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Washington Middle School

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Washington Middle School ranks 59 th of 534 Washington middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

59^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 534 Washington Middle Schools

Better than 89% of Washington middle schools

Summary

Washington Middle School is a high-performing public middle school serving 702 students in grades 6-8 within the Olympia School District, consistently ranking among the top schools in the state.

The school excels academically, with student proficiency in English and Math significantly above both state and district averages, and it demonstrates remarkable effectiveness in supporting diverse student groups, including English Language Learners and military-connected students. While it is the top performer in its own district, it is interestingly slightly outperformed by Aspire Middle School in a neighboring district, which achieves similar success with a different student profile and resource allocation. Compared to other local schools like Jefferson Middle School and Reeves Middle School, Washington Middle School maintains its strong results while spending less per student.

Parents should note the school's historically strong performance, though its statewide ranking has seen a slight gradual decline from its peak a decade ago. The school shows some year-to-year variation in its special education student outcomes, and its science scores, while solid, are an area where it does not outperform the district like it does in other subjects. Overall, Washington Middle School is recognized for its efficient use of resources and its consistent delivery of high-quality education across its student body.

702

Students ?

19.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,672

Per pupil spending ?

21.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3100 Cain Rd SE
Olympia, WA 98501-3899

(360) 596-3000

District: Olympia School District

Students who attend Washington Middle School usually attend:

High:

Olympia High School

Feeder schools for Washington Middle School:

Elementary:	Centennial Elementary
	Lincoln Elementary School
	McKenny Elementary
	Pioneer Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

62.8%

Hispanic:

13.4%

Two or more races:

11.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 97th percentile in 2015 → 89th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Washington average (65% vs 48% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 11% of Washington middle schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Olympia School District

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 8 percentile points since 2015

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school65%

District avg59%

Washington avg48%

59^th of 534

Washington public middle schools ?

Top 11%▼ down 8 pts since 2015

From top 3% (2015) to top 11% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 4Middle Schools in the Olympia School District

46^th of 247Olympia School District among Washington districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	87.9	59 of 534	89.0%	★★★★☆
2024	84.4	77 of 535	85.6%	★★★★☆
2023	84.3	74 of 539	86.3%	★★★★☆
2022	88.7	53 of 541	90.2%	★★★★★
2021	84.6	70 of 529	86.8%	★★★★☆
2019	91.3	32 of 512	93.8%	★★★★★
2018	93.9	20 of 437	95.4%	★★★★★
2017	90.3	30 of 435	93.1%	★★★★★
2016	91.1	31 of 443	93.0%	★★★★★
2015	94.5	14 of 445	96.9%	★★★★★
2013	89.3	25 of 498	95.0%	★★★★★
2012	86.1	41 of 497	91.8%	★★★★★
2011	89.9	27 of 492	94.5%	★★★★★
2010	87.4	32 of 483	93.4%	★★★★★
2009	87.0	37 of 476	92.2%	★★★★★
2008	90.9	21 of 466	95.5%	★★★★★
2007	92.7	17 of 463	96.3%	★★★★★
2006	92.4	17 of 449	96.2%	★★★★★
2005	84.5	47 of 425	88.9%	★★★★☆
2004	89.4	33 of 421	92.2%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	54.5	40 of 101	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	80.9	16 of 96	83.3%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	71.3	46 of 147	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	78.6	34 of 148	77.0%	★★★★☆
2023	87.7	16 of 145	89.0%	★★★★☆
2022	84.8	21 of 161	87.0%	★★★★☆
2021	84.6	23 of 149	84.6%	★★★★☆
2018	81.6	21 of 123	82.9%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	90.5	8 of 96	91.7%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	85.9	55 of 471	88.3%	★★★★☆
2024	81.1	75 of 464	83.8%	★★★★☆
2023	81.3	67 of 464	85.6%	★★★★☆
2022	89.2	44 of 479	90.8%	★★★★★
2021	83.9	67 of 469	85.7%	★★★★☆
2019	88.8	34 of 452	92.5%	★★★★★
2018	92.6	22 of 376	94.1%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	88.7	30 of 347	91.4%	★★★★★
2024	83.1	36 of 344	89.5%	★★★★☆
2023	83.3	37 of 336	89.0%	★★★★☆
2022	87.1	28 of 360	92.2%	★★★★★
2021	80.4	45 of 353	87.3%	★★★★☆
2019	89.1	24 of 344	93.0%	★★★★★
2018	89.8	17 of 259	93.4%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	71.0	90 of 457	80.3%	★★★★☆
2024	67.6	108 of 455	76.3%	★★★★☆
2023	70.3	96 of 463	79.3%	★★★★☆
2022	90.5	18 of 475	96.2%	★★★★★
2021	84.8	31 of 458	93.2%	★★★★★
2019	82.6	30 of 448	93.3%	★★★★★
2018	94.6	11 of 349	96.8%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	89.0	51 of 472	89.2%	★★★★☆
2024	86.5	57 of 466	87.8%	★★★★☆
2023	84.7	65 of 470	86.2%	★★★★☆
2022	87.8	51 of 480	89.4%	★★★★☆
2021	84.1	64 of 476	86.6%	★★★★☆
2019	92.8	23 of 453	94.9%	★★★★★
2018	94.0	18 of 371	95.1%	★★★★★

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	69.3	6 of 43	86.0%	★★★★☆
2024	71.5	7 of 46	84.8%	★★★★☆
2023	48.0	21 of 40	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	67.6	13 of 51	74.5%	★★★★☆
2021	67.2	6 of 44	86.4%	★★★★☆
2019	80.0	6 of 50	88.0%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	73.2	57 of 246	76.8%	★★★★☆
2024	74.2	53 of 243	78.2%	★★★★☆
2023	76.5	45 of 244	81.6%	★★★★☆
2022	70.1	64 of 257	75.1%	★★★★☆
2021	65.6	67 of 250	73.2%	★★★★☆
2019	78.2	46 of 246	81.3%	★★★★☆
2018	86.4	21 of 166	87.3%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	61.2	47 of 186	74.7%	★★★★☆
2024	51.5	75 of 179	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	69.0	29 of 167	82.6%	★★★★☆
2022	65.3	41 of 199	79.4%	★★★★☆
2021	64.1	49 of 210	76.7%	★★★★☆
2019	79.2	23 of 231	90.0%	★★★★★
2018	86.4	20 of 268	92.5%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	86.7	53 of 488	89.1%	★★★★☆
2024	80.3	75 of 486	84.6%	★★★★☆
2023	80.2	76 of 488	84.4%	★★★★☆
2022	84.9	54 of 488	88.9%	★★★★☆
2021	80.3	77 of 480	84.0%	★★★★☆
2019	89.7	31 of 470	93.4%	★★★★★
2018	90.3	24 of 325	92.6%	★★★★★

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

English Language Learner (2025)92nd percentile+3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)91st percentile~ school

Male (2025)89th percentile~ school

White (2025)89th percentile~ school

Female (2025)88th percentile~ school

Military Connected (2025)86th percentile-3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)80th percentile-9 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)77th percentile-12 vs school

Special Education (2025)75th percentile-14 vs school

Asian (2025)69th percentile-20 vs school

African American (2025)60th percentile-29 vs school

By subject vs Washington (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts71%+18 vs state

Science64%+14 vs state

Math61%+18 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				WCAS Science (2025)		SBAC English Language Arts (2025)				SBAC Math (2025)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	WCAS Science 8th Grade	WCAS Science All Grades	SBAC English Language Arts 6th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 7th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 8th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts All Grades	SBAC Math 6th Grade	SBAC Math 7th Grade	SBAC Math 8th Grade	SBAC Math All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Washington Middle School	Public	6-8	3100 Cain Rd SE	Olympia	98501	Thurston County	Olympia School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 596-3000	702	36	19.3	21.7%	441 (62.8%)	24 (3.4%)	94 (13.4%)	52 (7.4%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	83 (11.8%)	87.9	59^th of 534 public middle schools	89.0%		84.4	77^th of 535 public middle schools	85.6%	18	63.7	63.7	69.1	72.7	70.0	70.7	66.0	62.5	54.6	60.7	$14,672	$606	$14,066
Komachin Middle School	Public	6-8	3650 College St SE	Lacey	98503	Thurston County	North Thurston Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(360) 412-4740	640	34	18.8	48.8%	259 (40.5%)	44 (6.9%)	145 (22.7%)	40 (6.3%)	1 (0.2%)	25 (3.9%)	124 (19.4%)	49.1	252^nd of 534 public middle schools	52.8%		49.8	248^th of 535 public middle schools	53.6%	4	42.4	42.4	45.9	63.6	48.3	52.6	36.6	36.0	36.9	36.5	$16,840	$719	$16,121
Chinook Middle School	Public	6-8	4301 6th Ave NE	Lacey	98516	Thurston County	North Thurston Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(360) 412-4760	746	38	19.6	55.5%	287 (38.5%)	42 (5.6%)	216 (29.0%)	64 (8.6%)	5 (0.7%)	31 (4.2%)	99 (13.3%)	44.6	278^th of 534 public middle schools	47.9%		40.2	309^th of 535 public middle schools	42.2%	31	44.0	44.0	52.5	53.4	54.1	53.4	30.9	33.5	24.5	29.6	$17,789	$517	$17,273
Reeves Middle School	Public	6-8	2200 Quince St NE	Olympia	98506	Thurston County	Olympia School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 596-3400	394	22	18.1	35.8%	250 (63.5%)	8 (2.0%)	64 (16.2%)	17 (4.3%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	42 (10.7%)	68.2	147^th of 534 public middle schools	72.5%		71	128^th of 535 public middle schools	76.1%	19	58.8	58.8	54.3	59.4	65.6	59.8	46.2	36.6	53.0	45.7	$17,630	$1,126	$16,504
Aspire Middle School	Public, Magnet	6-8	5900 54th Ave SE	Lacey	98513	Thurston County	North Thurston Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(360) 412-4400	323	14	22.7	35.3%	166 (51.4%)	19 (5.9%)	54 (16.7%)	20 (6.2%)	2 (0.6%)	5 (1.5%)	55 (17.0%)	89	55^th of 534 public middle schools	89.7%		85.3	71^st of 535 public middle schools	86.7%	16	69.4	69.4	81.4	63.8	71.3	72.1	54.9	66.7	69.4	63.8	$15,572	$521	$15,051
Tumwater Middle School	Public	6-8	6335 Littlerock Road SW	Tumwater	98512	Thurston County	Tumwater School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 709-7500	665	34	19.5	35.6%	409 (61.5%)	19 (2.9%)	118 (17.7%)	26 (3.9%)	7 (1.1%)	8 (1.2%)	77 (11.6%)	70.2	137^th of 534 public middle schools	74.3%		68.1	148^th of 535 public middle schools	72.3%	11	56.0	56.0	65.1	57.7	61.4	61.3	48.4	46.1	44.3	46.2	$16,737	$470	$16,267
Jefferson Middle School	Public	6-8	2200 Conger Ave NW	Olympia	98502	Thurston County	Olympia School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 596-3200	462	25	18.2	42.9%	228 (49.4%)	22 (4.8%)	64 (13.9%)	60 (13.0%)	2 (0.4%)	11 (2.4%)	63 (13.6%)	84.6	72^nd of 534 public middle schools	86.5%		85.9	68^th of 535 public middle schools	87.3%	4	61.0	61.0	62.8	75.2	70.4	69.4	53.8	64.4	53.7	57.4	$16,806	$693	$16,113
George Bush Middle School	Public	6-8	2120 83rd Avenue SW	Tumwater	98512	Thurston County	Tumwater School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 709-7400	762	42	18.0	39.0%	491 (64.4%)	17 (2.2%)	154 (20.2%)	17 (2.2%)	2 (0.3%)	5 (0.7%)	76 (10.0%)	65.6	164^th of 534 public middle schools	69.3%		63.6	177^th of 535 public middle schools	66.9%	13	45.4	45.4	63.4	61.6	57.1	60.7	55.2	44.6	37.1	45.5	$16,333	$274	$16,059
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%)	58.7	200^th of 534 public middle schools	62.5%		62.7	179^th of 535 public middle schools	66.5%	21	52.4	52.4	44.2	57.6	52.9	51.9	38.1	50.9	44.0	44.7	$16,754	$830	$15,924
Nisqually Middle School	Public	6-8	8100 Steilacoom Rd SE	Lacey	98503	Thurston County	North Thurston Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(360) 412-4770	789	44	18.0	51.3%	318 (40.3%)	35 (4.4%)	222 (28.1%)	51 (6.5%)	16 (2.0%)	29 (3.7%)	115 (14.6%)	29	381^st of 534 public middle schools	28.7%		21.8	435^th of 535 public middle schools	18.7%	54	32.6	32.6	36.6	46.9	42.9	42.0	24.6	33.6	24.3	27.3	$16,625	$719	$15,905

Frequently Asked Questions about Washington Middle School

What high school do graduates of Washington Middle School attend?

Students who attend Washington Middle School usually go on to attend Olympia High School

How many students attend Washington Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 702 students attended Washington Middle School.

What is the racial makeup of Washington Middle School?

Students at Washington Middle School are 63% White, 13% Hispanic, 12% Two or more races, 7% Asian, 3% African American.

Is Washington Middle School a good school?

Washington Middle School ranks 59^th of 534 Washington middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Washington Middle School in?

Olympia School District

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