Vossbeck Elementary School
Public elementary school, kindergarten to grade 5 · Lynden, Washington
Vossbeck Elementary School in Lynden, Washington enrolled 468 students in 2024-25 with 30.4 full-time teachers, 15.4 students per teacher against the Washington elementary-school median of 15.7. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 53% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 42% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Washington: 53.4% and 41.1%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 4% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 10%
488 students in 2022-23, 479 students in 2023-24, 468 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 33.9 to 30.4.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 488 | 33.9 | 14.4 |
| 2023-24 | 479 | 31.0 | 15.5 |
| 2024-25 | 468 | 30.4 | 15.4 |
15.4 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 57 of every 100 Washington elementary schools
Among the 1,209 Washington elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 15.7; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
One counselor per 442 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Vossbeck Elementary School enrolled 442 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 442 of the 442 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions0
- Chronically absent24.0% (2022-23)
Who attends
49.8% of students were White, 32.3% Hispanic, 11.1% Asian in 2024-25.
- White49.8%
- Hispanic32.3%
- Asian11.1%
- Two or more races4.9%
- American Indian0.9%
- Pacific Islander0.6%
- Black0.4%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23
The students tested at Vossbeck Elementary School scored proficient or above: 53% in reading in 2021-22 and 42% in math in 2022-23, against 53.4% in reading in 2021-22 and 41.1% in math in 2022-23 across Washington. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Washington, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | Washington |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 53% | 54% | 53.4% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 42% | 38‑42% (2021-22) | 41.1% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Elementary schools in Lynden
3 public elementary schools in Lynden report 2024-25 enrollment; Vossbeck Elementary School is number 2 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fisher Elementary School | 546 | 17.2 | 38.6% |
| Vossbeck Elementary School | 468 | 15.4 | 34.6% |
| Isom Elementary School | 413 | 16.6 | 34.4% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Vossbeck Elementary School
- Isom Elementary SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 1.9 miles away: 413 students, 16.6 per teacher (2024-25).1.9 mi
- Fisher Elementary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 2.1 miles away: 546 students, 17.2 per teacher (2024-25).2.1 mi
- Compare Vossbeck Elementary School with Isom Elementary SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Lynden School District spends per student$15,842 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$15,842
- The largest public schools in WashingtonVossbeck Elementary School is the number 389 by size of 1,223 Washington elementary schools open in 2024-25.#389 of 1,223
- Washington schools by students per teacher15.4 students per teacher here against the Washington median of 15.7 for elementary schools.15.4:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Vossbeck Elementary School
How many students attend Vossbeck Elementary School?
468 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 488 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Lynden, WA.What is the student-teacher ratio at Vossbeck Elementary School?
15.4 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Washington median for elementary schools is 15.7. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Vossbeck Elementary School a Title I school?
Vossbeck Elementary School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Vossbeck Elementary School do on state tests?
The students tested at Vossbeck Elementary School scored proficient or above: 53% in reading in 2021-22 and 42% in math in 2022-23, against 53.4% in reading in 2021-22 and 41.1% in math in 2022-23 across Washington. Washington's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Vossbeck Elementary School in?
Lynden School District, NCES district ID 5304620. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 530462002605 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.