Middle Schools in Meridian School District

Summary:

Meridian School District in Lynden, Washington, has one middle school, Meridian Middle School, serving 350 students in grades 6 through 8.

Meridian Middle School has shown impressive improvement, climbing from the 45th to the 63rd percentile among Washington middle schools in just three years, now holding a 3-star rating. Academically, the school excels in Science, where its proficiency rate surpasses both the Meridian School District and state averages, and in English Language Arts, where all three grade levels perform above the state average. The school maintains a favorable student-teacher ratio of 16.2 to 1.

An area for growth is mathematics, where the school's overall proficiency is slightly below district and state averages, with a notable dip in 7th-grade performance. However, the school's 6th graders are strong in both math and ELA. With over half of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, the school's substantial per-student resources and consistent upward trajectory indicate it is effectively supporting its community while achieving significant academic gains.

District Detail

214 W Laurel Rd
Bellingham, WA 98226-9623

(360) 398-7111

SchoolDigger Rank:
70^th of 247 Washington districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 1,904

Primary Schools: 2
Middle Schools: 1
High Schools: 2
Alternative Schools: 0

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				WCAS Science (2025)		SBAC English Language Arts (2025)				SBAC Math (2025)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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 (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	WCAS Science 8th Grade	WCAS Science All Grades	SBAC English Language Arts 6th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 7th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 8th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts All Grades	SBAC Math 6th Grade	SBAC Math 7th Grade	SBAC Math 8th Grade	SBAC Math All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Meridian Middle School	Public	6-8	861 Ten Mile Road	Lynden	98264	Whatcom County	Meridian School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 398-2291	350	22	16.2	53.1%	208 (59.4%)	2 (0.6%)	88 (25.1%)	25 (7.1%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (6.6%)	58.8	199^th of 534 public middle schools	62.7%		44.5	280^th of 535 public middle schools	47.7%	81	52.5	52.5	58.5	55.3	53.3	55.6	45.3	36.5	38.7	40.2	$18,417	$364	$18,052

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Nooksack Valley School District	4.85 mi	7	104^th
Ferndale School District	5.03 mi	14	168^th
Bellingham School District	5.25 mi	25	89^th
Lynden School District	5.68 mi	8	85^th
Mount Baker School District	5.7 mi	7	184^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau, the Washington State Department of Health and the Washington Office of Superindentent of Public Instruction.

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