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Alderwood Middle School

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Alderwood Middle School ranks 236 th of 514 Washington middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 7-8

236^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 514 Washington Middle Schools

Better than 54% of Washington middle schools

Summary

Alderwood Middle School is a public school in Lynnwood, Washington, serving 679 students in grades 7–8 within the Edmonds School District, an area with a mix of suburban communities and relatively high student economic need. The school ranks in the 54th percentile statewide, or 236th of 514 Washington middle schools, and earned three stars. About 54.79% of students qualified for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024–2025. Alderwood’s student-teacher ratio was 20.2:1, with reported spending of $17,525 per student.

Alderwood has improved meaningfully, rising from the 43rd percentile in each of the prior three years to the 54th percentile most recently. However, its academic results remain below the district and state averages: 48.57% of students were proficient in English language arts, 35.24% in math, and 49.35% in science. Math is the clearest challenge, especially in seventh grade, where 31.17% of students were proficient. In comparison, Meadowdale Middle School, which has a similar economic-need rate, posted higher proficiency in ELA, math, and science. Alderwood also ranked below Brier Terrace Middle School and College Place Middle School, its nearby district peers.

There are encouraging signs: ELA improved steadily, while science proficiency increased by 10.84 points over two years and is now close to the Washington average. Alderwood also outperformed Voyager Middle School in all three subjects. Still, it trails higher-performing nearby schools such as Canyon Park Middle School, Skyview Middle School, and Gateway Middle School. The most serious concern is special education effectiveness, which ranked in the 2nd percentile statewide. For families, the overall picture is an improving school with promising science and ELA momentum, but with urgent priorities in math acceleration and support for students receiving special education services.

679

Students ?

20.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,525

Per pupil spending ?

54.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1132 172nd St SW
Lynnwood, WA 98037

(425) 431-7579

District: Edmonds School District

Students who attend Alderwood Middle School usually attend:

High:

Mountlake Terrace High School

Feeder schools for Alderwood Middle School:

Elementary:	Brier Elementary
	Cedar Way Elementary
	Mountlake Terrace Elementary
	Terrace Park Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

33.6%

White:

32.3%

Asian:

15.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 35th percentile in 2021 → 54th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 54th (2026) from a 35th-percentile low (2021)

✓Above the Washington median (54th percentile)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Washington average (43% vs 48% meeting standards)

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

!Near the bottom of Edmonds School District's ranking

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school43%

District avg53%

Washington avg48%

236^th of 514

Washington public middle schools ?

Top 46%▼ down 8 pts since 2016

From top 38% (2016) to top 46% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 4Middle Schools in the Edmonds School District

66^th of 238Edmonds 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
2026	48.7	236 of 514	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	40.4	305 of 534	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.7	307 of 535	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.1	307 of 539	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.0	299 of 541	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.8	344 of 529	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.5	281 of 512	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.5	210 of 437	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2017	55.7	198 of 435	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2016	60.9	170 of 443	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2015	60.1	162 of 445	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2013	48.5	254 of 498	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2012	47.7	265 of 497	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2011	56.7	210 of 492	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2010	62.3	165 of 483	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2009	44.6	268 of 476	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2008	49.1	235 of 466	49.6%	★★★☆☆
2007	51.6	224 of 463	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2006	53.4	198 of 449	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2005	56.8	184 of 425	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2004	63.6	152 of 421	63.9%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	82.9	10 of 100	90.0%	★★★★★
2025	49.4	49 of 101	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	37.6	56 of 90	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.6	44 of 96	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	71.7	19 of 104	81.7%	★★★★☆
2021	50.7	45 of 106	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	76.2	19 of 111	82.9%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	58.6	50 of 114	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	37.0	90 of 147	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.7	107 of 148	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.3	94 of 145	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.2	116 of 161	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.1	102 of 149	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.0	102 of 152	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.0	62 of 123	49.6%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	49.5	51 of 143	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	30.2	55 of 96	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.0	51 of 78	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	23.4	39 of 57	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	23.0	50 of 63	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.4	68 of 100	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.1	108 of 135	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	52.0	203 of 443	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	35.8	305 of 471	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.5	273 of 464	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.1	299 of 464	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.3	309 of 479	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.4	318 of 469	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.4	276 of 452	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.8	219 of 376	41.8%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	45.2	179 of 347	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	29.1	246 of 347	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.7	218 of 344	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.9	249 of 336	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.2	283 of 360	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.5	280 of 353	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.3	231 of 344	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.6	173 of 259	33.2%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	50.3	208 of 453	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	40.6	266 of 457	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.0	263 of 455	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.2	338 of 463	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	36.3	308 of 475	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	26.7	362 of 458	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	44.5	253 of 448	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.3	168 of 349	51.9%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	43.3	245 of 454	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	43.1	262 of 472	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.6	261 of 466	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.4	256 of 470	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.5	232 of 480	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	38.0	285 of 476	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.3	222 of 453	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.8	153 of 371	58.8%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	28.5	171 of 222	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	56.8	90 of 246	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.0	119 of 243	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	41.5	138 of 244	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.3	137 of 257	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.6	169 of 250	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.9	136 of 246	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.2	99 of 166	40.4%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	13.3	221 of 226	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	22.1	148 of 186	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.3	131 of 179	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.7	155 of 167	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	22.2	173 of 199	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.3	185 of 210	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.5	229 of 231	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	25.6	223 of 268	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	47.6	226 of 453	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	45.7	253 of 488	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	50.9	228 of 486	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.3	240 of 488	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.7	221 of 488	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	40.7	283 of 480	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.1	261 of 470	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.1	174 of 325	46.5%	★★☆☆☆

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)

African American (2026)90th percentile+36 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)64th percentile+10 vs school

Asian (2026)56th percentile~ school

Female (2026)54th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)54th percentile~ school

White (2026)50th percentile-4 vs school

Hispanic (2026)48th percentile-6 vs school

Male (2026)46th percentile-8 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)23rd percentile-31 vs school

Special Education (2026)2nd percentile-52 vs school

By subject vs Washington (2025-2026) ?

Science49%~ state avg

English Language Arts49%-4 vs state

Math35%-8 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				WCAS Science (2026)		SBAC English Language Arts (2026)				SBAC Math (2026)				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 (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	WCAS Science 8th Grade	WCAS Science All Grades	SBAC English Language Arts 6th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 7th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 8th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts All Grades	SBAC Math 6th Grade	SBAC Math 7th Grade	SBAC Math 8th Grade	SBAC Math All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Alderwood Middle School	Public	7-8	1132 172nd St SW	Lynnwood	98037	Snohomish County	Edmonds School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 431-7579	679	34	20.2	54.8%	219 (32.3%)	80 (11.8%)	228 (33.6%)	108 (15.9%)	3 (0.4%)	6 (0.9%)	33 (4.9%)	48.7	236^th of 514 public middle schools	54.1%		40.4	305^th of 534 public middle schools	42.9%	69	49.4	49.4		50.0	47.1	48.6		31.2	39.3	35.2	$17,525	$585	$16,940
Heatherwood Middle School	Public	6-8	1419 Trillium Blvd. SE	Mill Creek	98012	Snohomish County	Everett School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 385-6300	1,031	45	23.0	31.8%	421 (40.8%)	52 (5.0%)	178 (17.3%)	292 (28.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.6%)	82 (8.0%)	92.9	37^th of 514 public middle schools	92.8%		90.5	51^st of 534 public middle schools	90.4%	14	69.9	69.9	70.5	75.2	69.1	71.5	67.5	64.1	63.6	65.1	$16,730	$380	$16,350
Brier Terrace Middle School	Public	7-8	22200 Brier Road	Brier	98036	Snohomish County	Edmonds School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 431-7834	649	30	21.5	33.1%	323 (49.8%)	61 (9.4%)	93 (14.3%)	121 (18.6%)	3 (0.5%)	5 (0.8%)	41 (6.3%)	84	76^th of 514 public middle schools	85.2%		83.5	79^th of 534 public middle schools	85.2%	3	63.5	63.5		65.2	65.7	65.5		59.1	52.4	55.7	$17,976	$944	$17,032
Meadowdale Middle School	Public	7-8	6500 168th St SW	Lynnwood	98037	Snohomish County	Edmonds School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 431-7707	740	34	22.0	52.7%	330 (44.6%)	91 (12.3%)	185 (25.0%)	82 (11.1%)	5 (0.7%)	9 (1.2%)	37 (5.0%)	72.1	129^th of 514 public middle schools	74.9%		69.5	140^th of 534 public middle schools	73.8%	11	54.2	54.2		63.6	59.1	61.5		44.9	49.2	46.9	$19,231	$770	$18,461
Voyager Middle School	Public	6-8	11711 4th Ave W	Everett	98204	Snohomish County	Mukilteo School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 366-5300	902	44	20.6	59.3%	226 (25.1%)	129 (14.3%)	351 (38.9%)	94 (10.4%)	5 (0.6%)	19 (2.1%)	73 (8.1%)	21.3	412^th of 514 public middle schools	19.8%		22.3	430^th of 534 public middle schools	19.5%	18	35.3	35.3	27.6	39.7	41.6	35.9	19.9	20.2	20.9	20.3	$18,710	$251	$18,459
Skyview Middle School	Public	6-8	21404 35 Av SE	Bothell	98021	Snohomish County	Northshore School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 408-6800	1,215	54	22.7	16.7%	337 (27.7%)	36 (3.0%)	118 (9.7%)	631 (51.9%)	6 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	83 (6.8%)	93.4	33^rd of 514 public middle schools	93.6%		93.1	39^th of 534 public middle schools	92.7%	6	75.3	75.3	65.0	76.3	70.8	70.6	62.6	72.7	64.5	66.5	$16,603	$217	$16,386
Gateway Middle School	Public	6-8	15404 Silver Firs Dr.	Everett	98208	Snohomish County	Everett School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 385-6600	1,057	44	24.0	17.6%	357 (33.8%)	29 (2.7%)	115 (10.9%)	479 (45.3%)	5 (0.5%)	2 (0.2%)	66 (6.2%)	96.2	22^nd of 514 public middle schools	95.7%		96.5	17^th of 534 public middle schools	96.8%	5	74.5	74.5	81.4	80.3	77.3	79.7	71.6	72.6	62.2	69.1	$16,145	$380	$15,765
College Place Middle School	Public	7-8	7501 208th St SW	Lynnwood	98036	Snohomish County	Edmonds School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 431-7451	479	24	19.9	47.8%	217 (45.3%)	48 (10.0%)	144 (30.1%)	21 (4.4%)	3 (0.6%)	13 (2.7%)	30 (6.3%)	58.1	191^st of 514 public middle schools	62.8%		45.9	268^th of 534 public middle schools	49.8%	77	49.4	49.4		57.6	55.9	56.7		39.6	35.3	37.3	$18,987	$970	$18,017
Kenmore Middle School	Public	6-8	20323 66 Av NE	Kenmore	98028	King County	Northshore School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 408-6400	733	36	20.4	26.5%	362 (49.4%)	21 (2.9%)	149 (20.3%)	117 (16.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.5%)	76 (10.4%)	82.9	84^th of 514 public middle schools	83.7%		78.5	98^th of 534 public middle schools	81.6%	14	63.6	63.6	62.1	68.2	62.1	64.2	56.8	58.4	46.9	54.1	$17,948	$217	$17,731
Canyon Park Middle School	Public	6-8	23723 23 Av SE	Bothell	98021	Snohomish County	Northshore School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 408-6300	907	41	22.1	19.2%	451 (49.7%)	23 (2.5%)	117 (12.9%)	212 (23.4%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	95 (10.5%)	83.5	80^th of 514 public middle schools	84.4%		83	82^nd of 534 public middle schools	84.6%	2	68.7	68.7	57.2	67.1	70.9	64.6	51.5	51.7	55.4	52.8	$17,242	$217	$17,025

Frequently Asked Questions about Alderwood Middle School

How many students attend Alderwood Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 679 students attended Alderwood Middle School.

What high school do graduates of Alderwood Middle School attend?

Students who attend Alderwood Middle School usually go on to attend Mountlake Terrace High School

Is Alderwood Middle School a good school?

Alderwood Middle School ranks 236^th of 514 Washington middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is Alderwood Middle School in?

Edmonds School District

What is the racial makeup of Alderwood Middle School?

Students at Alderwood Middle School are 34% Hispanic, 32% White, 16% Asian, 12% African American, 5% Two or more races.

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