Best High Schools in Zip Code 98036

ZIP code 98036 in Lynnwood has two high schools, serving grades 9–12 at Edmonds Career Access Program and grades 7–12 at Edmonds eLearning Academy, with a combined enrollment of 617 students in the Edmonds School District. Both are specialized or nontraditional programs, so their results may not be directly comparable to those of conventional comprehensive high schools.

Edmonds eLearning Academy is the stronger of the two schools on reported graduation and dropout measures. Its graduation rate is 61.0%, compared with 4.8% at Edmonds Career Access Program, while its dropout rate is 28.5%, compared with 42.6%. Even so, eLearning remains below district and state benchmarks for graduation and dropout rates. It also has more complete academic reporting: 41.82% of students were proficient in English language arts, 9.43% in math, and 30.3% in science. Math is the most urgent concern, with performance far below both district and state results. Science proficiency also declined sharply from the previous year.

Edmonds Career Access Program is larger, with 383 students compared with 234 at eLearning, but its very low graduation rate and high dropout rate require careful interpretation because the program may serve students with interrupted schooling, credit-recovery needs, or other nontraditional enrollment patterns. Several assessment results are unavailable or suppressed, meaning they should not be treated as zero. eLearning reports higher spending per student—$15,314 versus $12,978—and slightly higher free or reduced-price lunch participation. Families comparing these schools should consider program fit, credit accumulation, attendance support, graduation planning, online learning expectations, and available academic assistance, especially in mathematics.