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How has Lynnwood High School changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
1,335
High
DISTRICT 957 · STATE 573
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EDMONDS SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 530240000346
Lynnwood High School
18218 NORTH RD, BOTHELL, WA 98012 · (425) 431-7520 · Snohomish County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,335 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
22.1:1
61 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.7:1 · STATE 21.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
52%
696 students
DISTRICT 43% · STATE 51%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 317 | 24% |
| Grade 10 | 337 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 368 | 28% |
| Grade 12 | 313 | 23% |
Student demographics
74%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 71% · STATE 68% · US 70%
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
Test scores
Smarter Balanced + WCAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded StandardEnglish Language Arts
61.1%
WA avg 58.4% . +60.0pp since 2014
Math
29.5%
WA avg 51.2% . +27.0pp since 2014
What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 61 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 30 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 60 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 27 points.
Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 61.1% | 29.5% |
| 2023-24 | 63.1% | 29.8% |
| 2022-23 | 74.0% | 40.8% |
| 2021-22 | 69.3% | 34.7% |
| 2018-19 | 74.2% | 39.1% |
| 2017-18 | 71.9% | 45.1% |
| 2016-17 | 22.0% | 11.2% |
| 2015-16 | 19.7% | 31.8% |
| 2014-15 | 1.1% | 2.6% |
% 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 · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
44.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.2%
based on WA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 44% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 45% 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 Lynnwood High School
Lynnwood High School's state test result (44.4% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lynnwood High School this school | 1,335 | 52.1% | 44.4% |
| Auburn Mountainview High School Auburn | 1,560 | 58.5% | 37.5% |
| Kentlake High School Kent | 1,561 | 47.9% | 38.0% |
| Kentwood High School Covington | 1,995 | 50.2% | 38.1% |
| Auburn Riverside High School AUBURN | 1,852 | 48.9% | 39.9% |
| Meadowdale High School LYNNWOOD | 1,491 | 50.1% | 47.1% |
Matched among Washington high 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 Lynnwood High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Washington | In Snohomish County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 44.4% | #127 of 271 | #15 of 26 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 29.5% | #156 of 321 ▼ 8 | #16 of 25 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 61.1% | #137 of 327 ▲ 7 | #13 of 26 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -6.7pp | #45 of 259 | #4 of 23 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,335 | #118 of 570 | #18 of 45 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.1:1 | #227 of 311 | #10 of 23 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 74.1% | #36 of 316 | #1 of 25 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 52.1% | #171 of 386 | #14 of 34 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.7% | #106 of 164 | #10 of 12 |
Ranked against other public high 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 2024-25Enrollment
1,335
-67 (-5%) vs 2020
+5% since 1990-91, when it was 1,267
Student : Teacher
22.1:1
was 21.9:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 1,335 | 60.5 | 22.1:1 | 52% (696) |
| 2023-24 | 1,375 | 59.9 | 22.9:1 | 54% (741) |
| 2022-23 | 1,353 | 62.4 | 21.7:1 | 49% (659) |
| 2020-21 | 1,402 | 64 | 21.9:1 | 43% (597) |
| 2017-18 | 1,416 | 60.3 | 23.5:1 | 41% (587) |
| 2015-16 | 1,429 | 61 | 23.4:1 | 45% (636) |
| 2010-11 | 1,616 | 72 | 22.4:1 | 32% (521) |
| 2000-01 | 1,308 | 59 | 22.2:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 1,267 | 55 | 23.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lynnwood High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 6% (1,416 to 1,335); teachers unchanged (60.3 to 60.5).
About Lynnwood High School
Lynnwood High School is a high-enrollment high school with its address in BOTHELL, Washington. It serves 1,335 students in grades 9 through 12. Enrollment is 133% higher than the average for high schools in Washington, which is about 573.
The 37 schools in Edmonds School District enroll 20,955 students altogether, Lynnwood High School among them.
Lynnwood High School's enrollment has no majority group, and White students are the largest at 32%. After that, the student body is 32% Hispanic, 20% Asian, 12% Black, and 3% multiracial. Among all residents of Snohomish County, the White share is about 64%. Lynnwood High School has a diversity index of 74%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
With 60.5 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at Lynnwood High School was 22.1:1. High schools in Washington average about 21.6:1, a similar figure. A measure often used for student poverty, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, stands at 52%. Public schools in Snohomish County average 41%.
On BeatsExpectations, Lynnwood High School is within a point of its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Washington schools.
Census estimates describe Snohomish County this way: 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.
The closest public school to Lynnwood High School is Martha Lake Elementary, about 0.6 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Among 8 nearby schools that report test results, Lynnwood High School ranks 3rd on proficiency.
In the federal locale system, Lynnwood High School is coded Suburb: Large, for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment was 1,402 in 2020-21 and 1,335 in 2024-25, a decrease of 67 students.
Conversations here can range across sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Snohomish County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
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
Related schools
Other schools in Edmonds School District
- Edmonds Woodway High SchoolHigh · 1,605 students
- Meadowdale High SchoolHigh · 1,491 students
- Mountlake Terrace High SchoolHigh · 1,456 students
- Meadowdale Middle SchoolMiddle · 740 students
- Alderwood Middle SchoolMiddle · 679 students
- Brier Terrace Middle SchoolMiddle · 649 students
Other schools in BOTHELL
- North Creek High SchoolHigh · 1,910 students
- Bothell High SchoolHigh · 1,740 students
- Skyview Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,215 students
- Canyon Park Middle SchoolMiddle · 907 students
- Canyon Creek ElementaryElementary · 866 students
- Northshore Middle SchoolMiddle · 753 students
Nearby schools
- Martha Lake Elementary0.6 mi · 545
- Alderwood Middle School0.7 mi · 679
- Hilltop Elementary1.5 mi · 562
- Early Childhood Center1.5 mi · 397
- Woodside Elementary1.8 mi · 581
- Oak Heights Elementary2.0 mi · 526
Frequently asked questions
About Lynnwood High SchoolHow large is Lynnwood High School?
Lynnwood High School enrolls approximately 1,335 students in grades 09-12.
Is Lynnwood High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Lynnwood High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Lynnwood High School have?
Lynnwood High School employs 61 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 22.1:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Lynnwood High School?
At Lynnwood High School, the student body is approximately 32% White, 32% Hispanic, 12% Black, 20% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Lynnwood High School public or private?
Lynnwood High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Edmonds School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.