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Legacy High School

Q: Is Legacy High School a good school?

Legacy High School ranks 286 th of 438 Washington high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public, Magnet Grades 9-12

286^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 438 Washington High Schools

Better than 35% of Washington high schools

Summary

Legacy High School is a small public high school serving about 143 students in grades 9-12 within the Marysville School District, and while it has shown significant improvement in recent years, it continues to face challenges with graduation rates that are below average.

The school is much smaller than traditional high schools like Marysville Getchell High School or Marysville Pilchuck High School, which allows for a very low student-teacher ratio and higher spending per student. This "small school premium" has contributed to notable strengths, particularly in science, and a rapid rise in its state ranking. However, outcomes are inconsistent; graduation and dropout rates lag behind those of other local schools, and test scores can vary greatly from year to year. A notable finding is a performance gap between male and female students at the school.

It's important to view Legacy's performance in context: all high schools in the Marysville School District rank in the bottom half of the state. When compared to a high school in a higher-performing district like Everett High School, which spends less per student but has much higher graduation rates, it suggests broader district-level factors are at play. Legacy serves a similar function to the nearby Heritage School, an alternative program, but achieves better outcomes with its student population.

143

Students ?

11.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$27,045

Per pupil spending ?

56.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

7204 27th Ave NE
Marysville, WA 98271

(360) 965-3000

District: Marysville School District

Racial breakdown:

White:

49.0%

Hispanic:

21.0%

American Indian:

14.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 6th percentile in 2015 → 35th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 29 percentile points since 2015

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Graduation rate below the Washington average (71% vs 83%)

!Dropout rate above the Washington average (20% vs 10%)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school47%

District avg38%

Washington avg51%

286^th of 438

Washington public high schools ?

Bottom 35%▲ up 29 pts since 2015

From bottom 6% (2015) to bottom 35% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 3High 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	36.2	286 of 438	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.3	296 of 437	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	16.6	391 of 442	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	10.0	412 of 434	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	22.0	369 of 455	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.0	367 of 417	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.7	260 of 315	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	29.2	232 of 301	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	44.4	200 of 306	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2015	12.7	320 of 341	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	27.1	358 of 454	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	27.4	348 of 450	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	14.4	368 of 440	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	29.2	323 of 423	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	46.8	249 of 402	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2008	58.2	192 of 396	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2007	67.0	130 of 399	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2006	68.4	124 of 395	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2005	86.0	31 of 394	92.1%	★★★★★
2004	59.4	171 of 390	56.2%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	28.3	259 of 350	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.8	273 of 347	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	4.6	362 of 368	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	20.0	329 of 390	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.4	325 of 358	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	20.8	215 of 243	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2022	32.5	183 of 261	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	53.9	113 of 278	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	33.0	164 of 241	32.0%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	16.0	317 of 355	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.6	308 of 356	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	2.8	368 of 370	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	41.5	231 of 392	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.5	259 of 344	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.6	196 of 227	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	43.4	200 of 359	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.0	212 of 362	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	14.9	323 of 358	9.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.4	319 of 363	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.6	305 of 395	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.5	310 of 355	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.9	200 of 254	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2019	49.6	60 of 128	53.1%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	17.1	331 of 373	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.9	296 of 374	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	7.0	364 of 379	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.8	361 of 390	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.2	390 of 413	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.9	356 of 382	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.6	205 of 222	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2019)53rd percentile+41 vs school

Male (2025)44th percentile+10 vs school

Hispanic (2022)30th percentile+25 vs school

Female (2025)26th percentile-9 vs school

White (2025)11th percentile-23 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)11th percentile-24 vs school

By subject vs Washington (2024-2025) ?

Science54%+4 vs state

English Language Arts41%-12 vs state

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by a student
Friday, February 11, 2011

It was a very good public high school experience. The smaller class sizes fostered a more intimate learning environment and a sense of community. Most of the teachers seemed to actually enjoy teaching (A shocker, I know) and many had master's degrees and offered several college credit classes. 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 11th Grade	WCAS Science All Grades	SBAC English Language Arts 10th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts All Grades	SBAC Math 10th Grade	SBAC Math All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Legacy High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	7204 27th Ave NE	Marysville	98271	Snohomish County	Marysville School District	No	Yes	No	No	(360) 965-3000	143	13	11.0	56.6%	70 (49.0%)	3 (2.1%)	30 (21.0%)	3 (2.1%)	20 (14.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (11.2%)	36.2	286^th of 438 public high schools	34.7%		34.3	296^th of 437 public high schools	32.3%	10	53.6	53.6	40.7	40.7			$27,045	$647	$26,398
Marysville Online High School	Public, Virtual	9-12	7204 27th Ave NE	Marysville	98271	Snohomish County	Marysville School District	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(360) 965-3002	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Heritage School	Public	9-12	7204 27th Ave NE	Marysville	98271	Snohomish County	Marysville School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 965-2800	130	7	18.5	85.4%	3 (2.3%)	3 (2.3%)	38 (29.2%)	2 (1.5%)	63 (48.5%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (16.2%)								(n/a)	16.7	16.7					$26,222	$2,487	$23,735
Marysville NWESD 189 Youth Engagement	Public	10-12	1605 7th Street	Marysville	98270	Snohomish County	Marysville School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 333-1520	205	0		62.4%	80 (39.0%)	2 (1.0%)	73 (35.6%)	7 (3.4%)	17 (8.3%)	6 (2.9%)	18 (8.8%)								(n/a)							$7,257	$363	$6,894
Marysville Pilchuck High School	Public	9-12	5611 108th Street NE	Marysville	98271	Snohomish County	Marysville School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 965-2000	1,182	61	19.2	54.9%	466 (39.4%)	32 (2.7%)	404 (34.2%)	71 (6.0%)	73 (6.2%)	13 (1.1%)	115 (9.7%)	21.2	349^th of 438 public high schools	20.3%		15.6	388^th of 437 public high schools	11.2%	39	43.8	43.8	38.4	38.4	15.5	15.5	$20,767	$867	$19,900
Marysville Getchell High School	Public	9-12	8301 84th St. NE	Marysville	98270	Snohomish County	Marysville School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 965-2602	1,381	55	25.1	44.2%	639 (46.3%)	67 (4.9%)	351 (25.4%)	147 (10.6%)	11 (0.8%)	17 (1.2%)	141 (10.2%)	39.1	267^th of 438 public high schools	39.0%		45.5	232^nd of 437 public high schools	46.9%	35	52.0	52.0	52.5	52.5	23.1	23.1	$17,297	$415	$16,882
Snohomish Detention Center	Public	6-12	2801 10th Street	Everett	98201	Snohomish County	Northwest Educational Service District 189	No	No	No	No	(425) 388-7822	8	0			2 (25.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (62.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (12.5%)								(n/a)
Pass Program	Public	6-12	2731 10th St. Suite 106	Everett	98201	Snohomish County	Northwest Educational Service District 189	No	No	No	No	(425) 388-7877	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Everett High School	Public	9-12	2416 Colby Ave.	Everett	98201	Snohomish County	Everett School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 385-4400	1,643	78	21.0	59.9%	757 (46.1%)	73 (4.4%)	479 (29.2%)	92 (5.6%)	15 (0.9%)	53 (3.2%)	150 (9.1%)	58.3	165^th of 438 public high schools	62.3%		58.2	162^nd of 437 public high schools	62.9%	3	58.4	58.4	62.2	62.2	33.3	33.3	$19,473	$484	$18,989
Sno County Jail	Public	7-12	1918 Wall Street	Everett	98201	Snohomish County	Everett School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 339-4430	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)

Frequently Asked Questions about Legacy High School

How many students attend Legacy High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 143 students attended Legacy High School.

Is Legacy High School a good school?

Legacy High School ranks 286^th of 438 Washington high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Legacy High School?

Students at Legacy High School are 49% White, 21% Hispanic, 14% American Indian, 11% Two or more races, 2% African American, 2% Asian.

What district is Legacy High School in?

Marysville School District

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