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
381	Nisqually Middle School	Public	6-8	8100 Steilacoom Rd SE	Lacey	98503	Thurston County	North Thurston Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(360) 412-4770	789	44	18	51.3%	318 (40.3%)	35 (4.4%)	222 (28.1%)	51 (6.5%)	16 (2.0%)	29 (3.7%)	115 (14.6%)	$16,625			$719			$15,905	29	21.8	435	54		530585000868
382	Bryant Montessori Middle School	Public, Magnet	6-8	717 S. Grant Ave	Tacoma	98405	Pierce County	Tacoma School District	No	Yes	No	No	(253) 571-2800	135	23	5.9	48.1%	76 (56.3%)	4 (3.0%)	24 (17.8%)	4 (3.0%)	2 (1.5%)	1 (0.7%)	23 (17.0%)	$50,357			$903			$49,454	29	56.7	208	174		530870003757
383	Inchelium Middle School	Public	6-8	1 Hornet Avenue	Inchelium	99138	Ferry County	Inchelium School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 722-6181	47	4	10.7	83.0%	3 (6.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (85.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (8.5%)	$37,745			$3,984			$33,762	28.9			(n/a)		530000202870
384	Eatonville Middle School	Public	6-8	207 Carter St E	Eatonville	98328	Pierce County	Eatonville School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 879-1400	425	22	19.2	46.4%	331 (77.9%)	4 (0.9%)	43 (10.1%)	3 (0.7%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	39 (9.2%)	$17,075			$712			$16,362	28.8	23	426	42		530237001899
385	Huntington Middle School	Public	6-8	500 Redpath	Kelso	98626	Cowlitz County	Kelso School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 501-1700	559	29	19.1	63.9%	369 (66.0%)	6 (1.1%)	118 (21.1%)	8 (1.4%)	5 (0.9%)	21 (3.8%)	32 (5.7%)	$16,561			$565			$15,995	28.7	33.9	345	40		530000300592
386	10th Street School	Public	6-8	7204 27th Ave NE	Marysville	98271	Snohomish County	Marysville School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 965-0400	217	10	20.7	34.6%	107 (49.3%)	7 (3.2%)	46 (21.2%)	12 (5.5%)	10 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (16.1%)	$15,552			$202			$15,349	28.5	36.2	325	61		530486002475
387	Kalama Middle School	Public	6-8	548 China Garden Road	Kalama	98625	Cowlitz County	Kalama School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 673-5212	266	24	11.1	40.2%	217 (81.6%)	1 (0.4%)	36 (13.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	2 (0.8%)	8 (3.0%)	$15,431			$432			$15,000	28.4	19.7	447	60		530381000585
388	Grandview Middle School	Public	6-8	1401 W 2nd ST	Grandview	98930	Yakima County	Grandview School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 882-8600	815	46	17.9	84.8%	32 (3.9%)	2 (0.2%)	773 (94.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (0.9%)	$17,461			$1,194			$16,266	28.4	29.3	376	12		530315000498
389	Lakewood Middle School	Public	6-8	16800 16th Dr N.E.	Marysville	98271	Snohomish County	Lakewood School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 652-4510	668	32	20.8	50.1%	380 (56.9%)	11 (1.6%)	168 (25.1%)	21 (3.1%)	11 (1.6%)	9 (1.3%)	66 (9.9%)	$17,433			$236			$17,197	28.1	24	413	24		530426000686
390	Dimmitt Middle School	Public	6-8	12320 80th Ave S	Seattle	98178	King County	Renton School District	No	No	No	Yes	(425) 204-2800	605	34	17.5	62.3%	64 (10.6%)	141 (23.3%)	172 (28.4%)	157 (26.0%)	4 (0.7%)	21 (3.5%)	46 (7.6%)	$21,054			$2,276			$18,778	28	13.4	477	87		530723002564

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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.

Educational resources:

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

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

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.