Brier Terrace Middle School

Brier Terrace Middle School operates as a moderately sized junior high in BRIER, Washington, one of the schools within Edmonds School District. Current enrollment sits at 649 students spanning grades 7 through 8.

Across the 37 schools in Edmonds School District (20,955 students total), Brier Terrace Middle School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Brier Terrace Middle School records that 50% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder looks like 19% Asian, 14% Hispanic, 9% Black, 6% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 64% White, putting the school's mix noticeably less White than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 21.6:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 18.9:1 average. Around 33% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Snohomish County (around 41%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Brier Terrace Middle School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 58.0%; this one delivers 57.9%.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Snohomish County) logs that the typical household earns roughly $111,246 per year, 38% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. Brier Terrace Middle School is one of 227 public schools in Snohomish County (combined enrollment of about 118,688 students).

The closest other public school is Cedar Way Elementary, roughly 0.5 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Brier Terrace Middle School ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 46.7%.

The campus sits in a bedroom-community setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Brier Terrace Middle School has showed little movement, going from 636 students in 2018 to 649 in 2025. Over the same period, the Black share expanded from 5% to 9%. The student-to-teacher ratio loosened from 19.8:1 in 2018 to 21.6:1 today.

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