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Mount Baker School District Schools
Mount Baker School District is a public school district in Washington, based in Whatcom County (Deming). SchoolGrade grades 7 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Mount Baker School District on the map
District boundary from the NCES EDGE composite school district file. Each marker is a graded school; click it for its grade and scores.
SchoolGrade summary for Mount Baker School District
6 of 7 schools in Mount Baker School District carry a SchoolGrade (1 have no school-level proficiency results in our source data). Grade distribution:
B: 1C: 2D: 3
Best schools in Mount Baker School District
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The ten highest SchoolGrades in the district. Grades reward actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact.
- B+ Mount Baker Academy (K-12 school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- C+ Harmony Elementary (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- C Mount Baker Senior High (High school, exceeds expectations)
- D+ Acme Elementary (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- D Kendall Elementary (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- D Mount Baker Junior High (Middle school, doesn't meet expectations)
Every school in Mount Baker School District
High schools (1)
- C Mount Baker Senior High, Deming
Middle and junior high schools (1)
- D Mount Baker Junior High, Deming
Elementary and primary schools (3)
- D+ Acme Elementary, Acme
- C+ Harmony Elementary, Bellingham
- D Kendall Elementary, Maple Falls
Other schools and academies (2)
- Educational Resource Center, Deming
- B+ Mount Baker Academy, Deming
Where Mount Baker School District schools are
Cities and towns served (4)
- Deming (4)
- Acme (1)
- Bellingham (1)
- Maple Falls (1)
About this district
- State: Best schools in Washington
- County: Whatcom County
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: distant rural (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 1,607 students with 97 full-time-equivalent teachers and 212 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 5305310
- Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model: each school's actual proficiency against the level projected for its student context. How SchoolGrade works
Nearby school districts
- Nooksack Valley School District (6 schools, 20 mi)
- Meridian School District (6 schools, 22 mi)
- Bellingham School District (25 schools, 23 mi)
- Lynden School District (7 schools, 23 mi)
- Sedro-Woolley School District (11 schools, 24 mi)
- Burlington-Edison School District (9 schools, 28 mi)
- Ferndale School District (11 schools, 32 mi)
- Mount Vernon School District (12 schools, 34 mi)
Questions about Mount Baker School District
How many schools are in Mount Baker School District?
SchoolGrade grades 7 public schools in Mount Baker School District, across 4 cities and towns. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does Mount Baker School District serve?
The largest by graded schools: Deming, Acme, Bellingham, Maple Falls.
How good are the schools in Mount Baker School District?
Across the 6 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is C-, with 39.8% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 31.5%. 83% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Mount Baker School District?
1,607 students were enrolled in Mount Baker School District in the 2023-24 school year, about 16.6 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Mount Baker School District?
Mount Baker School District is in Washington, based in Whatcom County, with its district office in Deming. Its boundary covers about 649 sq mi.