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The public middle schools with the biggest test-score declines in Washington

Across Washington, 290 public middle schools are ranked here, ranked by the 3-year drop in composite math + reading proficiency. Highland Middle School leads the list at -11.6pp, against a median of +2.1pp across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

290

Washington

Best 3-yr change

-11.6pp

Median 3-yr change

+2.1pp

BIGGEST DECLINES · WASHINGTON

#	School	City	District	Students	3 yrs ago	Latest	Change
1	Highland Middle School	Cowiche, WA	Highland School District	243	36.7%	25.1%	-11.6pp
2	Selah Middle School	Selah, WA	Selah School District	871	42.6%	31.0%	-11.6pp
3	Pioneer Middle School	SHELTON, WA	Pioneer School District	250	26.7%	16.3%	-10.4pp
4	Winlock Middle School	WINLOCK, WA	Winlock School District	160	31.7%	21.4%	-10.3pp
5	10th Street School	Marysville, WA	Marysville School District	217	41.6%	33.1%	-8.5pp
6	Mill Creek Middle School	Kent, WA	Kent School District	866	19.1%	11.6%	-7.5pp
7	Columbia Middle School	BURBANK, WA	Columbia (Walla Walla) School District	174	31.7%	24.3%	-7.4pp
8	Northwood Middle School	Renton, WA	Kent School District	911	54.9%	47.7%	-7.2pp
9	Bryant Montessori Middle School	Tacoma, WA	Tacoma School District	135	38.3%	31.5%	-6.8pp
10	Ephrata Middle School	EPHRATA, WA	Ephrata School District	461	47.1%	40.4%	-6.7pp
11	Highland Middle School	Bellevue, WA	Bellevue School District	589	34.9%	28.6%	-6.3pp
12	Glacier Middle School	SeaTac, WA	Highline School District	803	18.2%	12.3%	-5.9pp
13	Wallace & Priscilla Stevenson Intermediate School	White Salmon, WA	White Salmon Valley School District	163	40.3%	34.4%	-5.9pp
14	Cedar Heights Middle School	Covington, WA	Kent School District	876	39.7%	33.9%	-5.8pp
15	Finn Hill Middle School	Kirkland, WA	Lake Washington School District	664	56.9%	51.1%	-5.8pp
16	Tolt Middle School	Carnation, WA	Riverview School District	633	59.8%	53.9%	-5.8pp
17	Mount Adams Middle School	White Swan, WA	Mount Adams School District	136	10.9%	5.7%	-5.3pp
18	Wilson Middle School	Yakima, WA	Yakima School District	840	31.7%	26.4%	-5.3pp
19	Cheney Middle School	CHENEY, WA	Cheney School District	637	37.1%	31.9%	-5.1pp
20	Lakeside Middle School	Nine Mile Falls, WA	Nine Mile Falls School District	293	62.6%	57.6%	-5.1pp
21	Stanwood Middle School	STANWOOD, WA	Stanwood-Camano School District	528	38.8%	33.7%	-5.1pp
22	Cascade Middle School	AUBURN, WA	Auburn School District	966	32.1%	27.2%	-5.0pp
23	Highland Middle School	Spokane, WA	Mead School District	704	60.9%	56.2%	-4.6pp
24	Albert Einstein Middle School	Shoreline, WA	Shoreline School District	1,032	58.9%	54.6%	-4.3pp
25	Oakland Bay Junior High School	Shelton, WA	Shelton School District	544	26.0%	21.8%	-4.2pp
26	Westwood Middle School	Spokane, WA	Cheney School District	624	39.8%	35.6%	-4.1pp
27	Central Kitsap Middle School	SILVERDALE, WA	Central Kitsap School District	564	50.1%	46.1%	-4.0pp
28	Hudtloff Middle School	Lakewood, WA	Clover Park School District	555	20.9%	17.0%	-4.0pp
29	Kingston Middle School	Kingston, WA	North Kitsap School District	455	39.6%	35.6%	-4.0pp
30	Toledo Middle School	Toledo, WA	Toledo School District	186	37.6%	33.6%	-4.0pp
31	Lochburn Middle School	Lakewood, WA	Clover Park School District	497	14.3%	10.5%	-3.8pp
32	Shaw Middle School	Spokane, WA	Spokane School District	693	22.4%	18.7%	-3.7pp
33	Illahee Middle School	FEDERAL WAY, WA	Federal Way School District	655	26.8%	23.3%	-3.6pp
34	Mattson Middle School	Covington, WA	Kent School District	719	43.8%	40.2%	-3.6pp
35	Haller Middle School	Arlington, WA	Arlington School District	576	42.4%	39.0%	-3.4pp
36	Deer Park Middle School	Deer Park, WA	Deer Park School District	503	51.8%	48.5%	-3.3pp
37	Vista Middle School	Ferndale, WA	Ferndale School District	550	45.2%	42.0%	-3.2pp
38	Rainier Middle School	AUBURN, WA	Auburn School District	907	32.4%	29.3%	-3.1pp
39	Gray Middle School	Tacoma, WA	Tacoma School District	510	22.6%	19.4%	-3.1pp
40	Washington Middle School	SEATTLE, WA	Seattle School District No. 1	566	49.3%	46.3%	-3.0pp
41	Harrison Middle School	Sunnyside, WA	Sunnyside School District	820	30.6%	27.7%	-2.9pp
42	Hilltop Heritage Middle School	Tacoma, WA	Tacoma School District	447	27.6%	24.9%	-2.7pp
43	Sequoyah Middle School	Auburn, WA	Federal Way School District	570	24.3%	21.7%	-2.6pp
44	Meeker Middle School	Renton, WA	Kent School District	779	38.4%	35.9%	-2.6pp
45	Selkirk Middle School	Liberty Lake, WA	Central Valley School District	613	53.7%	51.2%	-2.5pp
46	Kirkland Middle School	Kirkland, WA	Lake Washington School District	746	73.2%	70.8%	-2.5pp
47	Sadie Halstead Middle School	Newport, WA	Newport School District	272	36.6%	34.1%	-2.5pp
48	Marcus Whitman Middle School	PORT ORCHARD, WA	South Kitsap School District	623	34.2%	31.6%	-2.5pp
49	Centralia Middle School	Centralia, WA	Centralia School District	479	30.5%	28.1%	-2.4pp
50	Blue Heron Middle School	Port Townsend, WA	Port Townsend School District	222	38.6%	36.5%	-2.1pp

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