Best Middle Schools in Zip Code 98052

ZIP code 98052 has three middle schools serving grades 6–8: Redmond Middle School, Rose Hill Middle School, and Stella Schola, all part of the highly rated Lake Washington School District.

Overall, families in this area are choosing among academically strong schools. The two large comprehensive schools, Redmond and Rose Hill, enroll about 1,000 and 900 students, respectively, while Stella Schola enrolls just 90. In 2025–2026, Rose Hill had the strongest directly comparable profile among the larger schools, with 80.17% proficiency in English language arts, 77.38% in math, and 77.29% in science. It outperformed Redmond in every reported subject and grade-level comparison, particularly in seventh-grade ELA and math. Rose Hill also ranked 11th out of 514 schools statewide, improving from 29th two years earlier. Its science performance rose notably from the prior year. Redmond also performed well statewide, ranking 24th and exceeding Washington averages by more than 20 percentage points in ELA, math, and science. However, its math proficiency fell nearly three points year over year, making math the clearest area to monitor.

Stella Schola reported the highest results overall, with 92.05% proficiency in ELA and 87.5% in math, and it ranked among Washington’s top six schools in each of the three previous ranking years. Its small enrollment, suppressed science and detailed grade-level results, and unusually high reported student-teacher ratio mean parents should interpret comparisons cautiously. Suppressed results indicate unavailable information, not low performance. The schools share the strong district setting, but they differ in size and structure: Redmond and Rose Hill have nearly identical student-teacher ratios and similar spending, while Stella reports lower per-student spending and a much smaller population. For most families seeking a large-school option, Rose Hill appears strongest on current results, while Redmond remains a high-performing alternative and Stella is an exceptional but less directly comparable small-school choice.