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Meridian Parent Partnership Program School

Serves grades KG - 12

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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 2021 – 2022 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2020
  • Educational Environment: 2021 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2023

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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
226
Classroom Teachers
7

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Washington

5

(10 is best)

Better than 42.8% of all WA schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

5

(10 is best)

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

Grade 3

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
34%
48%
36%
47%
32%
49%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
36%
47%
42%
49%
30%
45%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
30%
45%
39%
52%
21%
38%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 6

50 40 30 20 10 0
30%
39%
39%
44%
21%
34%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 7

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
53%
43%
55%
51%
51%
35%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 8

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
46%
41%
54%
49%
38%
32%
    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
30
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 16 7.1%
Grade 1 26 11.5%
Grade 2 25 11.1%
Grade 3 25 11.1%
Grade 4 28 12.4%
Grade 5 29 12.8%
Grade 6 24 10.6%
Grade 7 28 12.4%
Grade 8 25 11.1%
Total 226 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 88.4% 69.4% 55.0%
Black 1.9% 1.0% 5.3%
Hispanic 7.2% 22.1% 27.4%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.5% 6.0% 9.5%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 1.9% 1.3% 2.9%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 9.7% 24.4% 42.5%
Free lunch eligible 7.5% 20.8% 35.3%
Reduced lunch eligible 2.2% 3.5% 7.2%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 12,667 7,785,786
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 337.8 115
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 5.6% 5.7%
5-19 YEARS OLD 18.2% 18.3%
20-44 YEARS OLD 32.1% 35.4%
45-64 YEARS OLD 25.6% 24.6%
65 OR OLDER 18.4% 16.0%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 4,555 2,979,272
Single Parent Households With Children 8.0% 7.4%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 88.7% 92.1%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 23.6% 38.0%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 21.2% 26.2%
$100,000 - $149,999 23.7% 19.0%
$75,000 - $99,999 8.3% 13.0%
$50,000 - $74,999 21.7% 15.2%
$30,000 - $49,999 12.9% 11.9%
$15,000 - $29,999 9.0% 8.1%
$15,000 or less 3.3% 6.5%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,756 $14,333,088 53.7%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,060 $1,958,880 7.3%
Staff $377 $696,696 2.6%
General Administration $460 $850,080 3.2%
School Administration $890 $1,644,720 6.2%
Operation $1,080 $1,995,840 7.5%
Transportation $598 $1,105,104 4.1%
Other $578 $1,068,144 4.0%
Total Support $5,042 $9,317,616 34.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,649 $3,047,352 11.4%
Total Expenditures $14,448 $26,699,904 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,986 $9,744,631,794 46.2%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,217 $1,319,633,091 6.3%
Staff $1,134 $1,230,185,842 5.8%
General Administration $148 $160,712,680 0.8%
School Administration $902 $978,095,459 4.6%
Operation $1,153 $1,250,589,826 5.9%
Transportation $569 $616,642,523 2.9%
Other $696 $755,170,389 3.6%
Total Support $5,820 $6,311,213,282 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $4,630 $5,021,166,137 23.8%
Total Expenditures $19,436 $21,077,045,714 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,794 $384,567,026,223 49.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $841 $41,500,431,613 5.3%
Staff $665 $32,787,987,253 4.2%
General Administration $269 $13,273,339,703 1.7%
School Administration $756 $37,281,585,830 4.8%
Operation $1,191 $58,747,506,944 7.6%
Transportation $504 $24,858,475,672 3.2%
Other $491 $24,247,526,162 3.1%
Total Support $4,716 $232,696,768,378 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,247 $160,183,697,619 20.6%
Total Expenditures $15,757 $777,446,989,564 100.0%

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