Best Middle Schools in Washington

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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
441	Baker Middle School	Public	6-8	8001 So J Street	Tacoma	98408	Pierce County	Tacoma School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 571-5000	687	34	19.9	71.5%	116 (16.9%)	87 (12.7%)	226 (32.9%)	93 (13.5%)	8 (1.2%)	39 (5.7%)	114 (16.6%)	$19,451			$1,425			$18,026	19.8	24.6	407	34		530870001454
442	Park Middle School	Public	6-8	1011 West 10th Avenue	Kennewick	99336	Benton County	Kennewick School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 222-6900	688	40	17.4	85.2%	126 (18.3%)	12 (1.7%)	489 (71.1%)	23 (3.3%)	1 (0.1%)	8 (1.2%)	28 (4.1%)	$15,799			$1,584			$14,214	19.5	20.3	443	1		530393000607
443	Highland Middle School	Public	6-8	15027 NE Bel-Red Rd	Bellevue	98007	King County	Bellevue School District	No	No	No	Yes	(425) 456-6469	589	38	15.6	60.6%	118 (20.0%)	31 (5.3%)	293 (49.7%)	92 (15.6%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.0%)	48 (8.1%)	$24,196			$1,181			$23,015	19.5	27.5	386	57		530039000068
444	North Pines Middle School	Public	6-8	701 N Pines Rd	Spokane Valley	99206	Spokane County	Central Valley School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 558-5020	504	29	17.6	74.2%	328 (65.1%)	32 (6.3%)	59 (11.7%)	9 (1.8%)	9 (1.8%)	33 (6.5%)	34 (6.7%)	$14,420			$328			$14,092	19.5	20.7	441	3		530111000198
445	Housel Middle School	Public	6-8	2001 Highland Dr.	Prosser	99350	Benton County	Prosser School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 786-1732	529	34	15.4	75.8%	123 (23.3%)	3 (0.6%)	381 (72.0%)	9 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.3%)	$17,645			$1,705			$15,940	19.4	18.9	452	7		530690001013
446	Centralia Middle School	Public	7-8	901 Johnson Road	Centralia	98531	Lewis County	Centralia School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 330-7619	479	27	17.9	74.9%	213 (44.5%)	3 (0.6%)	233 (48.6%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	24 (5.0%)	$17,295			$2,561			$14,734	19.2	22.9	427	19		530114000205
447	Mary M. Knight School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	2987 W Matlock Brady RD	Elma	98541	Mason County	Mary M Knight School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 426-6767	184	18	10.2	65.8%	145 (78.8%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (9.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (10.9%)	$34,703			$3,481			$31,222	18.6	23.4	417	30		530480003571
448	Cascade Middle School	Public	6-8	1015 24th St NE	Auburn	98002	King County	Auburn School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 931-4995	966	53	18.1	65.2%	294 (30.4%)	105 (10.9%)	286 (29.6%)	117 (12.1%)	6 (0.6%)	77 (8.0%)	80 (8.3%)	$16,918			$693			$16,225	18.3	22.3	433	15		530030000033
449	Harrison Middle School	Public	6-8	810 S. 16th Street	Sunnyside	98944	Yakima County	Sunnyside School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 837-3601	820	40	20.3	83.0%	46 (5.6%)	1 (0.1%)	769 (93.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.5%)	$18,194			$2,363			$15,831	18.2	19.5	450	1		530867001451
450	Orchard Middle School	Public	6-8	1024 Orchard Ave	Wenatchee	98801	Chelan County	Wenatchee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 662-7745	395	23	16.8	76.7%	128 (32.4%)	2 (0.5%)	258 (65.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.3%)	$19,157			$1,469			$17,688	18	17.8	456	6		530966001634

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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

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

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.