Best Public Schools in Zip Code 98229

ZIP code 98229 includes four public schools in the Bellingham School District: three elementary schools serving prekindergarten through fifth grade and one middle school serving grades 6–8. Together, they enroll 1,609 students, but there is no high school or alternative school listed within the ZIP code. The district ranks 83rd out of 238 Washington districts, placing it in the 65th percentile with a three-star rating.

Wade King Elementary School is the strongest overall school in the area. It has the highest elementary results in ELA, math, and science, including 64.79% proficiency in ELA, 57.75% in math, and 74.51% in science. It also posted the largest ranking improvement, moving from 446th to 232nd among Washington elementary schools. Kulshan Middle School is the strongest secondary option, with results above both district and state averages in every tested subject. Its math proficiency is especially strong at 58.97%, although eighth-grade results are lower than those in sixth and seventh grade.

Geneva Elementary School offers a generally solid academic profile, particularly in ELA and science, though fourth-grade math is a notable weakness. Carl Cozier Elementary School has the lowest overall ELA and math results, but science is a clear strength and fifth-grade performance is substantially higher than results in earlier grades. Across the ZIP code, science is the most consistent subject: every school exceeds the statewide science rate. Elementary results improved overall from the prior year, and all four schools improved their latest rankings, with especially large gains at Wade King and Carl Cozier.