2021 Best Public High Schools in Snohomish County, WA

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Woodinville High School
Northshore School District, WA
9-12
323 reviews
#1 Best Public High Schools in Snohomish County
Freshman: I came into this high school not knowing anyone. I was completely lost. I had no friends to come along with me to share this new adventure because this was my first time in the Northshore School District. However, the students at this school were very accepting. They helped guide me. The teachers here are also very nice. They are always willing to help. The only aspect Woodinville High School is lacking in is diversity, but overall, it's a great school!
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A+
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1,723 Students
24:1 Student-Teacher Ratio
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North Creek High School
Northshore School District, WA
9-12
30 reviews
#2 Best Public High Schools in Snohomish County
Junior: Honestly so beyond glad, I moved here. I moved from Everett High School where I would say from the beginning experience racism, so moving to North Creek High School was the best thing I could've done. Not only have I never once experience racism here, but the diversity in the staff is amazing!
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A
Overall Niche Grade
1,619 Students
22:1 Student-Teacher Ratio
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Inglemoor High School
Northshore School District, WA
9-12
451 reviews
#3 Best Public High Schools in Snohomish County
Junior: Great community, plenty of resources that students with initiative can take advantage of. There is a sort of barrier within the student body, since the school has a well-developed IB Programme. Students that fall on either side of that divide can clearly feel the separation. The building itself is very old and not even comparable to many other elementary schools in the same district. Most of the teachers are amazing; they are willing to help students and genuinely care about learning!
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A
Overall Niche Grade
1,715 Students
23:1 Student-Teacher Ratio
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Kamiak High School
Mukilteo School District, WA
9-12
470 reviews
#4 Best Public High Schools in Snohomish County
Junior: What I mostly enjoy at Kamiak High School is the unity and kindness spread all over the school. The students, faculty, and teachers at Kamiak High School are very welcoming, caring, and helpful!
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A
Overall Niche Grade
2,051 Students
24:1 Student-Teacher Ratio
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Edmonds Woodway High School
Edmonds School District, WA
9-12
338 reviews
#5 Best Public High Schools in Snohomish County
Junior: Overall, I'd say the school has a good atmosphere: the majority of staff are kind and respectful, as are most of the students. I've had a good experience with the counselors, and the IB coordinators (current and future) are excellent!

However, I've had a very mixed experience with the teachers. Especially in freshman and sophomore years, there are some teachers who I feel do not push their students enough, leaving them feeling bored, frustrated, and unprepared. However, most of the junior and senior teachers I know are talented and passionate (the IB teachers in particular).

I wish that the school would take greater efforts to make sure that all teachers are giving their students the best education and experience possible. Letting some teachers continue running classes as they do is frankly unfair to the students who truly want to learn. I think that an anonymous survey at the end of the year would be an excellent way to let students share their thoughts on how teachers are doing.
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A
Overall Niche Grade
1,604 Students
21:1 Student-Teacher Ratio
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Bothell High School
Northshore School District, WA
9-12
381 reviews
#6 Best Public High Schools in Snohomish County
Senior: I thought Bothell was a great school. In my experience, I have had excellent and knowledgeable teachers that have only enhanced my learning. The other kids are generally really nice and the atmosphere is really great. Bothell has a great community and overall great school, spirit which makes high school even better. However, I have heard some negative things from other students. Specifically, how certain teachers have acted and said things that they should not be saying. Overall, its a great school, and the best North shore school.
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A
Overall Niche Grade
1,454 Students
22:1 Student-Teacher Ratio
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Glacier Peak High School
Snohomish School District, WA
9-12
336 reviews
#7 Best Public High Schools in Snohomish County
Senior: I overall had a very good experience at Glacier Peak High School. I joined clubs, went to football games, found the college preparatory classes I needed and was able to make may friends and experiences. However, I was the kind of person who seek those things and had been in the school district for almost ten years when I started, this gave me a bit of an advantage. Students who transfer in have a much harder time of having a good experience because the school in some ways is not very inviting and can be quite cliquey. People who also don't necessarily want to be involved in extracurriculars that are with the school do not tend to thrive. There is kind of only one combination of a person that really thrives in the environment and I was just lucky that I kind of fit that mold.
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A
Overall Niche Grade
1,795 Students
25:1 Student-Teacher Ratio
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Henry M. Jackson High School
Everett School District, WA
9-12
585 reviews
#8 Best Public High Schools in Snohomish County
Junior: It's a great school. On top of that, the academics are a bit beyond average. They have plenty of AP classes. Most teachers are helpful; a few teachers are mean, but what are we going to do. The counselors are extremely helpful. The resources staff are amazing (librarian, counselors, ASB activities coordinator, etc.). If you need any "beyond the high school" help (college, careers, etc.), these guys are great!
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A
Overall Niche Grade
2,278 Students
23:1 Student-Teacher Ratio
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Meadowdale High School
Edmonds School District, WA
9-12
325 reviews
#9 Best Public High Schools in Snohomish County
Alum: The teachers at Meadowdale High School are always professional but also very entertaining which helps cultivate the perfect learning environment! Although some textbook work is always a necessity for class progression, the teachers here use a variety of teaching methods, whether is be stories, short lectures, models or power points.
In addition to the teachers, there are almost always tutoring sessions happening after class to assist with learning necessary skills to not only complete homework, but to really learn a fundamental concept of the class until you are so comfortable with the topic that you can teach other.
Although you might only see them once or twice a year, the academic counselors at Meadowdale are extraordinarily helpful and always super reliable. They are always ready and prepared to assist students with struggles they are facing currently, or to assist them when preparing for their future.
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A-
Overall Niche Grade
1,535 Students
22:1 Student-Teacher Ratio
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Snohomish High School
Snohomish School District, WA
9-12
191 reviews
#10 Best Public High Schools in Snohomish County
Alum: My expirence at Snohomish High Scholl was great! Yes, there was some ups and down, but that is expected in high school. One thing that I really loved about Snohomish High School was the sense of community and traditions that flooded through the whole school. Snohomish is a school that had been there for 100+ years and carries many traditions. One of those traditions is Serpentine. Serpentine falls the week leading up to Homecoming. There is a week filled with different spirit days and activities such as, a flag football game with the females in the Junior and Senior student, and the big Homecoming game Friday night. There is also the choosing if the Royalty Court, which is a very exciting time and a big moment for the senior class. Snohomish is very welcoming places for everyone! Many of the staff are genuine and excited to be there teaching. If I had to change one thing about Snohomish it would be the lack of diversity. Snohomish High is a heavily white student body and staff.
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B+
Overall Niche Grade
1,626 Students
23:1 Student-Teacher Ratio
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Mountlake Terrace High School
Edmonds School District, WA
9-12
214 reviews
#11 Best Public High Schools in Snohomish County
Alum: Mountlake Terrace High School is a diverse and friendly environment. While there is plenty of focus on sports in the school's community, art is also given more focus than at other schools, with the school promoting plays performed by the drama club, and requiring 1.5 credits of art classes, thus exposing the world of art to students who wouldn't normally be interested in taking art classes. The teachers are also a highlight, with all of them willing to help their students learn and grow. MTHS is trying out new types of alternative classes as well, such as offering Literature of Social Justice as a different choice for 12th grade English, and Ethnic Studies as an different choice for 12th grade Social Studies. Overall, it is a school that is friendly, informative, creative, and was an absolute blast to attend. If I had the chance to attend high school again, I would definitely choose to go here, no doubts about it!
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B+
Overall Niche Grade
1,323 Students
21:1 Student-Teacher Ratio
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Lake Stevens Senior High School
Lake Stevens School District, WA
10-12
426 reviews
#12 Best Public High Schools in Snohomish County
Senior: I really like that Lake Stevens High School is a very welcoming and friendly place where you feel comfortable and secure. Teachers care about you besides academics, and try to make real bonds with you. There are very friendly staff members that are always there to collaborate with whatever you need. There are also many fun clubs to join! Extracurriculars are one thing to check out, there are so many options. One thing that I would suggest is maybe having more accessibility to other fun learning platforms and websites which allow students to learn in all kinds of different ways, whatever they feel most comfortable with. Other than that, I think Lake Stevens High School is really great!
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B+
Overall Niche Grade
1,930 Students
23:1 Student-Teacher Ratio
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Lynnwood High School
Edmonds School District, WA
9-12
401 reviews
#13 Best Public High Schools in Snohomish County
Senior: I'm currently a senior at LHS and I've had a wonderful experience! One of the most diverse schools in the district, most teachers are incredibly respectful of all students backgrounds and walks of life. Some teachers, particularly in the mathematics department, are significantly more focused on end results and, in some cases, have a disregard for students struggles and needs. These teachers are very far and few between however, and it's an amazing school in the long run!
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B+
Overall Niche Grade
1,447 Students
23:1 Student-Teacher Ratio
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Northshore Home School Networks
Northshore School District, WA
K-12
13 reviews
#14 Best Public High Schools in Snohomish County
Senior: They are very helpful and want to help you succeed and prepare yourself for college. They always ask if you need any resources or if you need any help with the assignments you're working on. They'll make time to meet with you if you and/or your grade is struggling before the semester is over. It's a great place to go if traditional high school just isn't the right fit for somebody. The teachers and staff there are all super nice and friendly, it more makes you want to be there than regular high school.
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B+
Overall Niche Grade
131 Students
19:1 Student-Teacher Ratio
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Homelink Alternative School
Lake Stevens School District, WA
K-12
13 reviews
#15 Best Public High Schools in Snohomish County
Niche User: I love this school because it has become like family. All the people there are friendly and you really get to bond with them. However, over the last year or so, the school has gone through huge changes. Lots of new teachers came, as well as a new principle, so things are a lot different. I do not know how it is now, for I only attend college now as a running start student, but going there for advising made me realize that it is different from what I remember it to be two years ago.
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B+
Overall Niche Grade
18 Students
5:1 Student-Teacher Ratio
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Arlington High School
Arlington School District, WA
9-12
445 reviews
#16 Best Public High Schools in Snohomish County
Senior: The teachers at this school were amazing! I learned so much, and was able to join multiple clubs that allowed me to make connections all around the town. However, the building does feel like a prison in some ways, and it is a little outdated already. But the school makes up for it by offering so many extracurricular activities, and encouraging their students to go farther.
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B+
Overall Niche Grade
1,657 Students
21:1 Student-Teacher Ratio
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Monroe High School
Monroe School District, WA
9-12
286 reviews
#17 Best Public High Schools in Snohomish County
Senior: I will be starting my senior year at Monroe High School in the fall of 2019. The past three years at this school have been full of fun memories I'll keep forever. I love how much school spirit we have! Every football game is packed with students dressed up in our school colors and cheerfully supporting our team. The academic aspect of MHS is also great, as the teachers challenge you to be curious while teaching us important lessons. There are so many classes to choose from and so many teachers to support you along the journey of high school. I love how each student has different interests and talents, and we can learn from each other and try new things. Overall Monroe High School is a great environment for kids to explore new things, find their passions, and prepare for the exciting opportunities of the future1
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B+
Overall Niche Grade
1,622 Students
21:1 Student-Teacher Ratio
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Mariner High School
Mukilteo School District, WA
9-12
291 reviews
#18 Best Public High Schools in Snohomish County
Senior: I love Mariner high school becuase it provides bountiful opportunities for students to be involved academically and in extracurricular activities. For example, they provide academic programs such as the veterinary program, teaching program, dual enrollment, AP courses, and honors courses. In addition to academics, they offer a variety of extracurricular activities such as sports, about 100 different clubs, and even after school study hours. However, one thing that I would change would be to make school pep rallies last longer and to provide more school spirit opportunities in order to motivate students to be more involved and motivated in school.
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B
Overall Niche Grade
2,334 Students
21:1 Student-Teacher Ratio
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Cascade High School
Everett School District, WA
9-12
315 reviews
#19 Best Public High Schools in Snohomish County
Junior: Cascade High School is the one school that has made me feel as if I belonged there. This school has an amazing staff who truly care about their students, not only academically but emotionally care about their students. Integrity, respect, honesty, and kindness is spread all around campus. Through this school, I have learned how to be an overall good citizen in my community. Participating in lots of extracurriculars such as Softball, Food drives, the Future Health Professionals of America, or known as, the HOSA club, and a Sports Medicine Internship. Cascade High School has given me the opportunity to grow as a person and to be further into the career of my dreams. If there were one thing I would change about this Cascade HS, It would be to brighten the overall physical appearance of our campus. I believe that students would care more about respecting the campus if the school were to have a renovation to give more life back to the school.
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B
Overall Niche Grade
1,797 Students
21:1 Student-Teacher Ratio
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Marysville Getchell High School
Marysville School District, WA
9-12
9 reviews
#20 Best Public High Schools in Snohomish County
Junior: I love the atmosphere we have at MG! We have a great staff that is always looking to help students. The students are welcoming and we are all a big family. Upperclassmen are always more than willing to help underclassmen and they have always made themselves a.great source for underclassmen. MG also has a wide variety of extraciriculars, so there is bound to be something for every student at this school.
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B
Overall Niche Grade
1,661 Students
25:1 Student-Teacher Ratio
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Edmonds Heights K-12
Edmonds School District, WA
K-12
34 reviews
#21 Best Public High Schools in Snohomish County
Senior: I had a very good experience at Edmonds Heights K-12. The two greatest reasons why I decided to attend that school after attending public elementary school for 7 years was because of its amazing theatre program and flexibility when it comes to students with learning disabilities. I have severe ADHD and this was the perfect environment for me to learn in. All of the teachers were accommodating and understanding to the needs that I had, it made a stress-free school life. The only part of the school that didn't work for me was the social aspect. It's a very small school with a broad age range and as a social butterfly, this was not the most ideal. But, I had good friends and I was actually able to learn, which I valued more in the end. This school gave me the education I needed and pushed me to be successful and confident in my school work.
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B
Overall Niche Grade
542 Students
32:1 Student-Teacher Ratio
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Secondary Academy for Success
Northshore School District, WA
9-12
12 reviews
#22 Best Public High Schools in Snohomish County
Senior: It’s a very welcoming environment, the teachers are amazing, and since the classes are so small, they actually get to know you. We get to do fun activities on Fridays, frequent felid trips, it’s amazing!
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B
Overall Niche Grade
93 Students
9:1 Student-Teacher Ratio
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Lakewood High School
Lakewood School District, WA
9-12
53 reviews
#23 Best Public High Schools in Snohomish County
Sophomore: Lakewood High School has a very strong community surrounding it. We have heaping amounts of talent and wonderful students who make everything so much brighter. Something I would like to see changed within our school is participation. Too many students at our school district don’t want to involve themselves in activities such as sports or clubs. I would like to communicate with them better and figure out a solution to this. Another important problem I would like to fix is accepting diversity. We all say we are ok with different but if someone has a “weird” personality, different look, or another way of life we say rude things. This is not ok. We need to accept that there is no such thing as normal. That everyone is different and special in their own way. I’m trying to bring more light to these issues one step at a time here at our school district!
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B
Overall Niche Grade
777 Students
24:1 Student-Teacher Ratio
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Everett High School
Everett School District, WA
9-12
312 reviews
#24 Best Public High Schools in Snohomish County
Senior: Everett High School has many good teachers and large buildings for a beneficial learning experience. There is a handful of teachers that aren’t good, but there is plenty more great teachers. Sometimes it feels as though the admin is unnecessarily over staffed. The campus is very safe with police officers on duty outside the buildings. The school culture is improving with the efforts of Advanced Leadership. In the past, the school culture failed to be inclusive, focusing solely on recognizing athletics. Just in the past year, more people from a variety of groups around the school were recognized for their different talents.
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B
Overall Niche Grade
1,425 Students
20:1 Student-Teacher Ratio
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Sky Valley Education Center
Monroe School District, WA
K-12
80 reviews
Senior: Sky Valley has a welcoming atmosphere. They always strive to help make students feel included and heard. Over the last few years, I have seen students discover themselves at this school. There are many opportunities Sky Valley has to offer and it is just wonderous being a part of such a great school. The teachers are dedicated to student success and will find the best way for a student to understand. No one feels discouraged and there is a good regulation of what is and isn't okay to do on school premises. It is a safe place for a student and I love that everyone is right there by our sides every step of the way during our educational years.
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B-
Overall Niche Grade
832 Students
32:1 Student-Teacher Ratio
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Oakcrest School
Private School
Vienna, VA
6-12
114 reviews
Parent: Many pros. School has an amazing philosophy (i.e., seek holiness in the ordinary world). Academics are rigorous. Philosophy & history departments are outstanding. English courses are phenomenal. CHEM, Physics, and BIO instructors are solid. Catholic theology is made relevant. Chaplains are awesome! Music & theater dept is incredible. Athletics are good. Soccer, lacrosse & track are strong. Service is encouraged. Intern'l study is available. School forms strong women. Cons are: high tuition; high faculty turnover; inconsistent math instructor quality; lacking in foreign language courses; ethnic diversity exists, but outside of the classroom a missing element of friendly inclusiveness exists; school isn't equipped for learning differences & falls short of Catholic school guidelines; much subrosa mean behavior among girls goes uncorrected (on and offline)(school doesn't monitor seemingly libelous harmful student social media use) & college counseling could be better for the price.
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A+
Overall Niche Grade
260 Students
7:1 Student-Teacher Ratio
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St. Catherine's School
Private School
Richmond, VA
PK, K-12
125 reviews
Parent: Our three girls all thrive at St. Catherine's. They are all very different and have different interests but the school does a great job of fostering each of them individually. The academics are superior, the athletics are amazing, and being a part of the amazing community is just a bonus! We could not have chosen a better education for our girls and are so grateful for the opportunities they continue to be afforded!

During the pandemic St. Catherine's has done (and continues to do) an amazing job keeping the girls safe. They are on campus learning, however if anyone is not comfortable being on campus, there is a virtual option.

The school teaches to the whole girl and knows the ins and outs of girls of every age.
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A+
Overall Niche Grade
960 Students
8:1 Student-Teacher Ratio
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The Northwest School
Private School
Seattle, WA
6-12
62 reviews
Parent: Our youngest child is in the 4th year at NWS. Our oldest child is in a different school (senior) and that school has a very high rank with this site. The ranking is only as relevant as your child and family fit. NWS has a strong social justice and sustainability focus, integrated with a thoughtful curriculum.
One distinction is their Humanities program. The curriculum integrates language arts, social studies, and geography in Middle School and history, English, philosophy, art history, and literature in Upper School. I did not realize the full meaning of the benefits until I was in a debate with my student with a very integrative argument! The real world is integrative, so why not educate our students that way.
The teachers and administrators are passionate about building a whole child and cultivating a caring school culture. When a significant event happens in the real world, the teachers allow time for reflection. I love how they teaches through the child's eyes.
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A+
Overall Niche Grade
450 Students
7:1 Student-Teacher Ratio
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