Best Public Schools in Zip Code 98266

ZIP code 98266 has one public school listed: Kendall Elementary, a K–6 school serving 317 students in Maple Falls through the Mount Baker School District. There are no middle schools, high schools, or alternative schools listed in the ZIP code, so this is the only school option covered by the data.

Kendall Elementary has a 14.2-to-1 student-teacher ratio and reports that 73.19% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, an important context when reviewing achievement results. The school’s 2025–2026 statewide ranking improved to 877th out of 1,138 schools, placing it in the 23rd percentile, up from the 17th percentile the previous year. Academic results are mixed. Science is the strongest subject, with 48.84% of students proficient—higher than the district’s 42.14% and close to the state’s 50.95%. English language arts proficiency was 35.26%, while math proficiency was 23.70%.

For parents, the clearest concern is math: Kendall Elementary was below both district and state benchmarks in every reported grade, with fourth-grade math especially low at 20.45%. ELA results improve considerably by grade, rising from 18.18% in third grade to 47.62% in sixth grade; sixth-grade ELA was nearly equal to the state rate. Fifth-grade ELA was essentially even with the district. Overall, the school showed modest year-over-year gains in ELA, math, and science, but remains below the statewide midpoint. Families may want to ask about math intervention, support for younger readers, and how the school is building on its comparatively strong science and upper-grade ELA results.