Best Elementary & Middle Schools in Bellingham, WA
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Elementary / Middle Schools (38 ranked)
38 official · 21 unranked (N/A — not yet eligible)
| Rating | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fairhaven Middle SchoolNeighborhood | Bellingham School District | #373 | #149 (WA)plausibly #94–290#1 (Bellingham metro) | ★Strong by Both Measures | Medium | ||
| Whatcom Middle SchoolNeighborhood | Bellingham School District | #453 | #202 (WA)plausibly #161–298#2 (Bellingham metro)≈ tied with next | ★★Outperforming Expectations | High | ||
| Nooksack ElementaryNeighborhood | Nooksack Valley School District | #579 | #224 (WA)plausibly #112–409#3 (Bellingham metro)≈ tied with next | ★★Outperforming Expectations | High | ||
| Kulshan Middle SchoolNeighborhood | Bellingham School District | #358 | #277 (WA)plausibly #90–486#4 (Bellingham metro)≈ tied with next | ★Strong by Both Measures | High | ||
| Silver Beach Elementary SchoolNeighborhood | Bellingham School District | #222 | #278 (WA)plausibly #116–545#5 (Bellingham metro)≈ tied with next | ★Strong by Both Measures | High | ||
| Vossbeck Elementary SchoolNeighborhood | Lynden School District | #385 | #303 (WA)plausibly #174–486#6 (Bellingham metro) | Typical Profile | High | ||
| Everson ElementaryNeighborhood | Nooksack Valley School District | #801 | #332 (WA)plausibly #211–629#7 (Bellingham metro) | ★★Outperforming Expectations | High | ||
| Meridian Middle SchoolNeighborhood | Meridian School District | #787 | #403 (WA)plausibly #273–603#8 (Bellingham metro)≈ tied with next | Typical Profile | High | ||
| Lowell Elementary SchoolNeighborhood | Bellingham School District | #410 | #431 (WA)plausibly #276–663#9 (Bellingham metro)≈ tied with next | Typical Profile | High | ||
| Nooksack Valley Middle SchoolNeighborhood | Nooksack Valley School District | #942 | #442 (WA)plausibly #316–673#10 (Bellingham metro) | Typical Profile | High | ||
| Isom Elementary SchoolNeighborhood | Lynden School District | #375 | #519 (WA)plausibly #362–756#11 (Bellingham metro)≈ tied with next | High Scores, Context Matters | High | ||
| Wade King Elementary SchoolNeighborhood | Bellingham School District | #533 | #550 (WA)plausibly #356–749#12 (Bellingham metro)≈ tied with next | Typical Profile | High | ||
| Sunnyland Elementary SchoolNeighborhood | Bellingham School District | #601 | #591 (WA)plausibly #415–909#13 (Bellingham metro)≈ tied with next | Typical Profile | High | ||
| Harmony ElementaryNeighborhood | Mount Baker School District | #774 | #613 (WA)plausibly #378–873#14 (Bellingham metro)≈ tied with next | Typical Profile | High | ||
| Parkview Elementary SchoolNeighborhood | Bellingham School District | #607 | #647 (WA)plausibly #403–921#15 (Bellingham metro)≈ tied with next | Typical Profile | High | ||
| Shuksan Middle SchoolNeighborhood | Bellingham School District | #1110 | #664 (WA)plausibly #482–890#16 (Bellingham metro)≈ tied with next | Typical Profile | Medium | ||
| Blaine Middle SchoolNeighborhood | Blaine School District | #1143 | #674 (WA)plausibly #307–845#17 (Bellingham metro)≈ tied with next | Typical Profile | High | ||
| Kendall ElementaryNeighborhood | Mount Baker School District | #1347 | #700 (WA)plausibly #418–948#18 (Bellingham metro)≈ tied with next | Typical Profile | High | ||
| Columbia Elementary SchoolNeighborhood | Bellingham School District | #454 | #743 (WA)plausibly #404–1013#19 (Bellingham metro) | Typical Profile | High | ||
| Geneva Elementary SchoolNeighborhood | Bellingham School District | #483 | #842 (WA)plausibly #574–1017#20 (Bellingham metro)≈ tied with next | Typical Profile | High | ||
| Custer ElemNeighborhood | Ferndale School District | #886 | #874 (WA)plausibly #595–1097#21 (Bellingham metro)≈ tied with next | Typical Profile | High | ||
| Cordata Elementary SchoolNeighborhood | Bellingham School District | #1404 | #923 (WA)plausibly #601–1190#22 (Bellingham metro)≈ tied with next | Typical Profile | High | ||
| Fisher Elementary SchoolNeighborhood | Lynden School District | #855 | #929 (WA)plausibly #695–1141#23 (Bellingham metro)≈ tied with next | Typical Profile | High | ||
| Vista Middle SchoolNeighborhood | Ferndale School District | #900 | #939 (WA)plausibly #745–1116#24 (Bellingham metro)≈ tied with next | Typical Profile | High | ||
| Alderwood Elementary SchoolNeighborhood | Bellingham School District | #1342 | #940 (WA)plausibly #676–1188#25 (Bellingham metro)≈ tied with next | Typical Profile | High | ||
| Lynden Middle SchoolNeighborhood | Lynden School District | #856 | #962 (WA)plausibly #716–1152#26 (Bellingham metro)≈ tied with next | Typical Profile | High | ||
| Irene Reither Elementary SchoolNeighborhood | Meridian School District | #943 | #967 (WA)plausibly #753–1111#27 (Bellingham metro)≈ tied with next | Typical Profile | High | ||
| Happy Valley Elementary SchoolNeighborhood | Bellingham School District | #696 | #978 (WA)plausibly #749–1212#28 (Bellingham metro)≈ tied with next | Typical Profile | High | ||
| Carl Cozier Elementary SchoolNeighborhood | Bellingham School District | #1163 | #988 (WA)plausibly #537–1275#29 (Bellingham metro)≈ tied with next | Lower by Both Measures | Medium | ||
| Horizon Middle SchoolNeighborhood | Ferndale School District | #999 | #1038 (WA)plausibly #650–1267#30 (Bellingham metro)≈ tied with next | Lower by Both Measures | High | ||
| Sumas ElementaryNeighborhood | Nooksack Valley School District | #874 | #1062 (WA)plausibly #793–1253#31 (Bellingham metro)≈ tied with next | Typical Profile | High | ||
| Central ElementaryNeighborhood | Ferndale School District | #743 | #1064 (WA)plausibly #739–1350#32 (Bellingham metro)≈ tied with next | Typical Profile | High | ||
| Cascadia ElementaryNeighborhood | Ferndale School District | #1178 | #1096 (WA)plausibly #932–1202#33 (Bellingham metro) | Lower by Both Measures | High | ||
| Skyline Elementary SchoolNeighborhood | Ferndale School District | #906 | #1212 (WA)plausibly #1044–1301#34 (Bellingham metro) | Typical Profile | High | ||
| Birchwood Elementary SchoolNeighborhood | Bellingham School District | #1233 | #1289 (WA)plausibly #1095–1420#35 (Bellingham metro) | Lower by Both Measures | Medium | ||
| Northern Heights Elementary SchlNeighborhood | Bellingham School District | #637 | #1372 (WA)plausibly #1226–1448#36 (Bellingham metro) | Typical Profile | High | ||
| Roosevelt Elementary SchoolNeighborhood | Bellingham School District | #1084 | #1446 (WA)plausibly #1310–1481#37 (Bellingham metro)≈ tied with next | Lower by Both Measures | High | ||
| Eagleridge ElementaryNeighborhood | Ferndale School District | #1182 | #1450 (WA)plausibly #1391–1471#38 (Bellingham metro) | Lower by Both Measures | High | ||
| Unranked (21 not yet eligible for a rank) | |||||||
| Acme Elementary | Mount Baker School District | — | N/A | N/A | — | Rankings coming soon · View school details | |
| Beach Elem | Ferndale School District | — | N/A | N/A | — | Rankings coming soon · View school details | |
| Bellingham Family Partnership Program | Bellingham School District | — | N/A | N/A | — | Rankings coming soon · View school details | |
| Blaine Elementary School | Blaine School District | — | N/A | N/A | — | Rankings coming soon · View school details | |
| Blaine Home Connection | Blaine School District | — | N/A | N/A | — | Rankings coming soon · View school details | |
| Blaine Primary School | Blaine School District | — | N/A | N/A | — | Rankings coming soon · View school details | |
| Educational Resource Center | Mount Baker School District | — | N/A | N/A | — | Rankings coming soon · View school details | |
| Ferndale Special Services | Ferndale School District | — | N/A | N/A | — | Rankings coming soon · View school details | |
| Ferndale Virtual Academy | Ferndale School District | — | N/A | N/A | — | Not enough data to rank | |
| Lynden Academy | Lynden School District | — | N/A | N/A | — | Not enough data to rank | |
| Lynden Student Services | Lynden School District | — | N/A | N/A | — | Rankings coming soon · View school details | |
| Meridian Parent Partnership Program | Meridian School District | — | N/A | N/A | — | Not enough data to rank | |
| Meridian Special Programs | Meridian School District | — | N/A | N/A | — | Rankings coming soon · View school details | |
| Mount Baker Academy | Mount Baker School District | — | N/A | N/A | — | Rankings coming soon · View school details | |
| Mount Baker Junior High | Mount Baker School District | — | N/A | N/A | — | Rankings coming soon · View school details | |
| Mountain View Elementary | Ferndale School District | — | N/A | N/A | — | Rankings coming soon · View school details | |
| Nooksack Valley Special Services | Nooksack Valley School District | — | N/A | N/A | — | Rankings coming soon · View school details | |
| North Bell Learning Center | Ferndale School District | — | N/A | N/A | — | Rankings coming soon · View school details | |
| Point Roberts Primary | Blaine School District | — | N/A | N/A | — | Rankings coming soon · View school details | |
| Visions (Seamar Youth Center) | Bellingham School District | — | N/A | N/A | — | Rankings coming soon · View school details | |
| Whatcom Co Detention Center | Northwest Educational Service District 189 | — | N/A | N/A | — | Rankings coming soon · View school details | |
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.
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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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