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Irene Reither Elementary School

Q: Is Irene Reither Elementary School a good school?

Irene Reither Elementary School ranks 791 st of 1160 Washington elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

791^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,160 Washington Elementary Schools

Better than 32% of Washington elementary schools

Summary

Irene Reither Elementary is a large public elementary school (PK-5) serving 765 students in Everson, WA, within the Meridian School District, and it has shown recent academic improvement despite historically ranking below state averages.

The school currently ranks in the 32nd percentile statewide, which is a meaningful rise from the 17th percentile just two years ago, indicating a positive trajectory. This improvement contrasts with some nearby schools like Roosevelt Elementary School and Everson Elementary which have seen declines. However, Irene Reither's performance still lags behind other schools with similar student populations, such as Fisher Elementary School (39th percentile) and significantly behind Vossbeck Elementary School (69th percentile). Notably, the school shows an unusual pattern where female students consistently score lower than male students, reversing a common trend seen elsewhere.

Within its own Meridian School District, which is highly rated, Irene Reither is an outlier in performance, ranking well below the district's other elementary option, the Meridian Parent Partnership Program. Key challenges include a significant drop in 5th-grade math scores compared to earlier grades and inconsistent science results. With mid-level per-student spending compared to neighbors, the school's ongoing improvement suggests it is implementing effective practices, though it continues to work toward reaching the performance level of many area schools.

765

Students ?

16.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,042

Per pupil spending ?

49.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

954 E. Hemmi Road
Everson, WA 98226

(360) 398-2111

District: Meridian School District

Students who attend Irene Reither Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Meridian Middle School
High:	Meridian High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

56.7%

Hispanic:

27.7%

Two or more races:

7.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 23rd percentile in 2015 → 32nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 9 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Washington average (40% vs 48% meeting standards)

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

!English Language Arts scores 12 pts below the Washington average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school40%

District avg47%

Washington avg48%

791^st of 1,160

Washington public elementary schools ?

Bottom 32%▲ up 9 pts since 2015

From bottom 23% (2015) to bottom 32% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2Elementary Schools in the Meridian School District

70^th of 247Meridian 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	32.4	791 of 1160	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.3	790 of 1168	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	19.8	976 of 1169	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.4	922 of 1169	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.1	811 of 1107	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.9	820 of 1130	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.7	716 of 1054	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2017	27.9	787 of 1056	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	29.4	776 of 1053	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	26.8	826 of 1067	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	25.8	229 of 303	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	38.9	199 of 333	40.2%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	26.0	841 of 1092	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.2	805 of 1093	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.0	894 of 1094	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.5	827 of 1100	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.0	780 of 1008	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.9	756 of 1068	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.2	744 of 1004	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	22.1	559 of 659	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.0	553 of 651	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.8	608 of 633	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.1	675 of 694	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.4	650 of 697	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	28.8	776 of 1013	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.3	817 of 1024	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.8	917 of 1013	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.6	953 of 1019	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	13.8	817 of 854	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	23.1	835 of 979	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	37.9	686 of 1098	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.6	706 of 1099	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	17.6	955 of 1099	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.7	912 of 1113	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.0	759 of 1025	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.7	765 of 1075	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.2	646 of 999	35.3%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2019	17.8	536 of 566	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	26.9	496 of 637	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	29.6	759 of 1007	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.9	749 of 1009	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.8	848 of 1011	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.7	820 of 1031	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.7	698 of 943	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.3	767 of 1027	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.3	637 of 833	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆

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 (2025)38th percentile+6 vs school

White (2025)25th percentile-7 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)24th percentile-7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)23rd percentile-8 vs school

Female (2025)23rd percentile-9 vs school

Hispanic (2025)15th percentile-17 vs school

Special Education (2019)5th percentile-22 vs school

By subject vs Washington (2024-2025) ?

Math41%~ state avg

English Language Arts41%-12 vs state

Science39%-10 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
Irene Reither Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	954 E. Hemmi Road	Everson	98226	Whatcom County	Meridian School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 398-2111	765	47	16.1	49.8%	434 (56.7%)	11 (1.4%)	212 (27.7%)	46 (6.0%)	6 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (7.3%)	32.4	791^st of 1160 public elementary schools	31.8%		32.3	790^th of 1168 public elementary schools	32.4%	1	39.2		39.2	37.4	40.2	45.0				40.9	48.4	44.6	30.0				41.0	86.4	89.0	94.9	94.9	94.9	92.4	91.5	92.4	92.4	92.4	$17,042	$808	$16,234
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
Everson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	216 Everson Goshen Rd.	Everson	98247	Whatcom County	Nooksack Valley School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 966-2030	288	18	16.1	59.0%	128 (44.4%)	1 (0.3%)	105 (36.5%)	5 (1.7%)	21 (7.3%)	1 (0.3%)	27 (9.4%)	44.6	618^th of 1160 public elementary schools	46.7%		35.4	748^th of 1168 public elementary schools	36.0%	130	48.2		48.2	37.2	59.5	51.9				49.6	37.2	57.1	35.9				42.8	79.0	86.0	86.0	86.0	86.0	86.0	94.7	80.7	86.0	86.0	$19,942	$1,157	$18,784
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)
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
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%)	57.1	468^th of 1160 public elementary schools	59.7%		53.7	511^th of 1168 public elementary schools	56.3%	43	61.3		61.3	54.7	44.3	58.1				51.7	62.5	48.7	40.3				50.5	88.5	88.5	93.6	93.6	93.6	91.0	92.3	89.7	91.0	91.0	$18,262	$325	$17,937
Fisher Elementary School	Public	K-5	501 N 14th St	Lynden	98264	Whatcom County	Lynden School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 354-4291	546	32	17.2	50.7%	305 (55.9%)	11 (2.0%)	199 (36.4%)	12 (2.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.1%)	38.2	707^th of 1160 public elementary schools	39.1%		36.5	731^st of 1168 public elementary schools	37.4%	24	48.3		48.3	45.9	43.8	46.0				45.3	45.9	46.0	29.9				40.2	81.5	86.4	84.0	84.0	84.0	84.0	88.9	81.5	84.0	84.0	$17,042	$780	$16,262
Harmony Elementary	Public	K-6	5060 Sand Road	Bellingham	98226	Whatcom County	Mount Baker School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 383-2050	288	19	14.9	46.5%	222 (77.1%)	3 (1.0%)	35 (12.2%)	2 (0.7%)	5 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (7.3%)	44.5	620^th of 1160 public elementary schools	46.6%		39.2	689^th of 1168 public elementary schools	41.0%	69	52.8		52.8	36.6	50.0	61.1	42.2			46.9	41.5	36.8	52.8	35.6			41.3	91.4	91.4	94.3	94.3	94.3	94.3	94.3	91.4	94.3	94.3	$22,630	$1,081	$21,549
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
Vossbeck Elementary School	Public	K-5	1301 Bridgeview Dr	Lynden	98264	Whatcom County	Lynden School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 354-0488	468	30	15.3	51.5%	233 (49.8%)	2 (0.4%)	151 (32.3%)	52 (11.1%)	4 (0.9%)	3 (0.6%)	23 (4.9%)	66.1	363^rd of 1160 public elementary schools	68.7%		70.6	308^th of 1168 public elementary schools	73.6%	55	58.5		58.5	45.2	62.5	63.1				56.7	64.4	66.7	43.1				58.6	84.9	86.1	87.2	87.2	87.2	86.1	89.5	84.9	86.1	86.1	$18,694	$777	$17,917

Frequently Asked Questions about Irene Reither Elementary School

Is Irene Reither Elementary School a good school?

Irene Reither Elementary School ranks 791^st of 1160 Washington elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Irene Reither Elementary School?

Students at Irene Reither Elementary School are 57% White, 28% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 6% Asian, 1% African American.

What district is Irene Reither Elementary School in?

Meridian School District

What schools do graduates of Irene Reither Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Irene Reither Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Meridian Middle School
High : Meridian High School

How many students attend Irene Reither Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 765 students attended Irene Reither Elementary School.

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