[1][4] With a student body nearing 2,000, it is the largest public high school in Skagit County, Washington.

[5] In 2003 the MVHS gym was ranked first among twenty of the state's top high school gymnasiums by the Seattle Times.

The story referred to it as "the gold standard of high-school gymnasiums" and "the Sistine Chapel of Washington gyms".

The Bulldogs won consecutive WIAA Class 3A state titles in 1991 and 1992 led by future NBA player Mark Hendrickson.

[10] The school's Mariachi program has also been noted for being a unique offering, with it being one of the few existing in Washington State.