Totem Middle School

Totem Middle School operates as a mid-sized middle-grades school in Marysville, Washington, operated by Marysville School District. Current enrollment sits at 522 students spanning grades 6 through 8.

Within Marysville School District, which oversees 23 schools and 9,760 students, Totem Middle School is one campus in the system.

On demographics, Totem Middle School reports that the largest single group is White at 34%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 32% Hispanic, 16% Native American, 10% multiracial, 5% Asian. That is considerably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 64%.

In terms of school funding signals, The school employs 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 17.4:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 18.9:1, putting Totem Middle School tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 68% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Snohomish County runs at roughly 41%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Totem Middle School is in the bottom 10% of Washington public schools. The BeatsExpectations model predicts schools with this FRL share to land around 34.5%; Totem Middle School posts 17.3%, -17.1 points below that line.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Snohomish County put median household earnings sit near $111,246, about 38% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. Totem Middle School is one of 227 public schools in Snohomish County (combined enrollment of about 118,688 students).

Marysville NWESD 189 Youth Engagement is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Totem Middle School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Totem Middle School at 6th of 6; the average score across the group is 32.9%.

Totem Middle School operates from a residential location.

Over the past 7-year window. Totem Middle School's enrollment has shrank 6% since 2018, when it stood at 558 (now 522). The Hispanic share of enrollment rose from 20% to 32% over that span. Class-load math has fell: from 21.7:1 in 2018 to 17.4:1 in 2025.

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