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Lynden Academy School

Serves grades KG - 12

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
1986 Main St Suite A
Lynden, WA 98264
Phone
(360) 354-6675
District
Lynden School District
County
WHATCOM COUNTY
Type of School
Other
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
407
Classroom Teachers
11

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Washington

4

(10 is best)

Better than 31.9% of all WA schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

4

(10 is best)

Lynden Academy School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
26%
49%
29%
48%
22%
50%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
30%
48%
28%
49%
32%
48%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
19%
47%
26%
52%
11%
41%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 6

50 40 30 20 10 0
18%
42%
30%
46%
6%
37%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 7

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
34%
43%
44%
50%
23%
37%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 8

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
45%
41%
58%
49%
32%
33%
45%
41%
58%
49%
32%
33%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 10

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
41%
45%
62%
61%
20%
30%
41%
45%
62%
61%
20%
30%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

50 40 30 20 10 0
37
19
18
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Kindergarten 27 6.6%
Grade 1 21 5.2%
Grade 2 30 7.4%
Grade 3 27 6.6%
Grade 4 22 5.4%
Grade 5 25 6.1%
Grade 6 43 10.6%
Grade 7 38 9.3%
Grade 8 32 7.9%
Grade 9 36 8.8%
Grade 10 42 10.3%
Grade 11 38 9.3%
Grade 12 26 6.4%
Total 407 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 86.0% 65.1% 54.1%
Black 1.2% 1.2% 5.4%
Hispanic 10.0% 28.4% 27.7%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 1.2% 4.2% 9.7%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 1.5% 1.2% 3.0%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 6.1% 42.3% 49.5%
Free lunch eligible 5.7% 32.0% 41.7%
Reduced lunch eligible 0.5% 10.3% 7.8%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 21,373 7,785,786
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 316.1 115
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 8.6% 5.7%
5-19 YEARS OLD 18.9% 18.3%
20-44 YEARS OLD 33.9% 35.4%
45-64 YEARS OLD 21.0% 24.6%
65 OR OLDER 17.5% 16.0%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 7,864 2,979,272
Single Parent Households With Children 5.3% 7.4%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 92.5% 92.1%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 25.3% 38.0%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 20.3% 26.2%
$100,000 - $149,999 21.8% 19.0%
$75,000 - $99,999 14.8% 13.0%
$50,000 - $74,999 17.7% 15.2%
$30,000 - $49,999 15.9% 11.9%
$15,000 - $29,999 4.8% 8.1%
$15,000 or less 4.6% 6.5%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,727 $30,912,000 55.7%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,278 $4,527,000 8.2%
Staff $1,060 $3,754,000 6.8%
General Administration $190 $673,000 1.2%
School Administration $756 $2,678,000 4.8%
Operation $1,009 $3,573,000 6.4%
Transportation $372 $1,316,000 2.4%
Other $482 $1,708,000 3.1%
Total Support $5,147 $18,229,000 32.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,790 $6,339,000 11.4%
Total Expenditures $15,663 $55,480,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,304 $10,161,875,000 47.9%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,229 $1,341,985,000 6.3%
Staff $1,102 $1,203,327,000 5.7%
General Administration $151 $165,353,000 0.8%
School Administration $933 $1,019,191,000 4.8%
Operation $1,211 $1,322,944,000 6.2%
Transportation $451 $492,914,000 2.3%
Other $727 $794,490,000 3.7%
Total Support $5,805 $6,340,204,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $4,311 $4,708,244,000 22.2%
Total Expenditures $19,419 $21,210,323,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%