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Totem Middle School

Public Grades 6-8

506^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 534 Washington Middle Schools

Better than 5% of Washington middle schools

Summary

Totem Middle School is a public middle school serving 522 students in grades 6-8 within the Marysville School District in Washington state, which ranks in the bottom quarter of all districts.

The school faces significant academic challenges, consistently ranking in the bottom 10% of Washington middle schools for the past decade, with only about 23% of students proficient in English and 13% in math. This performance is notably lower than both the district and state averages. Interestingly, Totem Middle School receives more funding per student (over $20,000) than many nearby schools, including Cedarcrest School in the same district, and has smaller class sizes, yet these resource advantages have not translated into stronger student outcomes.

Comparisons with nearby schools reveal stark differences. For example, Cedarcrest School, located less than two miles away in Marysville, has more than double the proficiency rates. Other middle schools in neighboring districts, such as North Lake Middle School in the Lake Stevens School District, rank significantly higher. This suggests that while economic factors present challenges, some schools with similar student populations are more effective at supporting academic achievement.

522

Students ?

17.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,348

Per pupil spending ?

68.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

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 2015 → 5th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Washington average (21% vs 48% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (5th percentile)

!English Language Arts scores 31 pts below the Washington average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school21%

District avg35%

Washington avg48%

506^th of 534

Washington public middle schools ?

Bottom 5%▼ down 4 pts since 2015

From bottom 9% (2015) to bottom 5% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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

186^th of 247Marysville 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
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
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
2022	47.5	23 of 63	63.5%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
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
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
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
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
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
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)

English Language Learner (2022)63rd percentile+58 vs school

Migrant (2021)45th percentile+39 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)12th percentile+7 vs school

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

Asian (2022)8th percentile+3 vs school

Special Education (2018)6th percentile~ school

White (2025)6th percentile~ school

Female (2025)5th percentile~ school

Male (2025)4th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)4th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)3rd percentile~ school

By subject vs Washington (2024-2025) ?

Science26%-23 vs state

English Language Arts23%-31 vs state

Math13%-29 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 (2025)				Ranking (2024)				WCAS Science (2025)		SBAC English Language Arts (2025)				SBAC Math (2025)				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	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	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	6-8	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%)	8.5	506^th of 534 public middle schools	5.2%		7.6	519^th of 535 public middle schools	3.0%	13	26.2	26.2	14.0	24.9	29.0	22.6	10.9	13.1	16.1	13.3	$20,348	$994	$19,354
Marysville Middle School	Public	6-8	4923 67th St NE	Marysville	98270	Snohomish County	Marysville School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 965-0900	656	31	21.1	61.0%	265 (40.4%)	31 (4.7%)	225 (34.3%)	61 (9.3%)	7 (1.1%)	6 (0.9%)	61 (9.3%)	11.8	486^th of 534 public middle schools	9.0%		12.6	487^th of 535 public middle schools	9.0%	1	19.7	19.7	30.4	28.6	30.8	29.9	21.9	19.5	11.9	17.9	$18,038	$457	$17,581
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%)	28.5	386^th of 534 public middle schools	27.7%		36.2	325^th of 535 public middle schools	39.3%	61	30.2	30.2	41.4	50.0	38.5	42.9	23.5	30.2	25.0	25.6	$15,552	$202	$15,349
Cedarcrest School	Public	6-8	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%)	48.5	257^th of 534 public middle schools	51.9%		40.8	305^th of 535 public middle schools	43.0%	48	43.4	43.4	47.2	49.1	52.1	49.5	40.6	39.7	35.2	38.5	$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%)	53.7	222^nd of 534 public middle schools	58.4%		46.6	268^th of 535 public middle schools	49.9%	46	45.0	45.0	61.9	55.5	50.7	56.1	43.5	35.5	32.2	37.1	$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%)	76.4	105^th of 534 public middle schools	80.3%		75	114^th of 535 public middle schools	78.7%	9			55.7	66.3		60.8	54.9	54.7		54.8	$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%)	78.4	99^th of 534 public middle schools	81.5%		60.8	190^th of 535 public middle schools	64.5%	91			65.2	67.9		66.6	56.9	46.9		51.7	$18,699	$173	$18,526
Lakewood Middle School	Public	6-8	16800 16th Dr N.E.	Marysville	98271	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%)	28.1	389^th of 534 public middle schools	27.2%		24	413^th of 535 public middle schools	22.8%	24	42.9	42.9	25.5	40.8	45.5	36.6	21.6	30.9	27.0	26.3	$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%)	45.6	273^rd of 534 public middle schools	48.9%		45.1	276^th of 535 public middle schools	48.4%	3	40.7	40.7		52.5	40.2	46.2		46.2	33.9	39.9	$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%)	37.4	325^th of 534 public middle schools	39.1%		38.8	312^th of 535 public middle schools	41.7%	13	36.5	36.5	41.7	50.7	46.0	46.2	27.9	39.4	28.3	32.2	$18,739	$380	$18,359

Frequently Asked Questions about 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 5.2% of Washington middle schools.

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.

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