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
1	Libby Center	Public	K-8	2900 E 1St Ave	Spokane	99202	Spokane County	Spokane School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 354-7500	305	19	15.9	26.2%	220 (72.1%)	2 (0.7%)	21 (6.9%)	31 (10.2%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (9.2%)	$22,275			$2,808			$19,467	99.5	99.5	3	2		530825002484
2	International Community School	Public, Magnet	6-12	11133 NE 65th ST	Kirkland	98033	King County	Lake Washington School District	No	Yes	No	No	(425) 936-2380	421	23	18.6	3.3%	105 (24.9%)	2 (0.5%)	18 (4.3%)	265 (62.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (6.9%)	$18,337			$163			$18,174	99.1	99.7	2			530423002568
3	International School	Public	6-12	445 128th Ave SE	Bellevue	98005	King County	Bellevue School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 456-6500	600	30	19.9	8.0%	136 (22.7%)	10 (1.7%)	33 (5.5%)	361 (60.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	56 (9.3%)	$20,686			$138			$20,548	98.9	98.5	8	5		530039003149
4	Stella Schola	Public, Magnet	6-8	13505 NE 75th Street	Redmond	98052	King County	Lake Washington School District	No	Yes	No	No	(425) 936-2475	90	3	34.7	3.3%	32 (35.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.3%)	47 (52.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (7.8%)	$12,323			$300			$12,023	98.6	98.7	6	2		530423002983
5	Environmental & Adventure School	Public, Magnet	6-8	8040 NE 132nd	Kirkland	98034	King County	Lake Washington School District	No	Yes	No	No	(425) 936-2355	138	6	22.2	5.8%	74 (53.6%)	2 (1.4%)	8 (5.8%)	34 (24.6%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (13.0%)	$16,022			$410			$15,613	98.6	99.1	4	1		530423002726
6	Emerson K-12	Public, Alternative	K-12	10903 NE 53rd Street	Kirkland	98033	King County	Lake Washington School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 936-2311	67	4	15.2	17.9%	39 (58.2%)	2 (3.0%)	7 (10.4%)	6 (9.0%)	3 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (14.9%)	$22,144			$163			$21,981	98.5	97.6	11	5		530423002725
7	Evergreen Middle School	Public	6-8	6900 208th AVE NE	Redmond	98053	King County	Lake Washington School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 936-2320	761	38	19.8	9.2%	175 (23.0%)	17 (2.2%)	48 (6.3%)	478 (62.8%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (5.3%)	$17,568			$826			$16,742	98.4	98.8	5	2		530423001841
8	Beaver Lake Middle School	Public	6-8	25025 SE 32nd St	Issaquah	98029	King County	Issaquah School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 837-4150	699	35	20.2	9.6%	248 (35.5%)	13 (1.9%)	58 (8.3%)	314 (44.9%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	63 (9.0%)	$16,620			$286			$16,334	98.4	97.7	9	1		530375001495
9	Tyee Middle School	Public	6-8	13630 S.E. Allen Road	Bellevue	98006	King County	Bellevue School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 456-6800	1,007	53	19.1	18.8%	170 (16.9%)	13 (1.3%)	54 (5.4%)	675 (67.0%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	91 (9.0%)	$19,421			$328			$19,093	98.4	96.8	15	6		530039000094
10	Timberline Middle School	Public	6-8	9900 Redmond Ridge Drive NE	Redmond	98053	King County	Lake Washington School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 936-2820	788	36	21.7	7.1%	231 (29.3%)	14 (1.8%)	66 (8.4%)	417 (52.9%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	55 (7.0%)	$16,219			$673			$15,546	98.3	98.6	7	3		530423003708

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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.