Birchwood Elementary School
3200 Pinewood Ave
Bellingham WA, 98225, Whatcom County
Phone: 360-676-6446
Ranking: 
(970 out of 1,485, bottom 35%)*
(970 out of 1,485, bottom 35%)*Type: Regular School
Status: Temporarily Closed, May Reopen within 3 Years
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Bellingham School District
Title I Eligible School: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 13 | 18 | 17 | 17 | ||||
| Total Students: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 281 | 302 | 320 | 314 | ||||
| Prekindergarten: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 25 | 8.9% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Kindergarten: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 51 | 18.1% | 51 | 16.9% | 59 | 18.4% | 46 | 14.6% |
| Grade 1: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 41 | 14.6% | 55 | 18.2% | 46 | 14.4% | 54 | 17.2% |
| Grade 2: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 46 | 16.4% | 37 | 12.3% | 54 | 16.9% | 49 | 15.6% |
| Grade 3: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 30 | 10.7% | 56 | 18.5% | 43 | 13.4% | 58 | 18.5% |
| Grade 4: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 46 | 16.4% | 43 | 14.2% | 64 | 20.0% | 53 | 16.9% |
| Grade 5: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 42 | 14.9% | 60 | 19.9% | 53 | 16.6% | 54 | 17.2% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 153 | 54.4% | 153 | 50.7% | 146 | 45.6% | 163 | 51.9% |
| Female: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 128 | 45.6% | 141 | 46.7% | 145 | 45.3% | 128 | 40.8% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 5 | 1.8% | 13 | 4.3% | 12 | 3.8% | 11 | 3.5% |
| Asian: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 19 | 6.8% | 27 | 8.9% | 25 | 7.8% | 26 | 8.3% |
| Hispanic: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 59 | 21.0% | 51 | 16.9% | 54 | 16.9% | 56 | 17.8% |
| Black: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 7 | 2.5% | 5 | 1.7% | 8 | 2.5% | 4 | 1.3% |
| White: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 187 | 66.5% | 206 | 68.2% | 200 | 62.5% | 198 | 63.1% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 4 | 1.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 125 | 44.5% | 176 | 58.3% | 182 | 56.9% | 161 | 51.3% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 13 | 4.6% | 32 | 10.6% | 32 | 10.0% | 35 | 11.1% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 21.62 | 16.46 | 18.80 | 18.50 | ||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| MSP | ||||||
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 54.9% | 61.7% | 61.7% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79.3% | 64.2% | 61.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 64.7% | 73.9% | 72% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 69% | 77.7% | 73.1% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 56.1% | 55.2% | 53.6% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 57.1% | 63.2% | 59.3% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 75.6% | 68.6% | 67.1% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 55.1% | 74.5% | 67.3% |
| 2010 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 70% | 58% | 61% |
| 2011 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 68.8% | 65.8% | 61.4% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 38.9% | 58.3% | 53.6% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 61.4% | 67.3% | 61.2% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 75.9% | 77.3% | 69.5% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 50% | 74.2% | 67.6% |
| 2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 33.3% | 46.8% | 34% |
| 2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 52.3% | 68.6% | 55.6% |
| WASL | ||||||
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 46.3% | 69.1% | 64.2% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 62% | 72.6% | 69.4% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 64.4% | 76.4% | 68.3% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 60% | 69% | 66.3% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 64.8% | 76% | 68.2% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 74% | 75.9% | 70.7% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 69.5% | 77% | 70.4% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 60% | 70.3% | 71.3% |
| 2004 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 54.8% | 64.1% | 59.9% |
| 2005 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 63.3% | 64.5% | 60.8% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 54.2% | 65.3% | 58.9% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 52% | 69.2% | 57.9% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 40.7% | 58.1% | 53.4% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 42.9% | 60.3% | 52.3% |
| 2004 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 76.2% | 81.3% | 74.4% |
| 2005 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 77.6% | 82.8% | 79.5% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 83.3% | 88.9% | 81.1% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 70% | 84.2% | 76.4% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 64.4% | 77% | 72.3% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 74.6% | 73.5% |
| 2004 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 64.1% | 55.8% |
| 2005 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 59.2% | 65.1% | 57.7% |
| 2006 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 58.3% | 65% | 60.3% |
| 2007 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 42% | 66.8% | 60.1% |
| 2008 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 55.9% | 65.4% | 62.1% |
| 2009 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 63.6% | 60.3% |
| 2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 54.5% | 59.4% | 55.8% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 49.1% | 68.6% | 59.3% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 36.4% | 65.9% | 61% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 52.9% | 64.7% | 61.9% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 72.7% | 80.2% | 76.2% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 71.7% | 81.2% | 71.7% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 63.6% | 80.8% | 75.3% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 76.5% | 79.5% | 73.9% |
| 2004 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 39.7% | 37.8% | 28.2% |
| 2005 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 51.3% | 44.4% | 35.6% |
| 2006 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 45.5% | 48.9% | 35.7% |
| 2007 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 35.8% | 50.6% | 36.4% |
| 2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 25.5% | 56.2% | 42.9% |
| 2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 51% | 54% | 44.9% |
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* Birchwood Elementary School was rated 2.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.