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Schools in Silver Firs · Snohomish School District, Everett School District

Silver Firs’s public schools outscore 85% of Washington districts

On the state math tests, 51% of Silver Firs’s students scored proficient, above the Washington average (40%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Silver Firs, 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.

#62of 285 Washington townsK–12Where will my kid go?

From Washington state tests taken in spring 2022, when 95% 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.

Reading proficiency
64%
▲ 10 pts vs WA 53%
2021–22
Math proficiency
51%
▲ 11 pts vs WA 40%
2021–22
Graduate on time
90%
▲ 6 pts vs WA 84%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$18.7K
▲ 2% vs WA $18.4K
FY2024 · Everett
Students per teacher
19.1
WA 17.7 · larger classes
Schools in town
6
4,929 students on the public path
In brief

Silver Firs’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 92 Washington towns with household incomes within a quarter of Silver Firs’s, its schools beat 54%, lower than their 85% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Silver Firs runs its own schools through grade 12, then shares

Glacier Peak High School (9–12) is Silver Firs’s own. From grade PK, students attend the Everett School District with Everett and Mill Creek: Gateway Middle School. See the path ↓

Above the state on both counts

Reading proficiency is 64% and math 51% across both districts in spring 2022, against 53% and 40% statewide; 90% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 84%. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

Snohomish spends $17,713 per student and Everett $18,727, against $18,444 across Washington (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓

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.

The School Grade

What’s behind Silver Firs’s grade

A Test scoresA− Graduation

A: better than 85% of Washington school districts, #62 of 285 Washington towns. Test scores and graduation are both above the Washington average; test scores are the stronger of the two.

Washington school districts we grade (289)Better than 85%
Lower resultsHigher results
Washington towns with similar household incomes (92)Better than 54%
A−AA fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 15,011 test results and a graduating class of 1,393 could put Silver Firs anywhere from A− to A. The tests are from spring 2022, when 95% of Silver Firs’s students in the tested grades sat them (14,985 in math, 15,038 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Silver Firs, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–64 schoolsDepends on your addressNo scores
7–8Gateway Middle SchoolEverett School DistrictNo scores
9–12Glacier Peak High SchoolSnohomish School DistrictNo scores

Silver Firs runs its own schools through grade 12 (Snohomish School District). From grade PK, students attend the Everett School District, shared with Everett and Mill Creek. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Silver Firs

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Snohomish School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 18 schools · 9,732 students, up 6% since 2020–21 · 19.5 per teacher (WA 17.7)
$17,713WA $18,444 · FY2024
A−
Everett School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 32 schools · 20,489 students, up 1% since 2020–21 · 18.9 per teacher (WA 17.7)
$18,727WA $18,444 · FY2024
A
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Snohomish School District61%
State average 53.4% · 4623 students tested
Math · PK–12, Snohomish School District50%
State average 40.1% · 4591 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Everett School District65%
State average 53.4% · 10415 students tested
Math · PK–12, Everett School District51%
State average 40.1% · 10394 students tested

Silver Firs vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Washington towns that share Silver Firs’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Silver FirsASnohomish PK–12 · Everett PK–12
Mill CreekAEverett

Every school in Silver Firs

6 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).

District schools in Silver Firsby address
Forest View Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Everett
634 students18:1Rate it →
Silver Firs Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Everett
538 students17:1Rate it →
Little Cedars Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Snohomish
646 students17:1Rate it →
Totem Falls
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Snohomish
412 students15:1Rate it →
Gateway Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Everett
1,057 students24:1Rate it →
Glacier Peak High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Snohomish
1,642 students25:1Rate it →

Questions about Silver Firs’s schools

Are Silver Firs’s schools good?

By Washington’s own tests, yes: the public schools Silver Firs children attend outscore 85% of Washington’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A Schools grade, #62 of 285 Washington towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 54%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Silver Firs in?

Two districts: Snohomish School District runs grades PK–12, and Everett School District runs grades PK–12, shared with Everett and Mill Creek.

Where do Silver Firs kids go to high school?

Glacier Peak High School in Snohomish, with 1,642 students.

What is Silver Firs’s graduation rate?

90% of the class of 2023 in Everett School District graduated in four years, against 84% across Washington.

How much does Silver Firs spend per student?

$17,713 in Snohomish School District and $18,727 in Everett School District (FY2024), against $18,444 across Washington. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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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.