Public schools in Bothell, WA

Bothell has 25 public schools with a 2024-25 address in the city: 7 high, 3 middle, 14 elementary, 1 other, enrolling 16,107 students. They are run by 3 districts and agencies; Northshore School District runs 21 of them.

The 3 districts and agencies that run Bothell's public schools

Each district decides who can enroll where; its page holds its schools, spending and teachers.

DistrictSchools in BothellDistrict students, fall 2022Spending per student, FY23
Northshore School District2122,944$18,578
Everett Public Schools320,359$18,396
Edmonds School District120,459$18,710

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: school location city and operating agency; NCES F-33 fiscal year 2022-23: district fall membership and current spending per student. Schools on a city's edge can serve students from outside it.

7 high schools in Bothell, 5,330 students

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.

3 middle schools in Bothell, 2,875 students

SchoolStudents 2024‑25Per teacherFree lunchDistrict
Skyview Middle School1,21522.712.0%Northshore
Canyon Park Middle School90722.112.9%Northshore
Northshore Middle School75321.217.3%Northshore

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.

14 elementary schools in Bothell, 7,868 students

The other 4 elementary schools
SchoolStudents 2024‑25Per teacherFree lunchDistrict
Woodin Elementary46915.522.4%Northshore
Maywood Hills Elementary46716.016.5%Northshore
Westhill Elementary41915.212.9%Northshore
C O Sorenson25723.416.7%Northshore

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.

One other school in Bothell, 34 students

SchoolStudents 2024‑25Per teacherFree lunchDistrict
Northshore Special Services34not reported32.4%Northshore

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.

How Bothell's public schools compare with Washington's

The median Bothell school has 17.3 students per full-time teacher, more than the Washington median of 16.7. 8.0% of its schools ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, against 37% across the state. Its median school enrolls 525 students (state 391).

Bothell against Washington, schools open in 2024-25 with students
BothellWashington
Median students per teacher17.316.7
Median school size (students)525391
Schools with a schoolwide Title I program (2021-22)8.0%37%
Schools where every student eats free (CEP)8.0%53%
Charter schools0%0.6%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch program, charter status; the 25 Bothell schools and the 2,437 Washington schools open that year with students); Title I status CCD 2021-22. Students per teacher counts 2024-25 teachers and ratios from 3 to 99.

What to look at next in Bothell

  1. Northshore School DistrictRuns 21 of Bothell's 25 public schools and spent $18,578 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$18,578
  2. North Creek High School, the largest high school in Bothell1,910 students in 2024-25, 22.0 per teacher.1,910
  3. Compare Northshore School District with Everett Public SchoolsBothell's two largest operators side by side: enrollment, spending and schools.
  4. The largest public schools in WashingtonWashington's 50 largest schools open in 2024-25, by enrollment.
  5. Find the school district for a Bothell addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools and their operating agencies); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student).

Choosing among them: how to choose a school district with the federal data, and what a Title I school is.

Other cities in Washington

  1. Seattle126 schools
  2. Spokane93 schools
  3. Tacoma92 schools
  4. Vancouver88 schools
  5. Yakima51 schools
  6. Everett40 schools
  7. Puyallup36 schools
  8. Kennewick35 schools

Questions about schools in Bothell

  1. How many public schools are in Bothell, WA?
    25 public schools with an address in Bothell were open in 2024-25: 7 high, 3 middle, 14 elementary, 1 other, enrolling 16,107 students.
  2. What is the largest high school in Bothell?
    North Creek High School, with 1,910 students in 2024-25 (Northshore School District).
  3. Which districts run Bothell's schools?
    Northshore School District (21 schools), Everett Public Schools (3 schools), Edmonds School District (1 school). A school's district, not its city, decides who can enroll.

These figures are for information and are not a substitute for the district's enrollment office, which confirms the school a home is assigned to.

Sources

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Public school search (the official record of each school) · 2024-25