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Archbishop Thomas J. Murphy High School
Location
12911 39th Avenue SE Everett , (Snohomish County) , Washington 98208 United States
Coordinates	47°52′51″N 122°10′41″W / 47.88083°N 122.17806°W / 47.88083; -122.17806
Information
Type	Private, coeducational
Motto	“In Christ, There is Joy and Hope”
Religious affiliation	Roman Catholic
Established	1988; 38 years ago (1988)
Founder	Terry Ennis
CEEB code	480-391
Principal	Alicia Mitchell
Head of school	Steve Schmutz
Faculty	39
Grades	9–12
Average class size	19
Student to teacher ratio	11:1
Campus size	21 acres
Colors	Black, red and white
Song	AMHS Fight Song
Athletics conference	Wesco 2A/ Northwest Conference 2A (Football Only)
Mascot	Wildcat
Nickname	AMHS
Team name	Wildcats
Accreditation	Northwest Accreditation Commission[1]
Newspaper	Into The Jungle
Tuition	$21,099
Website	School website

Archbishop Thomas J. Murphy High School is a co-educational private Catholic college-preparatory high school located in Everett, Washington, United States. Founded as Holy Cross High School in 1988 at the old site of Our Lady Of Perpetual Help grade school, it was renamed Archbishop Murphy High School in 1999 and moved to its present location in the October of that year.

The school serves students grades nine through twelve; enrollment has increased from 23 students in 1988 to approximately 467 in 2019.

It is named for Thomas Joseph Murphy, the archbishop of the Archdiocese of Seattle from 1991 until his death in 1997.^[2]

Sports

Since 2004, Archbishop Murphy has been classified as a 2A school by the WIAA.

In the 2016 football season, 5 schools from the Cascade Conference forfeited league football games against the Archbishop Murphy High School Wildcats, citing depth concerns, fear of injury, and competitive imbalance. Archbishop Murphy went on to win their first 2A state football championship in December of that year.^{[3] [4]}

Recent Sports Success

In 2025 Archbishop Murphy won the 2A State Championship 35-20 beating the Tumwater High School Thunderbirds on December 6 2025. This was their 4th ever state championship, winning in 2001, 2002, 2016 and now 2025 In 2021 the Women's Soccer team beat the Hockinson High School Hawks 2-0. It was AMHS 3rd championship winning in 2006 and 2009.

References

External links

• Official site