Harmony Elementary

Located at 5060 SAND ROAD, in BELLINGHAM, Washington, Harmony Elementary is a small elementary campus that enrolls 288 students (grades K through 6), one of the schools within Mount Baker School District. Compared to the state average of about 380 students per school, that is 24% smaller than typical.

Across the 7 schools in Mount Baker School District (1,580 students total), Harmony Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, Harmony Elementary lists that the largest single group is White, at 77% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school lists 12% Hispanic, 7% multiracial. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Harmony Elementary has 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.9:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 17.3:1 average. Around 47% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Harmony Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 49.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 43.1%.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Whatcom County indicate median household earnings sit near $81,784, about 39% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Whatcom County runs 78 public schools (combined enrollment of about 27,779 students), of which Harmony Elementary is one.

Northern Heights Elementary Schl is the nearest neighboring public school, about 4.8 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 5 other public schools cluster around Harmony Elementary. On composite proficiency, Harmony Elementary comes 3rd of 7 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 43.6%.

The campus sits in an outlying setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Harmony Elementary's enrollment has ticked down 15% since 2018, when it stood at 338 (now 288). The White share of enrollment grew from 71% to 77% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 16.9:1 in 2018 to 14.9:1 today.

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