Explorer Middle School

Explorer Middle School is one of the reasonably sized 6-8 campuss in Everett, Washington, run under Mukilteo School District, with 777 students on its rolls from grades 6 through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 35% above the state mean of about 577.

Within Mukilteo School District, which oversees 23 schools and 15,175 students, Explorer Middle School is one campus in the system.

On demographics, Explorer Middle School lists that 39% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder comes out to 27% White, 12% Asian, 11% multiracial, 6% Black. The wider county runs roughly 12% Hispanic, putting the school's mix noticeably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the resource side, The school reports having 43 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 18.1:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 18.9:1 average. About 65% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Snohomish County runs at roughly 41%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Explorer Middle School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 36.7%, the actual is 32.3%, a residual of -4.4 points.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Snohomish County put median household earnings sit near $111,246, roughly 38% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. Explorer Middle School is one of 227 public schools in Snohomish County (combined enrollment of about 118,688 students).

Special Services is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Explorer Middle School ranks 5th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 35.2%.

Explorer Middle School operates from a high-density location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 19%: 956 students in 2018 compared to 777 in 2025.

Inside the community feed, recent activity here tends to focus on pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.