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Totem Middle School

Public Grades 7-8

478^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 514 Washington Middle Schools

Better than 7% of Washington middle schools

Summary

Totem Middle School is a public school in Marysville, Washington, serving 522 students in grades 7–8 within the Marysville School District. The school serves a relatively high-need community, with 68.2% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024–2025. Totem’s student-teacher ratio was 17.4:1, lower than most nearby comparison schools, and its reported per-student spending of $20,348 was among the highest in the group.

Academic performance is Totem’s main concern. In 2025–2026, proficiency was 25.85% in English Language Arts, 17.33% in math, and 24.04% in science—well below both district and Washington averages. Math is the weakest subject, although it improved by 4.04 percentage points in one year. Results were similarly low in seventh and eighth grades, suggesting a schoolwide challenge rather than a problem limited to one grade. Totem ranked 478th of 514 Washington schools, around the 7th percentile. By comparison, nearby same-district Cedarcrest School reported 50.42% ELA and 36.72% math proficiency, while 10th Street School reported 48.74% and 34.03%, respectively.

Totem has made modest recent progress: ELA and math both improved in the latest year, and its statewide ranking rose from the 3rd percentile in 2023–2024. However, it remains the lowest-ranked school among the comparison schools. It also trails nearby Lakewood Middle School, Granite Falls Middle School, and North Middle School. English Language Learners are a relative strength, ranking at the 37th percentile for subgroup effectiveness, but the overall data point to priorities including sustained math improvement, stronger literacy support, and more consistent science results.

522

Students ?

17.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,348

Per pupil spending ?

68.2%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

1605 7th St
Marysville, WA 98270-4672

(360) 965-0500

District: Marysville School District

Students who attend Totem Middle School usually attend:

High:

Marysville Pilchuck High School

Feeder schools for Totem Middle School:

Elementary:	Marshall Elementary
	Pinewood Elementary
	Quil Ceda Tulalip Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

34.3%

Hispanic:

32.4%

American Indian:

15.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 9th percentile in 2016 → 7th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Washington average (22% vs 48% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (7th percentile)

!English Language Arts scores 27 pts below the Washington average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school22%

District avg34%

Washington avg48%

478^th of 514

Washington public middle schools ?

Bottom 7%▼ down 2 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 3Middle Schools in the Marysville School District

169^th of 238Marysville 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	10.3	478 of 514	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	8.5	506 of 534	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.6	519 of 535	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.4	514 of 539	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.2	512 of 541	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.0	498 of 529	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.3	477 of 512	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.3	410 of 437	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	11.6	393 of 435	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	11.9	405 of 443	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	11.7	406 of 445	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	22.1	413 of 498	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	23.2	403 of 497	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	28.7	376 of 492	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	35.3	330 of 483	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2009	21.9	399 of 476	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	11.1	434 of 466	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	31.0	344 of 463	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	33.9	326 of 449	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	16.4	102 of 114	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.2	148 of 161	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.1	148 of 149	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.2	146 of 152	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	30.5	90 of 143	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.5	23 of 63	63.5%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	10.2	419 of 443	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	8.5	448 of 471	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.4	443 of 464	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.8	453 of 464	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.5	437 of 479	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	15.0	420 of 469	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	9.5	424 of 452	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.1	365 of 376	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	14.7	321 of 347	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	10.4	336 of 347	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.0	321 of 344	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.7	313 of 336	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	26.2	276 of 360	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	39.1	200 of 353	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	16.9	310 of 344	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	10.4	431 of 453	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	9.2	441 of 457	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.5	441 of 455	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.8	445 of 463	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.6	453 of 475	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	17.6	420 of 458	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.4	432 of 448	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.4	342 of 349	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	9.4	426 of 454	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	7.5	455 of 472	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.4	459 of 466	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.4	442 of 470	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.9	464 of 480	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.0	456 of 476	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.7	422 of 453	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.4	350 of 371	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2021	42.9	21 of 38	44.7%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	17.5	195 of 222	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	16.6	217 of 246	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	7.6	236 of 243	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.8	233 of 244	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.6	256 of 257	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.9	247 of 250	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.9	243 of 246	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.7	146 of 166	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2022	26.5	8 of 9	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.2	10 of 11	9.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.8	13 of 15	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.0	9 of 12	25.0%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2018	18.5	251 of 268	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	6.5	440 of 453	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	8.3	461 of 488	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.0	472 of 486	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.3	471 of 488	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.6	474 of 488	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.8	462 of 480	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.6	447 of 470	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.4	316 of 325	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Migrant (2021)45th percentile+39 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)37th percentile+30 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)12th percentile+5 vs school

Native American (2022)11th percentile+6 vs school

Asian (2026)11th percentile+4 vs school

Hispanic (2026)7th percentile~ school

Special Education (2018)6th percentile~ school

Male (2026)6th percentile~ school

Female (2026)5th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)5th percentile~ school

White (2026)3rd percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs Washington (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts26%-27 vs state

Science24%-27 vs state

Math17%-26 vs state

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by a parent
Tuesday, June 4, 2019

Horrible!! How can a teacher decide to ban a special needs 7th grader from her class for 2 weeks and not tell the parent!! Close Quote

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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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	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
Totem Middle School	Public	7-8	1605 7th St	Marysville	98270	Snohomish County	Marysville School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 965-0500	522	30	17.4	68.2%	179 (34.3%)	8 (1.5%)	169 (32.4%)	26 (5.0%)	81 (15.5%)	6 (1.1%)	52 (10.0%)	10.3	478^th of 514 public middle schools	7.0%		8.5	506^th of 534 public middle schools	5.2%	28	24.0	24.0		26.6	25.2	25.9		17.0	17.7	17.3	$20,348	$994	$19,354
10th Street School	Public	6-8	7204 27th Ave NE	Marysville	98271	Snohomish County	Marysville School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 965-0400	217	10	20.7	34.6%	107 (49.3%)	7 (3.2%)	46 (21.2%)	12 (5.5%)	10 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (16.1%)	45.3	267^th of 514 public middle schools	48.1%		28.5	386^th of 534 public middle schools	27.7%	119	44.4	44.4	48.4	49.0	48.9	48.7	39.6	34.3	22.2	34.0	$15,552	$202	$15,349
Cedarcrest School	Public	7-8	6400 88th St NE	Marysville	98270	Snohomish County	Marysville School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 965-0700	704	31	22.4	49.9%	334 (47.4%)	34 (4.8%)	179 (25.4%)	59 (8.4%)	7 (1.0%)	8 (1.1%)	81 (11.5%)	47.5	248^th of 514 public middle schools	51.8%		48.5	257^th of 534 public middle schools	51.9%	9	39.8	39.8		52.7	48.4	50.4		38.7	34.9	36.7	$17,959	$601	$17,357
North Middle School	Public	6-8	2514 Rainier Ave.	Everett	98201	Snohomish County	Everett School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 385-4800	719	35	20.8	61.2%	312 (43.4%)	42 (5.8%)	198 (27.5%)	26 (3.6%)	6 (0.8%)	41 (5.7%)	90 (12.5%)	56.7	197^th of 514 public middle schools	61.7%		53.7	222^nd of 534 public middle schools	58.4%	25	47.1	47.1	48.2	59.9	49.1	52.3	38.5	45.0	36.2	39.9	$20,220	$381	$19,839
North Lake Middle School	Public	6-7	2202 123rd Ave NE	Lake Stevens	98258	Snohomish County	Lake Stevens School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 335-1530	856	41	20.6	32.2%	522 (61.0%)	41 (4.8%)	122 (14.3%)	73 (8.5%)	5 (0.6%)	4 (0.5%)	89 (10.4%)	84	75^th of 514 public middle schools	85.4%		76.4	105^th of 534 public middle schools	80.3%	30			60.9	68.4		64.8	56.8	53.7		55.2	$17,023	$326	$16,697
Lake Stevens Middle School	Public	6-7	1031 91st Ave SE	Lake Stevens	98258	Snohomish County	Lake Stevens School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 335-1544	709	40	17.6	32.7%	404 (57.0%)	31 (4.4%)	117 (16.5%)	80 (11.3%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.6%)	72 (10.2%)	84.1	74^th of 514 public middle schools	85.6%		78.4	99^th of 534 public middle schools	81.5%	25			66.6	71.2		68.9	50.6	52.9		51.8	$18,699	$173	$18,526
Lakewood Middle School	Public	6-8	16800 16th Dr N.E.	Marysville	98259	Snohomish County	Lakewood School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 652-4510	668	32	20.8	50.1%	380 (56.9%)	11 (1.6%)	168 (25.1%)	21 (3.1%)	11 (1.6%)	9 (1.3%)	66 (9.9%)	28.8	365^th of 514 public middle schools	29.0%		28.1	389^th of 534 public middle schools	27.2%	24	44.8	44.8	31.0	30.5	34.7	31.9	31.5	25.6	34.1	30.2	$17,433	$236	$17,197
Centennial Middle School	Public	7-8	3000 South Machias Road	Snohomish	98290	Snohomish County	Snohomish School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 563-4525	734	34	21.4	28.2%	521 (71.0%)	7 (1.0%)	121 (16.5%)	30 (4.1%)	5 (0.7%)	4 (0.5%)	45 (6.1%)	54.3	210^th of 514 public middle schools	59.1%		45.6	273^rd of 534 public middle schools	48.9%	63	46.5	46.5		50.3	51.6	50.9		40.0	41.1	40.5	$18,168	$77	$18,091
Evergreen Middle School	Public	6-8	7621 Beverly Ln.	Everett	98203	Snohomish County	Everett School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 385-5700	890	45	19.9	67.4%	327 (36.7%)	50 (5.6%)	311 (34.9%)	80 (9.0%)	4 (0.4%)	13 (1.5%)	101 (11.3%)	36.7	313^th of 514 public middle schools	39.1%		37.4	325^th of 534 public middle schools	39.1%	12	38.0	38.0	36.0	48.1	44.3	42.8	31.5	30.5	33.7	31.9	$18,739	$380	$18,359
Haller Middle School	Public	6-8	600 E. First	Arlington	98223	Snohomish County	Arlington School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 618-6400	576	25	23.2	37.0%	369 (64.1%)	11 (1.9%)	123 (21.4%)	15 (2.6%)	4 (0.7%)	2 (0.3%)	51 (8.9%)	39.4	297^th of 514 public middle schools	42.2%		42.5	287^th of 534 public middle schools	46.3%	10	42.9	42.9	34.8	48.9	58.9	47.5	26.7	30.1	27.8	28.2	$16,257	$273	$15,984

Frequently Asked Questions about Totem Middle School

What is the racial makeup of Totem Middle School?

Students at Totem Middle School are 34% White, 32% Hispanic, 16% American Indian, 10% Two or more races, 5% Asian, 2% African American, 1% Pacific Islander.

How many students attend Totem Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 522 students attended Totem Middle School.

What district is Totem Middle School in?

Marysville School District

What high school do graduates of Totem Middle School attend?

Students who attend Totem Middle School usually go on to attend Marysville Pilchuck High School

Is Totem Middle School a good school?

Totem Middle School ranks in the bottom 7.0% of Washington middle schools.

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