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
111	Albert Einstein Middle School	Public	6-8	19343 3rd Avenue N.W.	Shoreline	98177	King County	Shoreline School District	No	No	No	No	(206) 393-4730	1,032	48	21.5	33.2%	479 (46.4%)	95 (9.2%)	180 (17.4%)	116 (11.2%)	2 (0.2%)	8 (0.8%)	146 (14.1%)	$15,613			$352			$15,262	74.6	86	66	45		530792001297
112	Dungeness Virtual School	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	503 N. Sequim Ave	Sequim	98382	Clallam County	Sequim School District	No	No	Yes	No	(360) 582-3403	97	4	24.3	46.4%	75 (77.3%)	2 (2.1%)	13 (13.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (5.2%)	$6,249			$233			$6,016	74.3			(n/a)		530783003729
113	John Sedgwick Middle School	Public	6-8	8995 SE Sedgwick Rd	Port Orchard	98366	Kitsap County	South Kitsap School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 874-6090	731	42	17.2	39.8%	519 (71.0%)	3 (0.4%)	94 (12.9%)	9 (1.2%)	8 (1.1%)	6 (0.8%)	92 (12.6%)	$18,556			$572			$17,984	74	70.7	130	17		530816001877
114	Edison Elementary	Public	K-8	5801 Main St	Bow	98232	Skagit County	Burlington-Edison School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 757-3375	390	25	15.9	38.7%	306 (78.5%)	8 (2.1%)	56 (14.4%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	15 (3.8%)	$19,070			$374			$18,696	73.9	59.7	194	80		530078000156
115	Icicle River Middle School	Public	6-8	10195 Titus Rd	Leavenworth	98826	Chelan County	Cascade School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 548-4042	258	20	13	48.8%	162 (62.8%)	4 (1.6%)	82 (31.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	8 (3.1%)	$19,692			$977			$18,716	73.8	65	168	53		530095000553
116	Port Susan Middle School	Public	6-8	7506 267th St NW	Stanwood	98292	Snohomish County	Stanwood-Camano School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 629-1360	530	25	21.4	32.8%	404 (76.2%)	4 (0.8%)	69 (13.0%)	11 (2.1%)	8 (1.5%)	2 (0.4%)	32 (6.0%)	$18,042			$491			$17,551	73.6	73.4	121	5		530834002595
117	Desert Hills Middle School	Public	6-8	1701 S Clodfelter Rd	Kennewick	99338	Benton County	Kennewick School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 222-6600	906	40	22.4	24.6%	673 (74.3%)	11 (1.2%)	148 (16.3%)	17 (1.9%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (6.1%)	$14,592			$1,989			$12,602	73.5	68.6	146	29		530393000598
118	Anacortes Middle School	Public	6-8	2202 M Avenue	Anacortes	98221	Skagit County	Anacortes School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 503-1230	617	27	22.7	32.7%	466 (75.5%)	3 (0.5%)	64 (10.4%)	14 (2.3%)	7 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	62 (10.0%)	$16,957			$68			$16,888	73.2	75.4	112	6		530015000015
119	Whatcom Middle School	Public	6-8	810 Halleck St	Bellingham	98225	Whatcom County	Bellingham School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 676-6460	637	34	18.5	42.4%	375 (58.9%)	6 (0.9%)	133 (20.9%)	48 (7.5%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (9.6%)	$17,842			$320			$17,522	72.7	65.7	165	46		530042000117
120	Tolt Middle School	Public	6-8	3740 Tolt Ave	Carnation	98014	King County	Riverview School District	No	No	No	Yes	(425) 844-4600	633	34	18.6	22.3%	452 (71.4%)	7 (1.1%)	100 (15.8%)	34 (5.4%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (5.4%)	$18,235			$386			$17,849	72.6	71.5	126	6		530456002119

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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.