Parkview Elementary School

Set in Bellingham, Washington, Parkview Elementary School is a mid-tier elementary campus, part of Bellingham School District. It enrolls 422 students across grades pre-K through 5.

Bellingham School District runs 25 schools in total, collectively educating 11,337 students. Parkview Elementary School is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, Parkview Elementary School records that 64% of the student body identifies as White; the rest reads as 21% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, 6% Asian. That is noticeably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 78%.

On the income-and-resources front, Parkview Elementary School shows 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 16.7:1. The state averages about 17.3:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 44% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Parkview Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 50.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 55.0%.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Whatcom County) shows that the typical household earns roughly $81,784 per year, roughly 39% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. Across Whatcom County's 78 public schools (combined enrollment of about 27,779 students), Parkview Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Sunnyland Elementary School, roughly 0.7 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Parkview Elementary School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Parkview Elementary School at 2nd of 7; the average score across the group is 46.5%.

The school occupies a downtown site.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged up 33%: 317 students in 2018 compared to 422 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 13% to 21% across the same window.

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