Washington schools ranked by test score
Latest Smarter Balanced + WCAS year (2024-25). 295 schools with reported English Language Arts scores. State average: 58.4%.
| Rank | School | Level | English Language Arts | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 201 | Sadie Halstead Middle School Newport · Newport School District | Middle | 40.6% | -17.8pp |
| 202 | Royal Intermediate School Royal City · Royal School District | Middle | 40.5% | -17.8pp |
| 203 | Morgan Middle School Ellensburg · Ellensburg School District | Middle | 40.5% | -17.8pp |
| 204 | Tenino Middle School Tenino · Tenino School District | Middle | 40.4% | -17.9pp |
| 205 | Nooksack Valley Middle School Everson · Nooksack Valley School District | Middle | 40.2% | -18.1pp |
| 206 | Meeker Middle School Renton · Kent School District | Middle | 40.0% | -18.3pp |
| 207 | Bowdish Middle School Spokane Valley · Central Valley School District | Middle | 39.9% | -18.5pp |
| 208 | Nisqually Middle School Lacey · North Thurston Public Schools | Middle | 39.9% | -18.5pp |
| 209 | Bryant Montessori Middle School Tacoma · Tacoma School District | Middle | 39.9% | -18.5pp |
| 210 | Centralia Middle School Centralia · Centralia School District | Middle | 39.5% | -18.8pp |
| 211 | Granite Falls Middle School Granite Falls · Granite Falls School District | Middle | 39.4% | -19.0pp |
| 212 | Voyager Middle School Everett · Mukilteo School District | Middle | 39.4% | -19.0pp |
| 213 | Kettle Falls Middle School KETTLE FALLS · Kettle Falls School District | Middle | 39.4% | -19.0pp |
| 214 | Kilo Middle School AUBURN · Federal Way School District | Middle | 39.2% | -19.1pp |
| 215 | Stanwood Middle School STANWOOD · Stanwood-Camano School District | Middle | 39.2% | -19.1pp |
| 216 | Cedarcrest Middle School Spanaway · Bethel School District | Middle | 39.1% | -19.3pp |
| 217 | Kingston Middle School Kingston · North Kitsap School District | Middle | 39.0% | -19.4pp |
| 218 | Frontier Middle School MOSES LAKE · Moses Lake School District | Middle | 38.8% | -19.6pp |
| 219 | La Venture Middle School Mount Vernon · Mount Vernon School District | Middle | 38.7% | -19.6pp |
| 220 | Dimmitt Middle School Seattle · Renton School District | Middle | 38.7% | -19.7pp |
| 221 | Marcus Whitman Middle School PORT ORCHARD · South Kitsap School District | Middle | 38.3% | -20.0pp |
| 222 | Brewster Middle School BREWSTER · Brewster School District | Middle | 38.1% | -20.3pp |
| 223 | Baker Middle School Tacoma · Tacoma School District | Middle | 37.9% | -20.5pp |
| 224 | Robert L Olds Junior High School Connell · North Franklin School District | Middle | 37.8% | -20.6pp |
| 225 | Nelsen Middle School Renton · Renton School District | Middle | 37.7% | -20.7pp |
| 226 | Cascade Middle School Sedro-Woolley · Sedro-Woolley School District | Middle | 37.6% | -20.8pp |
| 227 | Tonasket Middle School TONASKET · Tonasket School District | Middle | 37.2% | -21.2pp |
| 228 | Centennial Middle School SPOKANE · West Valley School District (Spokane) | Middle | 36.6% | -21.8pp |
| 229 | La Conner Middle LA CONNER · La Conner School District | Middle | 36.3% | -22.1pp |
| 230 | Morris Ford Middle School Tacoma · Franklin Pierce School District | Middle | 36.1% | -22.3pp |
| 231 | Olympic Middle School AUBURN · Auburn School District | Middle | 35.6% | -22.7pp |
| 232 | Washington Virtual Academy Omak Middle School Omak · Omak School District | Middle | 35.6% | -22.8pp |
| 233 | North Beach Junior High School Ocean Shores · North Beach School District No. 64 | Middle | 35.2% | -23.2pp |
| 234 | Selah Middle School Selah · Selah School District | Middle | 35.1% | -23.3pp |
| 235 | Harrison Middle School Sunnyside · Sunnyside School District | Middle | 35.0% | -23.4pp |
| 236 | Sacajawea Middle School FEDERAL WAY · Federal Way School District | Middle | 34.7% | -23.7pp |
| 237 | Lakewood Middle School Marysville · Lakewood School District | Middle | 34.5% | -23.8pp |
| 238 | Rainier Middle School AUBURN · Auburn School District | Middle | 34.4% | -24.0pp |
| 239 | Grandview Middle School Grandview · Grandview School District | Middle | 34.3% | -24.1pp |
| 240 | Cascade Middle School AUBURN · Auburn School District | Middle | 34.0% | -24.3pp |
| 241 | Explorer Middle School Everett · Mukilteo School District | Middle | 33.9% | -24.5pp |
| 242 | Highland Middle School Cowiche · Highland School District | Middle | 33.7% | -24.6pp |
| 243 | Highland Middle School Bellevue · Bellevue School District | Middle | 33.6% | -24.8pp |
| 244 | Hilltop Elementary School Ilwaco · Ocean Beach School District | Middle | 33.3% | -25.0pp |
| 245 | Quincy Middle School QUINCY · Quincy School District | Middle | 33.3% | -25.0pp |
| 246 | Wilson Middle School Yakima · Yakima School District | Middle | 33.1% | -25.2pp |
| 247 | Stewart Middle School Tacoma · Tacoma School District | Middle | 33.1% | -25.2pp |
| 248 | North Pines Middle School Spokane Valley · Central Valley School District | Middle | 33.0% | -25.4pp |
| 249 | Glover Middle School Spokane · Spokane School District | Middle | 32.9% | -25.5pp |
| 250 | Mount Baker Junior High DEMING · Mount Baker School District | Middle | 32.1% | -26.3pp |
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About this ranking
Schools are ranked by the percentage of students who scored at or above the Smarter Balanced + WCAS % Met or Exceeded Standard threshold on the latest available Smarter Balanced + WCAS English Language Arts test (school year 2024-25). A higher percentage is better.
Only public schools with a reasonable cohort size are included (at least 50 total students enrolled, since the source file does not include per-subject student counts), so very small programs and special-purpose centers are filtered out.
The state average shown above is enrollment-weighted: we multiply each school's score by how many of its students tested, sum those across every public school in Washington, and divide by the total students tested. This way a big school counts more than a tiny one in the typical-student average.