Lynden School District — Decoded Rankings
5 of 8 schools ranked · Updated 2026-09-04
District profile
- Total enrollment
- 2,116
- Free/reduced lunch
- 47.2%
- Avg SES index
- 57.4
- 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 | #365 | #315 (WA)plausibly #184–501#6 (Bellingham metro) | ★Strong by Both Measures | High | ||
| Isom Elementary SchoolNeighborhoodLynden School District | #474 | #568 (WA)plausibly #364–797#13 (Bellingham metro) | Typical Profile | High | ||
| Lynden Middle SchoolNeighborhoodLynden School District | #844 | #824 (WA)plausibly #615–1013#22 (Bellingham metro)≈ tied with next | Typical Profile | High | ||
| Fisher Elementary SchoolNeighborhoodLynden School District | #871 | #826 (WA)plausibly #597–1009#23 (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 | #127 | #172 (WA)HS#7 (Bellingham metro) | HS outcome | High |
Story type breakdown
- 0Outperforming Expectations
- 1Strong by Both Measures
- 0High Scores, Context Matters
- 3Typical 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) | 67.3 | 50 | 17.3 points above the metro median |
| Avg decoded percentile (metro) | 61.5 | 50 | 11.5 points above the metro median |
| Avg rank shift (places gained after context) | -2.3 | 0 | Schools lose 2.3 places on average after context. |
Data & sources
- Assessment data
- 2023–24 school year
- NCES CCD vintage
- 2023
- Census ACS 5-year vintage
- 2020-2024
- Last updated
- September 4, 2026
- Methodology version
- 0.14.0
Source files (3)
- NCES CCD 2023 directory (Urban Institute) (accessed 2026-09-04)
- ACS 5-year 2020-2024 (accessed 2026-09-04)
- Washington OSPI 2023-24 school-level results (accessed 2026-09-04)
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