Is Fisher Elementary School a good school?

Fisher Elementary School ranks 731 st of 1168 Washington elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Fisher Elementary School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 518 students attended Fisher Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Fisher Elementary School?

Students at Fisher Elementary School are 56% White, 37% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Fisher Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Fisher Elementary School usually go on to attend: Middle : Lynden Middle School High : Lynden High School

Fisher Elementary School

Summary:

Fisher Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Lynden, Washington, serving 527 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the Lynden School District, which is ranked 103 out of 247 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

While Fisher Elementary has a higher percentage of Hispanic students compared to the state average, its academic performance has consistently lagged behind nearby schools like Vossbeck Elementary School and Isom Elementary School, which are also part of the Lynden School District. Fisher Elementary's proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics are lower than the district and state averages, and the school's overall ranking has dropped from the top 25% in 2012-2013 to the bottom 30% in recent years.

However, Fisher Elementary's English Language Learner (ELL) students perform relatively well, ranking in the top 30% of Washington elementary schools for this subgroup. This suggests the school may have effective strategies in place for supporting language learners. Applying similar approaches to other student subgroups, such as special education and low-socioeconomic status students, could potentially help improve the school's overall academic outcomes.

Detail:

Public K-5

501 N 14th St
Lynden, WA 98264

(360) 354-4291

District: Lynden School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
731^st of 1,168 Washington Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $17,421

Students who attend Fisher Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Lynden Middle School
High:	Lynden High School

Student/teacher ratio: 15.4

Number of students: 518

Racial breakdown:

White:

55.6%

Hispanic:

37.1%

Two or more races:

3.3%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 51.5%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Fisher Elementary School ranks worse than 62.6% of elementary schools in Washington. It also ranks last among 3 ranked elementary schools in the Lynden School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 36.46. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Fisher Elementary School has the largest elementary school student body size in the Lynden School District. Racial makeup is: White (55.6%), Hispanic (37.1%), two or more races (3.3%). (See more...)

Compare Details 51.5% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the highest percentage in the Lynden School District. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Fisher Elementary School is 15.4, which is the lowest among 4 elementary schools in the Lynden School District! (See more...)

Compare Fisher Elementary School employs 33.5 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Fisher Elementary School is $17,421, which is the lowest among 4 elementary schools in the Lynden School District!

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Fisher Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Fisher Elementary School 731^st of 1168 Washington public elementary schools. (See Fisher Elementary School in the ranking list.)

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Lynden School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Lynden School District 103^rd of 247 Washington school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Fisher Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at Fisher Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2007	58.55	442^nd	1069	58.7%
2008	69.01	312^th	1067	70.8%
2009	73.90	233^rd	1072	78.3%
2010	63.70	365^th	1088	66.5%
2011	66.51	349^th	1092	68.0%
2012	61.88	422^nd	1097	61.5%
2013	74.08	250^th	1106	77.4%
2015	48.35	557^th	1067	47.8%
2016	50.23	533^rd	1053	49.4%
2017	44.80	597^th	1056	43.5%
2018	44.48	588^th	1054	44.2%
2019	29.02	845^th	1130	25.2%
2021	34.98	687^th	1107	37.9%
2022	32.81	790^th	1169	32.4%
2023	29.61	835^th	1169	28.6%
2024	36.46	731^st	1168	37.4%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Fisher Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	45.06	160^th	333	52.0%
2019	50.69	89^th	248	64.1%
2024	61.85	96^th	320	70.0%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Fisher Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	79.30	82^nd	637	87.1%
2019	35.93	347^th	566	38.7%
2021	15.85	156^th	158	1.3%
2022	39.24	272^nd	478	43.1%
2023	22.13	265^th	308	14.0%
2024	51.43	158^th	339	53.4%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Fisher Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	45.48	476^th	835	43.0%
2019	25.80	809^th	979	17.4%
2021	45.02	436^th	854	48.9%
2022	28.96	799^th	1019	21.6%
2023	41.10	612^th	1013	39.6%
2024	51.89	474^th	1024	53.7%

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Rank History for Female students at Fisher Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	51.05	495^th	1004	50.7%
2019	29.47	810^th	1068	24.2%
2021	38.58	588^th	1008	41.7%
2022	29.72	786^th	1100	28.5%
2023	29.71	790^th	1094	27.8%
2024	32.29	757^th	1093	30.7%

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Rank History for Male students at Fisher Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	57.44	428^th	999	57.2%
2019	30.26	782^nd	1075	27.3%
2021	30.55	699^th	1025	31.8%
2022	37.22	676^th	1113	39.3%
2023	28.66	798^th	1099	27.4%
2024	39.93	653^rd	1099	40.6%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Fisher Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2019	25.48	565^th	697	18.9%
2021	31.86	343^rd	501	31.5%
2022	22.35	599^th	694	13.7%
2023	20.55	552^nd	633	12.8%
2024	34.08	450^th	651	30.9%

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Rank History for White students at Fisher Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	48.54	438^th	833	47.4%
2019	31.57	774^th	1027	24.6%
2021	39.99	568^th	943	39.8%
2022	44.25	573^rd	1031	44.4%
2023	32.87	727^th	1011	28.1%
2024	36.74	663^rd	1009	34.3%

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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.

Data source: Washington State Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction

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Enrollment information for Fisher Elementary School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	599	5	13	66	9	n/a	n/a	0	692
1989	626	4	14	64	6	n/a	n/a	0	714
1990	382	0	10	52	7	n/a	n/a	0	451
1991	383	1	9	55	3	n/a	n/a	0	451
1992	387	2	10	51	12	n/a	n/a	0	462
1993	394	2	9	55	9	n/a	n/a	0	469
1994	436	3	16	61	17	n/a	n/a	0	533
1995	525	17	17	87	19	n/a	n/a	0	665
1996	525	17	17	87	19	n/a	n/a	0	665
1997	460	3	15	77	9	n/a	n/a	0	564
1998	327	1	9	53	6	n/a	n/a	0	396
1999	314	2	12	51	6	n/a	n/a	0	385
2000	316	4	13	52	10	n/a	n/a	0	395
2001	272	3	12	77	6	n/a	n/a	0	370
2002	252	3	7	86	3	n/a	n/a	0	351
2003	252	3	7	86	3	n/a	n/a	0	351
2004	254	3	7	75	2	n/a	n/a	0	341
2005	264	3	4	89	1	n/a	n/a	0	361
2006	270	3	7	81	6	n/a	n/a	0	367
2007	256	4	5	95	2	n/a	n/a	1	363
2008	245	4	5	88	3	n/a	n/a	4	349
2009	264	2	4	97	4	n/a	n/a	5	376
2010	252	4	3	117	6	n/a	n/a	4	386
2011	243	3	2	129	1	0	9	0	387
2012	223	1	2	135	0	0	10	0	371
2013	217	4	3	128	0	0	10	0	362
2014	202	7	4	122	0	1	6	0	342
2015	230	6	5	125	1	1	7	0	375
2016	246	6	7	135	1	1	7	0	403
2017	276	2	7	143	3	0	13	0	444
2018	254	2	11	144	2	1	12	0	426
2019	282	1	10	147	3	2	22	0	467
2020	279	1	14	145	1	0	26	0	466
2021	199	0	11	110	1	0	22	0	343
2022	272	2	7	165	1	1	18	0	466
2023	297	4	8	198	4	1	15	0	527
2024	288	5	12	192	2	2	17	0	518

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 Fisher Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	692	29.0	23.8	0
1989	714	30.0	23.8	n/a
1990	451	21.0	21.4	0
1991	451	21.7	20.7	n/a
1992	462	23.8	19.4	n/a
1993	469	23.2	20.2	n/a
1994	533	24.1	22.1	n/a
1995	665	26.7	24.9	n/a
1996	665	26.7	24.9	n/a
1997	564	25.9	21.8	n/a
1998	396	18.0	22.0	n/a
1999	385	16.0	24.1	n/a
2000	395	17.9	22.1	n/a
2001	370	18.0	20.6	n/a
2002	351	18.1	19.4	42.2
2003	351	18.1	19.4	42.2
2004	341	19.0	17.9	38.1
2005	361	18.9	19.1	44.3
2006	367	20.0	18.4	41.1
2007	363	20.5	17.7	48.6
2008	349	22.1	15.8	50.1
2009	376	22.1	17.0	50.7
2010	386	20.0	19.2	56.3
2011	387	22.0	17.5	51.7
2012	371	21.0	17.6	53.9
2013	362	20.5	17.6	52.5
2014	342	n/a	n/a	52.3
2015	375	22.0	17.0	50.1
2016	403	24.0	16.7	50.1
2017	444	26.1	17.0	51.4
2018	426	26.4	16.1	47.7
2019	467	28.3	16.4	43.5
2020	466	29.9	15.5	44
2021	343	27.0	12.7	40.2
2022	466	31.8	14.6	27.7
2023	527	31.4	16.7	55.8
2024	518	33.5	15.4	51.5

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 Fisher Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	692	29.0	23.8	0
1989	714	30.0	23.8	n/a
1990	451	21.0	21.4	0
1991	451	21.7	20.7	n/a
1992	462	23.8	19.4	n/a
1993	469	23.2	20.2	n/a
1994	533	24.1	22.1	n/a
1995	665	26.7	24.9	n/a
1996	665	26.7	24.9	n/a
1997	564	25.9	21.8	n/a
1998	396	18.0	22.0	n/a
1999	385	16.0	24.1	n/a
2000	395	17.9	22.1	n/a
2001	370	18.0	20.6	n/a
2002	351	18.1	19.4	42.2
2003	351	18.1	19.4	42.2
2004	341	19.0	17.9	38.1
2005	361	18.9	19.1	44.3
2006	367	20.0	18.4	41.1
2007	363	20.5	17.7	48.6
2008	349	22.1	15.8	50.1
2009	376	22.1	17.0	50.7
2010	386	20.0	19.2	56.3
2011	387	22.0	17.5	51.7
2012	371	21.0	17.6	53.9
2013	362	20.5	17.6	52.5
2014	342	n/a	n/a	52.3
2015	375	22.0	17.0	50.1
2016	403	24.0	16.7	50.1
2017	444	26.1	17.0	51.4
2018	426	26.4	16.1	47.7
2019	467	28.3	16.4	43.5
2020	466	29.9	15.5	44
2021	343	27.0	12.7	40.2
2022	466	31.8	14.6	27.7
2023	527	31.4	16.7	55.8
2024	518	33.5	15.4	51.5

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.

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