Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA · WA
Snohomish School District — Decoded Rankings
13 of 18 schools ranked · Updated 2026-09-04
District profile
- Total enrollment
- 6,089
- Free/reduced lunch
- 24.2%
- Avg SES index
- 80.2
- State
- WA
Schools in Snohomish School District
Elementary / Middle Schools (11 ranked)
11 official · 1 unranked (N/A — not yet eligible)
| Rating | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totem FallsNeighborhoodSnohomish School District | #194 | #269 (WA)plausibly #104–630#161 (Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue metro)≈ tied with next | ★Strong by Both Measures | High | ||
| Little Cedars Elementary SchoolNeighborhoodSnohomish School District | #185 | #320 (WA)plausibly #199–488#180 (Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue metro) | ★Strong by Both Measures | High | ||
| Valley View Middle SchoolNeighborhoodSnohomish School District | #245 | #404 (WA)plausibly #193–752#219 (Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue metro) | Typical Profile | High | ||
| Cathcart ElementaryNeighborhoodSnohomish School District | #322 | #608 (WA)plausibly #396–830#303 (Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue metro)≈ tied with next | High Scores, Context Matters | High | ||
| Machias ElementaryNeighborhoodSnohomish School District | #483 | #613 (WA)plausibly #404–803#307 (Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue metro)≈ tied with next | Typical Profile | High | ||
| Dutch Hill ElementaryNeighborhoodSnohomish School District | #382 | #643 (WA)plausibly #429–819#318 (Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue metro) | Typical Profile | High | ||
| Central Emerson ElementaryNeighborhoodSnohomish School District | #837 | #905 (WA)plausibly #715–1078#417 (Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue metro)≈ tied with next | Typical Profile | Medium | ||
| Seattle Hill ElementaryNeighborhoodSnohomish School District | #277 | #911 (WA)plausibly #668–1116#421 (Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue metro) | High Scores, Context Matters | High | ||
| Cascade View ElementaryNeighborhoodSnohomish School District | #700 | #1054 (WA)plausibly #846–1182#478 (Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue metro) | Typical Profile | Medium | ||
| Riverview ElementaryNeighborhoodSnohomish School District | #668 | #1269 (WA)plausibly #1127–1351#568 (Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue metro) | Typical Profile | High | ||
| Centennial Middle SchoolNeighborhoodSnohomish School District | #918 | #1416 (WA)plausibly #1276–1447#634 (Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue metro) | Typical Profile | Medium | ||
| Unranked (1 not yet eligible for a rank) | ||||||
| Parent Partnership | — | N/A | N/A | — | Not enough data to rank | |
Rows marked ≈ are statistically tied with the row below them: on the current data the joint simulation gives the upper school less than a 65% chance of ranking above the lower one. Ties are between adjacent rows only.
High Schools (2 ranked)
| Rating | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glacier Peak High SchoolNeighborhoodSnohomish School District | #43 | #140 (WA)HS#50 (Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue metro) | HS outcome | High | ||
| Snohomish High SchoolNeighborhoodSnohomish School District | #142 | #202 (WA)HS#70 (Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue metro) | HS outcome | Medium |
Story type breakdown
- 0Outperforming Expectations
- 3Strong by Both Measures
- 3High Scores, Context Matters
- 4Typical Profile
- 1Lower by Both Measures
How this district compares
District-level averages relative to the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA metro median.
| Measure | District avg | Metro median | Read |
|---|---|---|---|
| Avg achievement percentile (metro) | 56.7 | 50 | 6.7 points above the metro median |
| Avg decoded percentile (metro) | 46.4 | 50 | 3.6 points below the metro median |
| Avg rank shift (places gained after context) | -69.8 | 0 | Schools lose 69.8 places on average after context. |
Data & sources
- Assessment data
- 2023–24 school year
- NCES CCD vintage
- 2023
- Census ACS 5-year vintage
- 2020-2024
- Last updated
- September 4, 2026
- Methodology version
- 0.14.0
Source files (3)
- NCES CCD 2023 directory (Urban Institute) (accessed 2026-09-04)
- ACS 5-year 2020-2024 (accessed 2026-09-04)
- Washington OSPI 2023-24 school-level results (accessed 2026-09-04)
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