Glacier Peak High School

Glacier Peak High School, a high-enrollment four-year high school in Snohomish, Washington, part of Snohomish School District, works with 1,642 students, covering grades 9 through 12. That puts it 187% above the typical public school in Washington, which averages around 573 students.

Glacier Peak High School is one of 18 schools operated by Snohomish School District, a district that serves 9,732 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Glacier Peak High School records that 60% of the student body identifies as White. Beyond that, the school records 15% Hispanic, 12% Asian, 9% multiracial, 3% Black. Compared to Snohomish County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

Looking at school resources, Glacier Peak High School shows 66 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 25.1:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 21.6:1, putting Glacier Peak High School higher than the state norm the norm. About 18% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Snohomish County runs at roughly 41%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully below the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Glacier Peak High School is in the bottom 10% of Washington public schools. The BeatsExpectations model predicts schools with this FRL share to land around 68.1%; Glacier Peak High School posts 56.0%, -12.1 points below that line.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Snohomish County indicate median household earnings sit near $111,246, 38% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Glacier Peak High School is one of 227 public schools in Snohomish County (combined enrollment of about 118,688 students).

The closest other public school is Little Cedars Elementary School, roughly 0.2 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Glacier Peak High School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Glacier Peak High School at 9th of 9; the average score across the group is 72.2%.

The school occupies an outer-ring site.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Glacier Peak High School has ticked down 8%, going from 1,792 students in 2018 to 1,642 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share declined from 75% to 60%.

On this page, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.