Photo: Sea Cow · CC BY-SA 4.0Edmonds’s public schools outscore 65% of Washington districts
The grade covers the public school district serving Edmonds, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Washington, not nationally.
From Washington state tests taken in spring 2022, when 87% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Edmonds’s schools, in brief
Against towns with similar incomes
Among the 201 Washington towns with household incomes within a quarter of Edmonds’s, its schools beat 49%, lower than their 65% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Above the state on tests
Reading proficiency is 57% and math 44% in spring 2022, against 53% and 40% statewide; 78% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 84%. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
The district spends $18,980 per student, against $18,444 across Washington (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓
Six elementary schools, then one middle and one high school
Which elementary school depends on the address; from grade 7 the district’s path is Maplewood Parent Coop, then Edmonds Woodway High School. See the path ↓
Choice beyond the district
Olympic View Montessori (private) is in town. Every school ↓
Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.
What’s behind Edmonds’s grade
B+: better than 65% of Washington school districts, #129 of 285 Washington towns. Test scores are above the Washington average; graduation is below it.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Edmonds, with each school’s own grade.
Pre-K in Edmonds · depends on your address
Maplewood Parent Coop
Grades PK–8 · 476 students · 18:1 students per teacher
Chase Lake Elementary
Grades PK–6 · 413 students · 15:1 students per teacher
Edmonds Elementary
Grades PK–6 · 310 students · 16:1 students per teacher
7th grade in Edmonds
Maplewood Parent Coop
Grades PK–8 · 476 students · 18:1 students per teacher
8th grade in Edmonds
Maplewood Parent Coop
Grades PK–8 · 476 students · 18:1 students per teacher
9th grade in Edmonds
Edmonds Woodway High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,605 students · 24:1 students per teacher
10th grade in Edmonds
Edmonds Woodway High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,605 students · 24:1 students per teacher
Edmonds’s public schools are run by Edmonds School District, which also serves Brier, Lynnwood, Mountlake Terrace and Woodway. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
The district
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Above the state in reading
Edmonds vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Washington towns that share Edmonds’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Edmonds | B+ | Edmonds |
| Lynnwood | B+ | Edmonds |
| Mountlake Terrace | B+ | Edmonds |
| Woodway | B+ | Edmonds |
| Shoreline | A | Shoreline |
3 of the 4 neighbors share Edmonds with Edmonds, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.
Every school in Edmonds
11 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Washington’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).
Questions about Edmonds’s schools
Are Edmonds’s schools good?
By Washington’s own tests, yes: the public schools Edmonds children attend outscore 65% of Washington’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B+ Schools grade, #129 of 285 Washington towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 49%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Edmonds in?
Edmonds School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 20,955 students in 37 schools (2024–25).
Where do Edmonds kids go to high school?
Edmonds Woodway High School, with 1,605 students.
What is Edmonds’s graduation rate?
78% of the class of 2023 in Edmonds School District graduated in four years, against 84% across Washington.
How much does Edmonds spend per student?
$18,980 in Edmonds School District (FY2024), against $18,444 across Washington. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Are there private schools in Edmonds?
Yes: Olympic View Montessori (nonsectarian, grades PK–K, 30 students).
Parents talk
What Edmonds families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Edmonds → They have their own page.
School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Washington. Stars are from neighbors.