Enrollment
288
Elementary
DISTRICT 198 · STATE 380
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MOUNT BAKER SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 530531000801
Harmony Elementary
5060 SAND ROAD, BELLINGHAM, WA 98226 · (360) 383-2050 · Whatcom County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL288 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.9:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.7:1 · STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
47%
134 students
DISTRICT 55% · STATE 51%
Community
0
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 | 38 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 38 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 39 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 46 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 41 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 37 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 49 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (38) is 22% smaller than its 6th grade class (49).
Student demographics
39%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 48% · 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
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within Mount Baker School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Smarter Balanced + WCAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded StandardEnglish Language Arts
46.3%
WA avg 58.4% . -1.0pp since 2014
Math
40.7%
WA avg 51.2% . -2.7pp since 2014
What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 46 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 41 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Washington schools, those numbers are about 58 and 51. Reading and writing scores are down about 1 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 3 points.
Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 46.3% | 40.7% |
| 2023-24 | 40.1% | 38.3% |
| 2022-23 | 45.7% | 38.1% |
| 2021-22 | 43.2% | 39.2% |
| 2018-19 | 60.1% | 48.8% |
| 2017-18 | 56.4% | 37.6% |
| 2016-17 | 53.9% | 34.4% |
| 2015-16 | 48.1% | 37.9% |
| 2014-15 | 47.3% | 43.4% |
% 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
43.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.0%
based on WA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% 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 Harmony Elementary
Harmony Elementary's state test result (43.1% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harmony Elementary this school | 288 | 46.5% | 43.1% |
| Mount Erie Elementary Anacortes | 327 | 46.8% | 58.5% |
| Mccleary Elem McCleary | 332 | 45.2% | 42.4% |
| Beacon Avenue Elementary School Montesano | 333 | 46.5% | N/A |
| Vaughn Elementary School Vaughn | 326 | 46.0% | 54.0% |
| South Colby Elementary Port Orchard | 276 | 42.8% | 56.3% |
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 Harmony Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Washington | In Whatcom County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 43.1% | #556 of 936 | #16 of 30 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 40.7% | #646 of 1,103 ▲ 26 | #16 of 30 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 46.3% | #590 of 1,102 ▲ 130 | #14 of 30 ▲ 4 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +2.3pp | #419 of 928 | #13 of 30 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 288 | #990 of 1,268 | #29 of 42 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.9:1 | #317 of 1,085 | #9 of 31 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 38.5% | #946 of 1,088 | #28 of 31 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 46.5% | #701 of 1,169 | #22 of 34 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.8% | #442 of 778 | #10 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
288
+7 (+2%) vs 2020
-29% since 1990-91, when it was 408
Student : Teacher
14.9:1
was 14.1:1
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 | 288 | 19.3 | 14.9:1 | 47% (134) |
| 2023-24 | 292 | 19.8 | 14.8:1 | 46% (133) |
| 2022-23 | 309 | 21.3 | 14.5:1 | 45% (138) |
| 2020-21 | 281 | 20 | 14.1:1 | 36% (101) |
| 2017-18 | 338 | 20 | 16.9:1 | 39% (131) |
| 2015-16 | 378 | 22 | 17.2:1 | 46% (175) |
| 2010-11 | 345 | 19 | 18.2:1 | 37% (128) |
| 2000-01 | 375 | 21 | 17.9:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 408 | 19 | 21.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Harmony Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 15% (338 to 288); teachers down 3% (20 to 19.3).
About Harmony Elementary
Harmony Elementary is a low-enrollment elementary school based in BELLINGHAM, Washington. It reported 288 students in kindergarten through 6 in 2024-25. Elementary schools in Washington average about 380 students, which makes this school 24% below average.
Mount Baker School District has a total of 7 schools and 1,580 students, Harmony Elementary among them.
The share of White students at Harmony Elementary is 77%, a majority. Other students are 12% Hispanic and 7% multiracial. Census estimates put Whatcom County at about 78% White, close to the school's figure. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 39%.
A staff of 19.3 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 14.9:1. The average for elementary schools in Washington is 17.3:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher. By family income, 47% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The figure for public schools in Whatcom County is close, at 47%.
Harmony Elementary scores 43.1% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 49.0%.
In Whatcom County, home to about 230,503 people, the median household earns about $81,784 a year, about 39% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. There are 78 public schools in the county, enrolling about 27,779, Harmony Elementary among them.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Northern Heights Elementary Schl, is about 4.8 miles. Within five miles are 5 other public schools. Harmony Elementary is 3rd of 7 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
NCES assigns Harmony Elementary the locale Rural: Fringe, meaning in rural territory close to an urban area.
Enrollment has been fairly stable: 281 in 2020-21 and 288 in 2024-25.
The discussion board for Harmony Elementary is open to topics like pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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 Mount Baker School District
- Mount Baker Senior HighHigh · 513 students
- Kendall ElementaryElementary · 317 students
- Mount Baker Junior HighMiddle · 244 students
- Acme ElementaryElementary · 168 students
- Mount Baker AcademyCombined · 32 students
- Educational Resource CenterElementary · 18 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
Other Harmony Elementary schools
17 other US public schools in 11 states are named Harmony Elementary. Harmony Elementary is the 13th largest of the 18.
- Harmony Elementary SchoolVancouver, WA · 467 students
- Harmony ElementaryHemet, CA · 826 students
- Harmony Elementary SchoolSAN ANTONIO, TX · 781 students
- Harmony Elementary SchoolMonroe, GA · 666 students
- Harmony Elementary SchoolBuford, GA · 614 students
Nearby schools
- Northern Heights Elementary Schl4.8 mi · 396
- Educational Resource Center4.9 mi · 18
- Mount Baker Academy5.0 mi · 32
- Mount Baker Junior High5.0 mi · 244
- Squalicum High School5.0 mi · 1,273
- Mount Baker Senior High5.0 mi · 513
Frequently asked questions
About Harmony ElementaryHow large is Harmony Elementary?
Harmony Elementary enrolls approximately 288 students in grades KG-06.
What age range does Harmony Elementary serve?
Harmony Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 06.
How many teachers does Harmony Elementary have?
Harmony Elementary employs 19 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.9:1.
How diverse is Harmony Elementary?
Harmony Elementary reports a student body of 77% White, 12% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is Harmony Elementary in?
Harmony Elementary is part of Mount Baker School District.
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