Happy Valley Elementary School

1041 24th Street

School District

Bellingham Public Schools
Grade

PK, K-5
Teacher/Student Ratio

1:17
Type

public

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Reviews

Submitted by parent on June 13, 2024

Its wonderful school and my daughter is doing great in this school.
Submitted by parent on November 14, 2019

Very poor. But the special education teacher is great.
Submitted by parent on December 12, 2016

Amazing school! From the teachers to principle and all in between there are SO many amazing staff members that are dedicated and passionate about enriching every child's learning experience!
Submitted by parent on May 16, 2011

The good and the bad are at Happy Valley. It does have high test scores and clubs for little scholars such as Math and Chess but lacks passion for helping the student who is struggling with a particular subject. My son is an advanced student and had a great experience, being appropriately pushed to excel My daughter, an average student began struggling in math and although they have a special math for students who can go beyond, my daughter who needed the help was just left to feel bad about her aptitude.Her teacher, Mrs. P, told her that she needed to work independently every time she asked for help and when she cried about it, told her she had an attitude. This left her with insecurities, a distrust for teachers and no passion for school. There is indeed tons of parent involvement but if you are a working or single parent, you are shut out by the parents who have all the time in the world to be there. There is also an extreme need for some sort of a health attendant and policies to match. My daughter got lice from school and the school did NOTHING and wouldn't check heads or even send home a letter. Needless to say, three weeks later, she had it again.