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Lake Stevens Senior High School

Public Grades 10-12
80th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 396 Washington High Schools
Better than 80% of Washington high schools
Summary

Lake Stevens Senior High School is a large public school serving grades 10–12, with 2,205 students, in the suburban Lake Stevens area of Washington, less than a mile from the small alternative LSSD Open Doors program and about 4–6 miles from traditional high schools in the Marysville area.

The school is part of the highly rated Lake Stevens School District, ranked 19th of 238 Washington districts, while the school ranked 80th of 396 statewide in 2025–26. Its clearest academic strength is English Language Arts: 74.60% of students were proficient, compared with 65.02% in the district and 52.81% statewide. Math is the main area for improvement, with 40.97% proficiency versus 54.21% districtwide and 43.11% statewide. Science proficiency was 55.14%, above the state’s 50.95% but below the district’s 63.74%. ELA results have remained consistently strong, while math has stayed near the high-30s to low-40s and science has declined from 61.15% in 2023–24. The school’s graduation rate was an impressive 94.9% in 2024–25, and its dropout rate was 4.6%, both substantially better than Washington overall.

Compared with nearby schools in the Marysville School District, Lake Stevens reported stronger outcomes across tested subjects and graduation measures. For example, it exceeded Marysville Getchell High School by 22.38 percentage points in ELA and 15.54 points in math, and exceeded Marysville Pilchuck High School by 31.68 points in ELA and 25.55 points in math. Those comparisons involve differences in district context and student needs, but they show Lake Stevens’ strong position locally. Overall, families will find a large school with high graduation and retention rates, especially strong literacy results, broad effectiveness across many student groups, and important priorities in math, science, and special education support.

2,205
Students ?
24.0
Student/teacher ratio ?
$16,541
Per pupil spending ?
31.7%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 2908 113th Ave NE
       Lake Stevens, WA  98258

(425) 335-1515

District: Lake Stevens School District


Feeder schools for Lake Stevens Senior High School:

Elementary:    Glenwood Elementary
    Highland Elementary
    Hillcrest Elementary School
    Mt. Pilchuck Elementary School
    More...
Middle:    Lake Stevens Middle School
    North Lake Middle School
Racial breakdown:

White:
59.8%
Hispanic:
17.5%
Two or more races:
10.9%
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At a glance
▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 79th percentile in 2011 → 80th in 2026
Strengths
✓Test scores above the Washington average (57% vs 48% meeting standards)
✓Ranks in the top 20% of Washington high schools
✓95% 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 24 students per teacher
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school57%
District avg60%
Washington avg48%
80th of 396
Washington public high schools ?
Top 20%▲ up 2 pts since 2019
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
19th of 238Lake Stevens 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWashington percentileRating
202676.080 of 39679.8%★★★★☆
202570.6106 of 43875.8%★★★★☆
202474.086 of 43780.3%★★★★☆
202370.8106 of 44276.0%★★★★☆
202271.5111 of 43474.4%★★★★☆
202170.2102 of 45577.6%★★★★☆
201974.191 of 41778.2%★★★★☆
201373.063 of 45486.1%★★★★☆
201266.7109 of 45075.8%★★★★☆
201167.194 of 44078.6%★★★★☆
201079.168 of 42383.9%★★★★☆
200971.8105 of 40273.9%★★★★☆
200869.3115 of 39671.0%★★★★☆
200764.7147 of 39963.2%★★★☆☆
200670.1112 of 39571.6%★★★★☆
200555.4201 of 39449.0%★★☆☆☆
200460.9165 of 39057.7%★★★☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWashington percentileRating
202699.11 of 7798.7%★★★★★
202572.516 of 8080.0%★★★★☆
202460.523 of 7067.1%★★★☆☆
202275.215 of 8983.1%★★★★☆
202150.649 of 11155.9%★★★☆☆

Asian

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWashington percentileRating
202667.926 of 8167.9%★★★☆☆
202560.540 of 11966.4%★★★☆☆
202467.037 of 11367.3%★★★☆☆
202350.953 of 11855.1%★★★☆☆
202254.359 of 12452.4%★★★☆☆
202149.766 of 13651.5%★★★☆☆
201956.848 of 12160.3%★★★☆☆
201850.849 of 8743.7%★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWashington percentileRating
202674.115 of 10485.6%★★★★☆
202574.614 of 8583.5%★★★★☆
202450.827 of 6860.3%★★★☆☆
202166.519 of 10281.4%★★★★☆
201836.542 of 6535.4%★★☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWashington percentileRating
202674.566 of 30978.6%★★★★☆
202567.297 of 35072.3%★★★★☆
202470.483 of 34776.1%★★★★☆
202364.3114 of 35768.1%★★★☆☆
202269.099 of 36873.1%★★★★☆
202166.5102 of 39073.8%★★★★☆
201971.791 of 35874.6%★★★★☆
201868.673 of 24370.0%★★★★☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWashington percentileRating
202676.242 of 23682.2%★★★★☆
202562.383 of 24966.7%★★★☆☆
202472.548 of 24880.6%★★★★☆
202363.673 of 24970.7%★★★★☆
202259.384 of 26167.8%★★★☆☆
202176.340 of 27885.6%★★★★☆
201983.328 of 24188.4%★★★★☆
201878.323 of 15685.3%★★★★☆

Homeless

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWashington percentileRating
202470.15 of 2479.2%★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWashington percentileRating
202677.152 of 32584.0%★★★★☆
202562.4112 of 35568.5%★★★☆☆
202467.779 of 35677.8%★★★★☆
202367.087 of 36276.0%★★★★☆
202264.7103 of 37072.2%★★★★☆
202167.884 of 39278.6%★★★★☆
201968.182 of 34476.2%★★★★☆
201869.450 of 22778.0%★★★★☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWashington percentileRating
202674.462 of 32681.0%★★★★☆
202568.991 of 35974.7%★★★★☆
202471.878 of 36278.5%★★★★☆
202371.879 of 35877.9%★★★★☆
202269.0104 of 36371.3%★★★★☆
202169.196 of 39575.7%★★★★☆
201974.873 of 35579.4%★★★★☆

Military Connected

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWashington percentileRating
202672.43 of 1782.4%★★★★☆
202575.76 of 3482.4%★★★★☆
202449.416 of 3452.9%★★★☆☆
202346.117 of 3145.2%★★☆☆☆
202245.324 of 3836.8%★★☆☆☆
202142.330 of 4736.2%★★☆☆☆
201951.713 of 3158.1%★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWashington percentileRating
202671.727 of 12177.7%★★★★☆
202538.3111 of 17034.7%★★☆☆☆
202454.062 of 16161.5%★★★☆☆
202354.967 of 16659.6%★★★☆☆
202266.356 of 17968.7%★★★☆☆
202157.670 of 19564.1%★★★☆☆
201957.369 of 16357.7%★★★☆☆
201859.139 of 9157.1%★★★☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWashington percentileRating
202642.772 of 14450.0%★★★☆☆
202544.058 of 12754.3%★★★☆☆
202441.055 of 11050.0%★★★☆☆
202340.657 of 11048.2%★★☆☆☆
202240.574 of 13043.1%★★☆☆☆
202147.393 of 21256.1%★★★☆☆
201958.637 of 12871.1%★★★★☆
201875.919 of 13986.3%★★★★☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWashington percentileRating
202666.397 of 31969.6%★★★☆☆
202567.1105 of 37371.8%★★★★☆
202469.596 of 37474.3%★★★★☆
202365.7116 of 37969.4%★★★☆☆
202266.8122 of 39068.7%★★★☆☆
202161.0134 of 41367.6%★★★☆☆
201967.7105 of 38272.5%★★★★☆
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)99th percentile+19 vs school
English Language Learner (2026)86th percentile+6 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)84th percentile+4 vs school
Military Connected (2026)82nd percentile+3 vs school
Hispanic (2026)82nd percentile~ school
Male (2026)81st percentile~ school
Homeless (2024)79th percentile~ school
Female (2026)79th percentile~ school
Multi-racial (2026)78th percentile~ school
White (2026)70th percentile-10 vs school
Asian (2026)68th percentile-12 vs school
Special Education (2026)50th percentile-30 vs school
By subject vs Washington (2025-2026) ?
English Language Arts75%+22 vs state
Science55%+4 vs state
Math41%~ state avg

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Students at Lake Stevens Senior High School are 60% White, 18% Hispanic, 11% Two or more races, 7% Asian, 4% African American.

In the 2024-25 school year, 2,205 students attended Lake Stevens Senior High School.

Lake Stevens Senior High School ranks 80th of 396 Washington high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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Latest Washington data All new data »
2025–26 SBAC & WCAS test scoresSep 10, 2026
2024–25 dropout rates & graduation ratesJan 8, 2026
2022–23 through 2023–24 school spending dataJan 6, 2026
2024–25 SBAC & WCAS test scoresSep 10, 2025


SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau, the Washington State Department of Health and the Washington Office of Superindentent of Public Instruction.

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