Eagleridge Elementary

As a moderately sized K-5 school in Ferndale, Washington, Eagleridge Elementary educates 457 students from grades K through 5, part of Ferndale School District. Compared to the state average of about 380 students per school, that is 20% larger than typical.

Ferndale School District runs 13 schools in total, collectively educating 4,746 students. Eagleridge Elementary is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, Eagleridge Elementary reports that the largest single group is White at 49%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest breaks down as 18% Hispanic, 18% Native American, 9% multiracial, 4% Asian. By comparison, Whatcom County as a whole is about 78% White, so the school skews visibly less White than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, Eagleridge Elementary shows 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 17.0:1. The state averages about 17.3:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Roughly 59% of students at Eagleridge Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is noticeably above Whatcom County's rate of about 47%.

With demographic context factored in, Eagleridge Elementary performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 40.9%, the actual is 35.8%, a residual of -5.1 points.

In the broader community, census data for Whatcom County shows the typical household earns roughly $81,784 per year, 39% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. In all, Whatcom County runs 78 public schools (combined enrollment of about 27,779 students), of which Eagleridge Elementary is one.

Nearest neighbor: Horizon Middle School, around 0.1 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Eagleridge Elementary. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Eagleridge Elementary ranks 4th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 35.9%.

Eagleridge Elementary operates from a suburban location.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Eagleridge Elementary has contracted 4%, going from 474 students in 2018 to 457 in 2025. The White share of enrollment climbed from 45% to 49% over that span.

On this page, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.