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Meridian Special Programs School

Serves grades PK - PK

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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 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

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School Overview

Address
214 W Laurel Road
Bellingham, WA 98226
Phone
(206) 398-7111
District
Meridian School District
County
WHATCOM COUNTY
Type of School
Special education
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
25
Classroom Teachers
0

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Washington

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(10 is best)

Better than ×% of all WA schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

No Data

(10 is best)

Meridian Special Programs School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
No Data
45%
No Data
51%
No Data
39%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

20 15 10 5 0
No Data
18
18
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade pk 23 92.0%
Kindergarten 2 8.0%
Total 25 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 75.0% 67.9% 54.1%
Black 0.0% 1.0% 5.4%
Hispanic 16.7% 23.7% 27.7%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 8.3% 6.6% 9.7%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.0% 0.8% 3.0%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 24.0% 30.2% 49.5%
Free lunch eligible 24.0% 30.2% 41.7%
Reduced lunch eligible 0.0% 0.0% 7.8%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 12,031 7,812,880
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 324.5 116
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 3.0% 5.7%
5-19 YEARS OLD 21.7% 18.3%
20-44 YEARS OLD 28.3% 35.4%
45-64 YEARS OLD 27.7% 24.3%
65 OR OLDER 19.3% 16.3%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 4,446 3,020,558
Single Parent Households With Children 6.7% 7.4%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 90.4% 92.2%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 31.5% 38.8%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 27.8% 28.4%
$100,000 - $149,999 23.6% 19.2%
$75,000 - $99,999 9.7% 12.6%
$50,000 - $74,999 17.4% 14.6%
$30,000 - $49,999 8.0% 11.2%
$15,000 - $29,999 7.9% 7.5%
$15,000 or less 5.5% 6.5%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,965 $15,157,000 49.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,229 $2,339,000 7.6%
Staff $501 $953,000 3.1%
General Administration $633 $1,205,000 3.9%
School Administration $1,026 $1,952,000 6.3%
Operation $1,442 $2,745,000 8.9%
Transportation $591 $1,125,000 3.6%
Other $694 $1,320,000 4.3%
Total Support $6,116 $11,639,000 37.7%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,126 $4,046,000 13.1%
Total Expenditures $16,207 $30,842,000 100.0%
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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