Bellingham High School
2020 Cornwall Ave
Bellingham WA, 98225, Whatcom County
Phone: 360-676-6575
Ranking: (44 out of 331, top 13%)*
Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 8 to Grade 12
School District: Bellingham 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 | 49 | 47 | 48 | 48 | 54 | 54 | ||||||
Total Students: | 1,119 | 1,118 | 1,111 | 1,109 | 1,105 | 1,103 | 1,228 | |||||||
Grade 8: | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Grade 9: | 287 | 25.6% | 283 | 25.3% | 274 | 24.7% | 310 | 28.0% | 255 | 23.1% | 248 | 22.5% | 302 | 24.6% |
Grade 10: | 265 | 23.7% | 270 | 24.2% | 313 | 28.2% | 251 | 22.6% | 255 | 23.1% | 292 | 26.5% | 322 | 26.2% |
Grade 11: | 261 | 23.3% | 301 | 26.9% | 257 | 23.1% | 250 | 22.5% | 283 | 25.6% | 288 | 26.1% | 272 | 22.1% |
Grade 12: | 306 | 27.3% | 264 | 23.6% | 267 | 24.0% | 298 | 26.9% | 311 | 28.1% | 275 | 24.9% | 332 | 27.0% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 524 | 46.8% | 532 | 47.6% | 527 | 47.4% | 522 | 47.1% | 535 | 48.4% | 521 | 47.2% | 573 | 46.7% |
Female: | 595 | 53.2% | 586 | 52.4% | 584 | 52.6% | 587 | 52.9% | 562 | 50.9% | 554 | 50.2% | 636 | 51.8% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 7 | 0.6% | 6 | 0.5% | 11 | 1.0% | 10 | 0.9% | 19 | 1.7% | 23 | 2.1% | 21 | 1.7% |
Asian: | 23 | 2.1% | 29 | 2.6% | 40 | 3.6% | 32 | 2.9% | 36 | 3.3% | 28 | 2.5% | 41 | 3.3% |
Hispanic: | 138 | 12.3% | 136 | 12.2% | 123 | 11.1% | 113 | 10.2% | 79 | 7.1% | 68 | 6.2% | 85 | 6.9% |
Black: | 16 | 1.4% | 20 | 1.8% | 32 | 2.9% | 30 | 2.7% | 32 | 2.9% | 32 | 2.9% | 35 | 2.9% |
White: | 854 | 76.3% | 857 | 76.7% | 903 | 81.3% | 921 | 83.0% | 939 | 85.0% | 932 | 84.5% | 1,031 | 84.0% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 3 | 0.3% | 5 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.3% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 78 | 7.0% | 65 | 5.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 284 | 25.4% | 296 | 26.5% | 275 | 24.8% | 196 | 17.7% | 225 | 20.4% | 204 | 18.5% | 194 | 15.8% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 58 | 5.2% | 82 | 7.3% | 84 | 7.6% | 64 | 5.8% | 71 | 6.4% | 84 | 7.6% | 95 | 7.7% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | NA | NA | 23.01 | 23.59 | 23.15 | 22.83 | 20.60 | 22.90 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
EOC | ||||||
2012 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 82.6% | 80.4% | 64.1% |
2013 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 93.6% | 91.0% | 81.7% |
2011 | Math Year 1 | End of course | % met std | 72.6% | 71.4% | 62.4% |
2012 | Math Year 1 | End of course | % met std | 79% | 78.9% | 71% |
2013 | Math Year 1 | End of course | % met std | 87.6% | 88.1% | 80.7% |
2011 | Math Year 2 | End of course | % met std | 74.7% | 81.4% | 72.9% |
2012 | Math Year 2 | End of course | % met std | 83.8% | 88.6% | 79.1% |
2013 | Math Year 2 | End of course | % met std | 94.0% | 95.0% | 89.4% |
HSPE | ||||||
2010 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 54.2% | 51.3% | 41.6% |
2010 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 90% | 82.5% | 78.8% |
2011 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 92.9% | 87.2% | 82.3% |
2012 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 89.8% | 85.5% | 81.1% |
2013 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 92.7% | 87.6% | 83.5% |
2010 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 60% | 56.6% | 44.7% |
2011 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 71.2% | 62.5% | 49.7% |
2010 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 94.4% | 88.5% | 85.9% |
2011 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 94.9% | 88.6% | 86% |
2012 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 93.3% | 88.2% | 85.2% |
2013 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 91.2% | 87.8% | 84.9% |
WASL | ||||||
2004 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 58.4% | 54% | 43.9% |
2005 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 71.5% | 60.1% | 47.5% |
2006 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 58.8% | 59.2% | 51% |
2007 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 59.3% | 65.2% | 50.2% |
2008 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 63.5% | 62.5% | 49.3% |
2009 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 60.7% | 56% | 45.2% |
2004 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 71.6% | 71.3% | 64.5% |
2005 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 88.8% | 79.1% | 72.9% |
2006 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 88.2% | 85.2% | 81.9% |
2007 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 86.8% | 85.3% | 80.6% |
2008 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 88.4% | 86.8% | 81.3% |
2009 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 89.3% | 84.7% | 80.9% |
2004 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 41.6% | 43.6% | 32.2% |
2005 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 55.9% | 49.9% | 35.8% |
2006 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 40.1% | 43.2% | 34.9% |
2007 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 48% | 52.7% | 36.3% |
2008 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 49.6% | 52.1% | 39.7% |
2009 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 52.1% | 46.8% | 38.6% |
2004 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 76.1% | 71.5% | 65.2% |
2005 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 83.3% | 72.6% | 65.2% |
2006 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 87.7% | 84.2% | 79.7% |
2007 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 87.6% | 87.5% | 83.6% |
2008 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 93.3% | 89.6% | 86.2% |
2009 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 93.5% | 90.8% | 86.3% |
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* Bellingham High School was rated 5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.