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The public elementary schools with the highest student-to-teacher ratios in Whatcom County, Washington

31 public elementary schools in Whatcom County, Washington appear in this ranking of the public elementary schools with the highest student-to-teacher ratios, ranked by the most students per teacher, a proxy for larger classes. Meridian Parent Partnership Program leads the list at 26.3:1, against a median of 16.1:1 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
31
Whatcom County, Washington
Top Students/teacher
26.3:1
Median Students/teacher
16.1:1
HIGHEST RATIO · WHATCOM COUNTY, WASHINGTON
#SchoolCityDistrictLevelStudentsRatio
1Meridian Parent Partnership ProgramBellingham, WAMeridian School DistrictElementary20826.3:1
2Silver Beach Elementary SchoolBellingham, WABellingham School DistrictElementary35720.3:1
3Blaine Elementary SchoolBLAINE, WABlaine School DistrictElementary46919.8:1
4Geneva Elementary SchoolBellingham, WABellingham School DistrictElementary41218.2:1
5Skyline Elementary SchoolFerndale, WAFerndale School DistrictElementary49617.8:1
6Happy Valley Elementary SchoolBellingham, WABellingham School DistrictElementary45517.6:1
7Central ElementaryFerndale, WAFerndale School DistrictElementary31517.4:1
8Lowell Elementary SchoolBellingham, WABellingham School DistrictElementary33817.3:1
9Custer ElemCuster, WAFerndale School DistrictElementary39217.3:1
10Fisher Elementary SchoolLYNDEN, WALynden School DistrictElementary54617.2:1
11Eagleridge ElementaryFerndale, WAFerndale School DistrictElementary45717.0:1
12Parkview Elementary SchoolBellingham, WABellingham School DistrictElementary42216.7:1
13Blaine Primary SchoolBLAINE, WABlaine School DistrictElementary41916.6:1
14Isom Elementary SchoolLYNDEN, WALynden School DistrictElementary41316.6:1
15Wade King Elementary SchoolBellingham, WABellingham School DistrictElementary29716.4:1
16Irene Reither Elementary SchoolEverson, WAMeridian School DistrictElementary76516.1:1
17Everson ElementaryEverson, WANooksack Valley School DistrictElementary28816.1:1
18Northern Heights Elementary SchlBellingham, WABellingham School DistrictElementary39615.6:1
19Nooksack ElementaryEverson, WANooksack Valley School DistrictElementary41215.6:1
20Vossbeck Elementary SchoolLYNDEN, WALynden School DistrictElementary46815.4:1
21Cascadia ElementaryFerndale, WAFerndale School DistrictElementary44015.3:1
22Sumas ElementarySumas, WANooksack Valley School DistrictElementary29515.2:1
23Harmony ElementaryBELLINGHAM, WAMount Baker School DistrictElementary28814.9:1
24Sunnyland Elementary SchoolBellingham, WABellingham School DistrictElementary28814.6:1
25Carl Cozier Elementary SchoolBellingham, WABellingham School DistrictElementary32514.4:1
26Roosevelt Elementary SchoolBellingham, WABellingham School DistrictElementary34814.3:1
27Kendall ElementaryMAPLE FALLS, WAMount Baker School DistrictElementary31714.3:1
28Alderwood Elementary SchoolBellingham, WABellingham School DistrictElementary30514.1:1
29Birchwood Elementary SchoolBellingham, WABellingham School DistrictElementary33514.0:1
30Cordata Elementary SchoolBellingham, WABellingham School DistrictElementary35712.5:1
31Lummi Nation Tribal SchoolBellingham, WALummi Nation Tribal SchoolElementary2975.8:1
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