Best Middle Schools in Zip Code 98831

ZIP code 98831 has one middle school, Manson Middle School, serving grades 6–8 in the Manson area. The school enrolls 128 students and is part of the Manson School District. With a 14.7-to-1 student-teacher ratio, the school offers a relatively small-school setting. About 68% of students qualified for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024–25, an important part of the school’s educational context.

Academic results are mixed, with science as the clearest strength. In 2025–26, 60.87% of students were proficient in science, above both the district rate of 53.17% and the Washington rate of 50.95%. ELA proficiency was 48.51%, slightly above the district but below the statewide rate of 52.81%. Math was the main challenge: 32.84% of students were proficient, compared with 39.39% in the district and 43.11% statewide. Grade-level results show especially strong eighth-grade performance. Eighth graders exceeded state results in ELA, math, and science, while sixth- and seventh-grade students were below state averages in ELA and math.

For parents, the largest opportunities appear to be strengthening math foundations in grades 6 and 7 and addressing seventh-grade ELA, where proficiency was 38.89% compared with 53.23% statewide. At the same time, the eighth-grade results suggest that students can make substantial progress by the end of middle school. The school’s ranking also improved considerably, moving from the 21st percentile and one star in 2023–24 to the 55th percentile and three stars in 2025–26. Recent trends were uneven: science improved sharply, while ELA and math declined from the previous year. Overall, Manson Middle School offers a small learning environment with notable science and eighth-grade strengths, alongside clear areas for earlier-grade academic support.