Stanwood High School

Stanwood High School is a secondary school of high-enrollment scale in STANWOOD, Washington, part of Stanwood-Camano School District, caters to 1,384 students in grades 9 through 12. By comparison, Washington's public schools average about 573 students each, so Stanwood High School sits 142% above that benchmark.

Across the 11 schools in Stanwood-Camano School District (4,880 students total), Stanwood High School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, Stanwood High School records that 76% of the student body identifies as White. Other groups include 13% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, 3% Asian. That is considerably more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 64%.

Looking at school resources, The school currently runs with 58 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 23.9:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 21.6:1 average. About 31% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Snohomish County runs at roughly 41%, so the school's eligibility rate is below the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, On a poverty-adjusted basis, Stanwood High School sits in the bottom 10% statewide. Predicted proficiency from the FRL regression is roughly 59.4%; actual is 47.3%, a gap of -12.1 points.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Snohomish County indicate median household earnings sit near $111,246, roughly 38% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Snohomish County's 227 public schools (combined enrollment of about 118,688 students), Stanwood High School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Lincoln Hill High School, around 0.0 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Stanwood High School ranks 5th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 50.9%.

The school occupies a town-center site.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count expanded 3%: 1,339 students in 2018 compared to 1,384 in 2025. The White share of enrollment contracted from 82% to 76% over that span. Class-load math has widened: from 21.2:1 in 2018 to 23.9:1 in 2025.

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