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Silver Beach Elementary School

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Silver Beach Elementary School ranks 214 th of 1138 Washington elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

214^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,138 Washington Elementary Schools

Better than 81% of Washington elementary schools

Summary

Silver Beach Elementary School is a public PK–5 school in Bellingham, Washington, serving 357 students in the Bellingham School District in an area with several nearby district elementary schools. Its latest statewide ranking is 214th out of 1,138 Washington elementary schools, placing it in the 81st percentile and making it the highest-ranked nearby school with a current ranking, narrowly ahead of Wade King Elementary School. Overall, Silver Beach is a strong local school, particularly in math and science.

In 2025–2026, Silver Beach proficiency was 65.13% in English language arts, 61.69% in math, and 79.69% in science—above both district and state rates in every subject. Its math result was the highest among nearby schools with reported results, exceeding Wade King at 57.75% and Columbia Elementary School at 58.76%. Silver Beach’s science result was also the strongest reported locally, though Columbia’s science result was suppressed and cannot be compared. Columbia had higher ELA proficiency at 75.26%. Silver Beach’s fifth-grade ELA result was especially strong at 80.65%, while third-grade ELA was a relative weakness at 46.34%, slightly below the state rate.

Parents may also want to consider the school’s trends and operating context. Silver Beach’s ranking has gradually declined from the 89th percentile in 2021–2022 to the 81st percentile currently, while overall ELA and math results have also softened, although both remain strong compared with nearby schools such as Birchwood Elementary School and Roosevelt Elementary School. The reported student-teacher ratio was 20.3:1, higher than nearby peers, and 23.81% of students qualified for free or reduced-price lunch. Areas to monitor include early-grade literacy, special education subgroup performance, and the rising student-teacher ratio.

357

Students ?

20.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,184

Per pupil spending ?

23.8%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

79.5%

Kindergartners complete for all required immunizations (2025-26)

Exemptions: 2.6% (any vaccine)

4101 Academy St
Bellingham, WA 98226-4443

(360) 676-6443

District: Bellingham School District

Students who attend Silver Beach Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Whatcom Middle School
High:	Squalicum High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

75.4%

Hispanic:

12.3%

Two or more races:

9.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 87th percentile in 2016 → 81st in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Washington average (66% vs 48% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 19% of Washington elementary schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Bellingham School District

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 6 percentile points since 2016

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school66%

District avg52%

Washington avg48%

214^th of 1,138

Washington public elementary schools ?

Top 19%▼ down 6 pts since 2016

From top 13% (2016) to top 19% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 13Elementary Schools in the Bellingham School District

83^rd of 238Bellingham School District among Washington districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	81.1	214 of 1138	81.2%	★★★★☆
2025	80.2	208 of 1160	82.1%	★★★★☆
2024	84.2	171 of 1168	85.4%	★★★★☆
2023	84.1	174 of 1169	85.1%	★★★★☆
2022	88.1	134 of 1169	88.5%	★★★★☆
2021	81.7	186 of 1107	83.2%	★★★★☆
2019	67.3	366 of 1130	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.1	387 of 1054	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2017	81.5	174 of 1056	83.5%	★★★★☆
2016	85.7	134 of 1053	87.3%	★★★★☆
2015	85.9	124 of 1067	88.4%	★★★★☆
2013	78.4	197 of 1106	82.2%	★★★★☆
2012	69.8	305 of 1097	72.2%	★★★★☆
2011	73.6	238 of 1092	78.2%	★★★★☆
2010	74.1	228 of 1088	79.0%	★★★★☆
2009	74.0	231 of 1072	78.5%	★★★★☆
2008	85.0	103 of 1067	90.3%	★★★★★
2007	90.4	63 of 1069	94.1%	★★★★★
2006	89.7	60 of 1051	94.3%	★★★★★
2005	81.9	140 of 1031	86.4%	★★★★☆
2004	75.8	195 of 1026	81.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	73.4	241 of 1020	76.4%	★★★★☆
2025	77.6	213 of 1092	80.5%	★★★★☆
2024	83.0	166 of 1093	84.8%	★★★★☆
2023	86.9	120 of 1094	89.0%	★★★★☆
2022	89.0	104 of 1100	90.5%	★★★★★
2021	78.7	180 of 1008	82.1%	★★★★☆
2019	67.5	346 of 1068	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.5	395 of 1004	60.7%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	62.5	336 of 1008	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	87.8	52 of 1013	94.9%	★★★★★
2024	57.0	414 of 1024	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	98.5	2 of 1013	99.8%	★★★★★
2022	83.2	71 of 1019	93.0%	★★★★★
2021	82.7	70 of 854	91.8%	★★★★★
2019	54.3	452 of 979	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	22.9	719 of 835	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	79.6	195 of 1059	81.6%	★★★★☆
2025	79.2	201 of 1098	81.7%	★★★★☆
2024	78.5	215 of 1099	80.4%	★★★★☆
2023	80.1	193 of 1099	82.4%	★★★★☆
2022	86.6	133 of 1113	88.1%	★★★★☆
2021	80.5	185 of 1025	82.0%	★★★★☆
2019	67.5	338 of 1075	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.1	370 of 999	63.0%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	47.8	190 of 363	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	55.0	195 of 566	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.5	176 of 637	72.4%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	67.7	270 of 901	70.0%	★★★★☆
2025	77.6	200 of 1007	80.1%	★★★★☆
2024	79.6	182 of 1009	82.0%	★★★★☆
2023	80.9	165 of 1011	83.7%	★★★★☆
2022	81.5	158 of 1031	84.7%	★★★★☆
2021	72.7	235 of 943	75.1%	★★★★☆
2019	60.1	411 of 1027	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.7	418 of 833	49.8%	★★★☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Male (2026)82nd percentile~ school

Female (2026)76th percentile-5 vs school

White (2026)70th percentile-11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)67th percentile-15 vs school

Special Education (2025)48th percentile-34 vs school

By subject vs Washington (2025-2026) ?

Science80%+29 vs state

English Language Arts65%+12 vs state

Math62%+19 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				WCAS Science (2026)		SBAC English Language Arts (2026)				SBAC Math (2026)				Vaccination (2025-26)		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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	WCAS Science 5th 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 All Grades	SBAC Math 3rd Grade	SBAC Math 4th Grade	SBAC Math 5th Grade	SBAC Math All Grades	Vaccination: Kindergartners complete for all required immunizations	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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	357	18	20.3	23.8%	269 (75.4%)	2 (0.6%)	44 (12.3%)	6 (1.7%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (9.0%)	81.1	214^th of 1138 public elementary schools	81.2%		80.2	208^th of 1160 public elementary schools	82.1%	6	79.7	79.7	46.3	61.2	80.7	65.1	61.0	67.4	57.8	61.7	79.5%	2.6%	$17,184	$605	$16,579
Roosevelt Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2900 Yew St	Bellingham	98226	Whatcom County	Bellingham School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 676-6440	348	24	14.3	49.4%	222 (63.8%)	11 (3.2%)	81 (23.3%)	6 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (8.0%)	38.1	705^th of 1138 public elementary schools	38.0%		28.1	850^th of 1160 public elementary schools	26.7%	145	60.0	60.0	51.0	30.5	44.1	41.4	54.0	30.5	26.3	36.1	83.3%	0%	$20,422	$1,435	$18,987
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	396	25	15.6	35.9%	254 (64.1%)	1 (0.3%)	59 (14.9%)	21 (5.3%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.8%)	55 (13.9%)	47.9	575^th of 1138 public elementary schools	49.5%		57.1	468^th of 1160 public elementary schools	59.7%	107	57.0	57.0	50.8	58.5	44.3	50.7	46.9	47.7	26.6	39.4	86.8%	2.6%	$18,262	$325	$17,937
Geneva Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1401 Geneva St	Bellingham	98229	Whatcom County	Bellingham School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 676-6416	412	23	18.1	32.0%	300 (72.8%)	6 (1.5%)	50 (12.1%)	8 (1.9%)	4 (1.0%)	3 (0.7%)	41 (10.0%)	68.4	328^th of 1138 public elementary schools	71.2%		63.1	398^th of 1160 public elementary schools	65.7%	70	68.1	68.1	69.2	57.6	68.1	64.7	56.4	42.4	44.4	47.2	87.5%	0%	$16,989	$313	$16,675
Sunnyland Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2800 James St	Bellingham	98225	Whatcom County	Bellingham School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 676-6446	288	20	14.5	44.1%	170 (59.0%)	5 (1.7%)	65 (22.6%)	12 (4.2%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (11.5%)	61.9	404^th of 1138 public elementary schools	64.5%		55.7	490^th of 1160 public elementary schools	57.8%	86	48.7	48.7	68.5	65.2	35.1	58.4	62.3	60.9	27.0	52.2	85.4%	0%	$20,783	$539	$20,244
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	325	23	14.3	53.2%	192 (59.1%)	2 (0.6%)	81 (24.9%)	8 (2.5%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	38 (11.7%)	40	678^th of 1138 public elementary schools	40.4%		34.5	759^th of 1160 public elementary schools	34.6%	81	65.1	65.1	20.0	40.7	60.5	40.1	34.1	31.0	51.2	37.9	85.7%	0%	$19,532	$624	$18,907
Parkview Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3030 Cornwall Ave	Bellingham	98225	Whatcom County	Bellingham School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 676-6433	422	25	16.7	44.3%	269 (63.7%)	6 (1.4%)	88 (20.9%)	26 (6.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (6.6%)	58.8	442^nd of 1138 public elementary schools	61.2%		58.8	450^th of 1160 public elementary schools	61.2%	8	69.0	69.0	51.5	47.1	63.8	53.6	47.0	42.3	53.5	47.2	84.9%	3.8%	$19,517	$363	$19,154
Columbia Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2508 Utter St	Bellingham	98225	Whatcom County	Bellingham School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 676-6413	187	11	16.9	24.6%	145 (77.5%)	2 (1.1%)	23 (12.3%)	7 (3.7%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.3%)								(n/a)			75.9	70.0	82.1	75.3	69.0	52.5	57.1	58.8	95.8%	0%	$22,437	$311	$22,126
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	297	18	16.3	21.9%	232 (78.1%)	1 (0.3%)	32 (10.8%)	11 (3.7%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.7%)	78.6	232^nd of 1138 public elementary schools	79.6%		59.2	446^th of 1160 public elementary schools	61.6%	214	74.5	74.5	69.6	60.0	64.7	64.8	65.2	53.3	54.9	57.8	92.9%	0%	$20,706	$314	$20,392
Birchwood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3200 Pinewood Ave	Bellingham	98225	Whatcom County	Bellingham School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 676-6466	335	24	13.9	58.5%	134 (40.0%)	4 (1.2%)	152 (45.4%)	6 (1.8%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (10.4%)	14.7	966^th of 1138 public elementary schools	15.1%		20.2	964^th of 1160 public elementary schools	16.9%	2	38.1	38.1	28.6	30.9	32.8	30.9	28.6	27.3	15.9	23.6	82.4%	2.9%	$20,255	$1,908	$18,347

Frequently Asked Questions about Silver Beach Elementary School

How many students attend Silver Beach Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 357 students attended Silver Beach Elementary School.

What district is Silver Beach Elementary School in?

Bellingham School District

What schools do graduates of Silver Beach Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Silver Beach Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Whatcom Middle School
High : Squalicum High School

Is Silver Beach Elementary School a good school?

Silver Beach Elementary School ranks 214^th of 1138 Washington elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Silver Beach Elementary School?

Students at Silver Beach Elementary School are 75% White, 12% Hispanic, 9% Two or more races, 2% Asian, 1% American Indian.

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2016–17 through 2025–26 immunization rates (updated)NewOct 19, 2026

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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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