Irene Reither Elementary School
954 East Hemmi Rd Bellingham WA, 98226, Whatcom County Phone: 360-398-2111 Ranking:  (1,064 out of 1,485, bottom 28%)*Type: Regular Primary School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5 School District: Meridian School District Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA Magnet: NA Charter: NA Shared-Time School: NA |
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | NA | NA | 16 | 16 | 21 | 23 | 25 | 25 | ||||||
| Total Students: | 531 | 346 | 304 | 338 | 397 | 449 | 435 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Kindergarten: | 96 | 18.1% | 114 | 32.9% | 70 | 23.0% | 74 | 21.9% | 70 | 17.6% | 90 | 20.0% | 98 | 22.5% |
| Grade 1: | 105 | 19.8% | 74 | 21.4% | 78 | 25.7% | 74 | 21.9% | 89 | 22.4% | 110 | 24.5% | 119 | 27.4% |
| Grade 2: | 82 | 15.4% | 84 | 24.3% | 73 | 24.0% | 83 | 24.6% | 112 | 28.2% | 128 | 28.5% | 115 | 26.4% |
| Grade 3: | 90 | 16.9% | 71 | 20.5% | 79 | 26.0% | 105 | 31.1% | 125 | 31.5% | 120 | 26.7% | 103 | 23.7% |
| Grade 4: | 86 | 16.2% | NA | NA | 2 | 0.7% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Grade 5: | 72 | 13.6% | 2 | 0.6% | 2 | 0.7% | 2 | 0.6% | 1 | 0.3% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 280 | 52.7% | 183 | 52.9% | 141 | 46.4% | 170 | 50.3% | 184 | 46.3% | 209 | 46.5% | 204 | 46.9% |
| Female: | 251 | 47.3% | 163 | 47.1% | 163 | 53.6% | 168 | 49.7% | 198 | 49.9% | 227 | 50.6% | 221 | 50.8% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 5 | 0.9% | 4 | 1.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 8 | 2.0% | 11 | 2.4% | 2 | 0.5% |
| Asian: | 22 | 4.1% | 13 | 3.8% | 14 | 4.6% | 16 | 4.7% | 33 | 8.3% | 34 | 7.6% | 34 | 7.8% |
| Hispanic: | 116 | 21.8% | 75 | 21.7% | 76 | 25.0% | 73 | 21.6% | 66 | 16.6% | 73 | 16.3% | 54 | 12.4% |
| Black: | 7 | 1.3% | 3 | 0.9% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.6% | 6 | 1.5% | 8 | 1.8% | 11 | 2.5% |
| White: | 356 | 67.0% | 237 | 68.5% | 202 | 66.4% | 230 | 68.0% | 277 | 69.8% | 318 | 70.8% | 328 | 75.4% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 25 | 4.7% | 14 | 4.0% | 12 | 3.9% | 15 | 4.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 158 | 29.8% | 99 | 28.6% | 68 | 22.4% | 48 | 14.2% | 156 | 39.3% | 161 | 35.9% | 128 | 29.4% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 30 | 5.6% | 12 | 3.5% | 12 | 3.9% | 17 | 5.0% | 36 | 9.1% | 50 | 11.1% | 46 | 10.6% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | NA | NA | 21.34 | 18.55 | 15.79 | 17.11 | 17.70 | 17.10 | ||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| MSP | ||||||
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 51.3% | 52.1% | 61.7% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 62.1% | 60.8% | 61.5% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 56.6% | 56.6% | 65.3% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 46.2% | 46.2% | 65.2% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 66.1% | 66.7% | 72% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70.5% | 71.1% | 73.1% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 57.9% | 57.9% | 68.7% |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 65.4% | 65.4% | 73.0% |
| WASL | ||||||
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 61.5% | 61.5% | 69.4% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 64.1% | 64.1% | 68.3% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 68% | 68% | 66.3% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 69.1% | 69.1% | 70.7% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 68% | 68% | 70.4% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 67.2% | 67.2% | 71.3% |
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* Irene Reither Elementary School was rated 2 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.