St. Paul's Academy was a Pre-K-8 (and at times PK-12) Episcopal-affiliated independent school in Bellingham, founded in 1971 as a preschool and gradually expanding through middle and briefly high-school grades. Enrollment peaked around 270-280 students with a 9:1 student-teacher ratio. The school closed in 2024 after pivoting to a STEM focus in 2018 failed to stabilize enrollment.
During its operating years, St. Paul's Academy was Bellingham's primary secular-leaning private elementary, with peers including Bellingham Christian School (evangelical K-12) and Whatcom Day Academy (smaller secular K-8). The closest comparisons by orientation were the smaller Episcopal-affiliated schools statewide — Annie Wright Schools (Tacoma, the much larger and more durable Episcopal flagship) and St. Andrew's School (other regional examples). For Bellingham families, the closure removed the area's main non-evangelical, non-Catholic K-8 private option; Whatcom Day Academy remains the closest analog.
This profile reflects historical data — St. Paul's Academy is no longer in operation. Families currently looking for a comparable Bellingham private K-8 should consider Whatcom Day Academy (secular, smaller), Bellingham Christian (evangelical), or commute-distance options in nearby Mount Vernon or Anacortes. The PSS 2021-22 demographic data shown on this page captures the school's last full reporting cycle before closure.
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