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Cascadia Elementary

Public Grades K-5

935^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,160 Washington Elementary Schools

Better than 19% of Washington elementary schools

Summary

Cascadia Elementary is a public K-5 school serving about 440 students in the Ferndale School District, which has below-average performance statewide.

The school's most notable feature is a significant and steady decline in its statewide ranking over the past six years, dropping from well above average to the 19th percentile. This decline is more severe than at other local schools like Custer Elementary or Central Elementary, which have remained stable or improved. Currently, Cascadia's test scores in English, math, and science are all below the district average. Interestingly, despite having the highest per-student spending and the lowest student-teacher ratio among comparable Ferndale schools, it achieves the lowest academic outcomes, raising questions about how resources are used.

While the school faces challenges, its science scores are a relative strength, closer to the state average than other subjects. The reasons for the school's decline from its previous high performance are unclear but appear more pronounced than the impact seen at neighboring schools. For parents, this suggests that while Cascadia operates with considerable resources, its current academic results lag behind other options in the area, including Meridian Parent Partnership Program and other Bellingham School District elementary schools, making it an important area for potential improvement.

440

Students ?

15.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,167

Per pupil spending ?

59.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

6175 Church Rd
Ferndale, WA 98248

(360) 383-2300

District: Ferndale School District

Students who attend Cascadia Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Vista Middle School
High:	Ferndale High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

44.5%

Hispanic:

34.5%

Asian:

9.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 54th percentile in 2015 → 19th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Washington average (36% vs 48% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (19th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 35 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school36%

District avg43%

Washington avg48%

935^th of 1,160

Washington public elementary schools ?

Bottom 19%▼ down 34 pts since 2015

From top 46% (2015) to bottom 19% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 5Elementary Schools in the Ferndale School District

168^th of 247Ferndale 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	22.8	935 of 1160	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.9	755 of 1168	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.9	814 of 1169	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.6	800 of 1169	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.1	737 of 1107	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	79.3	213 of 1130	81.2%	★★★★☆
2018	51.6	510 of 1054	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2017	52.9	506 of 1056	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2016	50.7	528 of 1053	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2015	53.0	492 of 1067	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2013	74.2	247 of 1106	77.7%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2024	48.1	145 of 320	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	42.8	173 of 333	48.0%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	23.1	871 of 1092	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.1	792 of 1093	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.1	764 of 1094	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	17.5	955 of 1100	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.8	874 of 1008	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	66.0	357 of 1068	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	35.5	665 of 1004	33.8%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	31.0	486 of 659	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.6	445 of 651	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.7	488 of 633	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.8	590 of 694	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.8	398 of 501	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	72.7	144 of 697	79.3%	★★★★☆
2018	46.0	281 of 540	48.0%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	23.1	852 of 1013	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.3	691 of 1024	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.3	739 of 1013	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.0	760 of 1019	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.1	678 of 854	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	84.8	55 of 979	94.4%	★★★★★
2018	53.6	380 of 835	54.5%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	21.6	893 of 1098	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	39.7	659 of 1099	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.4	801 of 1099	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	49.3	530 of 1113	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	45.1	528 of 1025	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	89.6	85 of 1075	92.1%	★★★★★
2018	66.5	327 of 999	67.3%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2022	36.8	298 of 478	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	22.0	144 of 158	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	55.2	193 of 566	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.4	301 of 637	52.7%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	24.2	827 of 1007	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.3	667 of 1009	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.5	713 of 1011	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	36.2	682 of 1031	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	27.7	711 of 943	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	81.7	156 of 1027	84.8%	★★★★☆
2018	54.3	392 of 833	52.9%	★★★☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2024)55th percentile+19 vs school

Special Education (2022)38th percentile+6 vs school

Hispanic (2025)26th percentile+7 vs school

Female (2025)20th percentile~ school

Male (2025)19th percentile~ school

White (2025)18th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)16th percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs Washington (2024-2025) ?

Science41%-9 vs state

Math36%-7 vs state

English Language Arts31%-22 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 8th 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 6th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 7th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 8th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts All Grades	SBAC Math 3rd Grade	SBAC Math 4th Grade	SBAC Math 5th Grade	SBAC Math 6th Grade	SBAC Math 7th Grade	SBAC Math 8th 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
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
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
North Bell Learning Center	Public	PK-K	5275 Northwest Drive	Bellingham	98226	Whatcom County	Ferndale School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 383-9289	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Meridian Parent Partnership Program	Public	K-8	240 W Laurel Rd	Bellingham	98226	Whatcom County	Meridian School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 398-9324	208	8	26.3	24.5%	178 (85.6%)	1 (0.5%)	11 (5.3%)	2 (1.0%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (6.7%)	55.5	491^st of 1160 public elementary schools	57.7%		51.4	544^th of 1168 public elementary schools	53.4%	53	60.9	77.8	68.3	30.8	66.7	65.2	65.0	63.0	89.5	61.8	50.0	52.4	47.8	15.0	29.6	57.9	41.9	68.0	76.0	84.0	84.0	84.0	76.0	80.0	72.0	76.0	76.0	$11,592	$78	$11,515
Cordata Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4420 Aldrich Rd	Bellingham	98226	Whatcom County	Bellingham School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 676-6461	357	29	12.4	68.3%	115 (32.2%)	13 (3.6%)	134 (37.5%)	59 (16.5%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (9.0%)	12.9	1052^nd of 1160 public elementary schools	9.3%		6.4	1131^st of 1168 public elementary schools	3.2%	79	44.2		44.2	14.5		38.6				18.9	17.7	9.5	21.4				16.4	80.7	83.1	84.3	84.3	84.3	83.1	95.2	84.3	83.1	83.1	$23,284	$2,731	$20,552
Alderwood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3400 Hollywood Ave	Bellingham	98225	Whatcom County	Bellingham School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 676-6404	305	22	14.1	65.6%	149 (48.9%)	4 (1.3%)	113 (37.0%)	4 (1.3%)	5 (1.6%)	1 (0.3%)	28 (9.2%)	11.2	1074^th of 1160 public elementary schools	7.4%		21	955^th of 1168 public elementary schools	18.2%	119	30.2		30.2	23.1	30.2	33.3				28.5	22.0	31.0	11.9				21.6	74.2	75.8	82.3	82.3	82.3	77.4	85.5	75.8	77.4	77.4	$22,963	$2,161	$20,802

Frequently Asked Questions about Cascadia Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Cascadia Elementary?

Students at Cascadia Elementary are 45% White, 35% Hispanic, 9% Asian, 7% Two or more races, 2% African American, 1% American Indian, 1% Pacific Islander.

What district is Cascadia Elementary in?

Ferndale School District

Is Cascadia Elementary a good school?

Cascadia Elementary ranks in the bottom 19.4% of Washington elementary schools.

How many students attend Cascadia Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 440 students attended Cascadia Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Cascadia Elementary attend?

Students who attend Cascadia Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Vista Middle School
High : Ferndale High School

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