Best Public Schools in Zip Code 98272

Summary:

The Monroe, WA area (zip code 98272) is served by eight schools in the Monroe School District, including three elementary schools, one middle school, two high schools, and two alternative schools, educating around 4,800 students from kindergarten through 12th grade.

Parents will find a district of strong contrasts, where school performance varies widely. Salem Woods Elementary School is a consistent top performer with test scores well above state averages, while Frank Wagner Elementary faces significant academic challenges, creating a large achievement gap within the same district. The district's middle school, Park Place Middle School, shows average performance, and Monroe High School maintains a solid graduation rate that exceeds the state average.

An interesting standout is the Sky Valley Education Center, an alternative K-12 school that achieves some of the highest high school test scores in the area with notably lower per-student spending. The district's overall rating is above average, but this masks the extreme differences between individual schools, suggesting that a family's specific school assignment within the district is a critical factor in their child's educational experience.

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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
Frank Wagner Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	115 Dickinson Rd.	Monroe	98272	Snohomish County	Monroe School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 804-3200	545	37	14.8	74.5%	164 (30.1%)	10 (1.8%)	347 (63.7%)	4 (0.7%)	2 (0.4%)	8 (1.5%)	10 (1.8%)	10.1	1091^st of 1160 public elementary schools	5.9%		13.8	1057^th of 1168 public elementary schools	9.5%	34	26.7			26.7	16.9	30.1	29.3					25.5	24.7	28.4	19.2					23.8	88.8	92.5	92.5	92.5	92.5	92.5	92.5	88.8	92.5	92.5	$21,370	$1,324	$20,046
Out Of District Special Educational	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-11	200 E Fremont	Monroe	98272	Snohomish County	Monroe School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 804-2500	18	0		44.4%	13 (72.2%)	2 (11.1%)	2 (11.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (5.6%)								(n/a)																															$122,544	$6,318	$116,226
Salem Woods Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	12802 Wagner Rd.	Monroe	98272	Snohomish County	Monroe School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 804-3600	516	30	17.2	29.5%	354 (68.6%)	6 (1.2%)	67 (13.0%)	55 (10.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	32 (6.2%)	89.4	116^th of 1160 public elementary schools	90.0%		90.4	105^th of 1168 public elementary schools	91.0%	11	89.8			89.8	61.5	76.8	81.6					73.7	69.2	68.3	78.4					72.2	86.9	89.3	91.7	91.7	91.7	89.3	91.7	88.1	89.3	89.3	$19,386	$374	$19,012
Sky Valley Education Center	Public, Alternative	K-12	351 Short Columbia St.	Monroe	98272	Snohomish County	Monroe School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 804-2700	985	33	30.0	24.8%	766 (77.8%)	11 (1.1%)	107 (10.9%)	7 (0.7%)	8 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	79 (8.0%)								(n/a)	51.6	53.2	61.5	55.6	38.2	37.9	43.6	38.1	64.2	62.0	82.1	55.5	30.6	35.5	19.4	25.0	36.2	28.0	46.0	32.1	57.1	61.9	64.3	64.3	64.3	64.3	64.3	61.9	64.3	64.3	$12,676	$182	$12,494
Leaders In Learning	Public	9-12	639 1/2 W Main St.	Monroe	98272	Snohomish County	Monroe School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 804-2800	39	5	8.6	53.8%	16 (41.0%)	2 (5.1%)	14 (35.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (12.8%)								(n/a)																															$33,793	$174	$33,618
Monroe High School	Public	9-12	17001 Tester Rd.	Monroe	98272	Snohomish County	Monroe School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 804-4500	1,515	71	21.2	40.1%	846 (55.8%)	16 (1.1%)	456 (30.1%)	54 (3.6%)	11 (0.7%)	3 (0.2%)	107 (7.1%)	50.3	205^th of 438 public high schools	53.2%		52.3	202^nd of 437 public high schools	53.8%	3			39.6	39.6							66.6	66.6							35.9	35.9											$18,764	$1,729	$17,035
Fryelands Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	15286 Fryelands Blvd.	Monroe	98272	Snohomish County	Monroe School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 804-3400	414	28	14.6	48.8%	241 (58.2%)	2 (0.5%)	118 (28.5%)	6 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	44 (10.6%)	53.2	513^th of 1160 public elementary schools	55.8%		53.1	515^th of 1168 public elementary schools	55.9%	2	63.8			63.8	43.1	49.1	50.0					47.4	58.6	49.1	43.1					50.3	93.8	95.3	96.9	96.9	96.9	95.3	96.9	93.8	95.3	95.3	$20,958	$351	$20,607
Park Place Middle School	Public	6-8	1408 West Main Street	Monroe	98272	Snohomish County	Monroe School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 804-4300	755	39	19.5	46.8%	392 (51.9%)	7 (0.9%)	258 (34.2%)	40 (5.3%)	3 (0.4%)	4 (0.5%)	47 (6.2%)	46.2	266^th of 534 public middle schools	50.2%		38.1	314^th of 535 public middle schools	41.3%	48		37.8		37.8				53.6	45.6	48.0		49.3				46.4	33.3	35.1		38.8											$18,355	$697	$17,657

Cities Near Zip Code 98272

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Monroe	1.46 mi	9	126^th
Snohomish	2.56 mi	20	69^th
Sultan	5.64 mi	7	121^st
Duvall	7.88 mi	2	11^th
Woodinville	8.22 mi	14	16^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.

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