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The highest-performing public elementary schools in reading in Whatcom County, Washington

Across Whatcom County, Washington, 30 public elementary schools are ranked here, ranked by the share of students meeting or exceeding the state reading and writing standard. Silver Beach Elementary School leads the list at 69.8%, against a median of 44.7% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked
30
Whatcom County, Washington
Top % Proficient (Reading)
69.8%
Median % Proficient (Reading)
44.7%
BEST IN READING · WHATCOM COUNTY, WASHINGTON
#SchoolCityDistrictLevelStudents% Proficient (Reading)
1Silver Beach Elementary SchoolBellingham, WABellingham School DistrictElementary35769.8%
2Isom Elementary SchoolLYNDEN, WALynden School DistrictElementary41360.9%
3Geneva Elementary SchoolBellingham, WABellingham School DistrictElementary41260.8%
4Columbia Elementary SchoolBellingham, WABellingham School DistrictElementary18759.4%
5Lowell Elementary SchoolBellingham, WABellingham School DistrictElementary33857.2%
6Vossbeck Elementary SchoolLYNDEN, WALynden School DistrictElementary46855.9%
7Parkview Elementary SchoolBellingham, WABellingham School DistrictElementary42252.9%
8Wade King Elementary SchoolBellingham, WABellingham School DistrictElementary29751.3%
9Sunnyland Elementary SchoolBellingham, WABellingham School DistrictElementary28851.2%
10Northern Heights Elementary SchlBellingham, WABellingham School DistrictElementary39650.7%
11Everson ElementaryEverson, WANooksack Valley School DistrictElementary28849.6%
12Nooksack ElementaryEverson, WANooksack Valley School DistrictElementary41249.1%
13Happy Valley Elementary SchoolBellingham, WABellingham School DistrictElementary45548.4%
14Harmony ElementaryBELLINGHAM, WAMount Baker School DistrictElementary28846.3%
15Central ElementaryFerndale, WAFerndale School DistrictElementary31545.3%
16Fisher Elementary SchoolLYNDEN, WALynden School DistrictElementary54644.0%
17Sumas ElementarySumas, WANooksack Valley School DistrictElementary29541.5%
18Skyline Elementary SchoolFerndale, WAFerndale School DistrictElementary49641.4%
19Roosevelt Elementary SchoolBellingham, WABellingham School DistrictElementary34840.2%
20Acme ElementaryACME, WAMount Baker School DistrictElementary16840.2%
21Irene Reither Elementary SchoolEverson, WAMeridian School DistrictElementary76540.2%
22Custer ElemCuster, WAFerndale School DistrictElementary39240.0%
23Eagleridge ElementaryFerndale, WAFerndale School DistrictElementary45737.8%
24Blaine Elementary SchoolBLAINE, WABlaine School DistrictElementary46936.0%
25Kendall ElementaryMAPLE FALLS, WAMount Baker School DistrictElementary31734.8%
26Carl Cozier Elementary SchoolBellingham, WABellingham School DistrictElementary32534.1%
27Birchwood Elementary SchoolBellingham, WABellingham School DistrictElementary33532.3%
28Cascadia ElementaryFerndale, WAFerndale School DistrictElementary44030.5%
29Alderwood Elementary SchoolBellingham, WABellingham School DistrictElementary30527.7%
30Cordata Elementary SchoolBellingham, WABellingham School DistrictElementary35718.2%
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