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Meridian Parent Partnership Program School

Serves grades KG - 8

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
240 W Laurel Rd
Bellingham, WA 98226
Phone
(360) 398-9324
District
Meridian School District
County
WHATCOM COUNTY
Type of School
Other
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
217
Classroom Teachers
7

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Washington

6

(10 is best)

Better than 57.4% of all WA schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

6

(10 is best)

Meridian Parent Partnership Program School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
41%
49%
39%
48%
43%
50%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
43%
48%
47%
49%
39%
48%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
39%
47%
50%
52%
28%
41%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 6

50 40 30 20 10 0
33%
42%
41%
46%
24%
37%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 7

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
52%
43%
65%
50%
39%
37%
52%
43%
65%
50%
39%
37%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 8

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
59%
41%
63%
49%
55%
33%
59%
41%
63%
49%
55%
33%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

40 30 20 10 0
29
18
18
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Kindergarten 19 8.8%
Grade 1 21 9.7%
Grade 2 27 12.4%
Grade 3 23 10.6%
Grade 4 25 11.5%
Grade 5 30 13.8%
Grade 6 28 12.9%
Grade 7 20 9.2%
Grade 8 24 11.1%
Total 217 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 91.0% 68.9% 54.1%
Black 2.0% 1.1% 5.4%
Hispanic 6.0% 22.2% 27.7%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.0% 6.8% 9.7%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 1.0% 1.0% 3.0%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 15.2% 41.0% 49.5%
Free lunch eligible 12.0% 30.6% 41.7%
Reduced lunch eligible 3.2% 10.4% 7.8%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 12,413 7,785,786
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 334.8 115
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 4.3% 5.7%
5-19 YEARS OLD 21.1% 18.3%
20-44 YEARS OLD 30.4% 35.4%
45-64 YEARS OLD 26.7% 24.6%
65 OR OLDER 17.4% 16.0%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 4,425 2,979,272
Single Parent Households With Children 8.9% 7.4%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 88.3% 92.1%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 26.6% 38.0%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 26.9% 26.2%
$100,000 - $149,999 22.4% 19.0%
$75,000 - $99,999 8.3% 13.0%
$50,000 - $74,999 20.5% 15.2%
$30,000 - $49,999 7.5% 11.9%
$15,000 - $29,999 9.5% 8.1%
$15,000 or less 4.9% 6.5%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,874 $14,300,000 55.0%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,110 $2,015,000 7.7%
Staff $486 $883,000 3.4%
General Administration $540 $981,000 3.8%
School Administration $1,005 $1,825,000 7.0%
Operation $1,060 $1,925,000 7.4%
Transportation $463 $840,000 3.2%
Other $654 $1,188,000 4.6%
Total Support $5,318 $9,657,000 37.1%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,135 $2,061,000 7.9%
Total Expenditures $14,327 $26,018,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,304 $10,161,875,000 47.9%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,229 $1,341,985,000 6.3%
Staff $1,102 $1,203,327,000 5.7%
General Administration $151 $165,353,000 0.8%
School Administration $933 $1,019,191,000 4.8%
Operation $1,211 $1,322,944,000 6.2%
Transportation $451 $492,914,000 2.3%
Other $727 $794,490,000 3.7%
Total Support $5,805 $6,340,204,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $4,311 $4,708,244,000 22.2%
Total Expenditures $19,419 $21,210,323,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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