Cascade High School (Everett, Washington)

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Cascade High School is a public high school in Everett, Washington. It is part of the Everett School District and serves students in grades 9–12. The campus is at 801 East Casino Road in a suburban area. The principal is Michael Takayoshi. About 1,700 students attend Cascade, with roughly 78 teaching staff, and a student–teacher ratio of about 22 to 1. The school colors are crimson and gray, and the mascot is the Bruin.

Cascade opened on September 5, 1961 to help handle rapid growth in the area and Boeing’s expansion. It started with seven buildings and later became part of the City of Everett in 1962. The school was renovated in 1999.

Academically, Cascade offers Advanced Placement courses in history, science, art, math, and English.

In sports, Cascade competes in the Washington Interscholastic Activities Association. It moved from Wesco 4A to 3A in 2020 due to enrollment changes. Its teams include baseball, basketball, football, soccer, tennis, track and field, cross‑country, golf, wrestling, and swimming for boys and girls.

The school has a long-standing December food drive to help local families. The 2025 drive raised 51,000 cans of food and $19,000 in donations.

There have been notable controversies in the district’s history involving Cascade staff. In 2007, a dispute over a student newspaper led to the firing of a teacher, which was settled later. In 2018, a former Cascade teacher faced lawsuits for alleged abuse and resigned, later surrendering his teaching certificate in 2019.