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The highest-performing public schools in science in Whatcom County, Washington

This ranking covers the highest-performing public schools in science in Whatcom County, Washington, drawn from 51 qualifying public schools. Columbia Elementary School leads the list at 80.0%, against a median of 46.7% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Whatcom County, Washington

Top % Proficient (Science)

80.0%

Median % Proficient (Science)

46.7%

BEST IN SCIENCE · WHATCOM COUNTY, WASHINGTON

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% Proficient (Science)
1	Columbia Elementary School	Bellingham, WA	Bellingham School District	Elementary	187	80.0%
2	Sunnyland Elementary School	Bellingham, WA	Bellingham School District	Elementary	288	74.3%
3	Lowell Elementary School	Bellingham, WA	Bellingham School District	Elementary	338	72.7%
4	Wade King Elementary School	Bellingham, WA	Bellingham School District	Elementary	297	70.9%
5	Parkview Elementary School	Bellingham, WA	Bellingham School District	Elementary	422	70.4%
6	Geneva Elementary School	Bellingham, WA	Bellingham School District	Elementary	412	66.1%
7	Fairhaven Middle School	Bellingham, WA	Bellingham School District	Middle	588	65.6%
8	Kulshan Middle School	Bellingham, WA	Bellingham School District	Middle	575	63.9%
9	Silver Beach Elementary School	Bellingham, WA	Bellingham School District	Elementary	357	63.0%
10	Blaine High School	BLAINE, WA	Blaine School District	High	566	61.9%
11	Happy Valley Elementary School	Bellingham, WA	Bellingham School District	Elementary	455	60.6%
12	Northern Heights Elementary Schl	Bellingham, WA	Bellingham School District	Elementary	396	59.4%
13	Vossbeck Elementary School	LYNDEN, WA	Lynden School District	Elementary	468	58.5%
14	Isom Elementary School	LYNDEN, WA	Lynden School District	Elementary	413	55.4%
15	Bellingham High School	Bellingham, WA	Bellingham School District	High	1,165	54.0%
16	Nooksack Valley High School	Everson, WA	Nooksack Valley School District	High	520	53.2%
17	Harmony Elementary	BELLINGHAM, WA	Mount Baker School District	Elementary	288	52.8%
18	Ferndale High School	Ferndale, WA	Ferndale School District	High	1,325	51.7%
19	Whatcom Middle School	Bellingham, WA	Bellingham School District	Middle	637	50.5%
20	Meridian Middle School	LYNDEN, WA	Meridian School District	Middle	350	50.4%
21	Custer Elem	Custer, WA	Ferndale School District	Elementary	392	48.3%
22	Everson Elementary	Everson, WA	Nooksack Valley School District	Elementary	288	48.1%
23	Fisher Elementary School	LYNDEN, WA	Lynden School District	Elementary	546	47.7%
24	Skyline Elementary School	Ferndale, WA	Ferndale School District	Elementary	496	46.8%
25	Sehome High School	Bellingham, WA	Bellingham School District	High	1,116	46.7%
26	Lynden High School	LYNDEN, WA	Lynden School District	High	1,002	46.7%
27	Shuksan Middle School	Bellingham, WA	Bellingham School District	Middle	606	45.6%
28	Nooksack Elementary	Everson, WA	Nooksack Valley School District	Elementary	412	45.6%
29	Kendall Elementary	MAPLE FALLS, WA	Mount Baker School District	Elementary	317	45.5%
30	Carl Cozier Elementary School	Bellingham, WA	Bellingham School District	Elementary	325	45.2%
31	Birchwood Elementary School	Bellingham, WA	Bellingham School District	Elementary	335	44.4%
32	Central Elementary	Ferndale, WA	Ferndale School District	Elementary	315	44.1%
33	Eagleridge Elementary	Ferndale, WA	Ferndale School District	Elementary	457	43.5%
34	Blaine Elementary School	BLAINE, WA	Blaine School District	Elementary	469	43.4%
35	Cordata Elementary School	Bellingham, WA	Bellingham School District	Elementary	357	41.3%
36	Lynden Middle School	LYNDEN, WA	Lynden School District	Middle	705	41.2%
37	Nooksack Valley Middle School	Everson, WA	Nooksack Valley School District	Middle	469	41.1%
38	Roosevelt Elementary School	Bellingham, WA	Bellingham School District	Elementary	348	40.3%
39	Vista Middle School	Ferndale, WA	Ferndale School District	Middle	550	39.6%
40	Sumas Elementary	Sumas, WA	Nooksack Valley School District	Elementary	295	39.6%
41	Blaine Middle School	BLAINE, WA	Blaine School District	Middle	471	39.5%
42	Cascadia Elementary	Ferndale, WA	Ferndale School District	Elementary	440	39.3%
43	Irene Reither Elementary School	Everson, WA	Meridian School District	Elementary	765	38.5%
44	Horizon Middle School	Ferndale, WA	Ferndale School District	Middle	433	38.4%
45	Acme Elementary	ACME, WA	Mount Baker School District	Elementary	168	35.3%
46	Mount Baker Senior High	DEMING, WA	Mount Baker School District	High	513	35.0%
47	Alderwood Elementary School	Bellingham, WA	Bellingham School District	Elementary	305	29.6%
48	Intergenerational High School	Bellingham, WA	Intergenerational High School	High	107	26.1%
49	Meridian High School	BELLINGHAM, WA	Meridian School District	High	534	23.8%
50	Mount Baker Junior High	DEMING, WA	Mount Baker School District	Middle	244	20.5%

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