Fisher Elementary School
501 North 14th St
Lynden WA, 98264, Whatcom County
Phone: 360-354-4291
Ranking: 
(401 out of 1,485, top 27%)*
(401 out of 1,485, top 27%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Lynden 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 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 22 | 22 | ||||||
| Total Students: | 342 | 362 | 371 | 387 | 386 | 376 | 349 | |||||||
| Kindergarten: | 69 | 20.2% | 58 | 16.0% | 78 | 21.0% | 58 | 15.0% | 57 | 14.8% | 69 | 18.4% | 49 | 14.0% |
| Grade 1: | 56 | 16.4% | 78 | 21.5% | 52 | 14.0% | 59 | 15.2% | 68 | 17.6% | 52 | 13.8% | 73 | 20.9% |
| Grade 2: | 67 | 19.6% | 55 | 15.2% | 51 | 13.7% | 68 | 17.6% | 62 | 16.1% | 75 | 19.9% | 45 | 12.9% |
| Grade 3: | 50 | 14.6% | 55 | 15.2% | 61 | 16.4% | 58 | 15.0% | 78 | 20.2% | 53 | 14.1% | 60 | 17.2% |
| Grade 4: | 55 | 16.1% | 54 | 14.9% | 57 | 15.4% | 75 | 19.4% | 59 | 15.3% | 64 | 17.0% | 64 | 18.3% |
| Grade 5: | 45 | 13.2% | 62 | 17.1% | 72 | 19.4% | 69 | 17.8% | 62 | 16.1% | 63 | 16.8% | 58 | 16.6% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 196 | 57.3% | 191 | 52.8% | 188 | 50.7% | 196 | 50.6% | 191 | 49.5% | 190 | 50.5% | 170 | 48.7% |
| Female: | 146 | 42.7% | 171 | 47.2% | 183 | 49.3% | 191 | 49.4% | 183 | 47.4% | 173 | 46.0% | 171 | 49.0% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 6 | 1.6% | 4 | 1.1% | 3 | 0.9% |
| Asian: | 4 | 1.2% | 3 | 0.8% | 2 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.5% | 3 | 0.8% | 4 | 1.1% | 5 | 1.4% |
| Hispanic: | 122 | 35.7% | 128 | 35.4% | 135 | 36.4% | 129 | 33.3% | 117 | 30.3% | 97 | 25.8% | 88 | 25.2% |
| Black: | 7 | 2.0% | 4 | 1.1% | 1 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.8% | 4 | 1.0% | 2 | 0.5% | 4 | 1.1% |
| White: | 202 | 59.1% | 217 | 59.9% | 223 | 60.1% | 243 | 62.8% | 252 | 65.3% | 264 | 70.2% | 245 | 70.2% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 6 | 1.8% | 10 | 2.8% | 10 | 2.7% | 9 | 2.3% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 152 | 44.4% | 155 | 42.8% | 165 | 44.5% | 163 | 42.1% | 175 | 45.3% | 125 | 33.2% | 124 | 35.5% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 27 | 7.9% | 35 | 9.7% | 35 | 9.4% | 37 | 9.6% | 40 | 10.4% | 63 | 16.8% | 49 | 14.0% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | NA | NA | 17.66 | 17.67 | 17.59 | 19.29 | 17.00 | 15.80 | ||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| MSP | ||||||
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 72.4% | 72.8% | 61.7% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81.1% | 75.6% | 61.5% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81% | 77.6% | 65.3% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78.9% | 75.8% | 65.2% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80.3% | 81.6% | 72% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83% | 80.6% | 73.1% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82.8% | 82.4% | 68.7% |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84.2% | 83.6% | 73.0% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 58.1% | 65.3% | 53.6% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 61.3% | 70.4% | 59.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 46.8% | 58.6% | 59.3% |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 84.3% | 78.4% | 62.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 75.8% | 74.2% | 67.1% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 72.5% | 76.1% | 67.3% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 74.2% | 70.7% | 71.4% |
| 2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 92.2% | 86.3% | 72.4% |
| 2010 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 68.3% | 73.2% | 61% |
| 2011 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 73.8% | 72.1% | 61.4% |
| 2012 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 69.4% | 71.9% | 61.3% |
| 2013 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 86.3% | 81.2% | 62.1% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 53.1% | 51.2% | 53.6% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 64.2% | 74% | 61.2% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 59.7% | 74.1% | 63.7% |
| 2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 61.0% | 67.9% | 62.6% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 68.8% | 67.8% | 69.5% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 69.7% | 72.9% | 67.6% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 79.2% | 82.7% | 71% |
| 2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 68.3% | 76.6% | 72.6% |
| 2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 38.1% | 38% | 34% |
| 2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 56.1% | 67.8% | 55.6% |
| 2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 70.8% | 78.2% | 66.1% |
| 2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 75.9% | 73.8% | 66.5% |
| WASL | ||||||
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80.6% | 82.9% | 69.4% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75.4% | 68.4% | 68.3% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84% | 78.6% | 66.3% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77.6% | 80% | 70.7% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88.5% | 73.9% | 70.4% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86% | 85% | 71.3% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 58.3% | 63% | 57.9% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 58.2% | 64.7% | 53.4% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 55.9% | 58.4% | 52.3% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 78.3% | 84.4% | 76.4% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 77.6% | 79.2% | 72.3% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 87.9% | 79.5% | 73.5% |
| 2007 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 65% | 69.8% | 60.1% |
| 2008 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 82.1% | 76.9% | 62.1% |
| 2009 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 82.8% | 70.5% | 60.3% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 64.1% | 70.9% | 59.3% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 71.9% | 71.8% | 61% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 68.9% | 68.1% | 61.9% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 70.3% | 77% | 71.7% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 70.2% | 78.4% | 75.3% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 78.7% | 79.7% | 73.9% |
| 2007 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 31.3% | 44.9% | 36.4% |
| 2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 49.1% | 56.3% | 42.9% |
| 2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 44.3% | 55.8% | 44.9% |
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* Fisher Elementary School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.