Edmonds-Woodway High School ranked 26th and Meadowdale High School was 33rd among Seattle-Metro area schools in Niche’s Best High Schools of Washington rankings. Among other Edmonds School District high schools, Lynnwood was 68th and Mountlake Terrace placed 84th. Check out the complete list of school and details on the methodology at https://k12.niche.com/rankings/public-high-schools/best-overall/m/seattle-metro-area/

The Best Public High Schools ranking provides a comprehensive assessment of the overall experience at public high schools in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico. It uses data sourced from various government and public data sets, Niche’s own proprietary data, and 4,625,227 opinion-based survey responses across a variety of topics from 287,560 current students, recent alumni, and parents.

A high ranking in Overall Experience generally indicates that:

• Students are very happy with their experiences in all aspects, including academics, teachers, health, safety, resources, facilities, extracurriculars, sports, and fitness;
• The school is an exceptional academic institution in terms of teachers, students, resources for learning, and student outcomes;
• The school is made up of a diverse population and fosters an accepting, positive school culture;
• Students are actively involved in a variety of extracurriculars and sports the school offers.

Niche also ranked schools in the following categories: Academics, Health &Safety, Student Culture, Teachers, Resources &Facilities, Extracurricular &Activities and Sports & Fitness.