Summary:
ZIP code 98043 has one listed high school serving grades 9–12: Mountlake Terrace High School, located in the Mountlake Terrace area and part of the Edmonds School District. The school serves 1,456 students and has a 23.2-to-1 student-teacher ratio, so families will not find a direct high-school comparison within this ZIP code.
Mountlake Terrace High School has especially strong completion outcomes. Its 2024–2025 graduation rate was 92.1%, compared with 85.9% in the Edmonds School District and 82.6% statewide. Its dropout rate was also lower, at 4.2% versus 8.2% for the district and 9.8% statewide. Academic performance is strongest in English Language Arts, where 72.58% of students were proficient in 2025–2026—about 14 percentage points above the district and 20 points above the state. ELA also improved by 7.51 points from the prior year. Math proficiency was 45.28%, slightly below the district but above the state, while science proficiency was 54.94%, essentially matching the district and exceeding the state.
The school’s latest ranking was 71st out of 396 schools, placing it in the 82nd percentile and marking an improvement from the previous year’s 69th percentile. For parents, the overall picture is a relatively strong high school with high graduation, low dropout, improving academic results, and particularly good ELA performance. Math is the clearest area for continued improvement, given the large gap between math and ELA proficiency. The school serves a substantial student population, with 36.33% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, and reported per-student spending was $18,922 in 2023–2024. Because reporting years vary across measures, families should view the figures as a broad profile rather than a single-year snapshot.
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