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
191	Partnership for Excellence in Alternative Remote Learning	Public	K-8	294715 US Highway 101	Quilcene	98376	Jefferson County	Quilcene School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 765-3363	373	14	26.9	15.0%	319 (85.5%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (7.0%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.3%)	4 (1.1%)	12 (3.2%)	$11,559			$24			$11,535	59.8	69.3	141	50		530699003353
192	Oakesdale High School	Public	6-12	First & McCoy Streets	Oakesdale	99158	Whitman County	Oakesdale School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 285-5281	80	7	12.1	42.5%	75 (93.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.3%)	$27,938			$768			$27,170	59.7	67.4	155	37		530597000908
193	Grapeview Elementary & Middle School	Public	K-8	822 E Mason Benson Rd	Grapeview	98546	Mason County	Grapeview School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 426-4921	224	15	15.1	50.0%	171 (76.3%)	1 (0.4%)	27 (12.1%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (10.7%)	$18,232			$1,015			$17,217	59.3	67.6	153	40		530324000507
194	Asotin Junior Senior High	Public	6-12	215 Second Street	Asotin	99402	Asotin County	Asotin-Anatone School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 243-4151	346	20	17.4	31.2%	295 (85.3%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.6%)	3 (0.9%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	28 (8.1%)	$13,809			$493			$13,316	59.2	54.7	219	25		530028000028
195	Meridian Middle School	Public	6-8	23480 120th Ave SE	Kent	98031	King County	Kent School District	No	No	No	No	(253) 373-7383	647	32	20	55.6%	121 (18.7%)	110 (17.0%)	145 (22.4%)	199 (30.8%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.6%)	54 (8.3%)	$19,721			$1,079			$18,642	59.2	51.2	239	44		530396000626
196	Vancouver School of Arts and Academics	Public	6-12	3101 Main St	Vancouver	98663	Clark County	Vancouver School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 313-4600	787	36	21.8	31.4%	498 (63.3%)	19 (2.4%)	132 (16.8%)	16 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	105 (13.3%)	$16,265			$529			$15,736	59.1	69.9	135	61		530927002508
197	Endicott/St John Elementary and Middle	Public	PK, KG-8	308 School Drive	Endicott	99125	Whitman County	Endicott School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 657-3523	83	12	6.9	67.5%	73 (88.0%)	1 (1.2%)	6 (7.2%)	1 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.4%)	$41,006			$1,897			$39,109	59	61	188	9		530252000373
198	Lopez Middle High School	Public	7-12	86 School Road	Lopez Island	98261	San Juan County	Lopez School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 468-2202	111	8	13.3	58.6%	77 (69.4%)	1 (0.9%)	27 (24.3%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.8%)	$28,779			$1,240			$27,539	59	57.6	204	6		530453000713
199	Meridian Middle School	Public	6-8	861 Ten Mile Road	Lynden	98264	Whatcom County	Meridian School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 398-2291	350	22	16.2	53.1%	208 (59.4%)	2 (0.6%)	88 (25.1%)	25 (7.1%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (6.6%)	$18,417			$364			$18,052	58.8	44.5	280	81		530501000767
200	Thurgood Marshall Middle School	Public	6-8	3939 20th Ave NW	Olympia	98502	Thurston County	Olympia School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 596-7600	469	28	16.7	39.9%	253 (53.9%)	24 (5.1%)	73 (15.6%)	37 (7.9%)	2 (0.4%)	4 (0.9%)	55 (11.7%)	$16,754			$830			$15,924	58.7	62.7	179	21		530618001737

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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:

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

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.