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The highest-poverty public schools in Whatcom County, Washington

59 public schools in Whatcom County, Washington appear in this ranking of the highest-poverty public schools, ranked by share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Lummi Nation Tribal School leads the list at 99.0%, against a median of 48.5% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Whatcom County, Washington

Top % FRL

99.0%

Median % FRL

48.5%

HIGHEST POVERTY · WHATCOM COUNTY, WASHINGTON

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% FRL
1	Lummi Nation Tribal School	Bellingham, WA	Lummi Nation Tribal School	Elementary	297	99.0%
2	Lummi High School	Bellingham, WA	Lummi High School	High	142	97.9%
3	Kendall Elementary	MAPLE FALLS, WA	Mount Baker School District	Elementary	317	73.2%
4	Cordata Elementary School	Bellingham, WA	Bellingham School District	Elementary	357	68.3%
5	Alderwood Elementary School	Bellingham, WA	Bellingham School District	Elementary	305	65.6%
6	Central Elementary	Ferndale, WA	Ferndale School District	Elementary	315	65.1%
7	Sumas Elementary	Sumas, WA	Nooksack Valley School District	Elementary	295	62.4%
8	Mountain View Elementary	Ferndale, WA	Ferndale School District	Elementary	101	61.4%
9	Mount Baker Junior High	DEMING, WA	Mount Baker School District	Middle	244	60.2%
10	Cascadia Elementary	Ferndale, WA	Ferndale School District	Elementary	440	59.3%
11	Everson Elementary	Everson, WA	Nooksack Valley School District	Elementary	288	59.0%
12	Eagleridge Elementary	Ferndale, WA	Ferndale School District	Elementary	457	58.6%
13	Birchwood Elementary School	Bellingham, WA	Bellingham School District	Elementary	335	58.5%
14	Nooksack Valley Middle School	Everson, WA	Nooksack Valley School District	Middle	469	58.4%
15	Skyline Elementary School	Ferndale, WA	Ferndale School District	Elementary	496	56.5%
16	Nooksack Valley High School	Everson, WA	Nooksack Valley School District	High	520	55.8%
17	Vista Middle School	Ferndale, WA	Ferndale School District	Middle	550	55.6%
18	Horizon Middle School	Ferndale, WA	Ferndale School District	Middle	433	55.4%
19	Nooksack Elementary	Everson, WA	Nooksack Valley School District	Elementary	412	55.1%
20	Custer Elem	Custer, WA	Ferndale School District	Elementary	392	54.3%
21	Options High School	Bellingham, WA	Bellingham School District	High	176	54.0%
22	Carl Cozier Elementary School	Bellingham, WA	Bellingham School District	Elementary	325	53.2%
23	Meridian Middle School	LYNDEN, WA	Meridian School District	Middle	350	53.1%
24	Acme Elementary	ACME, WA	Mount Baker School District	Elementary	168	52.4%
25	Shuksan Middle School	Bellingham, WA	Bellingham School District	Middle	606	52.1%
26	Vossbeck Elementary School	LYNDEN, WA	Lynden School District	Elementary	468	51.5%
27	Fisher Elementary School	LYNDEN, WA	Lynden School District	Elementary	546	50.7%
28	Irene Reither Elementary School	Everson, WA	Meridian School District	Elementary	765	49.8%
29	Roosevelt Elementary School	Bellingham, WA	Bellingham School District	Elementary	348	49.4%
30	Mount Baker Senior High	DEMING, WA	Mount Baker School District	High	513	48.5%
31	Lynden Middle School	LYNDEN, WA	Lynden School District	Middle	705	47.5%
32	Blaine Elementary School	BLAINE, WA	Blaine School District	Elementary	469	47.1%
33	Harmony Elementary	BELLINGHAM, WA	Mount Baker School District	Elementary	288	46.5%
34	Isom Elementary School	LYNDEN, WA	Lynden School District	Elementary	413	46.5%
35	Blaine Middle School	BLAINE, WA	Blaine School District	Middle	471	46.1%
36	Blaine Primary School	BLAINE, WA	Blaine School District	Elementary	419	45.8%
37	Ferndale High School	Ferndale, WA	Ferndale School District	High	1,325	45.5%
38	Happy Valley Elementary School	Bellingham, WA	Bellingham School District	Elementary	455	45.5%
39	Parkview Elementary School	Bellingham, WA	Bellingham School District	Elementary	422	44.3%
40	Sunnyland Elementary School	Bellingham, WA	Bellingham School District	Elementary	288	44.1%
41	Lynden High School	LYNDEN, WA	Lynden School District	High	1,002	43.5%
42	Squalicum High School	Bellingham, WA	Bellingham School District	High	1,273	43.2%
43	Whatcom Middle School	Bellingham, WA	Bellingham School District	Middle	637	42.4%
44	Blaine High School	BLAINE, WA	Blaine School District	High	566	41.2%
45	Fairhaven Middle School	Bellingham, WA	Bellingham School District	Middle	588	40.8%
46	Meridian High School	BELLINGHAM, WA	Meridian School District	High	534	36.1%
47	Northern Heights Elementary Schl	Bellingham, WA	Bellingham School District	Elementary	396	35.9%
48	Bellingham High School	Bellingham, WA	Bellingham School District	High	1,165	35.5%
49	Bellingham Family Partnership Program	Bellingham, WA	Bellingham School District	Combined	258	34.9%
50	Lowell Elementary School	Bellingham, WA	Bellingham School District	Elementary	338	34.3%

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