Photo: SounderBruce · CC BY-SA 4.0Woodway’s public schools outscore 65% of Washington districts
The grade covers the public school district serving Woodway, 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.
Woodway’s schools, in brief
Against towns with similar incomes
Among the 50 Washington towns with household incomes within a quarter of Woodway’s, its schools beat 14%, 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 ↓
21 elementary schools, then five middle and four high schools
Which school depends on the address at every step. See the path ↓
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 Woodway’s grade
B+: better than 65% of Washington school districts. 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 Woodway, with each school’s own grade.
Woodway’s public schools are run by Edmonds School District, which also serves Brier, Edmonds, Lynnwood and Mountlake Terrace. 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
Woodway vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Washington towns that share Woodway’s borders.
Every school in Woodway
29 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 Woodway’s schools
Are Woodway’s schools good?
By Washington’s own tests, yes: the public schools Woodway children attend outscore 65% of Washington’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B+ Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 14%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Woodway in?
Edmonds School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 20,955 students in 37 schools (2024–25).
Where do Woodway kids go to high school?
One of 4 high schools, depending on your address: Edmonds Woodway High School, Meadowdale High School, Mountlake Terrace High School and Lynnwood High School.
What is Woodway’s graduation rate?
78% of the class of 2023 in Edmonds School District graduated in four years, against 84% across Washington.
How much does Woodway spend per student?
$18,980 in Edmonds School District (FY2024), against $18,444 across Washington. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Woodway families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Woodway → 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.