Mount Baker Academy

Mount Baker Academy, a tiny all-grades campus in Deming, Washington, part of Mount Baker School District, hosts 32 students, covering grades K through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 84% leaner than the state mean of about 204.

Within Mount Baker School District, which oversees 7 schools and 1,580 students, Mount Baker Academy is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, Mount Baker Academy records that the student body is overwhelmingly White (84%). Beyond that, the school reports 16% Hispanic.

On the resource side, The school lists 1 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 32.0:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 33.2:1 average. An estimated 63% of students are eligible 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%.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Whatcom County) records that the typical household earns roughly $81,784 per year, 39% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. In all, Whatcom County runs 78 public schools (combined enrollment of about 27,779 students), of which Mount Baker Academy is one.

Nearest neighbor: Mount Baker Junior High, around 0.0 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 4 other public schools cluster around Mount Baker Academy.

The school occupies a small-town site.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Mount Baker Academy has edged up 45%, going from 22 students in 2018 to 32 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share grew from 77% to 84%. The student-to-teacher ratio grew from 8.8:1 in 2018 to 32.0:1 today.

On this page, members of the Mount Baker Academy community share and discuss enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. The community welcomes input from current and former families.