Sisco Heights’s public schools score below 65% of Washington districts on tests and graduation
30% of students in Sisco Heights’s public schools are proficient in math, below the Washington average (40%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Sisco Heights, 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 90% 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.
Sisco Heights’s schools, in brief
Against towns with similar incomes
Among the 213 Washington towns with household incomes within a quarter of Sisco Heights’s, its schools beat 14%, lower than their 35% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Results trail the state
In spring 2022, 45% of tested students were proficient in reading and 30% in math, against 53% and 40% statewide; 90% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓
Graduation
77% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 84% across Washington. Districts ↓
Spending and class size
Arlington spends $16,858 per student and Marysville $18,691, 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.
What’s behind Sisco Heights’s grade
C+: better than 35% of Washington school districts, #227 of 285 Washington towns. Both inputs trail the Washington average; test scores are the closer of the two to typical.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Sisco Heights, with each school’s own grade.
Sisco Heights runs its own schools through grade 12 (Arlington School District). From grade PK, students attend the Marysville School District, shared with Marysville. Its elementary school is in Arlington. Parts of Sisco Heights (2% of its land) are served by Granite Falls instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
Two districts serve Sisco Heights
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well below the state in reading
Sisco Heights vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Washington towns that share Sisco Heights’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Sisco Heights | C+ | Arlington PK–12 · Marysville PK–12 |
| Marysville | C | Marysville |
| Arlington | B | Arlington |
Every school in Sisco Heights
26 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 Sisco Heights’s schools
Are Sisco Heights’s schools good?
On Washington’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Sisco Heights children attend score below 65% of Washington’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C+ Schools grade, #227 of 285 Washington towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 14%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Sisco Heights in?
Two districts: Arlington School District runs grades PK–12, and Marysville School District runs grades PK–12, shared with Marysville.
Where do Sisco Heights kids go to high school?
One of 5 high schools, depending on your address: Arlington High School, Marysville Getchell High School, Marysville Pilchuck High School, Legacy High School and Heritage School.
What is Sisco Heights’s graduation rate?
77% of the class of 2023 in Marysville School District graduated in four years, against 84% across Washington.
How much does Sisco Heights spend per student?
$16,858 in Arlington School District and $18,691 in Marysville School District (FY2024), against $18,444 across Washington. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Sisco Heights families are saying about school.
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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.