State/Public Elementary Open

Alderwood Elementary School

๐Ÿ“ 3400 Hollywood Ave, Bellingham, Whatcom County, 98225

291
Pupils
12.3
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Alderwood Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Bellingham, Whatcom County. The school has 291 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Bellingham School District school district. It serves grades Pre-Kโ€“5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 23.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.3:1. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

School district
Bellingham School District
Gender
Coeducational

Enrollment & staffing

Alderwood Elementary School enrolls 291 students across grades Pre-Kโ€“5. The student body is 49% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 23.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.3:1.

Male students
144 (49%)
Female students
146 (50%)
Teachers (FTE)
23.7
Student-teacher ratio
12.3:1
Grade span
Pre-Kโ€“5

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 51% White, 32% Hispanic or Latino and 10% Two or more races.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
White14951%
Hispanic or Latino9432%
Two or more races3010%
American Indian or Alaska Native82.8%
Asian72.4%
Black or African American2<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

215 of the school's 291 students (74%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 190 qualify for free lunch and 25 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.

School setting & status

Suburb, MidsizeGrades Pre-Kโ€“5Title I

Alderwood Elementary School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Midsize). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district WA-20, state senate district 42, state house district 42.

School district: Bellingham School District

Alderwood Elementary School is one of 25 schools in Bellingham School District, based in BELLINGHAM, Washington. The district serves 11,337 students district-wide and employs 705 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 291 students, Alderwood Elementary School is smaller than the district average of about 453 students per school.

11,337
District students
25
Schools
705
Teachers (FTE)

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International affiliations

IB World School
IB PYP (Ages 3โ€“12)
IBO code
050435
IB since
18 April 2018
IB region
Americas
Country
United States

Academic Performance

21%
Poverty rate

Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.

Technology & Programs

๐Ÿ“ถ Fiber internet ๐Ÿ“ก Campus Wi-Fi ๐Ÿ’ป Provides devices

Setting: Suburb - Midsize

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