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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
133	West Valley Innovation Center	Public, Magnet	7-12	9206 Zier Road	Yakima	98908	Yakima County	West Valley School District (Yakima)	No	Yes	No	No	(509) 902-8810	195	13	15.6	55.9%	114 (58.5%)	0 (0.0%)	73 (37.4%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.1%)	$20,412			$2,608			$17,804	70.5	23.2	422	289		530972003820
260	Napavine Junior Senior High School	Public	7-12	404 4th Ave NE	Napavine	98565	Lewis County	Napavine School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 262-3301	410	21	19.1	41.7%	306 (74.6%)	3 (0.7%)	69 (16.8%)	6 (1.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	24 (5.9%)	$14,682			$356			$14,326	47.4	17.7	458	198		530549000827
231	Manson Middle School	Public	6-8	1000 Totem Pole Rd	Manson	98831	Chelan County	Manson School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 687-9585	128	9	14.7	68.0%	45 (35.2%)	0 (0.0%)	81 (63.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	$17,635			$486			$17,149	52.3	23.1	423	192		530474003427
215	Morton Junior-Senior High	Public	7-12	152 Westlake Ave	Morton	98356	Lewis County	Morton School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 496-5137	205	12	17.6	55.1%	156 (76.1%)	2 (1.0%)	33 (16.1%)	3 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (5.4%)	$19,570			$372			$19,198	55.2	28.6	381	166		530519000784
177	Willapa Valley Middle-High	Public	6-12	22 Viking Way	Raymond	98561	Pacific County	Willapa Valley School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 942-2006	204	13	15.9	39.7%	166 (81.4%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (8.8%)	2 (1.0%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (7.8%)	$22,780			$1,904			$20,876	62.6	35	338	161		530987001673
308	Republic Middle School	Public	6-8	30306 E Highway 20	Republic	99166	Ferry County	Republic School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 775-3327	86	3	24.7	68.6%	69 (80.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (8.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (9.3%)	$5,134			$251			$4,884	40	17.1	462	154		530726002949
109	Orcas Island Middle School	Public	6-8	715 School Rd	Eastsound	98245	San Juan County	Orcas Island School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 376-2287	110	5	20.6	39.1%	79 (71.8%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (23.6%)	3 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.8%)	$17,885			$959			$16,927	75.4	48	259	150		530630002815
150	West Valley City School	Public	5-8	8920 E Valleyway	Spokane	99212	Spokane County	West Valley School District (Spokane)	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 921-2836	200	8	24.2	49.5%	152 (76.0%)	3 (1.5%)	17 (8.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (13.0%)	$14,031			$881			$13,150	67.8	42.6	295	145		530969002685
167	Freeman Middle School	Public	6-8	14917 S Jackson Rd	Rockford	99030	Spokane County	Freeman School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 291-7300	201	10	20.3	24.9%	182 (90.5%)	2 (1.0%)	9 (4.5%)	4 (2.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.5%)	$16,085			$280			$15,805	64.7	41.3	302	135		530297003013
56	Bellevue Digital Discovery	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	12011 NE 1st Street	Bellevue	98005	King County	Bellevue School District	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(425) 456-4045	229	9	26.3	10.9%	78 (34.1%)	15 (6.6%)	41 (17.9%)	47 (20.5%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (20.1%)	$13,614			$138			$13,476	88.9	60.9	189	133		530039003883

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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:

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

Public School Districts and Their Services: A Comprehensive Guide

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.