Best Public Schools in Zip Code 98294

Summary:

The Sultan School District in zip code 98294 serves the rural Sultan, WA area with five public schools: one elementary, one middle, two high schools (one traditional and one alternative), and a K-12 virtual academy, collectively educating about 1,800 students.

Sultan Elementary School stands out as the district's top performer, with the highest state ranking and test scores, especially in math, and it shows consistent improvement year over year. Sultan Senior High School excels in keeping students on track, boasting a graduation rate well above the state average. However, a major concern across the district is a steep decline in math skills; while elementary students perform well, proficiency plummets in Sultan Middle School and drops dramatically by high school.

The district offers alternative options like Sky Valley Options and the Sultan Virtual Academy, which operate with very different resources and class sizes. Overall, the Sultan School District is rated average statewide but has a key strength in graduating students, even as it faces the significant challenge of improving math instruction in the upper grades.

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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
Sultan Elementary School	Public	K-5	501 Date St.	Sultan	98294	Snohomish County	Sultan School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 793-9830	676	40	16.9	40.5%	401 (59.3%)	11 (1.6%)	134 (19.8%)	69 (10.2%)	3 (0.4%)	7 (1.0%)	51 (7.5%)	68.3	333^rd of 1160 public elementary schools	71.3%		65	385^th of 1168 public elementary schools	67.0%	52	59.7			59.7	54.7	62.4	54.0					56.9	65.1	65.4	49.1					59.5	92.7	93.6	94.5	94.5	94.5	92.7	96.3	93.6	92.7	92.7	$19,775	$646	$19,129
Sultan Middle School	Public	6-8	301 High Ave.	Sultan	98294	Snohomish County	Sultan School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 793-9850	462	22	20.6	52.8%	280 (60.6%)	13 (2.8%)	123 (26.6%)	16 (3.5%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	27 (5.8%)	50.6	239^th of 534 public middle schools	55.2%		46.8	266^th of 535 public middle schools	50.3%	27		37.0		37.0				59.1	56.5	63.6		59.6				32.7	28.8	36.1		32.4											$17,859	$282	$17,577
Sultan Senior High School	Public	9-12	1000 Turk Drive	Sultan	98294	Snohomish County	Sultan School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 793-9860	581	27	21.6	52.7%	339 (58.3%)	16 (2.8%)	176 (30.3%)	13 (2.2%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.5%)	31 (5.3%)	34.8	290^th of 438 public high schools	33.8%		41.6	258^th of 437 public high schools	41.0%	32			50.0	50.0							54.4	54.4							15.8	15.8											$18,722	$278	$18,444
Sky Valley Options	Public	9-12	13715 310th Ave SE	Sultan	98294	Snohomish County	Sultan School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 793-9810	34	1	25.3	44.1%	27 (79.4%)	1 (2.9%)	5 (14.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.9%)								(n/a)																															$13,141	$277	$12,864
Sultan Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	514 4th St	Sultan	98294	Snohomish County	Sultan School District	No	No	Yes	No	(360) 793-9800	30	0	200.0	43.3%	23 (76.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (16.7%)								(n/a)																															$6,328	$279	$6,048

Cities Near Zip Code 98294

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Sultan	1.93 mi	7	121^st
Gold Bar	3.56 mi	1	203^rd
Monroe	7.78 mi	9	126^th
Snohomish	9.2 mi	20	69^th
Index	10.56 mi	1

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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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