Lynden School District — Decoded Rankings
5 of 8 schools ranked · Updated 2026-09-04
District profile
- Total enrollment
- 2,132
- Free/reduced lunch
- 49.1%
- Avg SES index
- 56.1
- State
- WA
Schools in Lynden School District
Elementary / Middle Schools (4 ranked)
4 official · 1 unranked (N/A — not yet eligible)
| Rating | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vossbeck Elementary SchoolNeighborhoodLynden School District | #385 | #303 (WA)plausibly #174–486#6 (Bellingham metro) | Typical Profile | High | ||
| Isom Elementary SchoolNeighborhoodLynden School District | #375 | #519 (WA)plausibly #362–756#11 (Bellingham metro) | High Scores, Context Matters | High | ||
| Fisher Elementary SchoolNeighborhoodLynden School District | #855 | #929 (WA)plausibly #695–1141#23 (Bellingham metro)≈ tied with next | Typical Profile | High | ||
| Lynden Middle SchoolNeighborhoodLynden School District | #856 | #962 (WA)plausibly #716–1152#26 (Bellingham metro) | Typical Profile | High | ||
| Unranked (1 not yet eligible for a rank) | ||||||
| Lynden Academy | — | N/A | N/A | — | Not enough data to rank | |
Rows marked ≈ are statistically tied with the row below them: on the current data the joint simulation gives the upper school less than a 65% chance of ranking above the lower one. Ties are between adjacent rows only.
High Schools (1 ranked)
| Rating | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lynden High SchoolNeighborhoodLynden School District | #147 | #172 (WA)HS#9 (Bellingham metro) | HS outcome | High |
Story type breakdown
- 0Outperforming Expectations
- 1Strong by Both Measures
- 1High Scores, Context Matters
- 2Typical Profile
- 0Lower by Both Measures
How this district compares
District-level averages relative to the Bellingham, WA metro median.
| Measure | District avg | Metro median | Read |
|---|---|---|---|
| Avg achievement percentile (metro) | 69.7 | 50 | 19.7 points above the metro median |
| Avg decoded percentile (metro) | 59.2 | 50 | 9.2 points above the metro median |
| Avg rank shift (places gained after context) | -4.0 | 0 | Schools lose 4.0 places on average after context. |
Data & sources
- Assessment data
- 2024–25 school year
- NCES CCD vintage
- 2024
- Census ACS 5-year vintage
- 2020-2024
- Last updated
- September 4, 2026
- Methodology version
- 0.14.0
Source files (3)
- NCES CCD 2024 directory (Urban Institute) (accessed 2026-09-04)
- ACS 5-year 2020-2024 (accessed 2026-09-04)
- Washington OSPI 2024-25 school-level results (accessed 2026-09-04)
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