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Enrollment
457
Elementary
DISTRICT 281 · STATE 380
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FERNDALE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 530285002495
Eagleridge Elementary
2651 Thornton Road, Ferndale, WA 98248 · (360) 383-9700 · Whatcom County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY22-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL457 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.0:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.6:1 · STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
59%
268 students
DISTRICT 57% · STATE 51%
Community
1
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 | 88 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 60 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 71 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 89 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 78 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 71 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (88) is 24% larger than its 5th grade class (71).
Student demographics
68%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · 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
Test scores
Smarter Balanced + WCAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded StandardEnglish Language Arts
37.8%
WA avg 58.4% . +7.3pp since 2014
Math
31.5%
WA avg 51.2% . -2.5pp since 2014
What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 38 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 32 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 7 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 2 points.
Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 37.8% | 31.5% |
| 2023-24 | 33.6% | 30.7% |
| 2022-23 | 28.4% | 34.3% |
| 2021-22 | 35.8% | 34.7% |
| 2018-19 | 37.0% | 39.1% |
| 2017-18 | 39.5% | 35.2% |
| 2016-17 | 30.9% | 30.6% |
| 2015-16 | 32.0% | 32.0% |
| 2014-15 | 30.5% | 34.0% |
% 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
35.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.9%
based on WA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 36% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 41% 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 Eagleridge Elementary
Eagleridge Elementary's state test result (35.8% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eagleridge Elementary this school | 457 | 58.6% | 35.8% |
| Fort Stevens Elementary Yelm | 462 | 58.2% | 55.1% |
| Rocky Ridge Elementary Graham | 430 | 60.9% | 46.4% |
| Lakewood Elementary School Marysville | 458 | 54.1% | 24.9% |
| Skyline Elementary School Ferndale | 496 | 56.5% | 45.1% |
| Orchard Heights Elementary PORT ORCHARD | 529 | 58.0% | 50.3% |
Matched among Washington elementary 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 Eagleridge Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Washington | In Whatcom County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 35.8% | #706 of 936 | #25 of 30 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 31.5% | #847 of 1,103 ▼ 5 | #24 of 30 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 37.8% | #810 of 1,102 ▲ 66 | #23 of 30 ▲ 4 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -0.6pp | #347 of 928 | #11 of 30 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 457 | #422 of 1,268 | #6 of 42 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.0:1 | #827 of 1,085 | #21 of 31 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 68.3% | #329 of 1,088 | #3 of 31 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 58.6% | #469 of 1,169 | #10 of 34 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.6% | #701 of 778 | #18 of 20 |
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
457
+18 (+4%) vs 2020
-20% since 2000-01, when it was 568
Student : Teacher
17.0:1
was 15.7:1
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 | 457 | 26.9 | 17.0:1 | 59% (268) |
| 2023-24 | 479 | 34.3 | 13.9:1 | 61% (291) |
| 2022-23 | 452 | 32.1 | 14.1:1 | 65% (292) |
| 2020-21 | 439 | 28 | 15.7:1 | 54% (235) |
| 2017-18 | 474 | 27.2 | 17.4:1 | 61% (288) |
| 2015-16 | 477 | 27 | 17.7:1 | 59% (280) |
| 2010-11 | 478 | 26 | 18.4:1 | 51% (243) |
| 2000-01 | 568 | 28 | 20.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Eagleridge Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 4% (474 to 457); teachers down 1% (27.2 to 26.9).
About Eagleridge Elementary
Eagleridge Elementary is a medium-sized elementary school with an address in Ferndale, Washington. The student body numbers 457 students, from kindergarten through 5. An average school in this group (elementary schools in Washington) has about 380 students.
Ferndale School District runs 13 schools with a combined 4,746 students. Eagleridge Elementary is one of them.
The most common group at Eagleridge Elementary is White students, at 49%. Other groups include 18% Hispanic, 18% Native American, 9% multiracial, and 4% Asian. The county population is about 78% White. Eagleridge Elementary's diversity index is 68%, against a US figure of 70%.
The school reported 26.9 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 17.0:1. For comparison, elementary schools in Washington average 17.3:1. Eligible students account for 59% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program. Across public schools in Whatcom County, the average is 47%.
Eagleridge Elementary is 5.1 points below its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests (35.8% versus 40.9%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Washington.
Eagleridge Elementary is located in Whatcom County, where the median household income is $81,784, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 39%, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. Besides Eagleridge Elementary, Whatcom County has 77 other public schools.
Horizon Middle School is located about 0.1 miles from Eagleridge Elementary. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Its average proficiency rate of 35.8% is below the 35.9% average for nearby schools.
The federal government classifies Eagleridge Elementary's location as Suburb: Mid-size.
Enrollment at Eagleridge Elementary grew 4% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 439 to 457 students. There were more students per teacher in 2024-25 (17.0:1) than in 2020-21 (15.7:1).
Threads on this page can be about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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
- Cascadia ElementaryElementary · 440 students
- Horizon Middle SchoolMiddle · 433 students
- Custer ElemElementary · 392 students
Other schools in Ferndale
- Ferndale High SchoolHigh · 1,325 students
- Vista Middle SchoolMiddle · 550 students
- Skyline Elementary SchoolElementary · 496 students
- Cascadia ElementaryElementary · 440 students
- Horizon Middle SchoolMiddle · 433 students
- Central ElementaryElementary · 315 students
Nearby schools
- Horizon Middle School0.1 mi · 433
- Cascadia Elementary0.4 mi · 440
- Skyline Elementary School1.0 mi · 496
- Vista Middle School1.0 mi · 550
- Ferndale Re-Engagement1.1 mi · 33
- Ferndale Special Services1.1 mi · 20
Frequently asked questions
About Eagleridge ElementaryHow many students attend Eagleridge Elementary?
Eagleridge Elementary enrolls approximately 457 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Eagleridge Elementary serve?
Eagleridge Elementary serves grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Eagleridge Elementary have?
Eagleridge Elementary employs 27 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.0:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Eagleridge Elementary?
At Eagleridge Elementary, the student body is approximately 49% White, 18% Hispanic, 1% Black, 4% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Is Eagleridge Elementary public or private?
Eagleridge Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Ferndale School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.