Summary:
Stanwood-Camano School District has two high schools serving grades 9–12 in the Stanwood-Camano area: the larger Stanwood High School and the smaller Lincoln Hill High School. Together, they serve about 1,514 students, although enrollment is very uneven: approximately 91% attend Stanwood High School and 9% attend Lincoln Hill. The district ranks 79th of 238 Washington districts, placing it in the 67th percentile statewide.
Stanwood High School is the stronger overall performer. It ranks 144th of 396 Washington high schools, compared with 326th for Lincoln Hill High School. Stanwood’s graduation rate is 89.7%, and its dropout rate is 5.1%, compared with 69.5% and 13.0% at Lincoln Hill. Stanwood is especially strong in English language arts, where 68.77% of students are proficient, above both district and state results. Its math and science results are weaker than its ELA performance, however, with proficiency rates of 34.11% and 45.74%. For parents seeking the district’s traditional high school with stronger overall academic and graduation outcomes, Stanwood is the clear standout.
Lincoln Hill High School has a much smaller enrollment and serves a larger share of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, which provides context for planning student supports but does not by itself explain performance. Its ELA proficiency improved sharply to 53.13%, close to the state average, but math proficiency was 16.67% and science proficiency was 13.79%. The school’s main priorities are likely math and science instruction, credit completion, graduation support, attendance, and dropout prevention. Families should also remember that results at a 130-student school can change more noticeably from year to year because individual student cohorts have a larger effect on percentages.
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