Sunnyland Elementary School
2800 James St
Bellingham WA, 98226, Whatcom County
Phone: 360-676-6446
Ranking: 
(728 out of 1,485, top 49%)*
(728 out of 1,485, top 49%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Bellingham School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: 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 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | ||||||
| Total Students: | 368 | 339 | 338 | 429 | 409 | 441 | 407 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 22 | 6.0% | 26 | 7.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 9 | 2.2% | 19 | 4.3% | 17 | 4.2% |
| Kindergarten: | 77 | 20.9% | 43 | 12.7% | 50 | 14.8% | 81 | 18.9% | 65 | 15.9% | 71 | 16.1% | 64 | 15.7% |
| Grade 1: | 50 | 13.6% | 51 | 15.0% | 64 | 18.9% | 65 | 15.2% | 73 | 17.8% | 68 | 15.4% | 62 | 15.2% |
| Grade 2: | 54 | 14.7% | 57 | 16.8% | 48 | 14.2% | 78 | 18.2% | 60 | 14.7% | 64 | 14.5% | 70 | 17.2% |
| Grade 3: | 54 | 14.7% | 53 | 15.6% | 64 | 18.9% | 67 | 15.6% | 67 | 16.4% | 75 | 17.0% | 71 | 17.4% |
| Grade 4: | 54 | 14.7% | 54 | 15.9% | 59 | 17.5% | 70 | 16.3% | 68 | 16.6% | 71 | 16.1% | 65 | 16.0% |
| Grade 5: | 57 | 15.5% | 55 | 16.2% | 53 | 15.7% | 68 | 15.9% | 67 | 16.4% | 73 | 16.6% | 58 | 14.3% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 180 | 48.9% | 169 | 49.9% | 163 | 48.2% | 217 | 50.6% | 222 | 54.3% | 209 | 47.4% | 190 | 46.7% |
| Female: | 188 | 51.1% | 170 | 50.1% | 175 | 51.8% | 212 | 49.4% | 179 | 43.8% | 187 | 42.4% | 184 | 45.2% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 7 | 1.9% | 6 | 1.8% | 6 | 1.8% | 9 | 2.1% | 10 | 2.4% | 16 | 3.6% | 12 | 2.9% |
| Asian: | 53 | 14.4% | 52 | 15.3% | 56 | 16.6% | 71 | 16.6% | 63 | 15.4% | 64 | 14.5% | 59 | 14.5% |
| Hispanic: | 60 | 16.3% | 57 | 16.8% | 65 | 19.2% | 91 | 21.2% | 76 | 18.6% | 70 | 15.9% | 75 | 18.4% |
| Black: | 3 | 0.8% | 3 | 0.9% | 10 | 3.0% | 13 | 3.0% | 7 | 1.7% | 5 | 1.1% | 5 | 1.2% |
| White: | 221 | 60.1% | 198 | 58.4% | 200 | 59.2% | 243 | 56.6% | 253 | 61.9% | 249 | 56.5% | 227 | 55.8% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.5% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 24 | 6.5% | 23 | 6.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 181 | 49.2% | 170 | 50.1% | 159 | 47.0% | 155 | 36.1% | 211 | 51.6% | 199 | 45.1% | 174 | 42.8% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 23 | 6.3% | 24 | 7.1% | 34 | 10.1% | 33 | 7.7% | 38 | 9.3% | 50 | 11.3% | 59 | 14.5% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | NA | NA | 17.85 | 18.11 | 20.43 | 19.95 | 20.70 | 19.10 | ||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| MSP | ||||||
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 74.2% | 61.7% | 61.7% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 64.6% | 64.2% | 61.5% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 64.4% | 65.6% | 65.3% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 60.4% | 67.7% | 65.2% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75.8% | 73.9% | 72% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75.4% | 77.7% | 73.1% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76.3% | 73.2% | 68.7% |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81.1% | 78.9% | 73.0% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 46.5% | 55.2% | 53.6% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 64.3% | 63.2% | 59.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 77.6% | 67% | 59.3% |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 66.1% | 63.6% | 62.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 74.6% | 68.6% | 67.1% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 78.6% | 74.5% | 67.3% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 77.6% | 76.2% | 71.4% |
| 2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 75.0% | 76.4% | 72.4% |
| 2010 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 60.6% | 58% | 61% |
| 2011 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 58.6% | 65.8% | 61.4% |
| 2012 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 75.9% | 66.8% | 61.3% |
| 2013 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 78.6% | 67.8% | 62.1% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 37.9% | 58.3% | 53.6% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 67.2% | 67.3% | 61.2% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 76.4% | 69.4% | 63.7% |
| 2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 64.3% | 69.5% | 62.6% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 63.1% | 77.3% | 69.5% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 71.6% | 74.2% | 67.6% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 80% | 76.9% | 71% |
| 2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 78.6% | 82.5% | 72.6% |
| 2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 21.5% | 46.8% | 34% |
| 2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 56.7% | 68.6% | 55.6% |
| 2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 76.4% | 77.3% | 66.1% |
| 2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 69.6% | 77.1% | 66.5% |
| WASL | ||||||
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 67.9% | 69.1% | 64.2% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77.6% | 72.6% | 69.4% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 63.8% | 76.4% | 68.3% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 74.3% | 69% | 66.3% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79.2% | 76% | 68.2% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 67.2% | 75.9% | 70.7% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 67.6% | 77% | 70.4% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 61.4% | 70.3% | 71.3% |
| 2004 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 40% | 64.1% | 59.9% |
| 2005 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 40.7% | 64.5% | 60.8% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 39.3% | 65.3% | 58.9% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 65.5% | 69.2% | 57.9% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 46.9% | 58.1% | 53.4% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 50.7% | 60.3% | 52.3% |
| 2004 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 76% | 81.3% | 74.4% |
| 2005 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 64.8% | 82.8% | 79.5% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 83.9% | 88.9% | 81.1% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 82.8% | 84.2% | 76.4% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 68.8% | 77% | 72.3% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 59.7% | 74.6% | 73.5% |
| 2004 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 54% | 64.1% | 55.8% |
| 2005 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 57.4% | 65.1% | 57.7% |
| 2006 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 71.4% | 65% | 60.3% |
| 2007 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 69% | 66.8% | 60.1% |
| 2008 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 57.8% | 65.4% | 62.1% |
| 2009 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 38.8% | 63.6% | 60.3% |
| 2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 44.2% | 59.4% | 55.8% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 52.8% | 68.6% | 59.3% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 57.6% | 65.9% | 61% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 50% | 64.7% | 61.9% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 69.2% | 80.2% | 76.2% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 67.9% | 81.2% | 71.7% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 76.3% | 80.8% | 75.3% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 69.4% | 79.5% | 73.9% |
| 2004 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 18.9% | 37.8% | 28.2% |
| 2005 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 21.7% | 44.4% | 35.6% |
| 2006 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 32.7% | 48.9% | 35.7% |
| 2007 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 32.1% | 50.6% | 36.4% |
| 2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 47.5% | 56.2% | 42.9% |
| 2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 33.9% | 54% | 44.9% |
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* Sunnyland Elementary School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.