Bellingham School District

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1306 Dupont St
Bellingham, WA 98225-3118

(360) 676-6400

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SchoolDigger Rank:
112^th of 247 Washington districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 11,907

Primary Schools: 14
Middle Schools: 4
High Schools: 7
Alternative Schools: 1

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2019)				Ranking (2018)				WCAS Science (2019)				SBAC English Language Arts (2019)								SBAC Math (2019)								% Completely Immunized (2019)			% Polio (2019)			% Diphtheria (2019)			% Hepatitis B (2019)			% Varicella (2019)			% MMR (2019)			% Pertussis (2019)			Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2019)	Statewide Rank (2019)	State Percentile (2019)	SchoolDigger Rating (2019)	Average Standard Score (2018)	Statewide Rank (2018)	State Percentile (2018)	Rank Change from Previous Year	WCAS Science 5th Grade	WCAS Science 8th Grade	WCAS Science 11th Grade	WCAS Science All Grades	SBAC English Language Arts 3rd Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 4th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 5th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 6th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 7th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 8th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 10th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts All Grades	SBAC Math 3rd Grade	SBAC Math 4th Grade	SBAC Math 5th Grade	SBAC Math 6th Grade	SBAC Math 7th Grade	SBAC Math 8th Grade	SBAC Math 10th Grade	SBAC Math All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% Completely Immunized 6th Grade	% Completely Immunized All Grades	% Polio KG	% Polio 6th Grade	% Polio All Grades	% Diphtheria KG	% Diphtheria 6th Grade	% Diphtheria All Grades	% Hepatitis B KG	% Hepatitis B 6th Grade	% Hepatitis B All Grades	% Varicella KG	% Varicella 6th Grade	% Varicella All Grades	% MMR KG	% MMR 6th Grade	% MMR All Grades	% Pertussis KG	% Pertussis 6th Grade	% Pertussis All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Personnel Spending from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Sub-total Spending from State and Local Funds
Happy Valley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1041 24th St	Bellingham	98225	Whatcom County	Bellingham School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 676-6420	431	23	19.1	26.7%	306 (71.0%)	5 (1.2%)	54 (12.5%)	19 (4.4%)	6 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	40 (9.3%)	59.1	459^th of 1136 public elementary schools	59.6%		63.6	384^th of 1054 public elementary schools	63.6%	75	76.1			76.1	44.3	59.2	78.1					60.7	46.4	55.3	54.9					52.3	80.9		86.5	86.8		94.3	86.8		94.8	92.7		93.1	82.4		93.4	86.8		95.0	86.8		94.8	$13,377	$325	$186	$512	$11,169	$1,696	$12,865
Lowell Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	935 14th St	Bellingham	98225	Whatcom County	Bellingham School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 676-6430	299	19	16.0	24.1%	234 (78.3%)	7 (2.3%)	24 (8.0%)	7 (2.3%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (8.4%)	83.9	160^th of 1136 public elementary schools	85.9%		78.5	210^th of 1054 public elementary schools	80.1%	50	72.2			72.2	78.8	72.0	81.5					77.6	76.9	60.8	64.8					67.5	65.9		85.9	78.1		91.9	85.4		93.3	78.1		90.6	78.1		92.3	87.8		93.9	85.4		93.6	$16,680	$837	$186	$1,023	$13,960	$1,696	$15,657
Parkview Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3033 Coolidge Dr	Bellingham	98225	Whatcom County	Bellingham School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 676-6433	343	20	17.4	34.4%	252 (73.5%)	6 (1.7%)	47 (13.7%)	5 (1.5%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (9.0%)	51.6	562^nd of 1136 public elementary schools	50.5%		47.5	554^th of 1054 public elementary schools	47.4%	8	58.6			58.6	60.4	58.6	58.6					59.2	58.5	45.6	43.1					48.8	75.4		82.4	81.5		92.5	84.6		93.1	81.5		89.6	78.5		90.8	84.6		92.8	84.6		93.4	$14,602	$583	$186	$770	$12,136	$1,696	$13,833
Roosevelt Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2900 Yew St	Bellingham	98226	Whatcom County	Bellingham School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 676-6440	397	25	15.7	44.3%	254 (64.0%)	5 (1.3%)	98 (24.7%)	11 (2.8%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (6.0%)	34.5	776^th of 1136 public elementary schools	31.7%		24.1	831^st of 1054 public elementary schools	21.2%	55	47.1			47.1	61.9	43.5	48.5					51.0	57.1	36.2	29.4					40.5	86.7		89.9	90.7		94.5	93.3		94.5	90.7		93.7	88.0		93.7	93.3		95.0	93.3		94.5	$13,244	$625	$186	$811	$10,737	$1,696	$12,433
Sehome High School	Public	9-12	2700 Bill McDonald Pkwy	Bellingham	98225	Whatcom County	Bellingham School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 676-6481	1,175	55	21.2	21.7%	859 (73.1%)	18 (1.5%)	123 (10.5%)	79 (6.7%)	10 (0.9%)	4 (0.3%)	82 (7.0%)	77.4	55^th of 418 public high schools	86.8%		82.6	39^th of 315 public high schools	87.6%	16			39.4	39.4							87.4	87.4							57.6	57.6																						$13,197	$158	$186	$345	$11,157	$1,696	$12,853
Shuksan Middle School	Public	6-8	2717 Alderwood Ave	Bellingham	98225	Whatcom County	Bellingham School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 676-6454	680	41	16.5	56.8%	309 (45.4%)	16 (2.4%)	220 (32.4%)	70 (10.3%)	6 (0.9%)	4 (0.6%)	54 (7.9%)	27.6	380^th of 519 public middle schools	26.8%		36.7	280^th of 437 public middle schools	35.9%	100		46.7		46.7				29.6	49.1	53.3		43.9				27.6	35.1	36.9		33.2		79.4	86.0		94.3	96.0		82.0	95.9		95.2	95.6		93.9	95.7		93.9	96.5		83.3	96.8	$14,479	$448	$186	$635	$12,148	$1,696	$13,845
Silver Beach Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4101 Academy St	Bellingham	98226	Whatcom County	Bellingham School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 676-6443	638	26	24.3	19.9%	482 (75.5%)	3 (0.5%)	60 (9.4%)	25 (3.9%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	65 (10.2%)	68.3	356^th of 1136 public elementary schools	68.7%		63.1	387^th of 1054 public elementary schools	63.3%	31	77.1			77.1	61.5	59.3	80.2					67.7	53.8	49.4	68.8					57.9	82.7		91.3	92.0		95.9	94.7		96.7	88.0		94.9	88.0		95.1	94.7		95.9	94.7		96.3	$11,196	$279	$186	$465	$9,035	$1,696	$10,731
Sunnyland Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2800 James St	Bellingham	98225	Whatcom County	Bellingham School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 676-6446	324	20	16.1	38.6%	213 (65.7%)	1 (0.3%)	59 (18.2%)	21 (6.5%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	27 (8.3%)	48.8	591^st of 1136 public elementary schools	48.0%		49.7	533^rd of 1054 public elementary schools	49.4%	58	52.0			52.0	61.8	55.8	54.0					57.4	67.3	55.8	24.0					49.3	63.8		82.7	79.3		90.4	81.0		91.7	77.6		89.1	74.1		89.1	81.0		92.6	81.0		91.7	$16,761	$637	$186	$823	$14,242	$1,696	$15,938
Whatcom Middle School	Public	6-8	810 Halleck St	Bellingham	98225	Whatcom County	Bellingham School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 676-6460	693	35	19.5	23.2%	530 (76.5%)	10 (1.4%)	66 (9.5%)	23 (3.3%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (8.5%)	78.9	94^th of 519 public middle schools	81.9%		84.5	62^nd of 437 public middle schools	85.8%	32		66.0		66.0				66.5	73.5	74.4		71.8				54.0	60.9	55.6		57.0		84.3	88.4		94.1	95.0		90.2	95.6		91.2	93.6		92.2	93.5		95.6	95.7		90.7	96.6	$12,681	$171	$186	$358	$10,627	$1,696	$12,323
Options High School	Public	9-12	2015 Franklin St	Bellingham	98225	Whatcom County	Bellingham School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 647-6871	182	14	12.6	63.7%	124 (68.1%)	5 (2.7%)	29 (15.9%)	1 (0.5%)	7 (3.8%)	1 (0.5%)	15 (8.2%)	25	329^th of 418 public high schools	21.3%					(n/a)			27.7	27.7							58.6	58.6							10.3	10.3			92.2			95.4			95.9			96.3			96.3			95.9			97.3	$18,864	$513	$186	$699	$16,469	$1,696	$18,165
Kulshan Middle School	Public	6-8	1250 Kenoyer Dr	Bellingham	98229	Whatcom County	Bellingham School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 676-4886	572	33	17.4	39.9%	396 (69.2%)	5 (0.9%)	114 (19.9%)	12 (2.1%)	5 (0.9%)	2 (0.3%)	38 (6.6%)	38.6	318^th of 519 public middle schools	38.7%		55.5	188^th of 437 public middle schools	57.0%	130		46.7		46.7						54.7		60.7						34.4		45.2		83.0	88.9		94.5	95.5		85.7	96.2		94.0	94.6		95.1	95.2		95.6	96.7		86.8	96.7	$13,734	$188	$186	$374	$11,663	$1,696	$13,359
Squalicum High School	Public	9-12	3773 E McLeod Rd	Bellingham	98226	Whatcom County	Bellingham School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 676-6471	1,255	63	19.8	36.4%	732 (58.3%)	21 (1.7%)	252 (20.1%)	139 (11.1%)	14 (1.1%)	2 (0.2%)	95 (7.6%)	55.9	186^th of 418 public high schools	55.5%		57.4	150^th of 315 public high schools	52.4%	36			35.3	35.2							75.8	75.5							36.3	36.2			90.2			96.8			95.9			95.7			95.7			96.6			96.7	$13,426	$255	$186	$441	$11,288	$1,696	$12,985
Visions (Seamar Youth Center)	Public	6-12	1603 E Illinois St	Bellingham	98226	Whatcom County	Bellingham School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 647-6871	20	0			16 (80.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (15.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (5.0%)								(n/a)																																										$1,883		$186	$186		$1,696	$1,696
Northern Heights Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4000 Magrath Rd	Bellingham	98226	Whatcom County	Bellingham School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 647-6820	406	24	16.7	33.5%	243 (59.9%)	10 (2.5%)	68 (16.7%)	22 (5.4%)	4 (1.0%)	4 (1.0%)	55 (13.5%)	32.2	804^th of 1136 public elementary schools	29.2%		40.2	635^th of 1054 public elementary schools	39.8%	169	50.6			50.6	43.1	50.0	50.0					47.6	47.2	46.8	31.2					41.2	90.7		94.1	92.6		96.1	94.4		96.9	94.4		96.4	92.6		95.9	92.6		96.4	94.4		96.7	$14,930	$436	$186	$623	$12,611	$1,696	$14,307
Bellingham High School	Public	9-12	2020 Cornwall Ave	Bellingham	98225	Whatcom County	Bellingham School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 676-6575	1,127	57	19.6	31.3%	799 (70.9%)	13 (1.2%)	184 (16.3%)	47 (4.2%)	11 (1.0%)	3 (0.3%)	70 (6.2%)	68.7	100^th of 418 public high schools	76.1%		79.1	54^th of 315 public high schools	82.9%	46			32.0	32.0							87.5	87.5							50.7	50.7			87.7			94.2			94.3			93.4			92.6			95.0			95.5	$13,196	$240	$186	$426	$11,073	$1,696	$12,769
Birchwood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3200 Pinewood Ave	Bellingham	98225	Whatcom County	Bellingham School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 676-6446	358	24	14.6	60.1%	148 (41.3%)	3 (0.8%)	156 (43.6%)	13 (3.6%)	2 (0.6%)	4 (1.1%)	32 (8.9%)	13.6	1015^th of 1136 public elementary schools	10.7%		23.3	845^th of 1054 public elementary schools	19.8%	170	39.2			39.2	30.6	36.7	42.0					36.5	24.5	33.3	27.5					28.8	88.3		90.2	91.7		96.4	93.3		97.6	91.7		95.5	91.7		95.8	93.3		97.6	93.3		97.6	$14,359	$577	$186	$763	$11,900	$1,696	$13,596
Carl Cozier Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1330 Lincoln St	Bellingham	98229	Whatcom County	Bellingham School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 676-6410	326	25	13.2	53.4%	214 (65.6%)	3 (0.9%)	58 (17.8%)	16 (4.9%)	4 (1.2%)	7 (2.1%)	24 (7.4%)	27.9	860^th of 1136 public elementary schools	24.3%		23.9	836^th of 1054 public elementary schools	20.7%	24	42.0			42.0	47.7	48.3	52.0					49.3	43.2	35.1	34.7					37.3	77.8		86.2	79.4		96.3	84.1		97.3	85.7		96.6	82.5		96.3	84.1		97.3	84.1		97.9	$16,920	$1,232	$186	$1,418	$13,806	$1,696	$15,502
Columbia Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2508 Utter St	Bellingham	98225	Whatcom County	Bellingham School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 676-6413	312	19	16.6	21.5%	251 (80.4%)	4 (1.3%)	28 (9.0%)	10 (3.2%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.4%)	76.3	255^th of 1136 public elementary schools	77.6%		82.3	176^th of 1054 public elementary schools	83.3%	79				90.5	72.3	70.8						77.5	68.8	60.4						65.2	79.2		79.8	87.5		93.6	87.5		95.8	87.5		90.4	85.4		92.0	85.4		95.2	87.5		95.5	$15,485	$309	$186	$495	$13,294	$1,696	$14,990
Fairhaven Middle School	Public	6-8	110 Park Ridge Rd	Bellingham	98225	Whatcom County	Bellingham School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 676-6450	623	34	18.3	22.0%	457 (73.4%)	9 (1.4%)	70 (11.2%)	28 (4.5%)	5 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	53 (8.5%)	79.6	93^rd of 519 public middle schools	82.1%		88.1	49^th of 437 public middle schools	88.8%	44		67.1		67.1				70.1	76.7	77.2		74.8				43.8	68.3	56.1		56.5		84.3	85.2		97.5	95.2		86.9	95.3		96.5	92.8		96.5	92.7		97.5	95.5		87.9	96.4	$13,473	$298	$186	$484	$11,293	$1,696	$12,989
Cordata Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4420 Aldrich Rd	Bellingham	98226	Whatcom County	Bellingham School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 676-6461	405	30	13.4	62.7%	147 (36.3%)	14 (3.5%)	138 (34.1%)	49 (12.1%)	3 (0.7%)	4 (1.0%)	50 (12.3%)	5.4	1109^th of 1136 public elementary schools	2.4%		10.6	986^th of 1054 public elementary schools	6.5%	123	26.9			26.9	27.5	24.5	25.0					25.9	25.0	25.9	17.6					23.1	46.6		77.1	60.3		96.4	64.4		96.4	78.1		96.4	61.6		96.1	58.9		96.9	64.4		96.4	$15,603	$638	$186	$825	$13,082	$1,696	$14,778
Bellingham Family Partnership Program	Public, Alternative	K-12	1409 18th St	Bellingham	98225	Whatcom County	Bellingham School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 676-6424	84	6	15.1	7.1%	78 (92.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.2%)	1 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (4.8%)								(n/a)												5.4																														$10,814		$186	$186	$8,931	$1,696	$10,628
Bellingham Re-Engagement Program	Public, Virtual	9-12	1306 Dupont St	Bellingham	98225	Whatcom County	Bellingham School District	No	No	Yes	No	(360) 676-6400	94	0		35.1%	53 (56.4%)	2 (2.1%)	29 (30.9%)	2 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (8.5%)								(n/a)																																										$1,883		$186	$186		$1,696	$1,696
Alderwood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3400 Hollywood Ave	Bellingham	98225	Whatcom County	Bellingham School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 676-6404	257	22	11.5	68.9%	107 (41.6%)	6 (2.3%)	98 (38.1%)	20 (7.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (9.7%)	9	1077^th of 1136 public elementary schools	5.2%		20.3	869^th of 1054 public elementary schools	17.6%	208	34.8			34.8	36.2	24.2	43.5					35.7	19.1	9.1	19.6					16.7	77.3		85.6	86.4		93.8	86.4		94.2	93.2		93.0	77.3		93.4	90.9		93.8	86.4		94.2	$19,303	$1,691	$186	$1,877	$15,730	$1,696	$17,426
Geneva Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1401 Geneva St	Bellingham	98229	Whatcom County	Bellingham School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 676-6416	494	24	21.0	25.1%	420 (85.0%)	7 (1.4%)	40 (8.1%)	6 (1.2%)	5 (1.0%)	2 (0.4%)	14 (2.8%)	48.8	593^rd of 1136 public elementary schools	47.8%		59.9	419^th of 1054 public elementary schools	60.2%	174	62.7			62.7	63.6	51.1	61.9					58.6	42.9	47.2	44.6					45.0	81.9		87.3	91.7		92.9	91.7		94.0	90.3		92.1	83.3		91.9	90.3		93.3	91.7		93.7	$11,957		$186	$186	$10,075	$1,696	$11,771
Wade King Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2155 Yew Street Rd	Bellingham	98229	Whatcom County	Bellingham School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 676-6840	412	24	16.9	19.4%	308 (74.8%)	8 (1.9%)	41 (10.0%)	23 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (7.8%)	59.8	449^th of 1136 public elementary schools	60.5%		61.2	406^th of 1054 public elementary schools	61.5%	43	67.1			67.1	62.7	57.3	68.4					62.7	56.9	51.2	47.4					51.2	86.0		88.7	91.2		93.0	94.7		93.7	91.2		91.8	91.2		92.1	91.2		93.3	94.7		94.0	$14,919	$331	$186	$518	$12,705	$1,696	$14,401

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Meridian School District	1.12 mi	6	136^th
Blaine School District	1.18 mi	7	134^th
Northwest Educational Service District 189	2.73 mi	5
Ferndale School District	3.75 mi	14	123^rd
Mount Baker School District	9.44 mi	7	146^th

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