Happy Valley Elementary School
1041 24th St
Bellingham WA, 98225, Whatcom County
Phone: 360-676-6420
Ranking: 
(107 out of 1,485, top 7%)*
(107 out of 1,485, top 7%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Bellingham School District
Title I Eligible School: No
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 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 22 | 22 | 22 | ||||||
| Total Students: | 342 | 313 | 331 | 337 | 505 | 455 | 491 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 12 | 3.5% | 15 | 4.8% | 18 | 5.4% | 12 | 3.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% |
| Kindergarten: | 67 | 19.6% | 47 | 15.0% | 42 | 12.7% | 46 | 13.6% | 77 | 15.2% | 63 | 13.8% | 66 | 13.4% |
| Grade 1: | 52 | 15.2% | 42 | 13.4% | 50 | 15.1% | 52 | 15.4% | 86 | 17.0% | 78 | 17.1% | 80 | 16.3% |
| Grade 2: | 46 | 13.5% | 51 | 16.3% | 54 | 16.3% | 47 | 13.9% | 76 | 15.0% | 92 | 20.2% | 95 | 19.3% |
| Grade 3: | 56 | 16.4% | 55 | 17.6% | 48 | 14.5% | 52 | 15.4% | 100 | 19.8% | 82 | 18.0% | 94 | 19.1% |
| Grade 4: | 56 | 16.4% | 46 | 14.7% | 57 | 17.2% | 63 | 18.7% | 86 | 17.0% | 84 | 18.5% | 73 | 14.9% |
| Grade 5: | 53 | 15.5% | 57 | 18.2% | 62 | 18.7% | 65 | 19.3% | 80 | 15.8% | 56 | 12.3% | 82 | 16.7% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 174 | 50.9% | 162 | 51.8% | 179 | 54.1% | 175 | 51.9% | 249 | 49.3% | 205 | 45.1% | 227 | 46.2% |
| Female: | 168 | 49.1% | 151 | 48.2% | 152 | 45.9% | 162 | 48.1% | 248 | 49.1% | 201 | 44.2% | 222 | 45.2% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 3 | 0.9% | 1 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.9% | 3 | 0.9% | 11 | 2.2% | 5 | 1.1% | 3 | 0.6% |
| Asian: | 24 | 7.0% | 19 | 6.1% | 24 | 7.3% | 29 | 8.6% | 37 | 7.3% | 29 | 6.4% | 28 | 5.7% |
| Hispanic: | 40 | 11.7% | 37 | 11.8% | 35 | 10.6% | 31 | 9.2% | 40 | 7.9% | 28 | 6.2% | 15 | 3.1% |
| Black: | 5 | 1.5% | 5 | 1.6% | 5 | 1.5% | 7 | 2.1% | 10 | 2.0% | 6 | 1.3% | 11 | 2.2% |
| White: | 245 | 71.6% | 226 | 72.2% | 263 | 79.5% | 266 | 78.9% | 407 | 80.6% | 346 | 76.0% | 396 | 80.7% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.6% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 24 | 7.0% | 23 | 7.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 78 | 22.8% | 82 | 26.2% | 92 | 27.8% | 61 | 18.1% | 105 | 20.8% | 104 | 22.9% | 69 | 14.1% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 11 | 3.2% | 12 | 3.8% | 14 | 4.2% | 10 | 3.0% | 13 | 2.6% | 12 | 2.6% | 12 | 2.4% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | NA | NA | 20.73 | 22.55 | 21.74 | 22.95 | 21.20 | 22.80 | ||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| MSP | ||||||
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89.1% | 61.7% | 61.7% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 74% | 64.2% | 61.5% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89.1% | 65.6% | 65.3% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89.7% | 67.7% | 65.2% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91.1% | 73.9% | 72% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87.8% | 77.7% | 73.1% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91.3% | 73.2% | 68.7% |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77.6% | 78.9% | 73.0% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 73.2% | 55.2% | 53.6% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 77% | 63.2% | 59.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 67% | 59.3% |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 89.4% | 63.6% | 62.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 80.5% | 68.6% | 67.1% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 86.9% | 74.5% | 67.3% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 75.4% | 76.2% | 71.4% |
| 2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 93.6% | 76.4% | 72.4% |
| 2010 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 69.9% | 58% | 61% |
| 2011 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 85.2% | 65.8% | 61.4% |
| 2012 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 86% | 66.8% | 61.3% |
| 2013 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 89.4% | 67.8% | 62.1% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 75.3% | 58.3% | 53.6% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 79.7% | 67.3% | 61.2% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 88.1% | 69.4% | 63.7% |
| 2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 77.2% | 69.5% | 62.6% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 87.5% | 77.3% | 69.5% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 79.7% | 74.2% | 67.6% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 91.5% | 76.9% | 71% |
| 2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 93.0% | 82.5% | 72.6% |
| 2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 63.8% | 46.8% | 34% |
| 2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 82.8% | 68.6% | 55.6% |
| 2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 91.5% | 77.3% | 66.1% |
| 2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 84.2% | 77.1% | 66.5% |
| WASL | ||||||
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88.6% | 69.1% | 64.2% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 71.8% | 72.6% | 69.4% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91.2% | 76.4% | 68.3% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88% | 69% | 66.3% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91.3% | 76% | 68.2% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 69% | 75.9% | 70.7% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91.2% | 77% | 70.4% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85.5% | 70.3% | 71.3% |
| 2004 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 91.4% | 64.1% | 59.9% |
| 2005 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 83.5% | 64.5% | 60.8% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 75.7% | 65.3% | 58.9% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 93.7% | 69.2% | 57.9% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 65.3% | 58.1% | 53.4% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 82.9% | 60.3% | 52.3% |
| 2004 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 92.6% | 81.3% | 74.4% |
| 2005 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 91.1% | 82.8% | 79.5% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 93.2% | 88.9% | 81.1% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 94.9% | 84.2% | 76.4% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 86.1% | 77% | 72.3% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 86.7% | 74.6% | 73.5% |
| 2004 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 87.7% | 64.1% | 55.8% |
| 2005 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 79.7% | 65.1% | 57.7% |
| 2006 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 81.1% | 65% | 60.3% |
| 2007 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 83.5% | 66.8% | 60.1% |
| 2008 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 81.9% | 65.4% | 62.1% |
| 2009 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 72% | 63.6% | 60.3% |
| 2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 84% | 59.4% | 55.8% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 84% | 68.6% | 59.3% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 84.3% | 65.9% | 61% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 80% | 64.7% | 61.9% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 92% | 80.2% | 76.2% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 83.3% | 81.2% | 71.7% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 94% | 80.8% | 75.3% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 84% | 79.5% | 73.9% |
| 2004 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 45.5% | 37.8% | 28.2% |
| 2005 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 51.2% | 44.4% | 35.6% |
| 2006 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 71.6% | 48.9% | 35.7% |
| 2007 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 61.7% | 50.6% | 36.4% |
| 2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 79.5% | 56.2% | 42.9% |
| 2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 82% | 54% | 44.9% |
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* Happy Valley Elementary School was rated 5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.