Total enrollment
1,580
-149 (-9%) vs SY 2020-21
7 schools in Mount Baker School District
Washington · 1,580 students · 5 cities
Mount Baker School District in Washington runs 7 public K-12 schools today, teaching roughly 1,580 students (an average of 226 per school).
4-year change in Mount Baker School District
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
7
0 (0%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Mount Baker School District ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Washington | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 34.8% | #95 of 128 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,580 | #118 of 183 | #5,267 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 7 | #95 of 183 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.4:1 | #63 of 183 | #7,378 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 55.5% | #75 of 183 | #3,402 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 48.4% | #90 of 146 | #3,168 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside Mount Baker School District
State test results across the district's 5 scored schools run from Harmony Elementary at 43.1% proficient to Mount Baker Junior High at 26.5%, a gap of 16.6 points. That is the 66th widest gap among 92 Washington districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 7 district schools that reported both years went from 1,873 to 1,580 students (down 16%) and from 108 to 91 full-time teachers (down 16%), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
| Name | City | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Baker Senior High | Deming | High | 09-12 | 513 |
| Kendall Elementary | Maple Falls | Elementary | KG-06 | 317 |
| Harmony Elementary | Bellingham | Elementary | KG-06 | 288 |
| Mount Baker Junior High | Deming | Middle | 07-08 | 244 |
| Acme Elementary | Acme | Elementary | KG-06 | 168 |
| Mount Baker Academy | Deming | Combined | KG-12 | 32 |
| Educational Resource Center | Deming | Elementary | PK-PK | 18 |
About Mount Baker School District
As a small district in Washington, Mount Baker School District instructs 1,580 students across 7 schools.
On the school-mix side, Mount Baker School District comprises 4 elementary, 1 middle, 1 high school, and 1 combined or other.
Per-school enrollment averages around 226 in this district, lower than the Washington typical of 446.
Looking at the last 4 years. Across the same 4-year window, public-school enrollment contracted 9%: 1,729 students in SY 2020-21 versus 1,580 in SY 2024-25.
In the discussion threads here, the community for Mount Baker School District discusses comparison threads between local schools and program reviews. Discussions cut across districts, schools, and grade levels.