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
411	Toledo Middle School	Public	6-8	155 N 5th St	Toledo	98591	Lewis County	Toledo School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 864-2395	186	11	16.4	48.4%	165 (88.7%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (8.6%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.6%)	$18,093			$1,330			$16,763	25.4	36.5	322	89		530891001528
412	Nelsen Middle School	Public	6-8	2403 Jones Ave S	Renton	98055	King County	Renton School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 204-3000	913	42	21.5	58.5%	178 (19.5%)	145 (15.9%)	243 (26.6%)	242 (26.5%)	3 (0.3%)	17 (1.9%)	85 (9.3%)	$17,952			$1,015			$16,938	25.4	32	360	52		530723001070
413	Washington Virtual Academy Omak Middle School	Public, Virtual	6-8	619 West Bartlett Ave.	Omak	98841	Okanogan County	Omak School District	No	No	Yes	No	(509) 826-7681	1,168	49	23.8	74.9%	650 (55.7%)	97 (8.3%)	186 (15.9%)	51 (4.4%)	18 (1.5%)	32 (2.7%)	122 (10.4%)	$11,451			$39			$11,413	25.3	25.4	402	11		530622003307
414	Selah Middle School	Public	6-8	411 North First Street	Selah	98942	Yakima County	Selah School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 698-8400	871	47	18.5	51.7%	508 (58.3%)	3 (0.3%)	320 (36.7%)	4 (0.5%)	10 (1.1%)	1 (0.1%)	25 (2.9%)	$15,488			$479			$15,009	24.9	30.3	371	43		530777003554
415	Preston Hall Middle School	Public	6-8	605 Main Street	Waitsburg	99361	Walla Walla County	Waitsburg School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 337-9474	74	5	14.7	50.0%	61 (82.4%)	1 (1.4%)	9 (12.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (4.1%)	$19,172			$1,341			$17,832	24.8	11.8	492	77		530939002492
416	Frontier Middle School	Public	6-8	517 West Third Avenue	Moses Lake	98837	Grant County	Moses Lake School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 766-2662	690	34	20.3	60.7%	287 (41.6%)	4 (0.6%)	357 (51.7%)	13 (1.9%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (3.9%)	$18,297			$2,579			$15,718	24.7	20.2	444	28		530522002625
417	North Beach Junior High School	Public	7-8	336 State Route 109	Ocean Shores	98569	Grays Harbor County	North Beach School District No. 64	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 289-3888	95	8	12.5	69.5%	51 (53.7%)	2 (2.1%)	15 (15.8%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (10.5%)	1 (1.1%)	16 (16.8%)	$24,059			$1,605			$22,454	24.6	26.6	392	25		530570002039
418	Sadie Halstead Middle School	Public	5-8	331 S. Calispel Avenue	Newport	99156	Pend Oreille County	Newport School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 447-2426	272	19	14.2	66.9%	237 (87.1%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (7.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.1%)	$16,550			$2,239			$14,311	24.5	23.4	418			530561001911
419	Valley School	Public	K-8	3034 Huffman Road	Valley	99181	Stevens County	Valley School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 937-2413	166	17	9.8	61.4%	147 (88.6%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (7.8%)	$36,125			$2,555			$33,570	24.4	26.7	390	29		530924001555
420	Lake Quinault School	Public, Alternative	K-12	6130 Us Highway 101	Amanda Park	98526	Grays Harbor County	Lake Quinault School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 288-2414	207	15	13.4	95.2%	56 (27.1%)	0 (0.0%)	90 (43.5%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (19.3%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (10.1%)	$24,142			$605			$23,537	24.1			(n/a)		530705001050

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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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Educational resources:

Public School Districts and Their Services: A Comprehensive Guide

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

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.