📍 3786 Centerview Road, Lummi Island, Whatcom County, 98262
Beach Elem is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Lummi Island, Whatcom County. The school has 43 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Ferndale School District school district. It serves grades K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 2.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 19.6:1. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Beach Elem enrolls 43 students across grades K–5. The student body is 60% male and 40% female. A teaching staff of 2.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 19.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 56% White, 21% American Indian or Alaska Native and 16% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 24 | 56% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 9 | 21% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 7 | 16% |
| Two or more races | 2 | 4.7% |
| Asian | 1 | 2.3% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
29 of the school's 43 students (67%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 25 qualify for free lunch and 4 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Beach Elem is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). 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.
Beach Elem is one of 13 schools in Ferndale School District, based in FERNDALE, Washington. The district serves 4,746 students district-wide and employs 288 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 43 students, Beach Elem is smaller than the district average of about 365 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe