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North Creek High School
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SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About North Creek High School
Located at 3613 191st PL SE, in Bothell, Washington, North Creek High School is a substantial secondary school that instructs 1,910 students (grades 9 through 12), part of Northshore School District. By comparison, Washington's public schools average about 573 students each, so North Creek High School sits 233% larger than that benchmark.
Northshore School District comprises 37 schools with combined enrollment of 22,735 students; North Creek High School is among them.
Looking at the student body, North Creek High School reports that the most-represented group is Asian (47%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school lists 29% White, 12% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, 3% Black. The wider county runs roughly 14% Asian, putting the school's mix considerably more Asian than the area baseline.
On the income-and-resources front, On paper, North Creek High School has 87 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 22.0:1. The state averages about 21.6:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 20% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is noticeably below Snohomish County's rate of about 41%.
On a demographically-adjusted basis, North Creek High School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 66.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 65.3%.
Zooming out to the county, Snohomish County reports that the typical household earns roughly $111,246 per year, about 38% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Snohomish County runs 227 public schools (combined enrollment of about 118,688 students), of which North Creek High School is one.
Fernwood Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), North Creek High School ranks 7th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 77.0%.
The campus sits in a bedroom-community setting.
Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count rose 49%: 1,280 students in 2018 compared to 1,910 in 2025. The White share of enrollment fell from 50% to 29% over that span.
Within the allk12 community for this school, posts here usually surface around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.
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