Top 10 Best King County Public Middle Schools (2024-25)

For the 2024-25 school year, there are 144 public middle schools serving 69,387 students in King County, WA. The top ranked public middle schools in King County, WA are Northstar Middle School, International Community School and Stella Schola. Overall testing rank is based on a school's combined math and reading proficiency test score ranking.
King County, WA public middle schools have an average math proficiency score of 48% (versus the Washington public middle school average of 36%), and reading proficiency score of 60% (versus the 51% statewide average). Middle schools in King County have an average ranking of 10/10, which is in the top 5% of Washington public middle schools.
Minority enrollment is 62% of the student body (majority Asian and Hispanic), which is more than the Washington public middle school average of 49% (majority Hispanic).

Best Public Middle Schools in King County (2024-25)

School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Northstar Middle School
Alternative School
Magnet School
(Math: 90-94% | Reading: ≥95%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 1%
10903 Ne 53rd St
Kirkland, WA 98033
(425) 936-1760
Grades: 6-8
| 89 students
Rank: #22.
International Community School
Alternative School
Magnet School
(Math: 90% | Reading: 95%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 1%
11133 Ne 65th St
Kirkland, WA 98033
(425) 936-2380
Grades: 6-12
| 405 students
Rank: #33.
Stella Schola
Alternative School
Magnet School
(Math: 80-84% | Reading: ≥95%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 1%
13505 Ne 75th Street
Redmond, WA 98052
(425) 936-2475
Grades: 6-8
| 89 students
Rank: #44.
International School
Alternative School
Magnet School
(Math: 84% | Reading: 93%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 1%
445 128th Ave Se
Bellevue, WA 98005
(425) 456-6500
Grades: 6-12
| 593 students
Rank: #55.
Environmental & Adventure School
Alternative School
Magnet School
(Math: 80-84% | Reading: 85-89%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
8040 Ne 132nd
Kirkland, WA 98034
(425) 936-2355
Grades: 6-8
| 137 students
Rank: #66.
Timberline Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 79% | Reading: 86%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
9900 Redmond Ridge Drive Ne
Redmond, WA 98053
(425) 936-2820
Grades: 6-8
| 752 students
Rank: #77.
Evergreen Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 81% | Reading: 84%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
6900 208th Ave Ne
Redmond, WA 98053
(425) 936-2320
Grades: 6-8
| 771 students
Rank: #88.
Sammamish River Valley Online School
Magnet School
(Math: 75-79% | Reading: 80-84%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
16250 Ne 74th St
Redmond, WA 98073
(425) 936-1200
Grades: 6-12
| 112 students
Rank: #99.
Inglewood Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 76% | Reading: 84%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
24120 Ne 8th St
Sammamish, WA 98074
(425) 936-2360
Grades: 6-8
| 1,211 students
Rank: #1010.
Emerson K-12
Alternative School
Magnet School
(Math: 70-79% | Reading: 80-89%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
10903 Ne 53rd Street
Kirkland, WA 98033
(425) 936-2311
Grades: K-12
| 65 students
Rank: #1111.
Tyee Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 77% | Reading: 80%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
13630 S.e. Allen Road
Bellevue, WA 98006
(425) 456-6800
Grades: 6-8
| 880 students
Rank: #12 - 1312. - 13.
Catharine Blaine K-8 School
Magnet School
(Math: 72% | Reading: 82%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
2550 34 Av W
Seattle, WA 98199
(206) 252-1920
Grades: K-8
| 450 students
Rank: #12 - 1312. - 13.
Home Education Exchange
Alternative School
Magnet School
(Math: 70-74% | Reading: 80-84%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
2800 Ne 200th
Seattle, WA 98155
(206) 418-3388
Grades: K-8
| 94 students
Rank: #14 - 1514. - 15.
Islander Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 76% | Reading: 80%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
8225 Se 72nd
Mercer Island, WA 98040
(206) 236-3413
Grades: 6-8
| 930 students
Rank: #14 - 1514. - 15.
Pine Lake Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 76% | Reading: 80%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
3095 Issaquah-pine Lake Rd Se
Sammamish, WA 98075
(425) 837-5700
Grades: 6-8
| 900 students
Rank: #1616.
Odle Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 76% | Reading: 79%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
502 143rd Avenue Ne
Bellevue, WA 98007
(425) 456-6600
Grades: 6-8
| 873 students
Rank: #1717.
Hamilton International Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 73% | Reading: 80%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
1610 N 41 St
Seattle, WA 98103
(206) 252-5810
Grades: 6-8
| 928 students
Rank: #1818.
Redmond Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 73% | Reading: 77%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
10055 166th Ave Ne
Redmond, WA 98052
(425) 936-2440
Grades: 6-8
| 943 students
Rank: #1919.
Kirkland Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 70% | Reading: 79%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
430 18th Ave
Kirkland, WA 98033
(425) 936-2420
Grades: 6-8
| 575 students
Rank: #2020.
Cougar Mountain Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 68% | Reading: 78%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
1929 Nw Talus Drive
Issaquah, WA 98027
(253) 683-8000
Grades: 6-8
| 628 students
Rank: #2121.
Beaver Lake Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 72% | Reading: 76%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
25025 Se 32nd St
Issaquah, WA 98029
(425) 837-4150
Grades: 6-8
| 807 students
Rank: #2222.
Northshore Family Partnership
Magnet School
(Math: 70-79% | Reading: 70-79%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
18101 Avondale Road Ne
Woodinville, WA 98077
(425) 408-4100
Grades: K-8
| n/a students
Rank: #2323.
Madison Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 65% | Reading: 78%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
3429 45th Ave Sw
Seattle, WA 98116
(206) 252-9200
Grades: 6-8
| 981 students
Rank: #2424.
Snoqualmie Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 65% | Reading: 77%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
9200 Railroad Ave Se
Snoqualmie, WA 98065
(425) 831-8450
Grades: 6-8
| 503 students
Rank: #2525.
Hazel Wolf K-8
Magnet School
(Math: 70% | Reading: 74%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
11530 12th Ave. Ne
Seattle, WA 98125
(206) 252-4500
Grades: K-8
| 720 students
Rank: #2626.
Timbercrest Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 62% | Reading: 78%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
19115 215 Wy Ne
Woodinville, WA 98077
(425) 408-6900
Grades: 6-8
| 661 students
Rank: #2727.
Pacific Cascade Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 68% | Reading: 74%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
24635 Se Issaquah Fall City Ro
Issaquah, WA 98029
(425) 837-5900
Grades: 6-8
| 683 students
Rank: #2828.
Northshore Networks
Alternative School
Magnet School
(Math: 60-64% | Reading: 75-79%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
18101 Avondale Road Ne
Woodinville, WA 98077
(425) 408-4175
Grades: K-12
| 434 students
Rank: #2929.
Chief Kanim Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 65% | Reading: 75%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
32627 Se Redmond Fall City R
Fall City, WA 98024
(425) 831-8225
Grades: 6-8
| 580 students
Rank: #3030.
Federal Way Public Academy
Magnet School
(Math: 58% | Reading: 80%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
34620 9th Av S
Federal Way, WA 98003
(253) 945-3270
Grades: 6-10
| 298 students
Rank: #3131.
Whitman Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 64% | Reading: 75%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
9201 15 Av Nw
Seattle, WA 98117
(206) 252-1200
Grades: 6-8
| 679 students
Rank: #3232.
Rose Hill Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 66% | Reading: 74%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
13505 Ne 75th
Redmond, WA 98052
(425) 936-2460
Grades: 6-8
| 885 students
Rank: #3333.
Pathfinder K-8 School
Alternative School
Magnet School
(Math: 65% | Reading: 74%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
1901 Sw Genesee St
Seattle, WA 98106
(206) 252-9710
Grades: K-8
| 465 students
Rank: #3434.
Eckstein Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 61% | Reading: 76%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
3003 Ne 75 St
Seattle, WA 98115
(206) 252-5010
Grades: 6-8
| 1,045 students
Rank: #3535.
Renaissance School Of Art And Reasoning
Alternative School
Magnet School
(Math: 55-59% | Reading: 75-79%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
400 228th Ave Ne
Sammamish, WA 98074
(425) 936-1544
Grades: 6-8
| 78 students
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King County Public Schools (Closed)

School
Location
Grades
Students
16642 Cleveland St
Redmond, WA 98052
(425) 861-3452
Grades: 12
| n/a students
4424 South 188th Street, 700 B
Seattle, WA 98188
(206) 631-6500
Grades: 9-12
| 468 students
8311 Beacon Av S
Seattle, WA 98118
(206) 252-6650
Grades: K-8
| 353 students
18603 Bothell Wy Ne
Bothell, WA 98011
(425) 489-6244
Grades: 7-8
| 13 students
Ancillary (Closed 2013)
Special Education School
15675 Ambaum Blvd Sw
Seattle, WA 98166
(206) 433-2125
Grades: PK-12
| n/a students
830 Sw 116th St
Seattle, WA 98146
(206) 631-6250
Grades: 9-12
| 305 students
19300 108th Ave Se
Kent, WA 98031
(206) 931-0964
Grades: K-8
| n/a students
10903 Ne 53rd St
Kirkland, WA 98033
(425) 936-2300
Grades: 9-12
| n/a students
Birth To 3 Contracts (Closed 2023)
Special Education School
2445 3rd Av S
Seattle, WA 98124
(206) 252-0809
Grades: PK
| n/a students
1850 Boyer Ave East
Seattle, WA 98112
(206) 252-0838
Grades: PK
| n/a students
The Bridge (Closed 2023)
Special Education School
2142 10 Av W
Seattle, WA 98119
(206) 252-0832
Grades: K-12
| 1 students
12111 Ne 1st Street
Bellevue, WA 98005
(425) 456-4108
Grades: 9-12
| 34 students
919 Sw Grady Way Ste 125
Renton, WA 98055
(206) 205-6510
Grades: 9-12
| 42 students
16101 Greenwood Avenue N.
Seattle, WA 98133
(206) 368-4118
Grades: 11
| 220 students
2445 3 Av S
Seattle, WA 98134
(206) 252-0732
Grades: 9-12
| 185 students
2919 1st Avenue West
Seattle, WA 98119
(206) 706-4270
Grades: K-12
| n/a students
Childhaven (Closed 2023)
Alternative School
650 South Orcas Street
Seattle, WA 98108
(253) 945-2084
Grades: PK-12
| 3 students
302 Broadway Av
Seattle, WA 98122
(206) 252-0838
Grades: PK-5
| n/a students
4030 86th Ave Se Suite F
Mercer Island, WA 98040
(253) 945-2084
Grades: PK-12
| 1 students
1901 Sw Genesee St
Seattle, WA 98106
(206) 252-8170
Grades: PK-5
| 266 students
210 South Hudson Street
Seattle, WA 98134
(509) 258-4534
Grades: 6-8
| n/a students
1900 N 170th St
Seattle, WA 98155
(206) 393-4250
Grades: PK
| 60 students
15675 Ambaum Blvd Sw
Seattle, WA 98166
(206) 433-2125
Grades: PK
| n/a students
1330 N 90 St
Seattle, WA 98108
(206) 252-4789
Grades: 6-12
| n/a students
4160 86th Ave Se
Mercer Island, WA 98040
(206) 236-3325
Grades: PK-4
| 4 students
Erac Special Education (Closed 2013)
Special Education School
15675 Ambaum Blvd Sw
Seattle, WA 98166
(206) 433-2125
Grades: PK-12
| n/a students
4400 Interlake Ave North
Seattle, WA 98103
(206) 252-4680
Grades: 9-12
| n/a students
210 South Hudson St Ste 318
Seattle, WA 98134
(509) 258-4534
Grades: 6-7
| n/a students
19300 108th Ave Se
Kent, WA 98031
(253) 487-7530
Grades: 7-10
| 188 students
1959 Ne Pacific St
Seattle, WA 98195
(206) 252-0806
Grades: PK-K
| 66 students
170 20th
Seattle, WA 98122
(206) 323-6715
Grades: K-5
| 106 students
4424 South 188th Street, 300/6
Seattle, WA 98188
(206) 631-6550
Grades: 9-12
| 518 students
12401 Se 320th St
Auburn, WA 98092
(253) 833-9111
Grades: 9-13
| n/a students
31455 28th Av S
Federal Way, WA 98003
(253) 945-5800
Grades: 9-12
| 149 students
1900 N 170th St
Seattle, WA 98155
(206) 393-4254
Grades: PK
| 96 students
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Frequently Asked Questions

What are the top ranked public middle schools in King County, WA?
The top ranked public middle schools in King County, WA include Northstar Middle School, International Community School and Stella Schola. King County has one of the highest concentrations of top ranked public schools in Washington.
How many public middle schools are located in King County?
144 public middle schools are located in King County.
What is the racial composition of students in King County?
King County public middle schools minority enrollment is 62% of the student body (majority Asian and Hispanic), which is more than the Washington public middle schools average of 49% (majority Hispanic).
Which public middle schools in King County are often viewed compared to one another?

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