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The lowest-performing public schools by test proficiency in Whatcom County, Washington

51 public schools in Whatcom County, Washington appear in this ranking of the lowest-performing public schools by test proficiency, ranked by the lowest composite state-assessment proficiency. Cordata Elementary School leads the list at 20.9%, against a median of 43.3% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Whatcom County, Washington

Best % Proficient

20.9%

Median % Proficient

43.3%

LOWEST PROFICIENCY · WHATCOM COUNTY, WASHINGTON

#	School	City	District	Level	% FRL	Students	% Proficient
1	Cordata Elementary School	Bellingham, WA	Bellingham School District	Elementary	68.3%	357	20.9%
2	Mount Baker Junior High	DEMING, WA	Mount Baker School District	Middle	60.2%	244	26.5%
3	Alderwood Elementary School	Bellingham, WA	Bellingham School District	Elementary	65.6%	305	28.8%
4	Intergenerational High School	Bellingham, WA	Intergenerational High School	High	23.4%	107	29.1%
5	Kendall Elementary	MAPLE FALLS, WA	Mount Baker School District	Elementary	73.2%	317	31.2%
6	Birchwood Elementary School	Bellingham, WA	Bellingham School District	Elementary	58.5%	335	31.8%
7	Acme Elementary	ACME, WA	Mount Baker School District	Elementary	52.4%	168	33.6%
8	Shuksan Middle School	Bellingham, WA	Bellingham School District	Middle	52.1%	606	35.1%
9	Horizon Middle School	Ferndale, WA	Ferndale School District	Middle	55.4%	433	35.1%
10	Eagleridge Elementary	Ferndale, WA	Ferndale School District	Elementary	58.6%	457	35.8%
11	Mount Baker Senior High	DEMING, WA	Mount Baker School District	High	48.5%	513	36.7%
12	Squalicum High School	Bellingham, WA	Bellingham School District	High	43.2%	1,273	37.1%
13	Roosevelt Elementary School	Bellingham, WA	Bellingham School District	Elementary	49.4%	348	37.2%
14	Blaine Middle School	BLAINE, WA	Blaine School District	Middle	46.1%	471	37.2%
15	Cascadia Elementary	Ferndale, WA	Ferndale School District	Elementary	59.3%	440	37.9%
16	Blaine Elementary School	BLAINE, WA	Blaine School District	Elementary	47.1%	469	38.6%
17	Nooksack Valley Middle School	Everson, WA	Nooksack Valley School District	Middle	58.4%	469	40.0%
18	Irene Reither Elementary School	Everson, WA	Meridian School District	Elementary	49.8%	765	40.1%
19	Carl Cozier Elementary School	Bellingham, WA	Bellingham School District	Elementary	53.2%	325	40.1%
20	Lynden Middle School	LYNDEN, WA	Lynden School District	Middle	47.5%	705	41.0%
21	Central Elementary	Ferndale, WA	Ferndale School District	Elementary	65.1%	315	41.8%
22	Fisher Elementary School	LYNDEN, WA	Lynden School District	Elementary	50.7%	546	42.4%
23	Sumas Elementary	Sumas, WA	Nooksack Valley School District	Elementary	62.4%	295	42.6%
24	Harmony Elementary	BELLINGHAM, WA	Mount Baker School District	Elementary	46.5%	288	43.1%
25	Meridian Middle School	LYNDEN, WA	Meridian School District	Middle	53.1%	350	43.2%
26	Vista Middle School	Ferndale, WA	Ferndale School District	Middle	55.6%	550	43.3%
27	Everson Elementary	Everson, WA	Nooksack Valley School District	Elementary	59.0%	288	44.5%
28	Skyline Elementary School	Ferndale, WA	Ferndale School District	Elementary	56.5%	496	45.1%
29	Custer Elem	Custer, WA	Ferndale School District	Elementary	54.3%	392	46.7%
30	Ferndale High School	Ferndale, WA	Ferndale School District	High	45.5%	1,325	46.9%
31	Lynden High School	LYNDEN, WA	Lynden School District	High	43.5%	1,002	47.6%
32	Meridian High School	BELLINGHAM, WA	Meridian School District	High	36.1%	534	48.1%
33	Sunnyland Elementary School	Bellingham, WA	Bellingham School District	Elementary	44.1%	288	49.7%
34	Sehome High School	Bellingham, WA	Bellingham School District	High	29.9%	1,116	50.2%
35	Happy Valley Elementary School	Bellingham, WA	Bellingham School District	Elementary	45.5%	455	50.3%
36	Whatcom Middle School	Bellingham, WA	Bellingham School District	Middle	42.4%	637	50.9%
37	Bellingham High School	Bellingham, WA	Bellingham School District	High	35.5%	1,165	51.7%
38	Nooksack Valley High School	Everson, WA	Nooksack Valley School District	High	55.8%	520	51.9%
39	Northern Heights Elementary Schl	Bellingham, WA	Bellingham School District	Elementary	35.9%	396	52.0%
40	Wade King Elementary School	Bellingham, WA	Bellingham School District	Elementary	21.9%	297	53.6%
41	Nooksack Elementary	Everson, WA	Nooksack Valley School District	Elementary	55.1%	412	53.8%
42	Isom Elementary School	LYNDEN, WA	Lynden School District	Elementary	46.5%	413	54.9%
43	Parkview Elementary School	Bellingham, WA	Bellingham School District	Elementary	44.3%	422	55.0%
44	Geneva Elementary School	Bellingham, WA	Bellingham School District	Elementary	32.0%	412	55.5%
45	Blaine High School	BLAINE, WA	Blaine School District	High	41.2%	566	57.6%
46	Vossbeck Elementary School	LYNDEN, WA	Lynden School District	Elementary	51.5%	468	57.9%
47	Lowell Elementary School	Bellingham, WA	Bellingham School District	Elementary	34.3%	338	58.9%
48	Fairhaven Middle School	Bellingham, WA	Bellingham School District	Middle	40.8%	588	59.3%
49	Kulshan Middle School	Bellingham, WA	Bellingham School District	Middle	28.7%	575	60.1%
50	Columbia Elementary School	Bellingham, WA	Bellingham School District	Elementary	24.6%	187	62.4%

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