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Enrollment
520
High
DISTRICT 268 · STATE 573
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NOOKSACK VALLEY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 530567000839
Nooksack Valley High School
3326 East Badger Road, Everson, WA 98247 · (360) 966-0106 · Whatcom County
GRADES 07–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL520 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
18.9:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.9:1 · STATE 21.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
56%
290 students
DISTRICT 58% · 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 | 141 | 27% |
| Grade 10 | 126 | 24% |
| Grade 11 | 133 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 120 | 23% |
Student demographics
59%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 57% · 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
Test scores
Smarter Balanced + WCAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded StandardEnglish Language Arts
60.0%
WA avg 58.4% . +21.1pp since 2014
Math
35.0%
WA avg 51.2% . +2.0pp since 2014
What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 60 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 35 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 21 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 2 points.
Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 60.0% | 35.0% |
| 2023-24 | 70.7% | 47.1% |
| 2022-23 | 65.1% | 38.0% |
| 2021-22 | 63.1% | 31.9% |
| 2018-19 | 73.5% | 58.1% |
| 2017-18 | 82.9% | 57.8% |
| 2016-17 | 21.9% | 48.0% |
| 2015-16 | 24.3% | 42.4% |
| 2014-15 | 38.9% | 33.0% |
% 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
51.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.8%
based on WA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 52% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 43% 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 Nooksack Valley High School
Nooksack Valley High School's state test result (51.9% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nooksack Valley High School this school | 520 | 55.8% | 51.9% |
| Rochester High School Rochester | 608 | 55.6% | 39.3% |
| College Place High School College Place | 486 | 50.8% | 39.5% |
| Vanguard Academy Moses Lake | 387 | 60.2% | 34.2% |
| Sultan Senior High School Sultan | 581 | 52.7% | 38.1% |
| Okanogan High School Okanogan | 308 | 56.2% | 51.1% |
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 Nooksack Valley High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Washington | In Whatcom County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 51.9% | #68 of 271 | #2 of 10 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 35.0% | #111 of 321 ▼ 64 | #5 of 10 ▼ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 60.0% | #147 of 327 ▼ 69 | #7 of 10 ▼ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +0.0pp | #114 of 259 | #3 of 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 520 | #212 of 570 | #8 of 18 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.9:1 | #91 of 311 | #1 of 9 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 58.7% | #128 of 316 | #3 of 9 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 55.8% | #152 of 386 | #2 of 12 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +11.3% | #61 of 136 | 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
520
+45 (+9%) vs 2020
-9% since 1990-91, when it was 573
Student : Teacher
18.9:1
was 19.0:1
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 | 520 | 27.5 | 18.9:1 | 56% (290) |
| 2023-24 | 504 | 28.3 | 17.8:1 | 55% (276) |
| 2022-23 | 507 | 29.3 | 17.3:1 | 59% (298) |
| 2020-21 | 475 | 25 | 19.0:1 | 52% (249) |
| 2017-18 | 467 | 25.8 | 18.1:1 | 45% (211) |
| 2015-16 | 455 | 24 | 19.0:1 | 50% (229) |
| 2010-11 | 509 | 25 | 20.4:1 | 52% (266) |
| 2000-01 | 519 | 25 | 20.8:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 573 | 25 | 22.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Nooksack Valley High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 11% (467 to 520); teachers up 7% (25.8 to 27.5).
About Nooksack Valley High School
Nooksack Valley High School is a public high school run by Nooksack Valley School District in Everson, Washington. The grade span is 7 through 12, and enrollment is 520 students.
Nooksack Valley High School belongs to Nooksack Valley School District, a district of 7 schools and 2,033 students.
White students make up a majority at Nooksack Valley High School, at 52%. The remaining students are 37% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, and 3% Native American. Census figures show Whatcom County is about 78% White. Nooksack Valley High School's diversity index is 59%, against a US figure of 70%.
Its 27.5 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 18.9:1. This ratio sits 2.6 below the 21.6:1 average for high schools in Washington. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 56%. The rate at public schools in Whatcom County averages 47%, lower than here.
Nooksack Valley High School scores 51.9% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 42.8%.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Whatcom County show that 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%. Nooksack Valley High School is one of 78 public schools in the county.
Nooksack Reengagement is the nearest neighboring public school, less than a tenth of a mile away. Within five miles of Nooksack Valley High School, there are 6 other public schools. Of 7 schools in the immediate area with test results, Nooksack Valley High School ranks 3rd on average proficiency.
Federal data place Nooksack Valley High School in the Rural: Distant locale, which means it is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Enrollment grew 9% from its 2020-21 level of 475.
Topics for discussion here include school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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 Nooksack Valley School District
- Nooksack Valley Middle SchoolMiddle · 469 students
- Nooksack ElementaryElementary · 412 students
- Sumas ElementaryElementary · 295 students
- Everson ElementaryElementary · 288 students
- Nooksack Valley Special ServicesElementary · 34 students
- Nooksack ReengagementHigh · 15 students
Other schools in Everson
- Irene Reither Elementary SchoolElementary · 765 students
- Nooksack Valley Middle SchoolMiddle · 469 students
- Nooksack ElementaryElementary · 412 students
- Everson ElementaryElementary · 288 students
- Nooksack Valley Special ServicesElementary · 34 students
- Nooksack ReengagementHigh · 15 students
Nearby schools
- Nooksack Reengagement0.0 mi · 15
- Nooksack Valley Special Services0.0 mi · 34
- Nooksack Elementary2.7 mi · 412
- Sumas Elementary3.0 mi · 295
- Nooksack Valley Middle School3.2 mi · 469
- Everson Elementary4.5 mi · 288
Frequently asked questions
About Nooksack Valley High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Nooksack Valley High School?
Nooksack Valley High School enrolls approximately 520 students in grades 07-12.
What grades does Nooksack Valley High School serve?
Nooksack Valley High School serves grades 07-12.
How many students per teacher at Nooksack Valley High School?
Approximately 18.9:1 students per teacher at Nooksack Valley High School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Nooksack Valley High School?
At Nooksack Valley High School, the student body is approximately 52% White, 37% Hispanic, 0% Black, 2% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Nooksack Valley High School public or private?
Nooksack Valley High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Nooksack Valley School District.
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