Grade Trends

Bellingham Family Partnership Program

Grades K–12 Public Alternative District: Bellingham School District

1409 18th St, Bellingham, WA 98225 Map

Math (met standard)
33%
state — · 2023-24
English (met standard)
36%
state — · 2023-24
Low income
35%
free or reduced-price lunch
Students
258
2024-25
Students per teacher
26.1
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
All grades 33% state — · 2023-24 36% state — · 2023-24 —
Results by year (all grades)
School year Math English Science
2023-24 33% 36% —
2021-22 53% 80% —
2016-17 63% 89% —
2015-16 50% 67% —

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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Lowell Elementary School
Grades PK–5 · Bellingham School District
0.5 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%
Fairhaven Middle School
Grades 6–8 · Bellingham School District
0.5 mi
53%
+13 vs state
61%
+10 vs state
69%
+20 vs state
Average of math, English and science: 61% in 2022-23 → 61% in 2025-26 41% 588 White 67%
Happy Valley Elementary School
Grades PK–5 · Bellingham School District
0.5 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%
Sehome High School
Grades 9–12 · Bellingham School District
0.9 mi
42%
+6 vs state
64%
±0 vs state
69%
+21 vs state
8% Average of math, English and science: 66% in 2022-23 → 58% in 2025-26 30% 1,116 White 70%
Carl Cozier Elementary School
Grades PK–5 · Bellingham School District
2.4 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%
Wade King Elementary School
Grades PK–5 · Bellingham School District
2.4 mi
58%
+9 vs state
65%
+14 vs state
75%
+20 vs state
7% Average of math, English and science: 59% in 2022-23 → 66% in 2025-26 22% 297 White 78%
Bellingham High School
Grades 9–12 · Bellingham School District
2.8 mi
46%
+11 vs state
73%
+9 vs state
59%
+10 vs state
Average of math, English and science: 61% in 2022-23 → 59% in 2025-26 35% 1,165 White 69%
Whatcom Middle School
Grades 6–8 · Bellingham School District
2.8 mi
55%
+15 vs state
56%
+5 vs state
62%
+13 vs state
Average of math, English and science: 56% in 2022-23 → 58% in 2025-26 42% 637 White 60%
Options High School
Grades 9–12 Alternative · Bellingham School District
2.8 mi
19%
−16 vs state
59%
−5 vs state
33%
−15 vs state
7% Average of math, English and science: 30% in 2022-23 → 37% in 2025-26 54% 176 White 76%
Columbia Elementary School
Grades PK–5 · Bellingham School District
3.1 mi
59%
+10 vs state
75%
+24 vs state
82%
+27 vs state
11% Average of math, English and science: 61% in 2022-23 → 72% in 2025-26 25% 187 White 78%