Mount Baker School District

The Mount Baker School District in Washington state serves 6 schools, including 3 elementary schools, 1 middle school, 1 high school, and 1 alternative school. The district's schools vary in academic performance, with Mount Baker Senior High and Harmony Elementary standing out as the top-performing schools in the district.

Mount Baker Senior High is the highest-ranked school in the district, ranking 256 out of 437 Washington high schools. It maintains a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger and has the highest 4-year graduation rate (73.4%) and the lowest dropout rate (17.0%) in the district. Harmony Elementary is the highest-ranked elementary school in the district, ranking 689 out of 1,168 Washington elementary schools, and outperforms the district and state averages in English Language Arts, Math, and Science proficiency.

The district's schools serve a predominantly white student population, with varying rates of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Socioeconomic factors appear to play a role in academic achievement, as schools with higher percentages of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch tend to have lower proficiency rates. The district's overall academic performance, as reflected in state-wide rankings and proficiency rates, indicates room for improvement, and identifying and replicating the successful practices of the top-performing schools could help raise the academic achievement of the lower-performing schools in the Mount Baker School District.