My wife and I are expecting our first son this summer which, naturally, prompted some questions about the schools in Edmonds, WA and how they rate. There are a plethora of websites and organizations out there that rate schools and school districts. Based on the ratings of one website (www.greatschools.org), I've compiled some very broad ratings. Not comprehensive at all, so forgive the brevity! It's just a website I happened upon that rates schools. Their criteria for rating schools is listed at the bottom of this blog post. I would love to hear your own thoughts and feedback of the schools in your own part of Edmonds. I'm sure other readers would benefit from this as well.
The average rating this website gave the eight public elementary schools in Edmonds, WA was a 7 out of 10, with the highest school receiving a 10 and the lowest school receiving a 2. Here's the breakdown with direct links (ranking in parentheses). I didn't include private schools schools.
Elementary schools:
- Maplewood Parenting Co-op (10)
- Madrona Non-graded (9)
- Picnic Point Elementary (7)
- Seaview Elementary (7)
- Westgate Elementary (7)
- Edmonds Elementary (6)
- Serene Lake Elementary (6)
- Chase Lake Elementary (5)
- Sherwood Elementary (5)
- Mountlake Terrace Elementary (3)
- Edmonds Heights K-12 (2)
Middle schools:
- Alderwood Middle School (7)
- Meadowdale Middle School (7)
- Brier Terrace Middle School (6)
- College Place Middle School (6)
- Terrace Park School (4)
High schools:
- Meadowdale HS (9)
- Edmonds-Woodway HS (8)
- Mountlake Terrace HS (8)
- Lynnwood HS (7)
GreatSchools Rating Criteria:
"GreatSchools Ratings for Washington In calculating these ratings, GreatSchools analyzed the 2009-2010 Measurements of Student Progress (MSP) and High School Proficiency Exam (HSPE) reading, writing, math and science results and compared them to the standardized scores of all Washington schools with the same grade levels. If there are no GreatSchools Ratings for a school, the school's test results were either not reported or incomplete. The different student groups are identified by the Washington Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction; if there are fewer than 10 students in a particular group in a school, data is not reported for that group. Keep in mind that when comparing schools using GreatSchools Ratings, it's important to factor in other information, including the quality of each school's teachers, the school culture, special programs, etc. GreatSchools Ratings cannot be compared across states, because of differences in the states' standardized testing programs." -- Taken directly from their website @ http://www.greatschools.org/issues/wa/ratings.html.
Another website you may be interested in is www.schooldigger.com.
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