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Irene Reither Elementary School

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Irene Reither Elementary School ranks 630 th of 1138 Washington elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

630^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,138 Washington Elementary Schools

Better than 45% of Washington elementary schools

Summary

Irene Reither Elementary School is a large PK–5 school in Everson, Washington, serving 765 students in the Meridian School District. Its student-teacher ratio was 16.1:1 in 2024–2025, which is broadly similar to nearby elementary schools. The school serves a relatively economically diverse community, with 49.8% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. Compared with nearby traditional elementary schools, Irene Reither is substantially larger; most enroll between about 288 and 546 students.

Academic results are mixed but moving in a positive direction. Irene Reither’s statewide ranking rose from the 17th percentile in 2022–2023 to the 45th percentile in 2025–2026. Math is the school’s clearest strength: 46.46% of students were proficient, above both the district rate of 42.69% and Washington’s rate of 43.11%. Fourth-grade math was especially strong at 60%, about 10.5 points above the state rate. Science proficiency reached 48.65%, a substantial improvement from the prior year. English Language Arts remains the main challenge, with 42.67% proficiency—9.17 points below the district and 10.14 points below the state. Third-grade ELA was particularly weak, while fifth-grade ELA also remained below the state benchmark.

Compared with nearby schools, Irene Reither generally falls in the middle-to-lower middle of the performance range. Its math results exceeded those at Roosevelt Elementary School, Northern Heights Elementary School, and Harmony Elementary, but trailed Isom Elementary School, Vossbeck Elementary School, and Parkview Elementary School. Its ELA results were well below those higher-performing schools but above Cordata Elementary School and slightly above Roosevelt. Overall, the school’s recent gains are encouraging, but its biggest opportunity is to make stronger results more consistent across grades, especially in literacy.

765

Students ?

16.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,548

Per pupil spending ?

49.8%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

87.2%

Kindergartners complete for all required immunizations (2025-26)

Exemptions: 5.5% (any vaccine)

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 — 26th percentile in 2016 → 45th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 19 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

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

!English Language Arts scores 10 pts below the Washington average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school45%

District avg47%

Washington avg48%

630^th of 1,138

Washington public elementary schools ?

Bottom 45%▲ up 18 pts since 2016

From bottom 26% (2016) to bottom 45% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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

70^th of 238Meridian 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
2026	43.5	630 of 1138	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	37.9	203 of 326	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	40.4	631 of 1020	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	39.4	426 of 649	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	38.5	678 of 1008	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	52.2	510 of 1059	51.8%	★★★☆☆
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
2026	26.5	345 of 432	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	46.0	517 of 901	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
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 (2026)52nd percentile+7 vs school

White (2026)43rd percentile~ school

Female (2026)38th percentile-7 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)38th percentile-7 vs school

Hispanic (2026)34th percentile-10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)33rd percentile-12 vs school

Special Education (2026)20th percentile-25 vs school

By subject vs Washington (2025-2026) ?

Science49%~ state avg

Math46%+3 vs state

English Language Arts43%-10 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				WCAS Science (2026)			SBAC English Language Arts (2026)							SBAC Math (2026)							Vaccination (2025-26)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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	Vaccination: Kindergartners complete for all required immunizations	Vaccination: Exemption rate	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%)	43.5	630^th of 1138 public elementary schools	44.6%		32.4	791^st of 1160 public elementary schools	31.8%	161	48.7		48.7	34.8	49.2	44.7				42.7	38.4	60.0	40.7				46.5	87.2%	5.5%	$18,548	$826	$17,721
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%)	58.1	449^th of 1138 public elementary schools	60.5%		55.5	491^st of 1160 public elementary schools	57.7%	42				59.1	55.6		57.7			67.4	50.0	48.2	47.4	26.9	40.0	43.8	42.2	54.2%	33.3%	$12,710	$102	$12,608
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%)	55.8	482^nd of 1138 public elementary schools	57.6%		44.6	618^th of 1160 public elementary schools	46.7%	136	53.7		53.7	27.9	65.9	56.1				49.6	48.8	53.7	51.2				51.2	88.9%	0%	$20,216	$1,189	$19,027
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%)	7.1	1069^th of 1138 public elementary schools	6.1%		12.9	1052^nd of 1160 public elementary schools	9.3%	17	18.6		18.6	19.6	32.3	18.6				24.5	17.4	21.0	7.0				15.9	79%	1.6%	$23,803	$2,778	$21,024
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%)	47.9	575^th of 1138 public elementary schools	49.5%		57.1	468^th of 1160 public elementary schools	59.7%	107	57.0		57.0	50.8	58.5	44.3				50.7	46.9	47.7	26.6				39.4	86.8%	2.6%	$21,379	$403	$20,976
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%)	50.5	540^th of 1138 public elementary schools	52.5%		38.2	707^th of 1160 public elementary schools	39.1%	167	43.8		43.8	54.1	53.3	41.1				50.0	47.7	50.0	46.6				48.2	79.3%	0%	$18,426	$759	$17,668
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%)	48.5	563^rd of 1138 public elementary schools	50.5%		44.5	620^th of 1160 public elementary schools	46.6%	57	52.5		52.5	40.5	44.2	42.5	75.0			49.7	42.9	41.9	32.5	58.3			43.5	84.4%	6.3%	$22,660	$1,003	$21,657
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%)	76.2	257^th of 1138 public elementary schools	77.4%		66.8	356^th of 1160 public elementary schools	69.3%	99	68.3		68.3	62.3	60.6	67.2				63.2	56.7	58.3	56.7				57.3	84.7%	1.7%	$19,643	$673	$18,971
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%)	74.9	270^th of 1138 public elementary schools	76.3%		66.1	363^rd of 1160 public elementary schools	68.7%	93	70.3		70.3	52.0	70.3	59.5				60.5	53.3	64.9	59.5				59.2	80.8%	4.1%	$20,743	$785	$19,958
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%)	38.1	705^th of 1138 public elementary schools	38.0%		28.1	850^th of 1160 public elementary schools	26.7%	145	60.0		60.0	51.0	30.5	44.1				41.4	54.0	30.5	26.3				36.1	83.3%	0%	$22,183	$1,317	$20,866

Frequently Asked Questions about Irene Reither Elementary School

What district is Irene Reither Elementary School in?

Meridian School District

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 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

Is Irene Reither Elementary School a good school?

Irene Reither Elementary School ranks 630^th of 1138 Washington elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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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