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Enrollment
513
High
DISTRICT 226 · STATE 573
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MOUNT BAKER SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 530531000803
Mount Baker Senior High
4936 DEMING RD, DEMING, WA 98244 · (360) 383-2015 · Whatcom County
GRADES 09–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL513 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
23.1:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.2:1 · STATE 21.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
49%
249 students
DISTRICT 55% · STATE 51%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 129 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 127 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 130 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 127 | 25% |
Student demographics
49%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
Feeds from
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
54.4%
WA avg 58.4% . +12.1pp since 2014
Math
17.6%
WA avg 51.2% . -5.5pp since 2014
What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 18 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Washington schools, those numbers are about 58 and 51. Reading and writing scores are up about 12 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 5 points.
Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 54.4% | 17.6% |
| 2023-24 | 56.9% | 21.1% |
| 2022-23 | 72.1% | 25.2% |
| 2021-22 | 60.6% | 26.7% |
| 2018-19 | 67.7% | 46.7% |
| 2017-18 | 79.0% | 46.0% |
| 2016-17 | N/A | 21.7% |
| 2015-16 | 26.8% | 13.9% |
| 2014-15 | 42.3% | 23.1% |
% 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of WA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
36.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.6%
based on WA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 37% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 48% typical for Washington schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Mount Baker Senior High
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Baker Senior High this school | 513 | 48.5% | 36.7% |
| Charles Francis Adams High School Clarkston | 670 | 47.9% | N/A |
| Sequim Senior High Sequim | 804 | 46.6% | N/A |
| Woodland High School Woodland | 667 | 48.3% | N/A |
| Tenino High School Tenino | 383 | 45.4% | 44.5% |
| Naches Valley High School Naches | 399 | 46.9% | 46.3% |
Matched among Washington high 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 Mount Baker Senior High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Washington | In Whatcom County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 36.7% | #181 of 271 | #9 of 10 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 17.6% | #245 of 321 ▼ 32 | #9 of 10 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 54.4% | #200 of 327 ▼ 13 | #9 of 10 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -7.6pp | #38 of 259 | #2 of 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 513 | #213 of 570 | #9 of 18 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 23.1:1 | #264 of 311 | #9 of 9 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 49.0% | #211 of 316 | #7 of 9 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 48.5% | #206 of 386 | #4 of 12 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.8% | #142 of 164 | N/A |
Ranked against other public high 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
513
-15 (-3%) vs 2020
-29% since 1990-91, when it was 723
Student : Teacher
23.1:1
was 16.0:1
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 | 513 | 22.2 | 23.1:1 | 49% (249) |
| 2023-24 | 494 | 24.3 | 20.3:1 | 48% (236) |
| 2022-23 | 517 | 26.7 | 19.4:1 | 47% (245) |
| 2020-21 | 528 | 33 | 16.0:1 | 50% (264) |
| 2017-18 | 528 | 30.7 | 17.2:1 | 49% (261) |
| 2015-16 | 579 | 31 | 18.7:1 | 53% (304) |
| 2010-11 | 686 | 37 | 18.5:1 | 50% (343) |
| 2000-01 | 677 | 34 | 19.9:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 723 | 38 | 19.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Mount Baker Senior High.
Since 2017-18: students down 3% (528 to 513); teachers down 28% (30.7 to 22.2).
About Mount Baker Senior High
Mount Baker Senior High is a high school located in DEMING, Washington, in Whatcom County. The school counts 513 students across grades 9 through 12.
Mount Baker Senior High is one of the 7 schools that make up Mount Baker School District (1,580 students in total).
White students are the majority at Mount Baker Senior High, with 69% of enrollment. The school is also 14% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, and 5% Native American. The White share of the county population is higher, at 78%. The school's diversity index is 49%, meaning two students picked at random have a 49% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The teaching staff at Mount Baker Senior High is 22.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 23.1:1. This ratio sits 1.5 above the 21.6:1 average for high schools in Washington. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 49%. For comparison, public schools in Whatcom County average 47%.
Mount Baker Senior High posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 36.7%. Schools with its free or reduced-price lunch share in Washington are predicted to post 47.6%, so the school is 10.9 points behind and in the state's bottom 10%.
Among Whatcom County residents, the median household income is $81,784, roughly 39% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. Mount Baker Senior High is one of 78 public schools in the county.
The nearest other public school, Mount Baker Junior High, is less than a tenth of a mile away. There are 3 more public schools inside five miles. By average proficiency, Mount Baker Senior High is 4th among 7 schools close by.
NCES lists the school's locale as Rural: Distant. That means it sits in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Enrollment dropped 3% from its 2020-21 level of 528. Its ratio of students to teachers was 16.0:1 in 2020-21, and 23.1:1 in 2024-25.
To ask about science fairs, picture day, and bus routes, start a discussion on this page. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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
- Kendall ElementaryElementary · 317 students
- Harmony ElementaryElementary · 288 students
- Mount Baker Junior HighMiddle · 244 students
- Acme ElementaryElementary · 168 students
- Mount Baker AcademyCombined · 32 students
- Educational Resource CenterElementary · 18 students
Other schools in DEMING
- Mount Baker Junior HighMiddle · 244 students
- Mount Baker AcademyCombined · 32 students
- Educational Resource CenterElementary · 18 students
Nearby schools
- Mount Baker Junior High0.1 mi · 244
- Mount Baker Academy0.1 mi · 32
- Educational Resource Center0.1 mi · 18
- Harmony Elementary5.0 mi · 288
- Kendall Elementary7.2 mi · 317
- Acme Elementary7.4 mi · 168
Frequently asked questions
About Mount Baker Senior HighHow many students attend Mount Baker Senior High?
Mount Baker Senior High enrolls approximately 513 students in grades 09-12.
Is Mount Baker Senior High an elementary, middle, or high school?
Mount Baker Senior High is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Mount Baker Senior High have?
Mount Baker Senior High employs 22 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 23.1:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Mount Baker Senior High?
At Mount Baker Senior High, the student body is approximately 69% White, 14% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 9% Two or more.
What district is Mount Baker Senior High in?
Mount Baker Senior High is part of Mount Baker School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.