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The highest-poverty public middle schools in Whatcom County, Washington

This ranking covers the highest-poverty public middle schools in Whatcom County, Washington, drawn from 11 qualifying public middle schools. Mount Baker Junior High leads the list at 60.2%, against a median of 52.1% across the ranked schools.

The table below is sortable and filterable, and the full list downloads as a CSV. Figures come from federal NCES enrollment data and, where applicable, state assessment results for 2024-25.

Schools ranked

Whatcom County, Washington

Top % FRL

60.2%

Median % FRL

52.1%

HIGHEST POVERTY · WHATCOM COUNTY, WASHINGTON

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% FRL
1	Mount Baker Junior High	DEMING, WA	Mount Baker School District	Middle	244	60.2%
2	Nooksack Valley Middle School	Everson, WA	Nooksack Valley School District	Middle	469	58.4%
3	Vista Middle School	Ferndale, WA	Ferndale School District	Middle	550	55.6%
4	Horizon Middle School	Ferndale, WA	Ferndale School District	Middle	433	55.4%
5	Meridian Middle School	LYNDEN, WA	Meridian School District	Middle	350	53.1%
6	Shuksan Middle School	Bellingham, WA	Bellingham School District	Middle	606	52.1%
7	Lynden Middle School	LYNDEN, WA	Lynden School District	Middle	705	47.5%
8	Blaine Middle School	BLAINE, WA	Blaine School District	Middle	471	46.1%
9	Whatcom Middle School	Bellingham, WA	Bellingham School District	Middle	637	42.4%
10	Fairhaven Middle School	Bellingham, WA	Bellingham School District	Middle	588	40.8%
11	Kulshan Middle School	Bellingham, WA	Bellingham School District	Middle	575	28.7%

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