Best Middle Schools in Zip Code 98053

ZIP code 98053 in Redmond, Washington, has two public middle schools serving grades 6–8: Timberline Middle School and Evergreen Middle School. Both are part of the Lake Washington School District, enroll roughly 760–790 students, and are located in a high-performing district ranked among Washington’s best. Together, the schools serve about 1,549 students and offer a notably strong middle-school environment based on academic results.

Evergreen Middle School is the overall academic leader. It ranked first among 514 Washington middle schools in 2025–2026 and had higher all-grade proficiency than Timberline in English Language Arts, Math, and Science. Evergreen’s results were 86.92% in ELA, 84.86% in Math, and an exceptional 89.80% in Science. Its Math performance was also more consistent across grades, ranging from 83.33% to 86.43%. Evergreen additionally reported a lower student-teacher ratio of 19.8 to 1 and higher per-student spending, although these figures do not by themselves establish why performance differs.

Timberline Middle School is also an excellent option, ranking third statewide. It had 86.17% proficiency in ELA, 82.29% in Math, and 80.84% in Science. Timberline was particularly strong in 7th grade, outperforming Evergreen in both ELA and Math, with 87.80% and 86.69% proficiency respectively. Its main relative weakness was 8th-grade Math, at 76.83%, compared with Evergreen’s 84.77%. Overall, both schools substantially exceeded Washington averages and have maintained top statewide rankings, while Evergreen currently offers the stronger all-around and most consistent profile.