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
351	Liberty Middle School	Public	6-8	7319 Eustis-Hunt Rd E	Spanaway	98387	Pierce County	Bethel School District	No	No	No	No	(253) 800-6500	857	41	21.1	54.0%	306 (35.7%)	97 (11.3%)	186 (21.7%)	53 (6.2%)	7 (0.8%)	52 (6.1%)	154 (18.0%)	$16,330			$1,035			$15,295	33.4	41.5	300	51		530048003343
352	Pe Ell School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	519 N. 2nd Street	Pe Ell	98572	Lewis County	Pe Ell School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 291-3244	284	16	17.3	55.3%	231 (81.3%)	2 (0.7%)	21 (7.4%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (7.7%)	$21,842			$701			$21,141	33.1	33.2	351	1		530666000977
353	Quilcene High And Elementary	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	294715 Highway 101	Quilcene	98376	Jefferson County	Quilcene School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 765-3363	207	14	15.1	61.8%	156 (75.4%)	2 (1.0%)	18 (8.7%)	2 (1.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (13.5%)	$28,630			$1,036			$27,594	32.8			(n/a)		530699001045
354	South Shore Pk-8 School	Public	PK, KG-8	4800 S Henderson St	Seattle	98118	King County	Seattle School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(206) 252-7600	546	45	12.2	64.1%	102 (18.7%)	245 (44.9%)	60 (11.0%)	86 (15.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (9.7%)	$30,822			$1,407			$29,415	32.8	21.8	436	82		530771002933
355	Orting Middle School	Public	6-8	111 Whitehawk Blvd NW	Orting	98360	Pierce County	Orting School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 893-3565	643	30	21.2	40.0%	414 (64.4%)	18 (2.8%)	113 (17.6%)	19 (3.0%)	6 (0.9%)	8 (1.2%)	65 (10.1%)	$16,941			$736			$16,205	32.7	28.8	378	23		530645002066
356	Naselle-Grays River Valley Junior Senior High Schools	Public	6-12	793 Sr 4	Naselle	98638	Pacific County	Naselle-Grays River Valley School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 484-7121	189	10	18.2	65.6%	146 (77.2%)	4 (2.1%)	19 (10.1%)	3 (1.6%)	4 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (6.9%)	$23,664			$581			$23,083	32.6	43.7	288	68		530552000831
357	Jenkins Junior/Senior High	Public	7-12	702 E Lincoln	Chewelah	99109	Stevens County	Chewelah School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 685-6800	322	20	16.3	50.9%	258 (80.1%)	3 (0.9%)	22 (6.8%)	3 (0.9%)	9 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (8.4%)	$19,137			$1,869			$17,268	32.5	29.8	373	16		530126000230
358	Salk Middle School	Public	6-8	6411 N Alberta St	Spokane	99208	Spokane County	Spokane School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 354-5600	658	39	16.9	62.2%	429 (65.2%)	29 (4.4%)	82 (12.5%)	19 (2.9%)	7 (1.1%)	17 (2.6%)	75 (11.4%)	$19,356			$1,663			$17,693	32.3	25.7	397	39		530825001406
359	Oakville High School	Public	6-12	103 School St	Oakville	98568	Grays Harbor County	Oakville School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 273-5947	142	11	12.8	64.8%	58 (40.8%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (26.8%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (19.7%)	1 (0.7%)	17 (12.0%)	$24,003			$2,301			$21,702	32.3	19.5	451	92		530600000909
360	Wisdom Ridge Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	5645 S 11th St STE A101	Ridgefield	98642	Clark County	Ridgefield School District	No	No	Yes	No	(360) 295-8500	200	5	40	30.5%	148 (74.0%)	2 (1.0%)	30 (15.0%)	2 (1.0%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	16 (8.0%)	$12,558			$42			$12,516	32.1	54.5	222	138		530735003811

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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

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.