Blaine Elementary School

Summary:

Blaine Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades 3-5 in the Blaine School District, with a student population of 463 that is predominantly White (66.31%) with significant Hispanic (18.14%) and multi-racial (7.78%) representation. Despite its location, Blaine Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Washington elementary schools over the past decade, with a current ranking of 843 out of 1,168 schools and a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Blaine Elementary's academic performance, as measured by state assessments, is consistently below the state and district averages across all grades and subjects. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, only 35.11% of Blaine Elementary students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 52.63% statewide. The school's performance also varies significantly across different student groups, ranking particularly low for Asian students (141 out of 163 schools) and special education students (338 out of 339 schools), indicating significant achievement gaps. Additionally, Blaine Elementary has a high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 47.03% in 2020-2021 to 53.56% in 2022-2023, suggesting a higher proportion of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds compared to the state average.

When compared to other nearby schools, such as Blaine Home Connection, a school within the same district, Blaine Elementary's performance is generally lower. Furthermore, the school's ranking and star rating from SchoolDigger have steadily declined over the past decade, from a high of 3 stars in 2010-2011 to just 1 star in the most recent years, suggesting that the school's performance has not kept pace with the state's overall improvement in academic achievement. Addressing these challenges, including the significant achievement gaps and funding variability, will be crucial for Blaine Elementary to improve and better serve its diverse student population.


Detail:

Public 3-5

 836 Mitchell Ave
       Blaine, WA  98230


(360) 332-5213

District: Blaine School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
843rd of 1,168 Washington Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $16,943 Help


Students who attend Blaine Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:    Blaine Middle School
High:    Blaine High School

Student/teacher ratio:  15.5 Help
Number of students:  463

Racial breakdown:

White:
66.3%
Hispanic:
18.1%
Two or more races:
7.8%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  53.6% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Blaine Elementary School ranks worse than 72.2% of elementary schools in Washington. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 28.46. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Blaine Elementary School has the largest elementary school student body size in the Blaine School District. Racial makeup is: White (66.3%), Hispanic (18.1%), two or more races (7.8%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 53.6% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the highest percentage in the Blaine School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Blaine Elementary School is 15.5. 2 elementary schools in the Blaine School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Blaine Elementary School is $16,943. 2 elementary schools in the Blaine School District spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Blaine Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Blaine Elementary School 843rd of 1168 Washington public elementary schools. (See Blaine Elementary School in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


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Rank History for Blaine Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at Blaine Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 31.38 747th 1026 27.2%
2005 61.96 383rd 1031 62.9%
2006 45.12 614th 1051 41.6%
2007 37.52 727th 1069 32.0%
2008 54.54 510th 1067 52.2%
2009 65.18 362nd 1072 66.2%
2010 48.98 577th 1088 47.0%
2011 61.68 412th 1092 62.3%
2012 48.11 608th 1097 44.6%
2013 39.46 718th 1106 35.1%
2015 33.55 749th 1067 29.8%
2019 46.48 622nd 1130 45.0%
2021 40.04 626th 1107 43.5%
2022 24.55 904th 1169 22.7%
2023 27.57 864th 1169 26.1%
2024 28.46 843rd 1168 27.8%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Blaine Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 63.34 76th 212 64.2%
2023 21.13 169th 194 12.9%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Blaine Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 64.49 153rd 637 76.0%
2019 25.19 451st 566 20.3%
2022 14.03 466th 478 2.5%
2023 7.96 306th 308 0.6%
2024 6.64 338th 339 0.3%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Blaine Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 65.21 237th 835 71.6%
2019 53.34 460th 979 53.0%
2021 55.14 312th 854 63.5%
2022 32.76 731st 1019 28.3%
2023 37.05 664th 1013 34.5%
2024 31.73 751st 1024 26.7%
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Rank History for Female students at Blaine Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 52.33 530th 1068 50.4%
2021 43.28 537th 1008 46.7%
2022 24.51 870th 1100 20.9%
2023 23.63 864th 1094 21.0%
2024 26.46 831st 1093 24.0%
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Rank History for Male students at Blaine Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 42.97 628th 1075 41.6%
2021 34.84 646th 1025 37.0%
2022 24.33 865th 1113 22.3%
2023 29.35 789th 1099 28.2%
2024 31.69 755th 1099 31.3%
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Rank History for Asian students at Blaine Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 15.97 183rd 201 9.0%
2024 16.84 141st 163 13.5%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Blaine Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 45.65 284th 540 47.4%
2019 50.16 333rd 697 52.2%
2021 44.21 238th 501 52.5%
2022 39.64 405th 694 41.6%
2023 31.82 453rd 633 28.4%
2024 37.31 433rd 651 33.5%
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Rank History for White students at Blaine Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 34.10 743rd 1027 27.7%
2021 29.81 682nd 943 27.7%
2022 15.68 930th 1031 9.8%
2023 15.75 910th 1011 10.0%
2024 19.32 879th 1009 12.9%
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Data source: test scores: Washington Office of Superindentent of Public Instruction, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Data source: Washington State Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction

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Enrollment information for Blaine Elementary School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 461 5 9 6 9 n/a n/a 0 490
1989 463 5 11 19 4 n/a n/a 0 502
1990 487 7 7 14 7 n/a n/a 0 522
1991 511 6 5 21 5 n/a n/a 0 548
1992 483 8 11 21 3 n/a n/a 0 526
1993 535 6 9 28 3 n/a n/a 0 581
1994 518 7 15 26 3 n/a n/a 0 569
1995 332 7 14 20 6 n/a n/a 0 379
1996 332 7 14 20 6 n/a n/a 0 379
1997 361 6 15 17 7 n/a n/a 0 406
1998 404 6 15 14 14 n/a n/a 0 453
1999 441 9 13 20 10 n/a n/a 0 493
2000 433 11 19 20 10 n/a n/a 0 493
2001 448 13 19 26 11 n/a n/a 0 517
2002 402 8 17 35 10 n/a n/a 0 472
2003 402 8 17 35 10 n/a n/a 0 472
2004 371 10 17 38 11 n/a n/a 0 447
2005 380 11 20 44 10 n/a n/a 0 465
2006 370 11 21 40 10 n/a n/a 4 456
2007 392 9 24 45 10 n/a n/a 3 483
2008 393 10 27 47 15 n/a n/a 1 493
2009 390 16 29 43 12 n/a n/a 2 492
2010 385 17 28 40 9 n/a n/a 3 482
2011 397 11 3 49 7 20 5 0 492
2012 361 9 9 62 6 8 26 0 481
2013 355 9 10 53 4 8 19 0 458
2014 330 13 11 46 5 4 16 0 425
2015 341 6 10 60 4 6 22 0 449
2016 352 10 19 68 3 2 31 0 485
2017 365 10 23 53 3 2 35 0 491
2018 366 10 27 51 6 2 31 0 493
2019 379 9 24 50 4 1 30 0 497
2020 357 9 15 72 3 2 31 0 489
2021 324 9 17 82 2 3 35 0 472
2022 325 7 20 97 5 3 32 0 489
2023 307 7 18 84 7 3 36 1 463

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Blaine Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 490 21.0 23.3 0
1989 502 23.0 21.8 n/a
1990 522 24.6 21.2 0
1991 548 24.5 22.3 n/a
1992 526 26.9 19.5 n/a
1993 581 28.4 20.5 n/a
1994 569 29.3 19.4 n/a
1995 379 15.9 23.8 n/a
1996 379 15.9 23.8 n/a
1997 406 18.8 21.6 n/a
1998 453 20.1 22.5 n/a
1999 493 21.1 23.4 n/a
2000 493 26.8 18.4 n/a
2001 517 27.8 18.6 n/a
2002 472 26.0 18.2 41.3
2003 472 26.0 18.2 41.3
2004 447 24.0 18.6 46.8
2005 465 24.1 19.3 62.2
2006 456 22.5 20.3 58.8
2007 483 23.8 20.3 62.5
2008 493 26.2 18.8 58.3
2009 492 26.2 18.8 43.9
2010 482 25.7 18.7 49.3
2011 492 25.5 19.2 42.7
2012 481 24.6 19.4 0.6
2013 458 24.7 18.5 52
2014 425 n/a n/a 54.8
2015 449 33.0 13.6 50.3
2016 485 26.0 18.6 48.2
2017 491 26.3 18.6 45
2018 493 26.5 18.5 48.1
2019 497 27.3 18.1 50.1
2020 489 29.7 16.4 52.8
2021 472 27.7 16.9 47
2022 489 28.3 17.2 50.3
2023 463 29.8 15.5 53.6

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Blaine Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 490 21.0 23.3 0
1989 502 23.0 21.8 n/a
1990 522 24.6 21.2 0
1991 548 24.5 22.3 n/a
1992 526 26.9 19.5 n/a
1993 581 28.4 20.5 n/a
1994 569 29.3 19.4 n/a
1995 379 15.9 23.8 n/a
1996 379 15.9 23.8 n/a
1997 406 18.8 21.6 n/a
1998 453 20.1 22.5 n/a
1999 493 21.1 23.4 n/a
2000 493 26.8 18.4 n/a
2001 517 27.8 18.6 n/a
2002 472 26.0 18.2 41.3
2003 472 26.0 18.2 41.3
2004 447 24.0 18.6 46.8
2005 465 24.1 19.3 62.2
2006 456 22.5 20.3 58.8
2007 483 23.8 20.3 62.5
2008 493 26.2 18.8 58.3
2009 492 26.2 18.8 43.9
2010 482 25.7 18.7 49.3
2011 492 25.5 19.2 42.7
2012 481 24.6 19.4 0.6
2013 458 24.7 18.5 52
2014 425 n/a n/a 54.8
2015 449 33.0 13.6 50.3
2016 485 26.0 18.6 48.2
2017 491 26.3 18.6 45
2018 493 26.5 18.5 48.1
2019 497 27.3 18.1 50.1
2020 489 29.7 16.4 52.8
2021 472 27.7 16.9 47
2022 489 28.3 17.2 50.3
2023 463 29.8 15.5 53.6

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

Immunization Rates

Blaine Elementary School

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YearCompletely ImmunizedReligious ExemptionMedical ExemptionPersonal ExemptionPolioDiphtheriaHepatitis BVaricellaMMRPertussis
201993.2%0.2%1.0%4.6%95.8%96.0%96.8%95.0%96.2%96.0%

Data source: Washington State Department of Health
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Blaine Elementary School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $668 (4.8%) $13,198 (95.2%) $13,866
2020 $960 (10.0%) $8,600 (90.0%) $9,560
2021 $1,053 (7.0%) $13,913 (93.0%) $14,966
2022 $2,930 (17.3%) $14,014 (82.7%) $16,943

Data source: Washington Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Blaine Elementary School

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 622nd of 1130 Elementary schoolsRanks 864th of 1169 Elementary schools
 18.9%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Blaine Elementary School)51.531.2
 20.3%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Blaine School District)50.929.9
 21%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Washington)56.348.9
 7.4%
3rd Grade Math (Blaine Elementary School)57.342.8
 14.6%
   3rd Grade Math (Blaine School District)56.741.7
 15%
   3rd Grade Math (Washington)5951.6
 7.4%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Blaine Elementary School)46.234.8
 11.4%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Blaine School District)46.634.8
 11.8%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Washington)57.750.1
 7.6%
4th Grade Math (Blaine Elementary School)53.538.2
 15.3%
   4th Grade Math (Blaine School District)53.138.1
 15%
   4th Grade Math (Washington)54.949.4
 5.5%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Blaine Elementary School)5737.1
 19.9%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Blaine School District)54.436.1
 18.3%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Washington)61.353.8
 7.6%
5th Grade Math (Blaine Elementary School)50.330.2
 20.1%
   5th Grade Math (Blaine School District)48.230.1
 18.1%
   5th Grade Math (Washington)49.142
 7.1%
5th Grade Science (Blaine Elementary School)5945.2
 13.8%
   5th Grade Science (Blaine School District)57.244.5
 12.7%
   5th Grade Science (Washington)54.152.3
 1.8%
All Grades English Language Arts (Blaine Elementary School)51.534.5
 17%
   All Grades English Language Arts (Blaine School District)54.541.6
 12.9%
   All Grades English Language Arts (Washington)6152.9
 8.1%
All Grades Math (Blaine Elementary School)53.836.8
 17%
   All Grades Math (Blaine School District)49.136.6
 12.5%
   All Grades Math (Washington)50.141
 9%
All Grades Science (Blaine Elementary School)5945.2
 13.8%
   All Grades Science (Blaine School District)5846.1
 11.9%
   All Grades Science (Washington)52.748.8
 4%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students497463
 6.8%
African American97
 22.2%
American Indian47
 75%
Asian2418
 25%
Hispanic5084
 68%
Pacific Islander13
 200%
White379307
 19%
Two or More Races3036
 20%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients50.1%53.6%
 3.5%


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Students who attend Blaine Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Blaine Middle School
High : Blaine High School

In the 2022-23 school year, 463 students attended Blaine Elementary School.

Blaine Elementary School ranks 843rd of 1168 Washington elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Students at Blaine Elementary School are 66% White, 18% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races, 4% Asian, 2% African American, 2% American Indian.


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau, the Washington State Department of Health and the Washington Office of Superindentent of Public Instruction.

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