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
371	Royal Middle School	Public	7-8	921 Ahlers Ave N	Royal City	99357	Grant County	Royal School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 346-2268	282	14	19.7	61.0%	56 (19.9%)	0 (0.0%)	225 (79.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	$15,224			$1,084			$14,140	30.4	30.4	370	1		530762001124
372	Ruben Trejo Dual Language Academy	Public	K-8	6903 E 4th Ave	Spokane	99212	Spokane County	Spokane School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(509) 354-7500	275	21	13.4	25.5%	172 (62.5%)	3 (1.1%)	84 (30.5%)	4 (1.5%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.0%)	$10,333			$1,362			$8,971	30.3			(n/a)		530825003912
373	Pioneer Middle School	Public	6-8	450 Bridge St	Walla Walla	99362	Walla Walla County	Walla Walla Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 527-3050	601	32	18.9	66.2%	309 (51.4%)	5 (0.8%)	252 (41.9%)	11 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.0%)	$17,490			$1,608			$15,883	30.3	36.3	324	49		530945001605
374	Tekoa High School	Public	6-12	513 E Henkle - 0869	Tekoa	99033	Whitman County	Tekoa School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 284-3401	115	9	12.1	52.2%	84 (73.0%)	2 (1.7%)	14 (12.2%)	1 (0.9%)	9 (7.8%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (4.3%)	$24,463			$294			$24,169	30.1	31.4	363	11		530879001521
375	La Venture Middle School	Public	6-8	1200 LaVenture Rd	Mount Vernon	98273	Skagit County	Mount Vernon School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 428-6116	663	34	19.3	69.8%	178 (26.8%)	9 (1.4%)	444 (67.0%)	18 (2.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (1.8%)	$18,365			$1,054			$17,311	29.9	25.3	403	28		530540000810
376	Cascade Middle School	Public	7-8	905 McGarigle Rd	Sedro Woolley	98284	Skagit County	Sedro-Woolley School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 855-3520	670	33	20.1	55.8%	437 (65.2%)	6 (0.9%)	178 (26.6%)	2 (0.3%)	9 (1.3%)	3 (0.4%)	33 (4.9%)	$19,760			$959			$18,801	29.7	33.5	349	27		530774001273
377	Internet Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	PK, KG-12	31455 28th Ave S	Federal Way	98003	King County	Federal Way School District	No	No	Yes	No	(253) 945-2230	370	17	21.3	58.1%	122 (33.0%)	50 (13.5%)	101 (27.3%)	37 (10.0%)	5 (1.4%)	11 (3.0%)	41 (11.1%)	$18,355			$1,680			$16,676	29.6	24	412	35		530282002638
378	Kilo Middle School	Public	6-8	4400 S 308th St	Auburn	98001	King County	Federal Way School District	No	No	No	No	(253) 945-4700	669	37	18	73.7%	143 (21.4%)	85 (12.7%)	238 (35.6%)	114 (17.0%)	2 (0.3%)	27 (4.0%)	60 (9.0%)	$18,574			$552			$18,022	29.4	20.1	445	67		530282000438
379	Stanwood Middle School	Public	6-8	9405 271st St NW	Stanwood	98292	Snohomish County	Stanwood-Camano School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 629-1350	528	25	21.4	36.9%	399 (75.6%)	7 (1.3%)	63 (11.9%)	12 (2.3%)	5 (0.9%)	5 (0.9%)	36 (6.8%)	$17,570			$518			$17,051	29.3	33.5	348	31		530834001424
380	Surprise Lake Middle School	Public	6-7	2001 Milton Way	Milton	98354	Pierce County	Fife School District	No	No	No	No	(253) 517-1300	613	28	21.9	55.5%	230 (37.5%)	46 (7.5%)	150 (24.5%)	52 (8.5%)	3 (0.5%)	44 (7.2%)	75 (12.2%)	$14,717			$189			$14,528	29.2	28.2	383	3		530288000467

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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.