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Enrollment
496
Elementary
DISTRICT 281 · STATE 380
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FERNDALE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 530285001768
Skyline Elementary School
2225 Thornton Road, Ferndale, WA 98248 · (360) 383-9450 · Whatcom County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY22-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL496 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.8:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.6:1 · STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
56%
280 students
DISTRICT 57% · STATE 51%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 90 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 68 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 86 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 86 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 89 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 77 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (90) is 17% larger than its 5th grade class (77).
Student demographics
71%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · 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
41.4%
WA avg 58.4% . +0.0pp since 2014
Math
40.2%
WA avg 51.2% . +6.4pp since 2014
What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 41 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 40 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Washington schools, those numbers are about 58 and 51. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2014, while math scores are up about 6 points.
Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 41.4% | 40.2% |
| 2023-24 | 39.8% | 45.0% |
| 2022-23 | 39.0% | 41.5% |
| 2021-22 | 36.1% | 41.2% |
| 2018-19 | 50.5% | 45.8% |
| 2017-18 | 50.7% | 43.0% |
| 2016-17 | 45.6% | 42.2% |
| 2015-16 | 38.9% | 33.0% |
| 2014-15 | 41.4% | 33.8% |
% 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
45.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.3%
based on WA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 45% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 42% 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 Skyline Elementary School
Skyline Elementary School's state test result (45.1% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Skyline Elementary School this school | 496 | 56.5% | 45.1% |
| Lewis & Clark Elementary School Richland | 471 | 53.5% | N/A |
| View Ridge Elementary Everett | 497 | 60.6% | 59.7% |
| Eagleridge Elementary Ferndale | 457 | 58.6% | 35.8% |
| Cascadia Elementary Ferndale | 440 | 59.3% | 37.9% |
| Vossbeck Elementary School LYNDEN | 468 | 51.5% | 57.9% |
Matched among Washington elementary 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 Skyline Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Washington | In Whatcom County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 45.1% | #519 of 936 | #14 of 30 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 40.2% | #658 of 1,103 ▼ 129 | #18 of 30 ▼ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 41.4% | #708 of 1,102 ▲ 25 | #18 of 30 ▲ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +2.2pp | #421 of 928 | #14 of 30 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 496 | #300 of 1,268 | #3 of 42 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.8:1 | #945 of 1,085 | #27 of 31 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 70.9% | #253 of 1,088 | #2 of 31 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 56.5% | #516 of 1,169 | #12 of 34 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +14.5% | #93 of 257 | #5 of 13 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
496
+117 (+31%) vs 2020
-14% since 1990-91, when it was 577
Student : Teacher
17.8:1
was 17.2:1
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 | 496 | 28 | 17.8:1 | 56% (280) |
| 2023-24 | 493 | 33.8 | 14.6:1 | 63% (309) |
| 2022-23 | 454 | 29.3 | 15.5:1 | 63% (287) |
| 2020-21 | 379 | 22 | 17.2:1 | 47% (180) |
| 2017-18 | 433 | 23.8 | 18.2:1 | 46% (199) |
| 2015-16 | 430 | 24 | 17.9:1 | 44% (188) |
| 2010-11 | 416 | 22 | 18.9:1 | 39% (164) |
| 2000-01 | 416 | 22 | 18.9:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 577 | 26 | 22.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Skyline Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 15% (433 to 496); teachers up 17% (23.8 to 28).
About Skyline Elementary School
Skyline Elementary School is classified as an elementary school. It is located in Ferndale, Washington. The school counted 496 students in 2024-25, covering kindergarten through 5. That is 31% above the average of about 380 students for elementary schools in Washington.
Within Ferndale School District, Skyline Elementary School is one of 13 schools. The district enrolls 4,746 students.
The largest group at Skyline Elementary School is White students, at 45%. The remaining students are 25% Hispanic, 11% Native American, 9% Asian, and 8% multiracial. Census figures show Whatcom County is about 78% White. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 71%.
Based on 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, Skyline Elementary School has a ratio of 17.8:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in Washington is similar, at 17.3:1. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 56%. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Whatcom County is 47%.
Skyline Elementary School scores 45.1% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 42.3%.
American Community Survey estimates for Whatcom County show that median household income comes to about $81,784, roughly 39% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. The county's public schools total 78, with about 27,779 students.
Vista Middle School is the nearest public school to Skyline Elementary School, about 0.2 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Of 6 schools in the immediate area with test results, Skyline Elementary School ranks 2nd on average proficiency.
For locale, NCES codes Skyline Elementary School as Suburb: Mid-size.
Enrollment in 2024-25 stood at 496, compared with 379 in 2020-21.
The allk12 page for Skyline Elementary School lets the school community talk about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. You can also rate the school on this page.
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 Ferndale School District
- Ferndale High SchoolHigh · 1,325 students
- Vista Middle SchoolMiddle · 550 students
- Eagleridge ElementaryElementary · 457 students
- Cascadia ElementaryElementary · 440 students
- Horizon Middle SchoolMiddle · 433 students
- Custer ElemElementary · 392 students
Other schools in Ferndale
- Ferndale High SchoolHigh · 1,325 students
- Vista Middle SchoolMiddle · 550 students
- Eagleridge ElementaryElementary · 457 students
- Cascadia ElementaryElementary · 440 students
- Horizon Middle SchoolMiddle · 433 students
- Central ElementaryElementary · 315 students
Other Skyline Elementary schools
13 other US public schools in 8 states are named Skyline Elementary. Skyline Elementary School is the 3rd largest of the 14.
- Skyline ElementaryLake Stevens, WA · 562 students
- Skyline ElementarySpokane, WA · 412 students
- Skyline Elementary SchoolTacoma, WA · 329 students
- SKYLINE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLCAPE CORAL, FL · 1,141 students
- SKYLINE ELEM.SEDALIA, MO · 483 students
Nearby schools
- Vista Middle School0.2 mi · 550
- Ferndale Re-Engagement0.2 mi · 33
- Ferndale Special Services0.2 mi · 20
- Cascadia Elementary0.7 mi · 440
- Mountain View Elementary0.8 mi · 101
- Ferndale Virtual Academy0.9 mi · 154
Frequently asked questions
About Skyline Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Skyline Elementary School?
Skyline Elementary School enrolls approximately 496 students in grades KG-05.
Is Skyline Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Skyline Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Skyline Elementary School have?
Skyline Elementary School employs 28 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.8:1.
What is the student diversity at Skyline Elementary School?
Student demographics at Skyline Elementary School are roughly 45% White, 25% Hispanic, 1% Black, 9% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Is Skyline Elementary School public or private?
Skyline Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Ferndale School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.