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Blaine Elementary School

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Blaine Elementary School ranks 852 nd of 1160 Washington elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades 3-5

852^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,160 Washington Elementary Schools

Better than 27% of Washington elementary schools

Summary

Blaine Elementary School is a public school in the Blaine School District serving about 470 students in grades 3 through 5, and it faces significant academic challenges, currently ranking in the bottom third of all Washington elementary schools.

The school's test scores in English, math, and science are consistently below state averages, and a notable concern is that student performance tends to decline between 3rd and 5th grade. Compared to nearby schools in other districts, such as Fisher Elementary School in Lynden School District or Custer Elementary in Ferndale School District, Blaine Elementary generally underperforms, even when those schools serve a similar or higher percentage of students from low-income families.

Analysis shows the school has particular difficulty supporting students in special education programs, whose academic outcomes rank among the lowest in the state. Despite spending more per student than some neighboring schools, Blaine Elementary achieves lower results, raising questions about how its resources are used. The school's performance has declined over the past decade, indicating ongoing systemic challenges that the district is working to address.

469

Students ?

19.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,336

Per pupil spending ?

47.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

836 Mitchell Ave
Blaine, WA 98230

(360) 332-5213

District: Blaine School District

Students who attend Blaine Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Blaine Middle School
High:	Blaine High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

64.0%

Hispanic:

19.4%

Two or more races:

7.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 62nd percentile in 2011 → 27th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Washington average (39% vs 48% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 35 percentile points since 2011

!English Language Arts scores 17 pts below the Washington average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school39%

District avg43%

Washington avg48%

852^nd of 1,160

Washington public elementary schools ?

Bottom 27%▼ down 3 pts since 2015

From bottom 30% (2015) to bottom 27% (2025)

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★★★★★

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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	28.0	852 of 1160	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.5	843 of 1168	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.6	864 of 1169	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.6	904 of 1169	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	40.0	626 of 1107	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.5	622 of 1130	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2015	33.5	749 of 1067	29.8%	★★☆☆☆
2013	39.5	718 of 1106	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2012	48.1	608 of 1097	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2011	61.7	412 of 1092	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2010	49.0	577 of 1088	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2009	65.2	362 of 1072	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2008	54.5	510 of 1067	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2007	37.5	727 of 1069	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2006	45.1	614 of 1051	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2005	62.0	383 of 1031	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2004	31.4	747 of 1026	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2024	16.8	141 of 163	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.0	183 of 201	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	28.0	814 of 1092	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.5	831 of 1093	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.6	864 of 1094	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.5	870 of 1100	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	43.3	537 of 1008	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	52.3	530 of 1068	50.4%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	32.0	476 of 659	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	37.3	433 of 651	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.8	453 of 633	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	39.6	405 of 694	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	44.2	238 of 501	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.2	333 of 697	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	45.6	284 of 540	47.4%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	34.8	704 of 1013	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.7	751 of 1024	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.0	664 of 1013	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.8	731 of 1019	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	55.1	312 of 854	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	53.3	460 of 979	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	65.2	237 of 835	71.6%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	27.9	805 of 1098	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.7	755 of 1099	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.3	789 of 1099	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.3	865 of 1113	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	34.8	646 of 1025	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.0	628 of 1075	41.6%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	35.2	148 of 197	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.1	169 of 194	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	63.3	76 of 212	64.2%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	21.8	315 of 363	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	6.6	338 of 339	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.0	306 of 308	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.0	466 of 478	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	25.2	451 of 566	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	64.5	153 of 637	76.0%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	20.0	876 of 1007	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.3	879 of 1009	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.8	910 of 1011	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.7	930 of 1031	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	29.8	682 of 943	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.1	743 of 1027	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆

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)31st percentile+4 vs school

Hispanic (2025)28th percentile~ school

Male (2025)27th percentile~ school

Female (2025)25th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2025)25th percentile~ school

Asian (2024)13th percentile-14 vs school

Special Education (2025)13th percentile-13 vs school

White (2025)13th percentile-14 vs school

By subject vs Washington (2024-2025) ?

Science43%-6 vs state

Math38%-4 vs state

English Language Arts37%-17 vs state

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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
Blaine Elementary School	Public	3-5	836 Mitchell Ave	Blaine	98230	Whatcom County	Blaine School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 332-5213	469	24	19.7	47.1%	300 (64.0%)	0 (0.0%)	91 (19.4%)	21 (4.5%)	4 (0.9%)	6 (1.3%)	35 (7.5%)	28	852^nd of 1160 public elementary schools	26.6%		28.5	843^rd of 1168 public elementary schools	27.8%	9	43.4	43.4	39.0	36.3	34.1	36.6	49.1	34.8	29.9	38.3											$17,336	$620	$16,716
Blaine Primary School	Public	PK, KG-2	820 Boblett St	Blaine	98230	Whatcom County	Blaine School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 332-1300	419	25	16.6	45.8%	260 (62.1%)	3 (0.7%)	83 (19.8%)	27 (6.4%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	28 (6.7%)								(n/a)											94.7	97.7	97.0	97.0	97.0	97.0	97.0	96.2	97.0	97.0	$21,025	$1,149	$19,876
Blaine Home Connection	Public	K-8	580 C Street	Blaine	98230	Whatcom County	Blaine School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 332-5881	39	1	32.5	43.6%	30 (76.9%)	1 (2.6%)	1 (2.6%)	1 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (10.3%)								(n/a)						41.4				27.6											$12,505	$186	$12,319
Custer Elementary	Public	K-5	7660 Custer School Road	Custer	98240	Whatcom County	Ferndale School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 383-9500	392	23	17.3	54.3%	273 (69.6%)	1 (0.3%)	102 (26.0%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.8%)	37.4	712^th of 1160 public elementary schools	38.6%		52.5	526^th of 1168 public elementary schools	55.0%	186	48.3	48.3	34.4	49.1	38.3	40.2	47.5	49.1	35.0	43.6	78.0	84.8	84.8	84.8	84.8	84.8	88.1	83.1	83.1	84.8	$20,787	$860	$19,926
Cascadia Elementary	Public	K-5	6175 Church Rd	Ferndale	98248	Whatcom County	Ferndale School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 383-2300	440	29	15.3	59.3%	196 (44.5%)	9 (2.0%)	152 (34.5%)	41 (9.3%)	6 (1.4%)	5 (1.1%)	29 (6.6%)	22.8	935^th of 1160 public elementary schools	19.4%		34.9	755^th of 1168 public elementary schools	35.4%	180	40.7	40.7	24.6	31.1	39.0	31.4	27.9	39.2	39.0	35.6	86.3	88.8	90.0	90.0	90.0	90.0	91.3	88.8	90.0	90.0	$22,167	$1,253	$20,914
Eagleridge Elementary	Public	K-5	2651 Thornton Road	Ferndale	98248	Whatcom County	Ferndale School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 383-9700	457	27	17.0	58.6%	225 (49.2%)	6 (1.3%)	84 (18.4%)	20 (4.4%)	80 (17.5%)	1 (0.2%)	41 (9.0%)	25.7	892^nd of 1160 public elementary schools	23.1%		22.4	934^th of 1168 public elementary schools	20.0%	42	44.1	44.1	34.1	37.5	45.6	38.6	30.7	38.0	27.9	32.3	90.6	90.6	92.2	92.2	92.2	92.2	92.2	90.6	92.2	92.2	$18,791	$756	$18,035
Skyline Elementary School	Public	K-5	2225 Thornton Road	Ferndale	98248	Whatcom County	Ferndale School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 383-9450	496	28	17.7	56.5%	223 (45.0%)	5 (1.0%)	123 (24.8%)	45 (9.1%)	56 (11.3%)	5 (1.0%)	39 (7.9%)	35.1	748^th of 1160 public elementary schools	35.5%		44.3	629^th of 1168 public elementary schools	46.1%	119	47.4	47.4	36.1	46.0	43.4	41.8	40.7	40.2	40.8	40.6	91.0	94.0	94.0	94.0	94.0	92.5	92.5	92.5	92.5	92.5	$18,724	$722	$18,001
Mountain View Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	5780 Hendrickson Rd	Ferndale	98248	Whatcom County	Ferndale School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(360) 383-9289	101	11	9.4	61.4%	61 (60.4%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (18.8%)	4 (4.0%)	4 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (12.9%)								(n/a)																					$5,532	$444	$5,088
Central Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5610 Second Avenue	Ferndale	98248	Whatcom County	Ferndale School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 383-9600	315	18	17.4	65.1%	184 (58.4%)	5 (1.6%)	77 (24.4%)	18 (5.7%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (9.2%)	40.1	680^th of 1160 public elementary schools	41.4%		33.6	776^th of 1168 public elementary schools	33.6%	96	46.9	46.9	38.0	61.9	43.8	46.8	34.0	54.8	31.3	38.5	73.1	75.0	78.9	78.9	78.9	73.1	80.8	76.9	73.1	73.1	$19,875	$1,337	$18,538
Isom Elementary School	Public	K-5	8461 Benson Rd	Lynden	98264	Whatcom County	Lynden School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 354-1992	413	25	16.5	46.5%	250 (60.5%)	3 (0.7%)	122 (29.5%)	11 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	26 (6.3%)	66.8	356^th of 1160 public elementary schools	69.3%		59.7	447^th of 1168 public elementary schools	61.7%	91	56.2	56.2	59.4	61.5	64.9	62.0	60.9	52.3	48.0	53.6	88.1	91.5	91.5	91.5	91.5	89.8	96.6	91.5	89.8	89.8	$18,187	$711	$17,476

Frequently Asked Questions about Blaine Elementary School

How many students attend Blaine Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 469 students attended Blaine Elementary School.

Is Blaine Elementary School a good school?

Blaine Elementary School ranks 852^nd of 1160 Washington elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Blaine Elementary School?

Students at Blaine Elementary School are 64% White, 19% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 4% Asian, 3% Not Specified, 1% Pacific Islander.

What district is Blaine Elementary School in?

Blaine School District

What schools do graduates of Blaine Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Blaine Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Blaine Middle School
High : Blaine High School

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