State/Public Elementary Open

Columbia Elementary School

๐Ÿ“ 2508 Utter St, Bellingham, Whatcom County, 98225

231
Pupils
14.2
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Columbia Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Bellingham, Whatcom County. The school has 231 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Bellingham School District school district. It serves grades Pre-Kโ€“5 in an urban setting. The school employs 16.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.2:1. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

School district
Bellingham School District

Enrollment & staffing

Columbia Elementary School enrolls 231 students across grades Pre-Kโ€“5. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 16.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.2:1.

Male students
116 (50%)
Female students
115 (50%)
Teachers (FTE)
16.2
Student-teacher ratio
14.2:1
Grade span
Pre-Kโ€“5

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 82% White, 10% Hispanic or Latino and 4.8% Two or more races.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
White19082%
Hispanic or Latino2310%
Two or more races114.8%
Asian41.7%
Black or African American2<1%
American Indian or Alaska Native1<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

59 of the school's 231 students (26%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 43 qualify for free lunch and 16 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.

School setting & status

City, SmallGrades Pre-Kโ€“5

Columbia Elementary School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Small). 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

Columbia 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 231 students, Columbia 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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Academic Performance

10%
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: City - Small

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