Total enrollment
20,955
+104 (+0%) vs SY 2020-21
39 schools in Edmonds School District
Washington · 20,955 students · 8 cities
Edmonds School District runs 39 public K-12 schools per the latest NCES counts, with total enrollment near 20,955 (24 elementary, 4 middle, and 7 high).
4-year change in Edmonds School District
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
37
-1 (-3%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Edmonds School District ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Washington | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 46.3% | #53 of 128 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 20,955 | #12 of 183 | #376 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 37 | #10 of 183 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.0:1 | #90 of 183 | #7,699 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 43.7% | #122 of 183 | #5,070 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 71.1% | #18 of 146 | #285 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside Edmonds School District
State test results across the district's 29 scored schools run from Maplewood Parent Coop at 71.3% proficient to Cedar Valley Elementary at 21.6%, a gap of 49.7 points. That is the 10th widest gap among 92 Washington districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 34 district schools that reported both years went from 20,387 to 20,140 students (down 1%) and from 1,062 to 1,121 full-time teachers (up 6%), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
About Edmonds School District
Across 39 schools, Edmonds School District teaches about 20,955 students in Washington. By footprint it is an average-sized district.
For a sense of the school types, Edmonds School District covers 24 elementary, 4 middle, 7 high schools, and 4 combined or other.
On a per-school basis, Edmonds School District runs about 537 students per school, 20% higher than the state mean of roughly 446.
Five-year track record. Total public-school enrollment in Edmonds School District has remained close to its prior level since SY 2020-21, moving from about 20,851 students to 20,955. Over that span, Edmonds School District lost 1 school, going from 38 to 37.
In the discussion threads here, the community for Edmonds School District discusses open enrollment windows, redistricting talk, and busing logistics. Discussions cut across districts, schools, and grade levels.