Original Research by School Decision on School Home Partnership Program
The School Home Partnership Program is an alternative school in the Marysville School District serving kindergarten through eighth grade. It is a small program, and its size is a defining feature. The enrollment is very small, and the student body is spread across grades three through eight, with no students reported in kindergarten through second grade. The school is classified as an alternative school, which in Washington typically means a non-traditional setting designed for students who benefit from a different structure than a conventional classroom.
The student body is predominantly white, with smaller shares of Asian, Hispanic, and multiracial students. About a third of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a measure of household income that is lower than what is typical in many public schools. Data on students with disabilities and English learners was not available.
Because the School Home Partnership Program is an alternative school with a very small enrollment, the state suppressed its testing results for privacy reasons. No proficiency rates, participation rates, or average scale scores were reported for math, English language arts, or science in any tested grade. The state does not release results when the number of test-takers is too small to protect student identity. A single-year trend line shows a reported proficiency rate for ELA across all grades, but with only one year of data and no comparison context, it offers little to go on. A parent should understand that the absence of test scores is a function of the school's size and alternative status, not a judgment on quality, but it does mean there is no standardized academic benchmark to evaluate.
The school serves kindergarten through eighth grade, but no students were enrolled in kindergarten, first, or second grade in the reported year. The upper grades, particularly seventh and eighth, had the most students. Because the school does not serve high school grades, there is no graduation rate to report.
The School Home Partnership Program is part of the Marysville School District, which has been under significant financial strain. Voters rejected a pair of school levies in 2022, and the state placed the district under binding conditions in 2023 before declaring it financially insolvent in 2024. A Financial Oversight Committee now oversees the district's finances. This context matters for any family considering a school in the district, as it has implications for program funding, staffing, and operations.
Housing in the area is expensive. Home values in the zip code are above the national median, and rents are high relative to incomes. The city of Marysville itself has been one of the fastest-growing in Washington, driven by suburban expansion and annexation, and it is a mixed-use suburban city with a historic downtown, extensive retail, and industrial zones. The city borders the Tulalip Indian Reservation and is oriented along Interstate 5.
For a family considering this school, the key takeaway is that the School Home Partnership Program is a very small alternative program where standardized test data is not available. A parent would want to contact the school directly to understand its instructional model, how it supports students who thrive in a non-traditional setting, and what the daily experience looks like. The district's financial situation is a broader consideration that may affect resources and stability across all its schools.
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