$18,868			$78			$18,790	82.7	84.9	75	10		530802001790
86	Griffin School	Public	PK, KG-8	6530 33rd Ave NW	Olympia	98502	Thurston County	Griffin School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 866-2515	585	33	17.6	31.5%	418 (71.5%)	7 (1.2%)	79 (13.5%)	7 (1.2%)	10 (1.7%)	3 (0.5%)	60 (10.3%)	$20,271			$385			$19,886	82.4	74	118	32		530333000510
87	Hockinson Middle School	Public	6-8	15916 NE 182nd Ave	Brush Prairie	98606	Clark County	Hockinson School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 448-6440	480	23	20.4	30.4%	376 (78.3%)	8 (1.7%)	53 (11.0%)	8 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (7.1%)	$14,825			$188			$14,637	82.4	82.6	84	3		530357000559
88	Paterson Elementary School	Public	K-8	51409 W. Prior Rd.	Paterson	99345	Benton County	Paterson School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 875-2601	134	12	11.1	37.3%	89 (66.4%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (32.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	$21,380			$2,014			$19,367	82	87.9	59	29		530663000976
89	Kellogg Middle School	Public	6-8	16045 25th Avenue N.E.	Shoreline	98155	King County	Shoreline School District	No	No	No	No	(206) 393-4783	991	43	23.2	34.5%	503 (50.8%)	79 (8.0%)	171 (17.3%)	107 (10.8%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	123 (12.4%)	$15,206			$344			$14,862	81.5	89.7	50	39		530792001308
90	Kulshan Middle School	Public	6-8	1250 Kenoyer Dr	Bellingham	98229	Whatcom County	Bellingham School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 676-4886	575	33	17.6	28.7%	422 (73.4%)	4 (0.7%)	73 (12.7%)	13 (2.3%)	4 (0.7%)	3 (0.5%)	54 (9.4%)	$18,256			$607			$17,649	81.5	87	62	28		530042001739

Sign up for updates!

Be the first to know when we update our rankings!

Other SchoolDigger ranking lists for Washington

Elementary Schools Middle Schools High Schools Districts Cities

New! SchoolDigger ranking lists for WA student subgroups:

Female Students Male Students Asian Students African American Students Hispanic Students White Students Multi-racial Students English Language Learner Students Special Education Students Low Socio Economic Status Students Migrant Students Homeless Students Military Connected Students

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.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

Educational resources:

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

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.