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Cedarcrest School

6400 88th St NE, Marysville, WA 98270 · (360) 965-0700 · Snohomish County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE22-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL704 STUDENTS
Enrollment
704
Middle
DISTRICT 525 · STATE 577
Student : Teacher
22.4:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.4:1 · STATE 18.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
50%
351 students
DISTRICT 56% · STATE 51%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.

Enrollment by grade, 2024-25

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 623033%
Grade 723734%
Grade 823734%
Student demographics
69%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 72% · STATE 68% · US 70%
White
33447%
DISTRICT 41% · STATE 47% · US 43%
Hispanic
17925%
DISTRICT 30% · STATE 27% · US 30%
Black
345%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 5% · US 15%
Asian
598%
DISTRICT 7% · STATE 9% · US 6%
Two+
8112%
DISTRICT 11% · STATE 9% · US 5%
Native American
71%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 1% · US 1%
Pacific Islander
81%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 2% · US 0%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
37553%
Female
32746%

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Test scores

Smarter Balanced + WCAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded Standard
English Language Arts
46.9%
WA avg 58.4% . +3.0pp since 2014
Math
36.3%
WA avg 51.2% . +8.0pp since 2014

What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 47 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 36 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Washington schools, those numbers are about 58 and 51. Reading and writing scores are up about 3 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 8 points.

Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2546.9%36.3%
2023-2443.8%29.1%
2022-2345.3%27.1%
2021-2240.3%25.4%
2018-1954.7%32.0%
2017-1843.4%29.7%
2016-1749.8%30.4%
2015-1648.9%29.0%
2014-1543.9%28.3%
% Met or Exceeded Standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Smarter Balanced + WCAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
39.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
46.8%
based on WA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.7pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 39% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 47% typical for Washington schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Washington's top nor bottom 10%.

BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →

Schools most like Cedarcrest School

Cedarcrest School's state test result (39.0% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Cedarcrest School this school70449.9%39.0%
Salish Middle School
Lacey
74548.3%35.4%
Ferrucci Jr High
Puyallup
81550.3%44.6%
Nisqually Middle School
Lacey
78951.3%29.9%
Fairview Middle School
BREMERTON
62050.5%37.3%
Komachin Middle School
Lacey
64048.8%42.2%
Matched among Washington middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.

Where Cedarcrest School ranks

Among middle schools
MeasureThis schoolIn WashingtonIn Snohomish County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
39.0%#157 of 294#19 of 32
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
36.3%#159 of 357
▲ 53
#18 of 32
▲ 3
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
46.9%#179 of 357
▲ 21
#20 of 32
no change
3-year test score change
ranked biggest gain first
+8.7pp#32 of 290#7 of 32
Enrollment
ranked largest first
704#129 of 377#17 of 33
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
22.4:1#321 of 340#28 of 32
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
68.6%#89 of 340#13 of 32
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
49.9%#183 of 359#12 of 32
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-10.2%#105 of 192#8 of 13
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.

4-year change

SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
704
-148 (-17%) vs 2020
-27% since 2000-01, when it was 959
Student : Teacher
22.4:1
was 22.4:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2570431.422.4:150% (351)
2023-2475134.721.7:152% (387)
2022-237613621.2:150% (380)
2020-218523822.4:154% (456)
2017-1878435.222.3:147% (370)
2015-168324219.8:148% (401)
2010-118604121.0:149% (418)
2000-019594720.4:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Cedarcrest School.

Since 2017-18: students down 10% (784 to 704); teachers down 11% (35.2 to 31.4).

About Cedarcrest School

In Marysville, Washington, Cedarcrest School is a medium-sized middle school. The school serves 704 students in grades 6 through 8 in 2024-25. The average among middle schools in Washington is roughly 577 students; this school is 22% bigger than that.

A total of 23 schools make up Marysville School District, with 9,760 students enrolled.

Cedarcrest School's enrollment has no majority group, and White students are the largest at 47%. It is also 25% Hispanic, 12% multiracial, 8% Asian, and 5% Black. Snohomish County's residents are about 64% White, 17 points above the school's share. By the diversity index, Cedarcrest School comes in at 69%.

Teachers at the school number 31.4 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 22.4:1. The 18.9:1 average for middle schools in Washington is lower than this school's figure. Roughly 50% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch. On average, public schools in Snohomish County report 41%.

Cedarcrest School sits between the top and bottom 10% of Washington schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate on state tests of 39.0% and a predicted 46.8%.

Snohomish County has about 844,430 residents, and median household income is about $111,246, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 38% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 6%. Federal data list 227 public schools in Snohomish County, with a combined enrollment of about 118,688.

Nearest public school: Kellogg Marsh Elementary School, about 0.3 miles away. The five-mile area around Cedarcrest School holds at least 8 other public schools. Nearby schools average 37.9% on proficiency, and Cedarcrest School is above that at 39.0%.

Federal data place Cedarcrest School in the Suburb: Mid-size locale, which means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.

Enrollment was 852 in 2020-21 and 704 in 2024-25, a decrease of 148 students.

The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Cedarcrest School covering things like school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.

Snohomish County at a glance

View full county profile
Population
844,430
Census ACS
Median income
$111,246
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
38%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
227
118,688 students

Quick facts

School name
Cedarcrest School
District
Marysville School District
Address
6400 88th St NE, Marysville, WA 98270
Phone
(360) 965-0700
County
Snohomish County
Level
Middle
Grade range
06–08
Total enrollment
704
Teachers (FTE)
31
Student–teacher ratio
22.4:1
Free and reduced lunch
351 (50%)
Locale
22-Suburb: Mid-size
NCES ID
530486002425
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Cedarcrest School
What is the total enrollment at Cedarcrest School?
Cedarcrest School enrolls approximately 704 students in grades 06-08.
Is Cedarcrest School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Cedarcrest School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Cedarcrest School have?
Cedarcrest School employs 31 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 22.4:1.
What is the student diversity at Cedarcrest School?
Student demographics at Cedarcrest School are roughly 47% White, 25% Hispanic, 5% Black, 8% Asian, 12% Two or more.
Is Cedarcrest School public or private?
Cedarcrest School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Marysville School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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