Enrollment
30
Elementary
DISTRICT 281 · STATE 380
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FERNDALE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 530285000457
Beach Elem
3786 Centerview Road, Lummi Island, WA 98262 · (360) 383-9440 · Whatcom County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL30 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.0:1
2 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.6:1 · STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
53%
16 students
DISTRICT 57% · STATE 51%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 1 | 3% |
| Grade 1 | 5 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 7 | 23% |
| Grade 3 | 4 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 5 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 8 | 27% |
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
Smarter Balanced + WCAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded StandardEnglish Language Arts
52.9%
WA avg 58.4% . -5.4pp since 2014
Math
70.6%
WA avg 51.2% . +39.8pp since 2014
What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 53 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 71 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Washington schools, those numbers are about 58 and 51. Reading and writing scores are down about 5 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 40 points.
Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 52.9% | 70.6% |
| 2023-24 | 60.0% | 50.0% |
| 2022-23 | 55.0% | 55.0% |
| 2021-22 | 46.1% | 46.1% |
| 2018-19 | 70.0% | 65.0% |
| 2017-18 | 65.2% | 52.2% |
| 2016-17 | 61.9% | 57.1% |
| 2015-16 | 62.5% | 68.8% |
| 2014-15 | 58.3% | 30.8% |
% Met or Exceeded Standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Smarter Balanced + WCAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of WA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
58.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.4%
based on WA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+14.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 58% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 44% typical for Washington schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 14 points, placing it in Washington's top 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Where Beach Elem ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Washington | In Whatcom County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 30 | #1,241 of 1,268 | #38 of 42 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
30
-6 (-17%) vs 2020
-46% since 1990-91, when it was 56
Student : Teacher
15.0:1
was 18.0:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 30 | 2 | 15.0:1 | 53% (16) |
| 2023-24 | 38 | 3.2 | 11.9:1 | 63% (24) |
| 2022-23 | 43 | 2.2 | 19.6:1 | 67% (29) |
| 2020-21 | 36 | 2 | 18.0:1 | 39% (14) |
| 2017-18 | 43 | 2 | 21.6:1 | 33% (14) |
| 2015-16 | 30 | 2 | 15.0:1 | 37% (11) |
| 2010-11 | 53 | 3 | 17.7:1 | 38% (20) |
| 2000-01 | 39 | 3 | 13.0:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 56 | 2 | 28.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Beach Elem.
Since 2017-18: students down 30% (43 to 30); teachers up 1% (2 to 2).
About Beach Elem
Beach Elem is a small elementary school in Ferndale School District, located in Lummi Island, Washington. Grades offered run from kindergarten through 5, with 30 students enrolled. For comparison, elementary schools in Washington average about 380 students.
The district, Ferndale School District, operates 13 schools serving 4,746 students.
Beach Elem's enrollment is 63% White. The next largest groups are 13% Hispanic, 13% Native American, 7% multiracial, and 3% Asian. In Whatcom County overall, about 78% of residents are White.
Beach Elem employs 2 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 15.0:1. That ratio is under the 17.3:1 average for elementary schools in Washington. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 53% in 2024-25.
On allk12's BeatsExpectations measure, Beach Elem is among the top 10% of schools in Washington. Predicted: 44.4%. Actual: 58.4%.
Federal survey data for Whatcom County show that median household income is about $81,784, 39% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Beach Elem is among the 78 public schools in Whatcom County.
The closest other public school is Lummi Nation Tribal School, about 1.5 miles away. There are 2 other public schools within five miles. Beach Elem's average proficiency of 58.4% compares with 49.0% for its nearest scored neighbors.
Beach Elem falls in the Rural: Fringe locale category, used for schools in rural territory close to an urban area.
The number of students dropped from 36 to 30 over 4 years. By 2024-25, the school had 15.0 students per teacher, compared with 18.0 in 2020-21.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week at Beach Elem. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Whatcom County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
230,503
Census ACS
Median income
$81,784
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
39%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
78
27,779 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Ferndale School District
- Ferndale High SchoolHigh · 1,325 students
- Vista Middle SchoolMiddle · 550 students
- Skyline Elementary SchoolElementary · 496 students
- Eagleridge ElementaryElementary · 457 students
- Cascadia ElementaryElementary · 440 students
- Horizon Middle SchoolMiddle · 433 students
Other Beach Elementary schools
6 other US public schools in 6 states are named Beach Elementary. Beach Elem is the 7th largest of the 7.
- Beach ElementaryChesapeake Beach, MD · 502 students
- Beach Elementary SchoolCEDAR SPRINGS, MI · 445 students
- Beach ElementaryPiedmont, CA · 323 students
- Beach Elementary SchoolMUSKEGON, MI · 295 students
- Beach Elementary SchoolPortland, OR · 295 students
Nearby schools
- Lummi Nation Tribal School1.5 mi · 297
- Lummi High School1.5 mi · 142
- Alderwood Elementary School8.2 mi · 305
- Fairhaven Middle School8.4 mi · 588
- Meridian Impact Re-Engagement8.4 mi · 21
- Blaine Re-Engagement8.5 mi · 14
Frequently asked questions
About Beach ElemWhat is the total enrollment at Beach Elem?
Beach Elem enrolls approximately 30 students in grades KG-05.
Is Beach Elem an elementary, middle, or high school?
Beach Elem is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at Beach Elem?
Approximately 15.0:1 students per teacher at Beach Elem.
How diverse is Beach Elem?
Beach Elem reports a student body of 63% White, 13% Hispanic, 3% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees Beach Elem?
Beach Elem is overseen by Ferndale School District in Whatcom County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.