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Best Public Schools in Zip Code 98223

At a glance

Schools

7,304

Students

Districts

Top rankedKent Prairie Elementary383^rd of 1,160 Washington elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Presidents Elementary up 198 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Weston High School 9.7 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

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3 schools without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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Summary:

This analysis covers 13 public schools in the Arlington, WA area (zip code 98223), serving about 6,700 students from elementary through high school across the Arlington School District and the Lakewood School District.

Overall, schools in the Arlington School District generally perform better than those in the Lakewood School District. Standout schools include Arlington High School, which has the highest graduation rate and English proficiency, and Kent Prairie Elementary, the highest-ranked elementary school. In contrast, Lakewood Elementary School and Lakewood High School are ranked in the bottom tiers statewide, with notably low proficiency rates.

Key findings show a significant drop in math scores as students progress to middle and high school. There is also no clear link between higher spending per student and better outcomes, as seen with Weston High School. Parents should note the wide range in performance and resources, with smaller alternative programs like Arlington Open Doors showing very low graduation rates despite the community's stronger performers.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				WCAS Science (2025)				SBAC English Language Arts (2025)								SBAC Math (2025)								% Completely Immunized (2024)	% Polio (2024)	% Measles (2024)	% Mumps (2024)	% Rubella (2024)	% Diphtheria (2024)	% Hepatitis B (2024)	% Varicella (2024)	% Pertussis (2024)	% Tetanus (2024)	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 5th Grade	WCAS Science 8th Grade	WCAS Science 11th Grade	WCAS Science All Grades	SBAC English Language Arts 3rd Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 4th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 5th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 6th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 7th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 8th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 10th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts All Grades	SBAC Math 3rd Grade	SBAC Math 4th Grade	SBAC Math 5th Grade	SBAC Math 6th Grade	SBAC Math 7th Grade	SBAC Math 8th Grade	SBAC Math 10th Grade	SBAC Math All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Measles KG	% Mumps KG	% Rubella KG	% Diphtheria KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% Pertussis KG	% Tetanus KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Arlington High School	Public	9-12	18821 Crown Ridge Blvd	Arlington	98223	Snohomish County	Arlington School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 618-6300	1,650	71	23.2	37.0%	1,112 (67.4%)	26 (1.6%)	328 (19.9%)	32 (1.9%)	16 (1.0%)	6 (0.4%)	129 (7.8%)	58.9	161^st of 438 public high schools	63.2%		63.4	139^th of 437 public high schools	68.2%	22			56.8	56.8							64.2	64.2							33.5	33.5											$16,934	$298	$16,636
Post Middle School	Public	6-8	1220 E. 5th St	Arlington	98223	Snohomish County	Arlington School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 618-6450	645	29	22.1	45.7%	467 (72.4%)	7 (1.1%)	102 (15.8%)	11 (1.7%)	10 (1.6%)	2 (0.3%)	46 (7.1%)	34.4	347^th of 534 public middle schools	35.0%		42.4	296^th of 535 public middle schools	44.7%	51		33.5		33.5				46.8	51.4	39.2		45.9				34.5	34.3	18.9		29.3											$16,457	$396	$16,061
Kent Prairie Elementary	Public	K-5	8110 207th St NE	Arlington	98223	Snohomish County	Arlington School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 618-6260	621	38	16.4	43.0%	424 (68.3%)	5 (0.8%)	119 (19.2%)	14 (2.3%)	7 (1.1%)	3 (0.5%)	49 (7.9%)	64.5	383^rd of 1160 public elementary schools	67.0%		52.7	524^th of 1168 public elementary schools	55.1%	141	63.6			63.6	49.6	47.9	68.2					54.9	64.9	49.6	53.3					55.8	80.2	82.6	86.1	86.1	86.1	82.6	84.9	82.6	82.6	82.6	$18,476	$819	$17,657
Presidents Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	505 East Third	Arlington	98223	Snohomish County	Arlington School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 618-6240	578	38	15.1	44.8%	384 (66.4%)	9 (1.6%)	114 (19.7%)	14 (2.4%)	8 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (8.5%)	58.8	451^st of 1160 public elementary schools	61.1%		42.7	649^th of 1168 public elementary schools	44.4%	198	55.1			55.1	55.3	57.1	61.2					58.1	55.3	63.5	27.6					46.3	88.9	92.2	96.7	96.7	96.7	93.3	92.2	90.0	93.3	93.3	$19,046	$497	$18,549
Weston High School	Public	9-12	4407 172nd Street NE	Arlington	98223	Snohomish County	Arlington School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 618-6340	107	11	9.7	51.4%	82 (76.6%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (14.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (8.4%)	30.8	310^th of 438 public high schools	29.2%		30.5	311^th of 437 public high schools	28.8%	1			47.6	47.6							50.0	50.0							17.4	17.4											$33,044	$676	$32,368
Eagle Creek Elementary	Public	K-5	1216 E 5th	Arlington	98223	Snohomish County	Arlington School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 618-6270	665	41	16.3	43.6%	513 (77.1%)	2 (0.3%)	103 (15.5%)	11 (1.7%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	32 (4.8%)	48.6	571^st of 1160 public elementary schools	50.8%		54.1	506^th of 1168 public elementary schools	56.7%	65	53.6			53.6	40.4	46.4	54.3					47.5	51.8	52.7	41.8					48.2	82.4	85.7	90.1	90.1	90.1	86.8	90.1	89.0	86.8	86.8	$18,394	$767	$17,627
Stillaguamish Valley Learning Center	Public	K-8	1215 E 5th	Arlington	98223	Snohomish County	Arlington School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 618-6440	181	9	20.1	26.0%	132 (72.9%)	2 (1.1%)	22 (12.2%)	1 (0.6%)	5 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (10.5%)	55.9	488^th of 1160 public elementary schools	57.9%		39.6	682^nd of 1168 public elementary schools	41.6%	194	66.7	16.1	71.4	37.7	45.5	46.7	80.0		50.0	18.8	60.0	41.8	50.0	50.0	33.3		34.5	9.1		26.7	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$10,850	$253	$10,598
Pioneer Elementary	Public	K-5	8213 Eaglefield Dr	Arlington	98223	Snohomish County	Arlington School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 618-6230	501	32	15.4	39.3%	330 (65.9%)	10 (2.0%)	97 (19.4%)	11 (2.2%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (9.8%)	40.7	673^rd of 1160 public elementary schools	42.0%		36.2	737^th of 1168 public elementary schools	36.9%	64	50.0			50.0	44.4	33.3	51.9					43.3	56.5	51.3	22.5					44.0	86.5	89.9	92.1	92.1	92.1	89.9	93.3	89.9	89.9	89.9	$20,414	$300	$20,114
Haller Middle School	Public	6-8	600 E. First	Arlington	98223	Snohomish County	Arlington School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 618-6400	576	25	23.2	37.0%	369 (64.1%)	11 (1.9%)	123 (21.4%)	15 (2.6%)	4 (0.7%)	2 (0.3%)	51 (8.9%)	42.5	287^th of 534 public middle schools	46.3%		36.5	323^rd of 535 public middle schools	39.6%	36		43.7		43.7				39.9	55.6	60.3		51.6				27.5	29.9	29.6		28.9											$16,257	$273	$15,984
Arlington Special Educ School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	315 N French Ave	Arlington	98223	Snohomish County	Arlington School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 618-6200	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Arlington Open Doors	Public	9-12	4407 172nd ST NE	Arlington	98223	Snohomish County	Arlington School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 618-6203	64	0		50.0%	46 (71.9%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (20.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (4.7%)								(n/a)																															$7,274	$42	$7,232
NW Learning Center	Public	9-12	4407 172nd St NE	Arlington	98223	Snohomish County	Everett School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 385-5250	2	0			1 (50.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (50.0%)								(n/a)																															$5,447	$380	$5,067
Lakewood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	17000 16th Dr N.E.	Marysville	98223	Snohomish County	Lakewood School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 652-4520	458	29	15.6	54.1%	259 (56.6%)	6 (1.3%)	107 (23.4%)	19 (4.1%)	5 (1.1%)	14 (3.1%)	48 (10.5%)	13.1	1049^th of 1160 public elementary schools	9.6%		8	1112^th of 1168 public elementary schools	4.8%	63	35.5			35.5	24.2	29.9	36.0					30.3	19.4	25.0	23.7					22.8	82.8	89.7	89.7	89.7	89.7	86.2	89.7	84.5	86.2	86.2	$18,654	$853	$17,801
Lakewood High School	Public	9-12	17023 11th Ave NE	Arlington	98223	Snohomish County	Lakewood School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 652-4505	834	35	24.0	45.1%	471 (56.5%)	26 (3.1%)	206 (24.7%)	17 (2.0%)	13 (1.6%)	15 (1.8%)	75 (9.0%)	28.6	323^rd of 438 public high schools	26.3%		27	332^nd of 437 public high schools	24.0%	9			48.3	48.3							48.8	48.8							13.1	13.1											$17,607	$222	$17,386
Cougar Creek Elementary School	Public	K-5	16216 11th Ave N.E.	Arlington	98223	Snohomish County	Lakewood School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 652-4517	422	28	15.3	50.2%	264 (62.6%)	6 (1.4%)	85 (20.1%)	10 (2.4%)	7 (1.7%)	6 (1.4%)	44 (10.4%)	35.4	741^st of 1160 public elementary schools	36.1%		35.4	750^th of 1168 public elementary schools	35.8%	9	51.7			51.7	36.5	31.3	44.3					37.2	52.7	39.7	37.7					43.9	77.5	84.5	81.7	81.7	81.7	81.7	83.1	80.3	81.7	81.7	$19,803	$992	$18,811

Cities Near Zip Code 98223

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Arlington	6.16 mi	14	159^th
Granite Falls	6.39 mi	6	232^nd
Marysville	9.48 mi	26	222^nd
Lake Stevens	11.68 mi	16	39^th
Tulalip	12.98 mi	1	286^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau, the Washington State Department of Health and the Washington Office of Superindentent of Public Instruction.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.