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
151	Cascade Parent Partnership Program	Public, Alternative	K-12	2919 1st Avenue West	Seattle	98119	King County	Seattle School District No. 1	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(206) 706-4270	375	13	28.4	46.1%	137 (36.5%)	86 (22.9%)	57 (15.2%)	21 (5.6%)	4 (1.1%)	1 (0.3%)	55 (14.7%)	$18,279			$579			$17,700	67.8			(n/a)		530771002635
152	Internet Pasco Academy of Learning	Public	K-8	2803 N Road 88	Pasco	99301	Franklin County	Pasco School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 543-6765	50	10	5	62.0%	26 (52.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (48.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$38,347			$495			$37,853	67.7	54.7	218	66		530657003547
153	Bellevue Big Picture School	Public	6-12	14844 SE 22nd Street	Bellevue	98007	King County	Bellevue School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 456-7800	346	25	14	24.9%	139 (40.2%)	23 (6.6%)	44 (12.7%)	96 (27.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (9.8%)	$22,345			$596			$21,750	67.7	81.5	87	66		530039003354
154	Oasis K-12	Public, Alternative	K-12	557 School Rd	Eastsound	98245	San Juan County	Orcas Island School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 376-2287	331	12	27.2	3.3%	234 (70.7%)	2 (0.6%)	52 (15.7%)	5 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (10.9%)	$15,637			$799			$14,838	67.2	80.1	91	63		530630002869
155	Ridgetop Middle School	Public	6-8	10600 Hillsboro Dr	Silverdale	98383	Kitsap County	Central Kitsap School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 662-2900	784	37	21.1	38.4%	405 (51.7%)	33 (4.2%)	144 (18.4%)	45 (5.7%)	6 (0.8%)	15 (1.9%)	131 (16.7%)	$16,995			$378			$16,618	67.1	59.7	195	40		530108002056
156	Vera Risdon Middle School	Public	6-8	6928 116th Ave SE	Newcastle	98056	King County	Renton School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 204-2700	751	34	21.8	39.3%	191 (25.4%)	49 (6.5%)	205 (27.3%)	209 (27.8%)	2 (0.3%)	5 (0.7%)	89 (11.9%)	$18,281			$1,158			$17,123	66.9	66.1	164	8		530723003603
157	View Ridge Middle School	Public	7-8	3215 S Hillhurst Rd	Ridgefield	98642	Clark County	Ridgefield School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 619-1400	666	33	20.3	29.6%	485 (72.8%)	7 (1.1%)	101 (15.2%)	12 (1.8%)	4 (0.6%)	2 (0.3%)	55 (8.3%)	$15,535			$116			$15,418	66.3	63.8	176	19		530735001108
158	Parade	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	32302 NE 50th St	Carnation	98014	King County	Riverview School District	No	No	No	No	(206) 333-4370	86	4	24.5	26.7%	67 (77.9%)	1 (1.2%)	7 (8.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.2%)	9 (10.5%)	$16,908			$29			$16,879	66	78.1	97	61		530456002797
159	Kent Laboratory Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	3-12	10515 SE 208th St	Kent	98031	King County	Kent School District	No	No	Yes	No	(253) 373-7488	291	16	17.8	40.9%	70 (24.1%)	51 (17.5%)	38 (13.1%)	93 (32.0%)	1 (0.3%)	8 (2.7%)	29 (10.0%)	$22,553			$1,250			$21,303	65.9	76.2	108	51		530396003797
160	Pioneer Middle	Public	6-8	1750 Bob's Hollow Lane	Dupont	98327	Pierce County	Steilacoom Hist. School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 583-7200	758	37	20.5	30.6%	353 (46.6%)	48 (6.3%)	163 (21.5%)	54 (7.1%)	5 (0.7%)	17 (2.2%)	118 (15.6%)	$15,411			$63			$15,347	65.8	71	127	33		530846001431

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

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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.