Best High Schools in Bellingham, WA
9 ranked · 17 listed · sorted by Decoded Rank. Click any column header to re-sort, or any school for the full SchoolDecoder Scorecard.
High Schools (9 ranked)
9 official · 8 unranked (N/A — not yet eligible)
| Blaine High SchoolNeighborhood | Blaine School District | #1 | #1HS | HS outcome | HS pool | |
| Sehome High SchoolNeighborhood | Bellingham School District | #2 | #2HS | HS outcome | HS pool | |
| Bellingham High SchoolNeighborhood | Bellingham School District | #3 | #3HS | HS outcome | HS pool | |
| Nooksack Valley High SchoolNeighborhood | Nooksack Valley School District | #5 | #4HS | HS outcome | HS pool | |
| Mount Baker Senior HighNeighborhood | Mount Baker School District | #9 | #5HS | HS outcome | HS pool | |
| Ferndale High SchoolNeighborhood | Ferndale School District | #7 | #6HS | HS outcome | HS pool | |
| Lynden High SchoolNeighborhood | Lynden School District | #6 | #7HS | HS outcome | HS pool | |
| Meridian High SchoolNeighborhood | Meridian School District | #4 | #8HS | HS outcome | HS pool | |
| Squalicum High SchoolNeighborhood | Bellingham School District | #8 | #9HS | HS outcome | HS pool | |
| Unranked (8 not yet eligible for a rank) | ||||||
| Bellingham Re-Engagement Program | Bellingham School District | N/A | N/A | — | Rankings coming soon · View school details | |
| Blaine Re-Engagement | Blaine School District | N/A | N/A | — | Rankings coming soon · View school details | |
| FERNDALE RE-ENGAGEMENT | Ferndale School District | N/A | N/A | — | Rankings coming soon · View school details | |
| IMPACT Reengagement Program | Lynden School District | N/A | N/A | — | Rankings coming soon · View school details | |
| Intergenerational High School | Intergenerational High School | N/A | N/A | — | Rankings coming soon · View school details | |
| Meridian Impact Re-Engagement | Meridian School District | N/A | N/A | — | Rankings coming soon · View school details | |
| Nooksack Reengagement | Nooksack Valley School District | N/A | N/A | — | Rankings coming soon · View school details | |
| Options High School | Bellingham School District | N/A | N/A | — | Rankings coming soon · View school details | |
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Data & sources
- Assessment data
- 2023–24 school year
- NCES CCD vintage
- 2023
- Census ACS 5-year vintage
- 2020-2024
- Last updated
- July 26, 2026
- Methodology version
- 0.9.0
Source files (3)
- NCES CCD 2023 directory (Urban Institute) (accessed 2026-07-26)
- ACS 5-year 2020-2024 (accessed 2026-07-26)
- Washington OSPI 2023-24 school-level results (accessed 2026-07-26)
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