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Nooksack Valley High School

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Nooksack Valley High School ranks 154 th of 396 Washington high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 7-12

154^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 396 Washington High Schools

Better than 61% of Washington high schools

Summary

Nooksack Valley High School is a public school serving about 520 students in grades 7–12 in Everson, a small Whatcom County community, and is part of the Nooksack Valley School District. The district ranks approximately in the 64th percentile statewide, while the school’s latest ranking is 154th out of 396 Washington schools, or about the 61st percentile, earning three stars. More than half of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, so the school serves a relatively high-need population compared with nearby traditional high schools. Despite that context, its 91.1% graduation rate in 2024–25 was well above the 82.6% statewide rate and higher than the rates reported for Squalicum High School, Ferndale High School, Meridian High School, Lynden High School, and Mount Baker Senior High.

English language arts is the school’s clearest academic strength. In 2025–26, 62.99% of students were proficient, compared with 52.81% statewide and 50.24% in the district. The result has exceeded the state in every reported year since 2022–23, although several nearby schools—including Lynden High School, Meridian High School, and Squalicum High School—currently post higher rates. Mathematics is more mixed: proficiency rose from 36.84% to 42.52%, but remains slightly below the state and district. Encouragingly, the school’s 10th-grade math result was above the statewide 10th-grade rate.

Science is the most important current concern. Proficiency fell sharply from 55.83% in 2024–25 to 40.22% in 2025–26, below the state, district, and every nearby traditional school with a reported result. The school’s overall ranking has also declined from its 2017–18 peak in the top 10% statewide, although its strong graduation outcomes remain a major asset. Subgroup results suggest particularly effective support for low-income students, English learners in the years reported, and homeless students; the low-income subgroup ranked around the 70th percentile most recently. Parents may want to ask about plans for science improvement, math consistency, and differences in outcomes for male and Hispanic students. Overall, the school appears solid and graduation-focused, with strong ELA performance and meaningful areas for targeted improvement.

520

Students ?

18.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,530

Per pupil spending ?

55.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3326 East Badger Road
Everson, WA 98247

(360) 966-0106

District: Nooksack Valley School District

Feeder schools for Nooksack Valley High School:

Elementary:	Everson Elementary
	Nooksack Elementary
	Sumas Elementary
Middle:	Nooksack Valley Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

52.1%

Hispanic:

36.9%

Two or more races:

6.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 72nd percentile in 2016 → 61st in 2026

Strengths

✓91% graduate in 4 years — above the Washington average (83%)

✓Above the Washington median (61st percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 11 percentile points since 2016

!Science scores 11 pts below the Washington average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school49%

District avg48%

Washington avg48%

154^th of 396

Washington public high schools ?

Top 39%▼ down 10 pts since 2016

From top 28% (2016) to top 39% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

85^th of 238Nooksack Valley 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	58.6	154 of 396	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	60.1	152 of 438	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	66.2	122 of 437	72.1%	★★★★☆
2023	60.1	161 of 442	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	71.4	112 of 434	74.2%	★★★★☆
2021	51.3	202 of 455	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	80.5	61 of 417	85.4%	★★★★☆
2018	87.1	22 of 315	93.0%	★★★★★
2017	80.6	45 of 301	85.0%	★★★★☆
2016	68.6	87 of 306	71.6%	★★★★☆
2015	72.3	69 of 341	79.8%	★★★★☆
2013	70.1	91 of 454	80.0%	★★★★☆
2012	72.4	63 of 450	86.0%	★★★★☆
2011	72.5	52 of 440	88.2%	★★★★☆
2010	79.8	64 of 423	84.9%	★★★★☆
2009	81.7	48 of 402	88.1%	★★★★☆
2008	65.0	142 of 396	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2007	78.8	65 of 399	83.7%	★★★★☆
2006	45.4	254 of 395	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2005	66.7	136 of 394	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2004	77.1	78 of 390	80.0%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2023	92.5	3 of 44	93.2%	★★★★★
2022	78.0	8 of 70	88.6%	★★★★☆
2018	55.4	23 of 65	64.6%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	59.7	120 of 309	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	67.5	95 of 350	72.9%	★★★★☆
2024	66.3	95 of 347	72.6%	★★★★☆
2023	47.5	182 of 357	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	67.2	112 of 368	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	66.7	101 of 390	74.1%	★★★★☆
2019	86.6	31 of 358	91.3%	★★★★★
2018	86.9	15 of 243	93.8%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	44.4	126 of 236	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	46.4	119 of 249	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.9	104 of 248	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.6	86 of 249	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.0	101 of 261	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	41.5	154 of 278	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	69.7	57 of 241	76.3%	★★★★☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	71.3	5 of 20	75.0%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	64.8	99 of 325	69.5%	★★★★☆
2025	61.1	117 of 355	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	70.7	75 of 356	78.9%	★★★★☆
2023	55.8	149 of 362	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.7	174 of 370	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	48.6	184 of 392	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	86.7	20 of 344	94.2%	★★★★★
2018	86.3	14 of 227	93.8%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	52.5	153 of 326	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	46.5	191 of 359	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	58.9	135 of 362	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	65.9	102 of 358	71.5%	★★★★☆
2022	70.3	100 of 363	72.5%	★★★★☆
2021	37.1	257 of 395	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	69.3	88 of 355	75.2%	★★★★☆
2018	84.1	28 of 254	89.0%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2022	65.4	30 of 130	76.9%	★★★★☆
2021	18.2	197 of 212	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	54.2	47 of 128	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	73.8	25 of 139	82.0%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	65.3	102 of 319	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	68.9	99 of 373	73.5%	★★★★☆
2024	72.5	84 of 374	77.5%	★★★★☆
2023	65.3	120 of 379	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	85.1	34 of 390	91.3%	★★★★★
2021	69.7	103 of 413	75.1%	★★★★☆
2019	82.3	45 of 382	88.2%	★★★★☆
2018	92.2	7 of 222	96.8%	★★★★★

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)

English Language Learner (2023)93rd percentile+30 vs school

Special Education (2022)77th percentile+3 vs school

Homeless (2026)75th percentile+14 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)70th percentile+8 vs school

White (2026)68th percentile+7 vs school

Female (2026)61st percentile~ school

Male (2026)53rd percentile-8 vs school

Hispanic (2026)47th percentile-15 vs school

By subject vs Washington (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts63%+10 vs state

Math43%~ state avg

Science40%-11 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				WCAS Science (2026)		SBAC English Language Arts (2026)		SBAC Math (2026)		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 (2025)	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 11th Grade	WCAS Science All Grades	SBAC English Language Arts 10th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts All Grades	SBAC Math 10th Grade	SBAC Math All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Nooksack Valley High School	Public	7-12	3326 East Badger Road	Everson	98247	Whatcom County	Nooksack Valley School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 966-0106	520	28	18.9	55.8%	271 (52.1%)	1 (0.2%)	192 (36.9%)	9 (1.7%)	15 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (6.2%)	58.6	154^th of 396 public high schools	61.1%		60.1	152^nd of 438 public high schools	65.3%	2	40.2	40.2	63.0	63.0	42.5	42.5	$18,530	$920	$17,610
Nooksack Reengagement	Public	11-12	3326 E Badger Rd	Everson	98276	Whatcom County	Nooksack Valley School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 988-2641	15	0		66.7%	7 (46.7%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (40.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (13.3%)								(n/a)							$4,480	$200	$4,279
Lynden High School	Public	9-12	1201 Bradley Rd	Lynden	98264	Whatcom County	Lynden School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 354-4401	1,002	44	22.6	43.5%	606 (60.5%)	20 (2.0%)	293 (29.2%)	39 (3.9%)	6 (0.6%)	3 (0.3%)	35 (3.5%)	76.2	78^th of 396 public high schools	80.3%		61.4	144^th of 438 public high schools	67.1%	66	58.7	58.7	71.5	71.5	40.4	40.4	$16,968	$414	$16,554
IMPACT Reengagement Program	Public	9-12	1201 Bradley Rd	Lynden	98264	Whatcom County	Lynden School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 354-4443	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)							$3,679	$143	$3,536
Mount Baker Senior High	Public	9-12	4936 Deming Rd	Deming	98244	Whatcom County	Mount Baker School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 383-2015	513	22	23.0	48.5%	354 (69.0%)	5 (1.0%)	74 (14.4%)	7 (1.4%)	27 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (8.8%)	62.9	136^th of 396 public high schools	65.7%		39	268^th of 438 public high schools	38.8%	132	52.5	52.5	69.2	69.2	29.8	29.8	$22,097	$763	$21,334
Meridian High School	Public	9-12	194 W Laurel Road	Bellingham	98226	Whatcom County	Meridian School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 398-8111	534	26	20.7	36.1%	326 (61.0%)	3 (0.6%)	115 (21.5%)	45 (8.4%)	4 (0.7%)	3 (0.6%)	38 (7.1%)	73.2	93^rd of 396 public high schools	76.5%		71.7	98^th of 438 public high schools	77.6%	5	49.1	49.1	73.8	73.8	43.9	43.9	$19,937	$224	$19,713
Squalicum High School	Public	9-12	3773 E McLeod Rd	Bellingham	98226	Whatcom County	Bellingham School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 676-6471	1,273	60	21.1	43.2%	670 (52.6%)	20 (1.6%)	341 (26.8%)	111 (8.7%)	9 (0.7%)	3 (0.2%)	106 (8.3%)	71.4	100^th of 396 public high schools	74.7%		54.1	190^th of 438 public high schools	56.6%	90	48.4	48.4	72.0	72.0	43.5	43.5	$18,391	$342	$18,049
Bellingham Re-Engagement Program	Public, Virtual	9-12	1985 Barkley Blvd	Bellingham	98226	Whatcom County	Bellingham School District	No	No	Yes	No	(360) 676-6400	110	0		62.7%	70 (63.6%)	2 (1.8%)	24 (21.8%)	3 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.8%)	4 (3.6%)								(n/a)							$5,848	$311	$5,537
Intergenerational High School	Public, Magnet, Charter	9-12	1 Bellis Fair Parkway	Bellingham	98226	Whatcom County	Intergenerational High School	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	(360) 927-1119	107	8	13.3	23.4%	52 (48.6%)	1 (0.9%)	12 (11.2%)	3 (2.8%)	11 (10.3%)	1 (0.9%)	6 (5.6%)	43.4	220^th of 396 public high schools	44.4%		53.4	192^nd of 438 public high schools	56.2%	28			62.5	62.5	20.8	20.8	$34,079	$1,103	$32,977
Visions (Seamar Youth Center)	Public	6-12	1603 E Illinois St	Bellingham	98225	Whatcom County	Bellingham School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 647-6871	11	0		63.6%	5 (45.5%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (54.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)							$5,848	$311	$5,537

Frequently Asked Questions about Nooksack Valley High School

How many students attend Nooksack Valley High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 520 students attended Nooksack Valley High School.

Is Nooksack Valley High School a good school?

Nooksack Valley High School ranks 154^th of 396 Washington high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is Nooksack Valley High School in?

Nooksack Valley School District

What schools feed into Nooksack Valley High School?

Nooksack Valley High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Everson Elementary
Elementary : Nooksack Elementary
Elementary : Sumas Elementary
Middle : Nooksack Valley Middle School

What is the racial makeup of Nooksack Valley High School?

Students at Nooksack Valley High School are 52% White, 37% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 3% American Indian, 2% Asian.

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