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The highest-performing public middle schools in reading in King County, Washington

76 public middle schools in King County, Washington appear in this ranking of the highest-performing public middle schools in reading, ranked by the share of students meeting or exceeding the state reading and writing standard. Beaver Lake Middle School leads the list at 84.3%, against a median of 61.0% across the ranked schools.

The table below is sortable and filterable, and the full list downloads as a CSV. Figures come from federal NCES enrollment data and, where applicable, state assessment results for 2024-25.

Schools ranked

King County, Washington

Top % Proficient (Reading)

84.3%

Median % Proficient (Reading)

61.0%

BEST IN READING · KING COUNTY, WASHINGTON

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% Proficient (Reading)
1	Beaver Lake Middle School	ISSAQUAH, WA	Issaquah School District	Middle	699	84.3%
2	Inglewood Middle School	Sammamish, WA	Lake Washington School District	Middle	1,229	84.3%
3	Evergreen Middle School	Redmond, WA	Lake Washington School District	Middle	761	83.5%
4	Timberline Middle School	Redmond, WA	Lake Washington School District	Middle	788	83.4%
5	Tyee Middle School	Bellevue, WA	Bellevue School District	Middle	1,007	83.0%
6	Federal Way Public Academy	FEDERAL WAY, WA	Federal Way School District	Middle	309	81.8%
7	Pine Lake Middle School	SAMMAMISH, WA	Issaquah School District	Middle	877	81.3%
8	Snoqualmie Middle School	SNOQUALMIE, WA	Snoqualmie Valley School District	Middle	496	80.9%
9	Islander Middle School	Mercer Island, WA	Mercer Island School District	Middle	960	80.2%
10	Timbercrest Middle School	Woodinville, WA	Northshore School District	Middle	665	78.9%
11	Rose Hill Middle School	Redmond, WA	Lake Washington School District	Middle	901	78.9%
12	Odle Middle School	Bellevue, WA	Bellevue School District	Middle	974	78.8%
13	Cougar Mountain Middle School	Issaquah, WA	Issaquah School District	Middle	616	78.8%
14	Eckstein Middle School	SEATTLE, WA	Seattle School District No. 1	Middle	1,024	77.9%
15	Pacific Cascade Middle School	Issaquah, WA	Issaquah School District	Middle	605	77.7%
16	Robert Eagle Staff Middle School	Seattle, WA	Seattle School District No. 1	Middle	729	77.6%
17	Hamilton International Middle School	SEATTLE, WA	Seattle School District No. 1	Middle	983	77.3%
18	Kirkland Middle School	Kirkland, WA	Lake Washington School District	Middle	746	75.4%
19	Madison Middle School	SEATTLE, WA	Seattle School District No. 1	Middle	1,017	75.0%
20	McClure Middle School	SEATTLE, WA	Seattle School District No. 1	Middle	474	74.8%
21	Chief Kanim Middle School	FALL CITY, WA	Snoqualmie Valley School District	Middle	520	73.7%
22	Whitman Middle School	SEATTLE, WA	Seattle School District No. 1	Middle	633	72.6%
23	Summit Trail Middle School	Ravensdale, WA	Tahoma School District	Middle	1,097	72.5%
24	Redmond Middle School	Redmond, WA	Lake Washington School District	Middle	1,009	72.4%
25	Twin Falls Middle School	North Bend, WA	Snoqualmie Valley School District	Middle	556	71.0%
26	Leota Middle School	Woodinville, WA	Northshore School District	Middle	858	70.8%
27	Maywood Middle School	RENTON, WA	Issaquah School District	Middle	826	70.4%
28	Tillicum Middle School	Bellevue, WA	Bellevue School District	Middle	676	69.7%
29	Maple View Middle School	Covington, WA	Tahoma School District	Middle	1,046	68.3%
30	Rainier Prep	Seattle, WA	Rainier Prep Charter School District	Middle	359	66.9%
31	Northshore Middle School	Bothell, WA	Northshore School District	Middle	753	66.2%
32	Chinook Middle School	Bellevue, WA	Bellevue School District	Middle	752	65.8%
33	Kamiakin Middle School	Kirkland, WA	Lake Washington School District	Middle	573	65.3%
34	McMurray Middle School	VASHON, WA	Vashon Island School District	Middle	355	65.3%
35	Issaquah Middle School	ISSAQUAH, WA	Issaquah School District	Middle	808	65.2%
36	Jane Addams Middle School	Seattle, WA	Seattle School District No. 1	Middle	824	63.9%
37	Kenmore Middle School	Kenmore, WA	Northshore School District	Middle	733	62.4%
38	Kellogg Middle School	Shoreline, WA	Shoreline School District	Middle	991	62.3%
39	Albert Einstein Middle School	Shoreline, WA	Shoreline School District	Middle	1,032	59.7%
40	Thunder Mountain Middle School	Enumclaw, WA	Enumclaw School District	Middle	506	59.3%
41	Tolt Middle School	Carnation, WA	Riverview School District	Middle	633	58.7%
42	Mercer International Middle School	SEATTLE, WA	Seattle School District No. 1	Middle	753	58.7%
43	Vera Risdon Middle School	Newcastle, WA	Renton School District	Middle	751	57.1%
44	Finn Hill Middle School	Kirkland, WA	Lake Washington School District	Middle	664	56.0%
45	Meridian Middle School	Kent, WA	Kent School District	Middle	647	55.1%
46	Enumclaw Middle School	Enumclaw, WA	Enumclaw School District	Middle	522	53.1%
47	Northwood Middle School	Renton, WA	Kent School District	Middle	911	52.4%
48	Washington Middle School	SEATTLE, WA	Seattle School District No. 1	Middle	566	50.1%
49	Mattson Middle School	Covington, WA	Kent School District	Middle	719	47.2%
50	Aki Kurose Middle School	Seattle, WA	Seattle School District No. 1	Middle	817	46.8%

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