Middle · Washington
Whatcom Middle School
Free meals for allWhatcom Middle School, a public middle school in Bellingham, Washington: grades 6–8, 637 students, 18.5 students per teacher (2024–25 school year). Part of Bellingham School District.
Size and class size
Compared with middle schools of the same state and the whole country. Students per teacher counts every full-time-equivalent teacher, not the size of each class.
- Students
- 637
- Teachers (FTE)
- 34.4
- Students per teacher
- 18.5
- Grades
- 6–8
- Middle
Fewer students per teacher than 59% of middle schools in Washington
Median 19.1 · 378 schools compared
More students per teacher than 80% of middle schools in the US
Median 14.6 · 15,584 schools compared
Larger than 53% of middle schools in Washington
Median 613 · 382 schools compared
Larger than 63% of middle schools in the US
Median 524 · 16,046 schools compared
State test results
Share of students scoring proficient or above on Washington's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.
Reading and writing
Washington: 51%59%proficient
+7.5 points from 2023–24 school year
A higher share proficient than 70% of middle schools in Washington
Median 49% · 360 middle schools compared
604 students tested, grades 6, 7, 8 · SBAC; proficient means Levels 3-4
Math
Washington: 44%53%proficient
+1.7 points from 2023–24 school year
A higher share proficient than 78% of middle schools in Washington
Median 36% · 351 middle schools compared
601 students tested, grades 6, 7, 8 · SBAC; proficient means Levels 3-4
Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.
Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.
What it offers
- Grades
- Middle · Grades 6–8
- Type
- District school · Regular
- Instruction
- Some virtual classes
- Meals
- Free breakfast and lunch for every student
- Area
- Small city
Which school a home is assigned to is decided by the district's attendance zones; check with Bellingham School District.
Location
- Address
- 810 Halleck St, Bellingham, WA 98225
- Phone
- (360)676-6460
- City or town
- Bellingham
- County
- Whatcom County
Nearby middle schools
The closest public middle schools by straight-line distance. Attendance zones are set by each district.
| School | Grades | Students | Students / teacher | Reading | Math |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Shuksan Middle SchoolFree meals for all | 6–8 | 606 | 16.8 | 45% | 30% |
| 6–8 | 575 | 17.6 | 68% | 54% | |
Fairhaven Middle SchoolFree meals for all | 6–8 | 588 | 18.1 | 63% | 55% |
| 6–8 | 350 | 16.3 | 56% | 40% | |
Vista Middle SchoolFree meals for all | 6–8 | 550 | 17.1 | 50% | 36% |
Horizon Middle SchoolFree meals for all | 6–8 | 433 | 17.1 | 52% | 30% |
Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.
Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.
Sources
- Public schools and school districts (National Center for Education Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau), 2024–25 school year. NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE public school geocodes; U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances and cartographic boundary files (places).
- State Assessment Data Repository (Education Data Center), 2024–25 school year. Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository v3.1.
Analisa does not rate schools. Figures are what a school has (students, teachers, programs), placed among schools of the same level; state test results are compared only within a state.
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