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Mountlake Terrace High School

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Mountlake Terrace High School ranks 71 st of 396 Washington high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

71^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 396 Washington High Schools

Better than 82% of Washington high schools

Summary

Mountlake Terrace High School is a large public school for grades 9–12 in Mountlake Terrace, Washington, serving 1,456 students in the Edmonds School District. It is a comprehensive high school with a 23.2:1 student-teacher ratio, moderate economic need (36.33% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch), and a strong overall position in the state. For 2025–2026, it ranked 71st of 396 Washington high schools, placing it in the 82nd percentile.

The school’s clearest strengths are keeping students on track and English language arts. Its 2024–2025 graduation rate was 92.1%, well above the district’s 85.9% and the state’s 82.6%, while its 4.2% dropout rate was substantially below both. In 2025–2026, 72.58% of students were proficient in ELA, compared with 58.44% districtwide and 52.81% statewide. Among nearby traditional Edmonds schools, Meadowdale High School had slightly higher ELA proficiency, but Mountlake Terrace led the comparison group in math and had the highest latest overall ranking. Its math proficiency was 45.28%, above the state’s 43.11% but slightly below the district’s 47.77%.

Parents should view math as the school’s main academic improvement area: fewer than half of students reached proficiency, although results improved from the previous two years. Science proficiency was 54.94%, nearly equal to the district and above the state, but it has fallen from roughly 65% in 2022–2023 and 2023–2024. The latest English learner subgroup ranking, at the 31st percentile, also warrants attention, though one-year subgroup results can fluctuate. Overall, Mountlake Terrace High School offers strong completion outcomes and literacy performance, with focused opportunities to strengthen mathematics, rebuild science momentum, and support English learners.

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: Holding steady — 86th percentile in 2016 → 82nd in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Washington average (58% vs 48% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 18% of Washington high schools

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

Worth a look

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

!Large classes — about 23 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school58%

District avg53%

Washington avg48%

71^st of 396

Washington public high schools ?

Top 18%▼ down 4 pts since 2016

From top 14% (2016) to top 18% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 6High 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	77.6	71 of 396	82.1%	★★★★☆
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
2026	53.8	35 of 77	54.5%	★★★☆☆
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
2026	61.7	32 of 81	60.5%	★★★☆☆
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
2026	33.1	72 of 104	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	72.1	78 of 309	74.8%	★★★★☆
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
2026	70.2	57 of 236	75.8%	★★★★☆
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
2026	51.9	156 of 325	52.0%	★★★☆☆
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
2026	78.4	54 of 326	83.4%	★★★★☆
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
2026	85.8	7 of 121	94.2%	★★★★★
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
2026	56.2	49 of 144	66.0%	★★★☆☆
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
2026	78.3	59 of 319	81.5%	★★★★☆
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)

Multi-racial (2026)94th percentile+12 vs school

Male (2026)83rd percentile~ school

White (2026)82nd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)76th percentile-6 vs school

Female (2026)75th percentile-7 vs school

Special Education (2026)66th percentile-16 vs school

Asian (2026)60th percentile-22 vs school

African American (2026)55th percentile-28 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)52nd percentile-30 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)31st percentile-51 vs school

By subject vs Washington (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts73%+20 vs state

Science55%+4 vs state

Math45%~ state avg

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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 11th Grade	WCAS Science All Grades	SBAC English Language Arts 7th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 8th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 10th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts All Grades	SBAC Math 7th Grade	SBAC Math 8th 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%)	77.6	71^st of 396 public high schools	82.1%		64.3	134^th of 438 public high schools	69.4%	63		54.9	54.9			72.6	72.6			45.3	45.3	$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%)	14.4	354^th of 396 public high schools	10.6%		50.4	203^rd of 438 public high schools	53.7%	151	45.5	22.7	30.3		46.2	45.5	41.8			9.1	9.4	$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%)	73.6	90^th of 396 public high schools	77.3%		72.1	97^th of 438 public high schools	77.9%	7		57.7	57.7			65.0	65.0			43.5	43.5	$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%)	67	120^th of 396 public high schools	69.7%		55.3	185^th of 438 public high schools	57.8%	65		46.0	46.0			68.9	68.9			42.3	42.3	$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%)	73.7	88^th of 396 public high schools	77.8%		60.5	149^th of 438 public high schools	66.0%	61		53.4	53.4			75.4	75.4			38.9	38.9	$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%)	26.6	299^th of 396 public high schools	24.5%		17.7	366^th of 438 public high schools	16.4%	67		50.0	50.0			30.0	30.0			10.7	10.7	$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%)								(n/a)										51.9	51.9	$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%)								(n/a)						33.3	33.3					$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%)	91.4	30^th of 396 public high schools	92.4%		86	47^th of 438 public high schools	89.3%	17		65.9	65.9			80.2	80.2			57.9	57.9	$16,473	$346	$16,127

Frequently Asked Questions about Mountlake Terrace High School

What district is Mountlake Terrace High School in?

Edmonds School District

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 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.

How many students attend Mountlake Terrace High School?

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

Is Mountlake Terrace High School a good school?

Mountlake Terrace High School ranks 71^st of 396 Washington high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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