Best High Schools in Zip Code 98037

ZIP code 98037 has one listed high school, Meadowdale High School, serving grades 9–12 in Lynnwood; the school enrolls 1,491 students and is part of the Edmonds School District. Because it is the only high school in the ZIP code, there is no local school-to-school comparison. The most useful benchmarks are the school’s results compared with its district, Washington state, and its own performance over time.

Meadowdale High School has several strong indicators for families to consider. Its 2024–25 graduation rate was 92.4%, well above the district’s 85.9% and the state’s 82.6%. Its dropout rate was 5.2%, lower than both the district rate of 8.2% and the state rate of 9.8%. English Language Arts is the school’s standout academic area: 75.35% of students were proficient in 2025–26, compared with 58.44% in the Edmonds School District and 52.81% statewide. Science was also competitive, with performance slightly below the district but above the state. The school serves a population in which 50.1% of students qualified for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024–25, providing useful context for understanding its outcomes.

Math is the main area where families may want to look for continued improvement. Meadowdale’s all-grade math proficiency rose from 31.50% to 38.91%, but the latest result remained below the district’s 47.77% and the state’s 43.11%. Its 10th-grade math result was above the state average, however. Overall, the school’s ranking improved from the 66th percentile in 2024–25 to the 78th percentile in 2025–26, returning to a four-star rating. In practical terms, Meadowdale offers strong graduation and persistence outcomes, exceptional ELA performance, solid science results, and improving but comparatively weaker math performance.