📍 1024 Lawson Street, Sumas, Whatcom County, 98295
Sumas Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Sumas, Whatcom County. The school has 283 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Nooksack Valley School District school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 19.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.3:1. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Sumas Elementary enrolls 283 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 19.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 60% White, 33% Hispanic or Latino and 4.6% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 171 | 60% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 93 | 33% |
| Two or more races | 13 | 4.6% |
| Black or African American | 3 | 1.1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
191 of the school's 283 students (67%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 157 qualify for free lunch and 34 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Sumas Elementary is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). 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.
Sumas Elementary is one of 7 schools in Nooksack Valley School District, based in EVERSON, Washington. The district serves 2,033 students district-wide and employs 127 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 283 students, Sumas Elementary is close to the district average of about 290 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant