Summary:
ZIP code 98012 includes three public high schools serving grades 9–12: North Creek High School, Henry M. Jackson High School, and Lynnwood High School. Together, they enroll about 5,400 students and are part of the Northshore School District, Everett School District, and Edmonds School District. The schools offer noticeably different experiences, with 2025–26 state rankings ranging from 19th to 120th among 396 Washington high schools.
North Creek High School is the strongest overall performer, ranking 19th statewide. It has the highest math proficiency at 70.94% and science proficiency at 73.61%, along with a 97.2% graduation rate and 0.9% dropout rate. Its student-teacher ratio is also the lowest of the three schools. Henry M. Jackson High School is a close alternative, ranking 26th and posting the group’s highest graduation rate at 98.2%. Jackson is especially strong in English language arts, where 83.62% of students are proficient, and its ranking has improved steadily over three years. Its main academic gap compared with North Creek is math, while its science results declined in the most recent year.
Lynnwood High School ranks 120th and trails the other two schools in current proficiency, graduation, and dropout outcomes. Its graduation rate is 87.3%, while math and science proficiency are 42.34% and 45.95%. Still, Lynnwood showed encouraging progress: its ranking rose sharply from 185th to 120th, and math proficiency increased by more than 10 percentage points. Lynnwood also reports the highest per-student spending and the largest share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, so families should consider its results in the context of differing student needs. Overall, North Creek stands out for balanced performance, Jackson for graduation success, and Lynnwood for recent but uneven improvement.
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