Grade Trends

Columbia Elementary School

Grades PK–5 Public District: Bellingham School District

2508 Utter St, Bellingham, WA 98225 Map

Math (met standard)
59%
+10 state 49% · 2025-26
English (met standard)
75%
+24 state 51% · 2025-26
Science (met standard)
82%
+27 state 55% · 2025-26
Low income
25%
free or reduced-price lunch
Students
187
2024-25
Students per teacher
17.0
2024-25

Test score trends

Share of students who met or exceeded the state standard each year.

Latest results by grade

Grade Math English Science
Grade 3 69% state 53% · 2025-26 76% state 49% · 2025-26 —
Grade 4 53% state 50% · 2025-26 70% state 50% · 2025-26 —
Grade 5 57% state 43% · 2025-26 82% state 54% · 2025-26 82% state 55% · 2025-26
All grades 59% state 49% · 2025-26 75% state 51% · 2025-26 82% state 55% · 2025-26
Results by year (all grades)
School year Math English Science
2025-26 59% state 49% 75% state 51% 82% state 55%
2024-25 51% state 48% 59% state 51% 80% state 53%
2023-24 49% state 48% 70% state 51% 84% state 57%
2022-23 52% state 48% 62% state 51% 69% state 52%
2021-22 54% state 46% 58% state 51% 78% state 52%
2018-19 68% state 54% 80% state 58% 93% state 54%
2017-18 69% state 54% 82% state 58% 89% state 56%
2016-17 82% state 54% 80% state 56% —
2015-16 78% state 55% 85% state 58% —
2014-15 80% state 54% 80% state 55% —

Students

Race and ethnicity, 2024-25

Year-by-year history is loaded from the NCES Common Core of Data (2017-18 onward).

Nearby schools

Subject percentages show the share of students who met or exceeded the state standard.

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Parkview Elementary School
Grades PK–5 · Bellingham School District
0.8 mi
47%
−2 vs state
54%
+3 vs state
69%
+14 vs state
12% Average of math, English and science: 69% in 2022-23 → 57% in 2025-26 44% 422 White 64%
Birchwood Elementary School
Grades PK–5 · Bellingham School District
1.0 mi
24%
−25 vs state
31%
−20 vs state
38%
−17 vs state
3% Average of math, English and science: 28% in 2022-23 → 31% in 2025-26 59% 335 Hispanic 46%
Sunnyland Elementary School
Grades PK–5 · Bellingham School District
1.3 mi
52%
+3 vs state
58%
+8 vs state
49%
−6 vs state
Average of math, English and science: 51% in 2022-23 → 53% in 2025-26 44% 288 White 59%
Carl Cozier Elementary School
Grades PK–5 · Bellingham School District
1.8 mi
38%
−11 vs state
40%
−11 vs state
65%
+10 vs state
Average of math, English and science: 48% in 2022-23 → 48% in 2025-26 53% 325 White 59%
Alderwood Elementary School
Grades PK–5 · Bellingham School District
1.9 mi
19%
−29 vs state
26%
−25 vs state
38%
−17 vs state
8% Average of math, English and science: 36% in 2022-23 → 28% in 2025-26 66% 305 White 49%
Roosevelt Elementary School
Grades PK–5 · Bellingham School District
2.3 mi
36%
−12 vs state
41%
−10 vs state
60%
+5 vs state
Average of math, English and science: 44% in 2022-23 → 46% in 2025-26 49% 348 White 64%
Cordata Elementary School
Grades PK–5 · Bellingham School District
2.7 mi
16%
−33 vs state
25%
−26 vs state
19%
−36 vs state
Average of math, English and science: 18% in 2022-23 → 20% in 2025-26 68% 357 Hispanic 38%
Lowell Elementary School
Grades PK–5 · Bellingham School District
2.7 mi
60%
+12 vs state
64%
+13 vs state
67%
+12 vs state
6% Average of math, English and science: 58% in 2022-23 → 64% in 2025-26 34% 338 White 71%
Happy Valley Elementary School
Grades PK–5 · Bellingham School District
2.9 mi
54%
+6 vs state
50%
−1 vs state
51%
−4 vs state
Average of math, English and science: 53% in 2022-23 → 52% in 2025-26 45% 455 White 67%
Bellingham Family Partnership Program
Grades K–12 Alternative · Bellingham School District
3.1 mi
33%
36%
— 32% Average of math, English and science: 67% in 2021-22 → 35% in 2023-24 35% 258 White 78%