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Meridian Parent Partnership Program
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Smarter Balanced + WCAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded StandardBeatsExpectations
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SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About Meridian Parent Partnership Program
Meridian Parent Partnership Program is an elementary campus of tight-knit scale in Bellingham, Washington, operated by Meridian School District, serveing 208 students in grades K through 8. By comparison, Washington's public schools average about 380 students each, so Meridian Parent Partnership Program sits 45% smaller than that benchmark.
Across the 6 schools in Meridian School District (1,904 students total), Meridian Parent Partnership Program accounts for its share of the district's footprint.
In terms of who attends, Meridian Parent Partnership Program lists that the student body is overwhelmingly White (86%). Other groups include 7% multiracial, 5% Hispanic.
Looking at school resources, Meridian Parent Partnership Program lists 8 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 26.3:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.3:1, putting Meridian Parent Partnership Program higher than the state norm the norm. Around 25% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Whatcom County runs at roughly 47%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully below the surrounding baseline.
In the area at large, the surrounding county (Whatcom County) logs that the typical household earns roughly $81,784 per year, 39% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Meridian Parent Partnership Program is one of 78 public schools in Whatcom County (combined enrollment of about 27,779 students).
Nearest neighbor: Meridian Special Programs, around 0.1 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Meridian Parent Partnership Program.
Meridian Parent Partnership Program operates from an outlying location.
Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Meridian Parent Partnership Program has ticked down 21%, going from 262 students in 2018 to 208 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 30.6:1 in 2018 to 26.3:1 today.
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