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Mountlake Terrace High School

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Mountlake Terrace High School ranks 134 th of 438 Washington high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

134^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 438 Washington High Schools

Better than 69% of Washington high schools

Summary

Mountlake Terrace High School is a large public high school serving approximately 1,456 students in grades 9-12 within the diverse community of Mountlake Terrace, Washington, as part of the Edmonds School District.

The school has a significant strength in supporting students to graduation, boasting a 92.1% graduation rate that leads other comprehensive high schools in the Edmonds School District like Meadowdale High School and Edmonds Woodway High School. Academically, its performance is balanced, with English and Science scores above state averages, though math proficiency is an area for growth. It's important for parents to note that the school's statewide ranking has declined over the past few years from its previous peak, a trend the school is likely addressing.

When compared to schools in neighboring districts, such as the exceptionally high-performing Innovation Lab High School in the Northshore School District or Shorecrest High School in Shoreline School District, a performance gap exists, highlighting differences between districts. Within its own district, MTHS effectively serves a broad student population and achieves strong outcomes with moderate per-student spending, demonstrating efficient resource use while maintaining its crucial focus on student retention and success.

1,456

Students ?

23.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,922

Per pupil spending ?

36.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

21801 44th Ave W
Mountlake Terrace, WA 98043-3598

(425) 431-7776

District: Edmonds School District

Feeder schools for Mountlake Terrace High School:

Elementary:	Brier Elementary
	Cedar Way Elementary
	Mountlake Terrace Elementary
	Terrace Park Elementary
Middle:	Alderwood Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

49.4%

Hispanic:

18.1%

Asian:

15.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 94th percentile in 2017 → 69th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Washington average (54% vs 48% meeting standards)

✓92% graduate in 4 years — above the Washington average (83%)

✓Above the Washington median (69th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped from its 94th-percentile peak (2017) to 69th (2025)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Large classes — about 23 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school54%

District avg53%

Washington avg48%

134^th of 438

Washington public high schools ?

Top 31%▲ up 62 pts since 2015

From bottom 7% (2015) to top 31% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 6High Schools in the Edmonds School District

74^th of 247Edmonds School District among Washington districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	64.3	134 of 438	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	72.3	93 of 437	78.7%	★★★★☆
2023	82.5	58 of 442	86.9%	★★★★☆
2022	85.9	47 of 434	89.2%	★★★★☆
2021	84.1	54 of 455	88.1%	★★★★☆
2019	74.2	90 of 417	78.4%	★★★★☆
2018	71.5	85 of 315	73.0%	★★★★☆
2017	86.1	17 of 301	94.4%	★★★★★
2016	79.8	44 of 306	85.6%	★★★★☆
2015	14.4	317 of 341	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	64.2	156 of 454	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2012	59.8	174 of 450	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2011	51.7	214 of 440	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2010	71.0	119 of 423	71.9%	★★★★☆
2009	67.0	143 of 402	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2008	73.0	91 of 396	77.0%	★★★★☆
2007	62.3	161 of 399	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2006	69.0	119 of 395	69.9%	★★★★☆
2005	54.8	203 of 394	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2004	63.4	148 of 390	62.1%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	43.7	48 of 80	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	70.0	18 of 70	74.3%	★★★★☆
2023	78.1	8 of 78	89.7%	★★★★★
2022	67.5	24 of 89	73.0%	★★★★☆
2021	85.5	6 of 111	94.6%	★★★★★
2019	84.6	11 of 86	87.2%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	37.4	75 of 119	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.7	64 of 113	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	52.9	46 of 118	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.3	51 of 124	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	70.8	36 of 136	73.5%	★★★★☆
2019	72.8	31 of 121	74.4%	★★★★☆
2018	66.6	32 of 87	63.2%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	44.3	33 of 85	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.1	25 of 68	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	62.8	25 of 102	75.5%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	47.7	171 of 350	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	69.7	88 of 347	74.6%	★★★★☆
2023	78.8	61 of 357	82.9%	★★★★☆
2022	78.1	63 of 368	82.9%	★★★★☆
2021	79.5	51 of 390	86.9%	★★★★☆
2019	70.9	93 of 358	74.0%	★★★★☆
2018	66.0	89 of 243	63.4%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	48.5	111 of 249	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	80.9	34 of 248	86.3%	★★★★☆
2023	79.3	32 of 249	87.1%	★★★★☆
2022	72.9	54 of 261	79.3%	★★★★☆
2021	89.6	13 of 278	95.3%	★★★★★
2019	60.3	81 of 241	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	37.7	104 of 156	33.3%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	36.5	224 of 355	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	53.6	151 of 356	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.4	143 of 362	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	79.3	53 of 370	85.7%	★★★★☆
2021	75.9	48 of 392	87.8%	★★★★☆
2019	67.1	91 of 344	73.5%	★★★★☆
2018	51.8	120 of 227	47.1%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	68.0	96 of 359	73.3%	★★★★☆
2024	70.4	88 of 362	75.7%	★★★★☆
2023	82.1	52 of 358	85.5%	★★★★☆
2022	88.1	35 of 363	90.4%	★★★★★
2021	85.6	44 of 395	88.9%	★★★★☆
2019	75.4	72 of 355	79.7%	★★★★☆
2018	71.1	68 of 254	73.2%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	52.1	76 of 170	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	88.2	14 of 166	91.6%	★★★★★
2022	89.9	10 of 179	94.4%	★★★★★
2021	69.3	44 of 195	77.4%	★★★★☆
2019	62.7	51 of 163	68.7%	★★★★☆
2018	73.5	23 of 91	74.7%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	45.8	54 of 127	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	89.3	11 of 110	90.0%	★★★★★
2022	59.6	35 of 130	73.1%	★★★★☆
2021	61.0	47 of 212	77.8%	★★★★☆
2019	58.0	39 of 128	69.5%	★★★★☆
2018	78.2	17 of 139	87.8%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	73.4	77 of 373	79.4%	★★★★☆
2024	69.1	98 of 374	73.8%	★★★★☆
2023	78.7	62 of 379	83.6%	★★★★☆
2022	86.4	32 of 390	91.8%	★★★★★
2021	80.9	59 of 413	85.7%	★★★★☆
2019	74.5	81 of 382	78.8%	★★★★☆
2018	67.5	72 of 222	67.6%	★★★☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

White (2025)79th percentile+10 vs school

Male (2025)73rd percentile+4 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)61st percentile-8 vs school

Special Education (2025)57th percentile-12 vs school

Hispanic (2025)55th percentile-14 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)55th percentile-14 vs school

Female (2025)51st percentile-18 vs school

African American (2025)40th percentile-29 vs school

Asian (2025)37th percentile-32 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)37th percentile-33 vs school

By subject vs Washington (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts65%+12 vs state

Science55%+6 vs state

Math41%~ state avg

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				WCAS Science (2025)			SBAC English Language Arts (2025)			SBAC Math (2025)			Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	WCAS Science 8th Grade	WCAS Science 11th Grade	WCAS Science All Grades	SBAC English Language Arts 7th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 10th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts All Grades	SBAC Math 7th Grade	SBAC Math 10th Grade	SBAC Math All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Mountlake Terrace High School	Public	9-12	21801 44th Ave W	Mountlake Terrace	98043	Snohomish County	Edmonds School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 431-7776	1,456	63	23.2	36.3%	719 (49.4%)	143 (9.8%)	263 (18.1%)	221 (15.2%)	6 (0.4%)	18 (1.2%)	66 (4.5%)	64.3	134^th of 438 public high schools	69.4%		72.3	93^rd of 437 public high schools	78.7%	41		55.0	55.0		65.1	65.1		41.4	41.4	$18,922	$648	$18,274
Edmonds Career Access Program	Public	9-12	20000 68th Ave W	Lynnwood	98036	Snohomish County	Edmonds School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 431-7000	383	0		51.2%	144 (37.6%)	33 (8.6%)	149 (38.9%)	29 (7.6%)	5 (1.3%)	4 (1.0%)	13 (3.4%)								(n/a)										$12,978	$238	$12,740
Edmonds eLearning Academy	Public, Virtual	7-12	7501 208th St SW	Lynnwood	98036	Snohomish County	Edmonds School District	No	No	Yes	No	(425) 431-7298	234	12	18.8	57.7%	111 (47.4%)	22 (9.4%)	72 (30.8%)	12 (5.1%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	9 (3.8%)	50.4	203^rd of 438 public high schools	53.7%		14.2	400^th of 437 public high schools	8.5%	197	50.0	52.9	52.0	50.0	57.1	50.0	40.0		13.2	$15,314	$661	$14,653
Edmonds Woodway High School	Public	9-12	7600 212th Street SW	Edmonds	98026	Snohomish County	Edmonds School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 431-7900	1,605	67	24.1	39.6%	776 (48.3%)	142 (8.8%)	392 (24.4%)	197 (12.3%)	10 (0.6%)	18 (1.1%)	59 (3.7%)	72.1	97^th of 438 public high schools	77.9%		74.2	84^th of 437 public high schools	80.8%	13		61.7	61.7		66.9	66.9		44.8	44.8	$17,950	$529	$17,421
Lynnwood High School	Public	9-12	18218 North Rd	Bothell	98012	Snohomish County	Edmonds School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 431-7520	1,335	61	22.0	52.1%	427 (32.0%)	154 (11.5%)	425 (31.8%)	263 (19.7%)	7 (0.5%)	12 (0.9%)	40 (3.0%)	55.3	185^th of 438 public high schools	57.8%		61.7	143^rd of 437 public high schools	67.3%	42		50.9	50.9		67.3	67.3		31.6	31.6	$18,396	$633	$17,763
Meadowdale High School	Public	9-12	6002 168th St SW	Lynnwood	98037	Snohomish County	Edmonds School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 431-7650	1,491	65	22.7	50.1%	677 (45.4%)	196 (13.1%)	359 (24.1%)	173 (11.6%)	7 (0.5%)	11 (0.7%)	53 (3.6%)	60.5	149^th of 438 public high schools	66.0%		65.1	125^th of 437 public high schools	71.4%	24		55.7	55.7		69.9	69.9		31.5	31.5	$17,436	$627	$16,809
Scriber Lake High School	Public	9-12	23200 100th AVE W	Edmonds	98020	Snohomish County	Edmonds School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 431-7270	197	15	12.9	66.5%	101 (51.3%)	17 (8.6%)	49 (24.9%)	13 (6.6%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	6 (3.0%)	17.7	366^th of 438 public high schools	16.4%		36.2	287^th of 437 public high schools	34.3%	79		31.7	31.7		44.4	44.4				$48,250	$2,597	$45,653
Innovation Lab High School	Public	9-12	2020 224th Street SE	Bothell	98021	Snohomish County	Northshore School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 408-6200	252	18	14.2	14.3%	164 (65.1%)	4 (1.6%)	22 (8.7%)	22 (8.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (11.9%)	96.9	10^th of 438 public high schools	97.7%		92.1	32^nd of 437 public high schools	92.7%	22		83.0	83.0		94.3	94.3		63.4	63.4	$25,199	$617	$24,582
Secondary Academy for Success	Public	9-12	22107 23rd Dr SE	Bothell	98021	Snohomish County	Northshore School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 408-6600	76	10	7.5	43.4%	42 (55.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (18.4%)	5 (6.6%)	1 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (13.2%)	41.2	258^th of 438 public high schools	41.1%		71.9	100^th of 437 public high schools	77.1%	158		38.5	38.5		62.5	62.5				$36,077	$1,889	$34,187
Shorecrest High School	Public	9-12	15343 25th Avenue N.E.	Shoreline	98155	King County	Shoreline School District	No	No	No	No	(206) 393-4286	1,565	61	25.5	32.1%	780 (49.8%)	152 (9.7%)	259 (16.5%)	171 (10.9%)	4 (0.3%)	4 (0.3%)	172 (11.0%)	86	47^th of 438 public high schools	89.3%		88.8	45^th of 437 public high schools	89.7%	2		74.8	74.9		77.1	77.1		48.8	48.9	$16,473	$346	$16,127

Frequently Asked Questions about Mountlake Terrace High School

What schools feed into Mountlake Terrace High School?

Mountlake Terrace High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Brier Elementary
Elementary : Cedar Way Elementary
Elementary : Mountlake Terrace Elementary
Elementary : Terrace Park Elementary
Middle : Alderwood Middle School

What district is Mountlake Terrace High School in?

Edmonds School District

Is Mountlake Terrace High School a good school?

Mountlake Terrace High School ranks 134^th of 438 Washington high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Mountlake Terrace High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,456 students attended Mountlake Terrace High School.

What is the racial makeup of Mountlake Terrace High School?

Students at Mountlake Terrace High School are 49% White, 18% Hispanic, 15% Asian, 10% African American, 5% Two or more races, 1% Not Specified, 1% Pacific Islander.

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