Enrollment
258
Combined
DISTRICT 453 · STATE 204
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BELLINGHAM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 530042003476
Bellingham Family Partnership Program
1409 18th St, Bellingham, WA 98225 · (360) 676-6424 · Whatcom County
GRADES KG–12COMBINED13-CITYALTERNATIVE EDUCATION SCHOOL258 STUDENTS
·
allk12 Grade
Not graded
Schools serving specialized populations are not graded, because state test results are not a fair comparison for them. How grades work
Student : Teacher
26.1:1
10 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.1:1 · STATE 33.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
35%
90 students
DISTRICT 44% · STATE 51%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other combined schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 18 | 7% |
| Grade 1 | 19 | 7% |
| Grade 2 | 29 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 29 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 31 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 36 | 14% |
| Grade 6 | 35 | 14% |
| Grade 7 | 33 | 13% |
| Grade 8 | 27 | 10% |
| Grade 9 | 1 | 0% |
This year's kindergarten class (18) is 33% smaller than its 8th grade class (27).
Student demographics
37%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 55% · STATE 68% · US 70%
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
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Smarter Balanced + WCAS 2023-24 . % Met or Exceeded StandardEnglish Language Arts
1.9%
own-school result
Math
1.9%
own-school result
State assessment results for this school reflect a specialized student population. The figures above are the school's own reported scores; they are not directly comparable to state averages or to general-enrollment schools, so the usual state-average comparison line is suppressed here.
Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | 1.9% | 1.9% |
| 2022-23 | 1.9% | N/A |
| 2021-22 | 4.5% | 3.0% |
| 2018-19 | 5.4% | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 10.6% | 6.4% |
| 2016-17 | 22.2% | 13.9% |
| 2015-16 | 30.8% | 23.1% |
% Met or Exceeded Standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Smarter Balanced + WCAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Not computed for this schoolBeatsExpectations is not computed for specialized-population schools (schools for the deaf or blind, therapeutic and behavioral-health placements, juvenile-justice and alternative-education settings, and similar). State ELA/Math proficiency rates are not a comparable metric for these populations, so a demographically-adjusted residual against general-enrollment peers would be misleading. About the methodology →
Where Bellingham Family Partnership Program ranks
Among K-12 schools| Measure | This school | In Washington |
|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 258 | #21 of 116 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 26.1:1 | #16 of 29 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 37.0% | #16 of 29 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 34.9% | #46 of 60 |
Ranked against other public K-12 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
258
-304 (-54%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
26.1:1
was 37.5:1
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 | 258 | 9.9 | 26.1:1 | 35% (90) |
| 2023-24 | 254 | 11.7 | 21.7:1 | 35% (90) |
| 2022-23 | 266 | 11.6 | 22.9:1 | 34% (91) |
| 2020-21 | 562 | 15 | 37.5:1 | 15% (82) |
| 2017-18 | 72 | 5.2 | 13.8:1 | 7% (5) |
| 2015-16 | 74 | N/A | N/A | 12% (9) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Bellingham Family Partnership Program.
Since 2017-18: students up 258% (72 to 258); teachers up 90% (5.2 to 9.9).
About Bellingham Family Partnership Program
Bellingham Family Partnership Program sits in Bellingham, Washington, and is classified as a school serving multiple grade levels. Enrollment totals 258 students across kindergarten through 12. Across combined schools in Washington, the average enrollment is about 204.
Bellingham School District is responsible for 25 schools, Bellingham Family Partnership Program included, with 11,337 students in all.
The student body at Bellingham Family Partnership Program is 78% White. Beyond that, enrollment is 12% Hispanic and 6% multiracial. Among Whatcom County residents, the White share is about 78%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 37%.
Its ratio of 26.1:1 is based on 9.9 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for combined schools in Washington is 33.2:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher. In all, 35% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Across public schools in Whatcom County, the average is 47%.
The school is in Whatcom County, where the median household earns about $81,784 a year, about 39% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 7%. Bellingham Family Partnership Program shares Whatcom County with 77 other public schools.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Lowell Elementary School, is about 0.5 miles. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles.
Federal data place Bellingham Family Partnership Program in the City: Small locale, which means it is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
In 2020-21, federal data counted 562 students at Bellingham Family Partnership Program; in 2024-25, 258. The grades served may not have been the same in both years. The student-to-teacher ratio dropped from 37.5:1 in 2020-21 to 26.1:1 in 2024-25.
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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 Bellingham School District
- Squalicum High SchoolHigh · 1,273 students
- Bellingham High SchoolHigh · 1,165 students
- Sehome High SchoolHigh · 1,116 students
- Whatcom Middle SchoolMiddle · 637 students
- Shuksan Middle SchoolMiddle · 606 students
- Fairhaven Middle SchoolMiddle · 588 students
Other schools in Bellingham
- Squalicum High SchoolHigh · 1,273 students
- Bellingham High SchoolHigh · 1,165 students
- Sehome High SchoolHigh · 1,116 students
- Whatcom Middle SchoolMiddle · 637 students
- Shuksan Middle SchoolMiddle · 606 students
- Fairhaven Middle SchoolMiddle · 588 students
Nearby schools
- Lowell Elementary School0.5 mi · 338
- Fairhaven Middle School0.5 mi · 588
- Happy Valley Elementary School0.5 mi · 455
- Sehome High School0.9 mi · 1,116
- Carl Cozier Elementary School2.4 mi · 325
- Wade King Elementary School2.4 mi · 297
Frequently asked questions
About Bellingham Family Partnership ProgramHow large is Bellingham Family Partnership Program?
Bellingham Family Partnership Program enrolls approximately 258 students in grades KG-12.
What grades does Bellingham Family Partnership Program serve?
Bellingham Family Partnership Program serves grades KG-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Bellingham Family Partnership Program?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Bellingham Family Partnership Program is approximately 26.1:1 (10 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Bellingham Family Partnership Program?
At Bellingham Family Partnership Program, the student body is approximately 78% White, 12% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Bellingham Family Partnership Program public or private?
Bellingham Family Partnership Program is a public K-12 school, overseen by Bellingham School District.
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