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Wade King Elementary School

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Wade King Elementary School ranks 446 th of 1160 Washington elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

446^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,160 Washington Elementary Schools

Better than 62% of Washington elementary schools

Summary

Wade King Elementary School is a public Pre-K through 5th grade school serving about 300 students in the Bellingham School District, consistently earning a solid 3-star rating with academic performance near or above state averages.

The school has notable strengths, particularly in science where over 70% of students are proficient, outperforming both the district and state. Math scores are also a relative strength. However, a significant and unusual finding is a large performance gap between male and female students, with boys consistently scoring in a much higher percentile statewide than girls. Performance for students in special education has also varied dramatically from year to year. Compared to many nearby schools like Roosevelt Elementary School and Carl Cozier Elementary School, Wade King serves a lower proportion of economically disadvantaged students, which often correlates with different academic outcomes.

Interesting comparisons with similar schools raise questions about resource efficiency. For instance, Silver Beach Elementary School achieves higher proficiency in English and math with lower per-student spending. Meanwhile, Lowell Elementary School performs comparably to Wade King while serving a more economically diverse student population. Overall, Wade King is a stable, middle-performing school in the district with a clear strength in science, but it faces specific equity challenges and its higher funding does not consistently translate to superior academic results compared to some peers.

297

Students ?

16.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,706

Per pupil spending ?

21.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2155 Yew Street Rd
Bellingham, WA 98229-8812

(360) 676-6840

District: Bellingham School District

Students who attend Wade King Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Fairhaven Middle School
High:	Sehome High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

78.1%

Hispanic:

10.8%

Two or more races:

5.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 87th percentile in 2015 → 62nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Washington average (58% vs 48% meeting standards)

✓Above the Washington median (62nd percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 25 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school58%

District avg53%

Washington avg48%

446^th of 1,160

Washington public elementary schools ?

Top 38%▼ down 25 pts since 2015

From top 13% (2015) to top 38% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 14Elementary Schools in the Bellingham School District

89^th of 247Bellingham 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
2025	59.2	446 of 1160	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.4	442 of 1168	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.4	377 of 1169	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.6	473 of 1169	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	75.1	258 of 1107	76.7%	★★★★☆
2019	60.4	446 of 1130	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.2	406 of 1054	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2017	76.4	238 of 1056	77.5%	★★★★☆
2016	77.5	223 of 1053	78.8%	★★★★☆
2015	84.0	143 of 1067	86.6%	★★★★☆
2013	84.0	117 of 1106	89.4%	★★★★☆
2012	83.9	115 of 1097	89.5%	★★★★☆
2011	87.6	88 of 1092	91.9%	★★★★★
2010	83.3	121 of 1088	88.9%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	43.4	598 of 1092	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.9	608 of 1093	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	59.2	417 of 1094	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.7	580 of 1100	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	65.6	307 of 1008	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	63.5	390 of 1068	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.1	456 of 1004	54.6%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	75.4	169 of 1013	83.3%	★★★★☆
2024	33.5	725 of 1024	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	72.1	213 of 1013	79.0%	★★★★☆
2022	50.0	476 of 1019	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	23.7	829 of 979	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.5	734 of 835	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	70.9	290 of 1098	73.6%	★★★★☆
2024	74.1	257 of 1099	76.6%	★★★★☆
2023	66.8	327 of 1099	70.2%	★★★★☆
2022	63.4	373 of 1113	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	81.6	179 of 1025	82.5%	★★★★☆
2019	59.7	423 of 1075	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	66.1	333 of 999	66.7%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	31.3	274 of 363	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	72.6	56 of 308	81.8%	★★★★☆
2022	74.0	73 of 478	84.7%	★★★★☆
2021	73.5	32 of 158	79.7%	★★★★☆
2019	47.3	249 of 566	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.7	297 of 637	53.4%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	50.5	497 of 1007	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.1	468 of 1009	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.9	384 of 1011	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.8	509 of 1031	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	70.6	265 of 943	71.9%	★★★★☆
2019	50.2	537 of 1027	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	52.4	410 of 833	50.8%	★★★☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)83rd percentile+22 vs school

Male (2025)74th percentile+12 vs school

White (2025)51st percentile-11 vs school

Female (2025)45th percentile-16 vs school

Special Education (2025)25th percentile-37 vs school

By subject vs Washington (2024-2025) ?

Science71%+22 vs state

English Language Arts52%~ state avg

Math50%+8 vs state

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by a parent
Thursday, November 26, 2015

To many things to say. The most wonderful teachers.
PTA is such a big asset. Could not ask for a nicer principle in
Mrs Ficklin. Its make me smile from ear to ear to hear my children
speak Mandarin. Lots of after school programs. Thank you to all at Wade King. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				WCAS Science (2025)		SBAC English Language Arts (2025)				SBAC Math (2025)				% Completely Immunized (2024)	% Polio (2024)	% Measles (2024)	% Mumps (2024)	% Rubella (2024)	% Diphtheria (2024)	% Hepatitis B (2024)	% Varicella (2024)	% Pertussis (2024)	% Tetanus (2024)	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 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	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Measles KG	% Mumps KG	% Rubella KG	% Diphtheria KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% Pertussis KG	% Tetanus KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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%)	59.2	446^th of 1160 public elementary schools	61.6%		60.4	442^nd of 1168 public elementary schools	62.2%	4	70.9	70.9	51.1	48.0	57.1	52.3	52.3	50.0	49.1	50.3	81.5	85.2	83.3	83.3	83.3	87.0	92.6	81.5	87.0	87.0	$20,706	$314	$20,392
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	455	26	17.6	45.5%	304 (66.8%)	6 (1.3%)	75 (16.5%)	16 (3.5%)	3 (0.7%)	2 (0.4%)	48 (10.5%)	53	516^th of 1160 public elementary schools	55.5%		52.3	530^th of 1168 public elementary schools	54.6%	14	61.5	61.5	37.0	59.4	54.7	50.0	43.2	53.6	46.2	47.6	78.7	79.8	80.9	80.9	80.9	83.2	88.8	80.9	82.0	83.2	$16,848	$351	$16,497
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%)	34.5	759^th of 1160 public elementary schools	34.6%		43.3	643^rd of 1168 public elementary schools	44.9%	116	51.9	51.9	15.1	45.2	53.6	37.8	11.1	45.2	43.4	32.2	81.3	84.4	87.5	87.5	87.5	81.3	92.2	84.4	81.3	81.3	$19,532	$624	$18,907
Lowell Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	914 15th St	Bellingham	98225	Whatcom County	Bellingham School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 676-6430	338	20	17.3	34.3%	239 (70.7%)	5 (1.5%)	43 (12.7%)	11 (3.3%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (10.4%)	70.5	306^th of 1160 public elementary schools	73.6%		72.7	291^st of 1168 public elementary schools	75.1%	15	74.1	74.1	55.4	61.5	59.3	58.6	61.8	56.0	51.0	56.4	81.0	84.1	88.9	88.9	88.9	85.7	87.3	87.3	85.7	85.7	$18,643	$1,164	$17,479
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%)	63.1	398^th of 1160 public elementary schools	65.7%		67.6	343^rd of 1168 public elementary schools	70.6%	55	70.7	70.7	65.2	52.6	75.9	63.4	44.9	42.9	44.8	44.1	87.2	88.4	90.7	90.7	90.7	88.4	96.5	89.5	88.4	88.4	$16,989	$313	$16,675
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%)	28.1	850^th of 1160 public elementary schools	26.7%		31.6	799^th of 1168 public elementary schools	31.6%	51	43.9	43.9	40.7	44.1	40.7	41.9	35.2	40.7	21.4	32.5	87.1	90.0	90.0	90.0	90.0	90.0	94.3	87.1	90.0	90.0	$20,422	$1,435	$18,987
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%)	55.7	490^th of 1160 public elementary schools	57.8%		43.8	637^th of 1168 public elementary schools	45.5%	147	74.3	74.3	58.0	29.7	64.7	51.2	60.0	37.8	41.2	47.9	89.4	90.9	92.4	92.4	92.4	92.4	97.0	90.9	92.4	92.4	$20,783	$539	$20,244
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%)	80.2	208^th of 1160 public elementary schools	82.1%		84.2	171^st of 1168 public elementary schools	85.4%	37	63.0	63.0	69.4	78.1	63.0	71.1	70.8	75.0	47.8	65.8	93.2	93.2	94.9	94.9	94.9	93.2	94.9	94.9	93.2	93.2	$17,184	$605	$16,579
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%)	67.6	345^th of 1160 public elementary schools	70.3%		72.7	290^th of 1168 public elementary schools	75.2%	55	80.0	80.0	51.3	70.4	60.0	59.4	51.3	63.0	40.0	50.5	78.6	89.3	96.4	96.4	96.4	89.3	92.9	85.7	89.3	89.3	$22,437	$311	$22,126
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	450^th of 1160 public elementary schools	61.2%		65.7	375^th of 1168 public elementary schools	67.9%	75	71.7	71.7	48.5	57.8	59.3	54.8	46.4	46.9	47.2	46.8	84.3	88.6	88.6	88.6	88.6	88.6	92.9	88.6	88.6	88.6	$19,517	$363	$19,154

Frequently Asked Questions about Wade King Elementary School

What schools do graduates of Wade King Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Wade King Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Fairhaven Middle School
High : Sehome High School

Is Wade King Elementary School a good school?

Wade King Elementary School ranks 446^th of 1160 Washington elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is Wade King Elementary School in?

Bellingham School District

How many students attend Wade King Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 297 students attended Wade King Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Wade King Elementary School?

Students at Wade King Elementary School are 78% White, 11% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 4% Asian, 1% American Indian.

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