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The highest-performing public middle schools in reading in Seattle, Washington

Across Seattle, Washington, 16 public middle schools are ranked here, ranked by the share of students meeting or exceeding the state reading and writing standard. Eckstein Middle School leads the list at 77.9%, against a median of 61.3% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Seattle, Washington

Top % Proficient (Reading)

77.9%

Median % Proficient (Reading)

61.3%

BEST IN READING · SEATTLE, WASHINGTON

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% Proficient (Reading)	Rank change
1	Eckstein Middle School	SEATTLE, WA	Seattle School District No. 1	Middle	1,024	77.9%	▲ 3
2	Robert Eagle Staff Middle School	Seattle, WA	Seattle School District No. 1	Middle	729	77.6%	▲ 1
3	Hamilton International Middle School	SEATTLE, WA	Seattle School District No. 1	Middle	983	77.3%	▼ 1
4	Madison Middle School	SEATTLE, WA	Seattle School District No. 1	Middle	1,017	75.0%	▲ 1
5	McClure Middle School	SEATTLE, WA	Seattle School District No. 1	Middle	474	74.8%	▲ 1
6	Whitman Middle School	SEATTLE, WA	Seattle School District No. 1	Middle	633	72.6%	▼ 5
7	Rainier Prep	Seattle, WA	Rainier Prep Charter School District	Middle	359	66.9%	no change
8	Jane Addams Middle School	Seattle, WA	Seattle School District No. 1	Middle	824	63.9%	no change
9	Mercer International Middle School	SEATTLE, WA	Seattle School District No. 1	Middle	753	58.7%	no change
10	Washington Middle School	SEATTLE, WA	Seattle School District No. 1	Middle	566	50.1%	no change
11	Aki Kurose Middle School	Seattle, WA	Seattle School District No. 1	Middle	817	46.8%	no change
12	David T. Denny International Middle School	SEATTLE, WA	Seattle School District No. 1	Middle	722	45.0%	▲ 1
13	Edmonds S. Meany Middle School	Seattle, WA	Seattle School District No. 1	Middle	504	41.8%	▼ 1
14	Dimmitt Middle School	Seattle, WA	Renton School District	Middle	605	38.7%	no change
15	Showalter Middle School	SEATTLE, WA	Tukwila School District	Middle	651	25.8%	no change
16	Cascade Middle School	Seattle, WA	Highline School District	Middle	671	25.5%	no change

Rank change counts the places a school moved since its prior test year, among the schools on this list that were tested both years. A dash means the school has no prior-year result.

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