Northern Heights Elementary School in Bellingham WA

Performance Trends

Compare Details Northern Heights Elementary School ranks worse than 50.9% of elementary schools in Washington. It also ranks 10^th among 14 ranked elementary schools in the Bellingham School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2021 the calculated Average Standard Score was 43.53. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Student population at Northern Heights Elementary School is diverse. Racial makeup is: White (59.3%), Hispanic (15.3%), two or more races (15.3%). (See more...)

Compare Details 29.2% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Northern Heights Elementary School is 15.1. 10 elementary schools in the Bellingham School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare Northern Heights Elementary School employs 23.7 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Northern Heights Elementary School is $10,569. 8 elementary schools in the Bellingham School District spend more per student.

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Schooldigger 2021 Rankings:

Northern Heights Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Northern Heights Elementary School 564^th of 1107 Washington public elementary schools. (See Northern Heights Elementary School in the ranking list.)

Bellingham School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Bellingham School District 76^th of 239 Washington school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Northern Heights Elementary School

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Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2004	52.43	496^th	1026	51.7%
2005	46.61	576^th	1031	44.1%
2006	46.83	589^th	1051	44.0%
2007	62.14	403^rd	1069	62.3%
2008	65.56	356^th	1067	66.6%
2009	40.47	690^th	1072	35.6%
2010	41.89	673^rd	1088	38.1%
2011	40.19	694^th	1092	36.4%
2012	52.08	563^rd	1097	48.7%
2013	54.93	529^th	1106	52.2%
2015	60.93	392^nd	1067	63.3%
2016	51.62	515^th	1053	51.1%
2017	42.54	620^th	1056	41.3%
2018	40.15	635^th	1054	39.8%
2019	32.24	804^th	1136	29.2%
2021	43.53	564^th	1107	49.1%

Data source: test scores: Washington Office of Superindentent of Public Instruction, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

Data source: Washington State Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction

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by a parent
Wednesday, January 30, 2019

I cannot understand why NH gets such poor reviews. We have been so impressed with them so far. Close Quote

Enrollment information for Northern Heights Elementary School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
2002	311	8	36	26	11	n/a	n/a	0	392
2003	311	8	36	26	11	n/a	n/a	0	392
2004	305	5	39	24	7	n/a	n/a	0	380
2005	328	8	42	29	6	n/a	n/a	8	421
2006	321	12	44	41	8	n/a	n/a	27	453
2007	320	9	45	46	7	n/a	n/a	38	465
2008	281	5	54	46	5	n/a	n/a	38	429
2009	293	16	52	42	7	n/a	n/a	49	459
2010	283	22	64	63	11	n/a	n/a	0	443
2011	286	23	38	76	6	3	0	0	432
2012	297	28	46	60	7	0	0	0	438
2013	282	8	36	75	4	0	40	0	445
2014	304	5	36	76	6	1	43	0	471
2015	287	9	38	58	5	1	41	0	439
2016	252	12	33	51	4	2	45	0	399
2017	227	15	32	53	4	3	42	0	376
2018	251	16	28	73	5	3	49	0	425
2019	243	10	22	68	4	4	55	0	406
2020	230	6	21	60	7	4	61	1	390
2021	213	4	19	55	10	2	55	1	359

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Northern Heights Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
2002	392	18.5	21.2	31.6
2003	392	18.5	21.2	31.6
2004	380	18.0	21.1	28.4
2005	421	18.5	22.8	26.9
2006	453	20.5	22.1	35.7
2007	465	21.5	21.6	36.3
2008	429	21.5	20.0	34.8
2009	459	21.5	21.3	42.2
2010	443	19.5	22.7	35.7
2011	432	19.9	21.7	26.9
2012	438	20.9	20.9	38.8
2013	445	21.8	20.3	38.2
2014	471	n/a	n/a	36.7
2015	439	26.0	16.8	34.9
2016	399	23.0	17.3	31.1
2017	376	23.7	15.8	32.2
2018	425	24.1	17.5	36.9
2019	406	24.3	16.7	33.5
2020	390	24.6	15.8	32.6
2021	359	23.7	15.1	29.2

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch

For information about the National School Lunch Program, see the USDA Website

Student/Teacher Ratio Northern Heights Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
2002	392	18.5	21.2	31.6
2003	392	18.5	21.2	31.6
2004	380	18.0	21.1	28.4
2005	421	18.5	22.8	26.9
2006	453	20.5	22.1	35.7
2007	465	21.5	21.6	36.3
2008	429	21.5	20.0	34.8
2009	459	21.5	21.3	42.2
2010	443	19.5	22.7	35.7
2011	432	19.9	21.7	26.9
2012	438	20.9	20.9	38.8
2013	445	21.8	20.3	38.2
2014	471	n/a	n/a	36.7
2015	439	26.0	16.8	34.9
2016	399	23.0	17.3	31.1
2017	376	23.7	15.8	32.2
2018	425	24.1	17.5	36.9
2019	406	24.3	16.7	33.5
2020	390	24.6	15.8	32.6
2021	359	23.7	15.1	29.2

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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