Wade King Elementary School
2155 Yew St Rd
Bellingham WA, 98229, Whatcom County
Phone: 360-676-6424
Ranking: 
(139 out of 1,485, top 9%)*
(139 out of 1,485, top 9%)*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 | |||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | NA | NA | 25 | 22 | 20 | 18 | NA | NA | ||||
| Total Students: | 464 | 465 | 457 | 405 | 402 | 332 | ||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 1 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% |
| Kindergarten: | 79 | 17.0% | 64 | 13.8% | 74 | 16.2% | 72 | 17.8% | 68 | 16.9% | 40 | 12.0% |
| Grade 1: | 66 | 14.2% | 76 | 16.3% | 87 | 19.0% | 74 | 18.3% | 68 | 16.9% | 74 | 22.3% |
| Grade 2: | 77 | 16.6% | 81 | 17.4% | 71 | 15.5% | 73 | 18.0% | 78 | 19.4% | 52 | 15.7% |
| Grade 3: | 83 | 17.9% | 83 | 17.8% | 78 | 17.1% | 71 | 17.5% | 52 | 12.9% | 59 | 17.8% |
| Grade 4: | 82 | 17.7% | 76 | 16.3% | 83 | 18.2% | 53 | 13.1% | 66 | 16.4% | 64 | 19.3% |
| Grade 5: | 76 | 16.4% | 82 | 17.6% | 64 | 14.0% | 62 | 15.3% | 69 | 17.2% | 42 | 12.7% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||
| Male: | 242 | 52.2% | 247 | 53.1% | 240 | 52.5% | 206 | 50.9% | 190 | 47.3% | 146 | 44.0% |
| Female: | 222 | 47.8% | 218 | 46.9% | 217 | 47.5% | 199 | 49.1% | 204 | 50.7% | 156 | 47.0% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 5 | 1.1% | 5 | 1.1% | 6 | 1.3% | 6 | 1.5% | 4 | 1.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 21 | 4.5% | 26 | 5.6% | 34 | 7.4% | 32 | 7.9% | 29 | 7.2% | 19 | 5.7% |
| Hispanic: | 41 | 8.8% | 40 | 8.6% | 28 | 6.1% | 17 | 4.2% | 19 | 4.7% | 8 | 2.4% |
| Black: | 7 | 1.5% | 5 | 1.1% | 6 | 1.3% | 11 | 2.7% | 13 | 3.2% | 3 | 0.9% |
| White: | 353 | 76.1% | 356 | 76.6% | 380 | 83.2% | 339 | 83.7% | 337 | 83.8% | 280 | 84.3% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | 0.7% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 37 | 8.0% | 33 | 7.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 84 | 18.1% | 75 | 16.1% | 84 | 18.4% | 52 | 12.8% | 75 | 18.7% | 47 | 14.2% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 15 | 3.2% | 15 | 3.2% | 9 | 2.0% | 5 | 1.2% | 10 | 2.5% | 10 | 3.0% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | NA | NA | 18.42 | 21.08 | 20.45 | 22.71 | NA | NA | ||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| MSP | ||||||
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 72.3% | 61.7% | 61.7% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80.6% | 64.2% | 61.5% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88.9% | 65.6% | 65.3% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75.0% | 67.7% | 65.2% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87.2% | 73.9% | 72% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88.9% | 77.7% | 73.1% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87.7% | 73.2% | 68.7% |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86.8% | 78.9% | 73.0% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 68.8% | 55.2% | 53.6% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 76% | 63.2% | 59.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 84.8% | 67% | 59.3% |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 75.0% | 63.6% | 62.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 82.8% | 68.6% | 67.1% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 85.7% | 74.5% | 67.3% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 88.6% | 76.2% | 71.4% |
| 2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 88.2% | 76.4% | 72.4% |
| 2010 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 62.5% | 58% | 61% |
| 2011 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 73.5% | 65.8% | 61.4% |
| 2012 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 65.8% | 66.8% | 61.3% |
| 2013 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 71.1% | 67.8% | 62.1% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 87.9% | 58.3% | 53.6% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 84.7% | 67.3% | 61.2% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 77.6% | 69.4% | 63.7% |
| 2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 85.7% | 69.5% | 62.6% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 86.4% | 77.3% | 69.5% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 89.8% | 74.2% | 67.6% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 82.8% | 76.9% | 71% |
| 2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 93.5% | 82.5% | 72.6% |
| 2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 77.3% | 46.8% | 34% |
| 2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 81.4% | 68.6% | 55.6% |
| 2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 86.2% | 77.3% | 66.1% |
| 2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 93.5% | 77.1% | 66.5% |
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* Wade King 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.