Best High Schools in Bellingham, WA
10 ranked · 17 listed · sorted by Decoded Rank. Click any column header to re-sort, or any school for the full SchoolDecoder Scorecard.
High Schools (10 ranked)
10 official · 7 unranked (N/A — not yet eligible)
| Rating | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sehome High SchoolNeighborhood | Bellingham School District | #68 | #39 (WA)HS#1 (Bellingham metro) | HS outcome | Medium | ||
| Bellingham High SchoolNeighborhood | Bellingham School District | #83 | #67 (WA)HS#2 (Bellingham metro) | HS outcome | Medium | ||
| Blaine High SchoolNeighborhood | Blaine School District | #114 | #92 (WA)HS#3 (Bellingham metro) | HS outcome | Medium | ||
| Meridian High SchoolNeighborhood | Meridian School District | #71 | #94 (WA)HS#4 (Bellingham metro) | HS outcome | High | ||
| Nooksack Valley High SchoolNeighborhood | Nooksack Valley School District | #127 | #144 (WA)HS#5 (Bellingham metro) | HS outcome | High | ||
| Mount Baker Senior HighNeighborhood | Mount Baker School District | #208 | #149 (WA)HS#6 (Bellingham metro) | HS outcome | Medium | ||
| Squalicum High SchoolNeighborhood | Bellingham School District | #131 | #161 (WA)HS#7 (Bellingham metro) | HS outcome | High | ||
| Ferndale High SchoolNeighborhood | Ferndale School District | #159 | #166 (WA)HS#8 (Bellingham metro) | HS outcome | Medium | ||
| Lynden High SchoolNeighborhood | Lynden School District | #147 | #172 (WA)HS#9 (Bellingham metro) | HS outcome | High | ||
| Intergenerational High SchoolCharter | Intergenerational High School | #200 | #255 (WA)HS#10 (Bellingham metro) | HS outcome | Low | ||
| Unranked (7 not yet eligible for a rank) | |||||||
| Bellingham Re-Engagement Program | Bellingham School District | — | N/A | N/A | — | Not enough data to rank | |
| Blaine Re-Engagement | Blaine School District | — | N/A | N/A | — | Not enough data to rank | |
| Ferndale Re-Engagement | Ferndale School District | — | N/A | N/A | — | Not enough data to rank | |
| IMPACT Reengagement Program | Lynden School District | — | N/A | N/A | — | Rankings coming soon · View school details | |
| Meridian Impact Re-Engagement | Meridian School District | — | N/A | N/A | — | Not enough data to rank | |
| Nooksack Reengagement | Nooksack Valley School District | — | N/A | N/A | — | Not enough data to rank | |
| Options High School | Bellingham School District | — | N/A | N/A | — | Not enough data to rank | |
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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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