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Enrollment
2,106
High
DISTRICT 1,175 · STATE 573
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MUKILTEO SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 530543000818
Mariner High School
200 120th Street SW, Everett, WA 98204 · (425) 366-5700 · Snohomish County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL2,106 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
20.9:1
101 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.1:1 · STATE 21.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
62%
1,316 students
DISTRICT 56% · 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 | 532 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 531 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 533 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 510 | 24% |
Student demographics
72%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 75% · 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
55.2%
WA avg 58.4% . +50.0pp since 2014
Math
24.3%
WA avg 51.2% . +22.2pp since 2014
What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 55 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 24 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 50 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 22 points.
Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 55.2% | 24.3% |
| 2023-24 | 57.8% | 24.1% |
| 2022-23 | 56.7% | 25.2% |
| 2021-22 | 55.9% | 24.7% |
| 2018-19 | 62.6% | 33.3% |
| 2017-18 | 65.3% | 34.1% |
| 2016-17 | 4.5% | 16.6% |
| 2015-16 | 15.6% | 14.9% |
| 2014-15 | 5.2% | 2.1% |
% 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
40.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.3%
based on WA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 41% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 38% 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 Mariner High School
Mariner High School's state test result (40.5% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mariner High School this school | 2,106 | 62.5% | 40.5% |
| Auburn Senior High School AUBURN | 1,918 | 63.2% | 29.5% |
| Decatur High School FEDERAL WAY | 1,352 | 64.8% | 20.1% |
| Franklin Pierce High School TACOMA | 977 | 64.4% | 36.8% |
| Mount Rainier High School Des Moines | 1,846 | 58.8% | 32.3% |
| Spanaway Lake High School Spanaway | 1,787 | 60.5% | 35.1% |
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 Mariner High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Washington | In Snohomish County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 40.5% | #151 of 271 | #20 of 26 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 24.3% | #203 of 321 ▼ 18 | #20 of 25 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 55.2% | #196 of 327 ▼ 16 | #20 of 26 ▼ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -0.6pp | #132 of 259 | #10 of 23 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 2,106 | #18 of 570 | #4 of 45 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.9:1 | #171 of 311 | #5 of 23 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 72.1% | #48 of 316 | #4 of 25 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 62.5% | #101 of 386 | #5 of 34 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.6% | #96 of 164 | #9 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
2,106
-307 (-13%) vs 2020
+41% since 1990-91, when it was 1,494
Student : Teacher
20.9:1
was 21.0:1
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 | 2,106 | 100.7 | 20.9:1 | 62% (1,316) |
| 2023-24 | 2,100 | 103.7 | 20.3:1 | 66% (1,376) |
| 2022-23 | 2,090 | 105.4 | 19.8:1 | 67% (1,402) |
| 2020-21 | 2,413 | 115 | 21.0:1 | 61% (1,477) |
| 2017-18 | 2,255 | 109.1 | 20.7:1 | 62% (1,398) |
| 2015-16 | 2,207 | 103 | 21.4:1 | 65% (1,439) |
| 2010-11 | 2,062 | 93 | 22.2:1 | 66% (1,353) |
| 2000-01 | 1,725 | 75 | 23.0:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 1,494 | 76 | 19.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Mariner High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (2,255 to 2,106); teachers down 8% (109.1 to 100.7).
About Mariner High School
Mariner High School is a high-enrollment high school in Washington, located in Everett. The school offers grades 9 through 12 and enrolls 2,106 students. That puts enrollment 268% bigger than the 573-student average for high schools in Washington.
Mariner High School is run by Mukilteo School District, whose 23 schools enroll 15,175 students.
The largest group at Mariner High School is Hispanic students, at 43%. Other students are 24% White, 11% Asian, 10% Black, and 7% multiracial. That is higher than the 12% Hispanic share among all Snohomish County residents. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 72%.
Mariner High School has 100.7 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 20.9:1. The 21.6:1 average for high schools in Washington is close to this figure. At Mariner High School, 62% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. The 41% average for public schools in Snohomish County is 21 points lower.
In Washington, Mariner High School is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 40.5% actual against a predicted 38.3%.
For the population of Snohomish County, median household income comes to about $111,246, roughly 38% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 6%. Snohomish County counts 227 public schools with about 118,688 students.
A public school about 0.3 miles away, Discovery Elementary, is the closest to Mariner High School. Mariner High School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. The nearest schools with test data average 37.8%, lower than Mariner High School's 40.5%.
For locale, NCES codes Mariner High School as Suburb: Large.
By 2024-25, enrollment had dropped to 2,106, from 2,413 in 2020-21.
This page is set up for the Mariner High School community to discuss special education services, counseling, and support programs. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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 Mukilteo School District
- Kamiak High SchoolHigh · 2,384 students
- Voyager Middle SchoolMiddle · 902 students
- Olympic View Middle SchoolMiddle · 851 students
- Harbour Pointe Middle SchoolMiddle · 803 students
- Explorer Middle SchoolMiddle · 777 students
- Challenger ElementaryElementary · 658 students
Other schools in Everett
- Cascade High SchoolHigh · 1,651 students
- Everett High SchoolHigh · 1,643 students
- Gateway Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,057 students
- Eisenhower Middle SchoolMiddle · 914 students
- Voyager Middle SchoolMiddle · 902 students
- Evergreen Middle SchoolMiddle · 890 students
Other Mariner High schools
One other US public school is named Mariner High. Mariner High School is the largest of the 2.
- MARINER HIGH SCHOOLCAPE CORAL, FL · 1,865 students
Nearby schools
- Discovery Elementary0.3 mi · 648
- Voyager Middle School0.3 mi · 902
- Olivia Park Elementary0.8 mi · 559
- Odyssey Elementary1.0 mi · 526
- Silver Lake Elementary1.5 mi · 550
- Lake Stickney Elementary School1.5 mi · 628
Frequently asked questions
About Mariner High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Mariner High School?
Mariner High School enrolls approximately 2,106 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Mariner High School serve?
Mariner High School serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Mariner High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Mariner High School is approximately 20.9:1 (101 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Mariner High School?
Mariner High School reports a student body of 24% White, 43% Hispanic, 10% Black, 11% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is Mariner High School in?
Mariner High School is part of Mukilteo School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.