Best Public Schools in Zip Code 98295

Summary:

Zip code 98295 in Sumas, Washington, contains just one public school, Sumas Elementary, which serves students from pre-kindergarten through 5th grade within the Nooksack Valley School District.

Sumas Elementary serves 295 students and has shown a positive trend in its statewide ranking over the last three years, moving from a 1-star to a 2-star rating. A notable strength is its math performance, where student proficiency is close to the state average, which is significant given that over 62% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The school invests considerable resources, spending over $19,000 per student and maintaining a student-teacher ratio of about 15 to 1.

While math is a relative strength, the school's proficiency in English Language Arts and Science is below both district and state averages. Performance varies by grade, with 5th graders performing particularly well in math, while 4th-grade math scores are an area for improvement. Compared to the broader Nooksack Valley School District, which holds a 3-star rating, Sumas Elementary performs below the district average across all core subjects, indicating families may want to look at the district's performance as a whole to understand the educational landscape.

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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 All Grades	SBAC English Language Arts 3rd Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 4th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 5th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts All Grades	SBAC Math 3rd Grade	SBAC Math 4th Grade	SBAC Math 5th 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
Sumas Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1024 Lawson Street	Sumas	98295	Whatcom County	Nooksack Valley School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 988-9423	295	19	15.2	62.4%	181 (61.4%)	3 (1.0%)	95 (32.2%)	3 (1.0%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.3%)	10 (3.4%)	32.9	783^rd of 1160 public elementary schools	32.5%		39.4	684^th of 1168 public elementary schools	41.4%	99	39.6	39.6	32.6	41.7	49.1	41.5	34.8	41.7	45.3	40.8	77.5	80.0	77.5	77.5	77.5	82.5	90.0	77.5	82.5	82.5	$19,077	$1,114	$17,963

Cities Near Zip Code 98295

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Sumas	3.28 mi	1	211^th
Maple Falls	4.36 mi	1	263^rd
Everson	4.75 mi	7	137^th
Deming	9.63 mi	4	233^rd
Lynden	9.75 mi	9	104^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau, the Washington State Department of Health and the Washington Office of Superindentent of Public Instruction.

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