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What's the most underrated thing about Blaine High School that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
566
High
DISTRICT 290 · STATE 573
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BLAINE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 530057000132
Blaine High School
1055 H STREET, BLAINE, WA 98230 · (360) 332-6045 · Whatcom County
GRADES 09–12HIGH31-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL566 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 89% of Washington public high schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C+Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Washington public high schools
Student : Teacher
20.6:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.6:1 · STATE 21.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
41%
233 students
DISTRICT 48% · STATE 51%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 149 | 26% |
| Grade 10 | 130 | 23% |
| Grade 11 | 138 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 149 | 26% |
Student demographics
53%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 53% · 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
School pathway
Based on grade levels within Blaine School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Smarter Balanced + WCAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded StandardEnglish Language Arts
64.0%
WA avg 58.4% . +22.0pp since 2014
Math
35.2%
WA avg 51.2% . +19.9pp since 2014
What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 64 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 35 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Washington schools, those numbers are about 58 and 51. Reading and writing scores are up about 22 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 20 points.
Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 64.0% | 35.2% |
| 2023-24 | 76.8% | 45.1% |
| 2022-23 | 77.8% | 55.2% |
| 2021-22 | 67.8% | 35.6% |
| 2018-19 | 66.9% | 44.2% |
| 2017-18 | 73.6% | 43.4% |
| 2016-17 | 42.1% | 16.7% |
| 2015-16 | 25.6% | 22.9% |
| 2014-15 | 42.0% | 15.3% |
% 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
57.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
52.6%
based on WA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 58% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 53% typical for Washington schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Washington's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Blaine High School
Blaine High School's state test result (57.6% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blaine High School this school | 566 | 41.2% | 57.6% |
| Granite Falls High School Granite Falls | 614 | 43.0% | 48.3% |
| Vancouver iTech Preparatory VANCOUVER | 600 | 36.3% | N/A |
| Kingston High School Kingston | 602 | 44.4% | 52.5% |
| Meridian High School BELLINGHAM | 534 | 36.1% | 48.1% |
| Medical Lake High School Medical Lake | 506 | 40.3% | 51.7% |
Matched among Washington high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Blaine High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Washington | In Whatcom County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 57.6% | #37 of 271 | #1 of 10 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 35.2% | #110 of 321 ▼ 56 | #4 of 10 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 64.0% | #112 of 327 ▼ 62 | #5 of 10 ▼ 4 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -2.1pp | #106 of 259 | #6 of 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 566 | #207 of 570 | #6 of 18 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.6:1 | #155 of 311 | #3 of 9 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 53.1% | #180 of 316 | #6 of 9 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 41.2% | #265 of 386 | #8 of 12 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.9% | #57 of 164 | N/A |
Ranked against other public high 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
566
-71 (-11%) vs 2020
+58% since 1990-91, when it was 359
Student : Teacher
20.6:1
was 18.2:1
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 | 566 | 27.5 | 20.6:1 | 41% (233) |
| 2023-24 | 589 | 31.5 | 18.7:1 | 44% (262) |
| 2022-23 | 609 | 37 | 16.5:1 | 46% (279) |
| 2020-21 | 637 | 35 | 18.2:1 | 45% (289) |
| 2017-18 | 635 | 36.3 | 17.5:1 | 45% (283) |
| 2015-16 | 679 | 34 | 20.0:1 | 47% (318) |
| 2010-11 | 639 | 34 | 18.8:1 | 36% (228) |
| 2000-01 | 562 | 25 | 22.5:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 359 | 17 | 21.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Blaine High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 11% (635 to 566); teachers down 24% (36.3 to 27.5).
About Blaine High School
Blaine High School is the name of a mid-sized high school in BLAINE, Washington. Total enrollment is 566 students, and the grades served are 9 through 12.
Blaine High School is part of Blaine School District, where 7 schools serve 1,983 students.
More than half of enrollment at Blaine High School is White: 65%. The remaining shares are 16% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, 7% Asian, and 2% Black. Whatcom County as a whole is about 78% White, so the school's share is lower. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Blaine High School scores 53%.
With 27.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, the student-to-teacher ratio is about 20.6:1. High schools in Washington average 21.6:1, 1.0 more students per teacher than here. Roughly 41% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
Among Washington public high schools, Blaine High School outscored 89%, which works out to an A on the allk12 Grade.
After adjusting for student poverty, Blaine High School lands between the top and bottom 10% of Washington schools. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 57.6%; the prediction is 52.6%.
American Community Survey estimates for Whatcom County show that median household income comes to about $81,784, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 39% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 7%. The county's public schools total 78, with about 27,779 students.
Blaine Middle School is less than a tenth of a mile away, making it the nearest public school. There are 4 more public schools inside five miles. Nearby schools average 38.6% on proficiency, and Blaine High School is above that at 57.6%.
In the federal locale system, Blaine High School is coded Town: Fringe, for schools in a town close to an urbanized area.
The school shrank from 637 students in 2020-21 to 566 in 2024-25. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 18.2:1 to 20.6:1.
Use the discussion section to ask about special education services, counseling, and support programs at Blaine High School. You can also rate the school on this page.
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 Blaine School District
- Blaine Middle SchoolMiddle · 471 students
- Blaine Elementary SchoolElementary · 469 students
- Blaine Primary SchoolElementary · 419 students
- Blaine Home ConnectionElementary · 39 students
- Blaine Re-EngagementHigh · 14 students
- Point Roberts PrimaryElementary · 5 students
Other schools in BLAINE
- Blaine Middle SchoolMiddle · 471 students
- Blaine Elementary SchoolElementary · 469 students
- Blaine Primary SchoolElementary · 419 students
- Blaine Home ConnectionElementary · 39 students
Other Blaine High schools
One other US public school is named Blaine High. Blaine High School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Blaine High SchoolBLAINE, MN · 3,157 students
Nearby schools
- Blaine Middle School0.1 mi · 471
- Blaine Home Connection0.2 mi · 39
- Blaine Primary School0.2 mi · 419
- Blaine Elementary School0.2 mi · 469
- Custer Elem6.8 mi · 392
- Cascadia Elementary10.3 mi · 440
Frequently asked questions
About Blaine High SchoolHow large is Blaine High School?
Blaine High School enrolls approximately 566 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Blaine High School serve?
Blaine High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Blaine High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Blaine High School is approximately 20.6:1 (28 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Blaine High School?
Student demographics at Blaine High School are roughly 65% White, 16% Hispanic, 2% Black, 7% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is Blaine High School public or private?
Blaine High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Blaine School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.