Bellingham School District

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Bellingham Public Schools
Address
1985 Barkley Boulevard
Bellingham
, Washington , 98225
United States
Coordinates 48°46′17″N122°26′52″W / 48.7714°N 122.4477°W / 48.7714; -122.4477
District information
MottoA Collective Commitment
Grades K–12, with preschool and pre-K offered for certain students. [1]
SuperintendentGreg Baker
Schools14 elementary, 4 middle, 4 high
NCES District ID 5300420 [2]
Students and staff
Students11,614 (2022–2023)
Teachers705.48 (FTE; 2022–2023)
Student–teacher ratio16.46 (2022–2023)
Other information
Website bellinghamschools.org

Bellingham School District No. 501 (operating as Bellingham Public Schools) is a public school district serving Bellingham, Washington. The district enrolls nearly 12,000 students across its schools and programs, [3] [4] and is the fourth-largest employer in Whatcom County. [5] The strategic plan of Bellingham Public Schools is known as "The Bellingham Promise". [6]

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In 2006, the Center for Digital Education, along with the National School Boards Association, named the Bellingham School District 6th in the nation for districts with 2501-15000 students. [7] [8] They were also awarded an "excellence in equity" award in 2019, from the Washington State School Directors' Association, [9] and a green ribbon for sustainability from the U.S. Department of Education in 2022. [10]

Schools

High schools

Bellingham Public Schools includes four high schools, all serving grades 9–12. [11]

SchoolMascotEnrollment (2022–2023) WIAA [12] Notes
Bellingham High School (BHS)Bayhawks1,218 [13] Northwest Conference (2A)Located in the Sunnyland neighborhood, Bellingham's attendance area includes most of Bellingham's city center, and is bound by Squalicum's area to the north and Sehome's to the south. [14]
Options High School (OHS)Armadillos188 [15] NoneLocated directly adjacent to Bellingham High School, Options is a "school of choice" and does not have its own attendance area. [16] [14] Options provides an alternative education experience, with smaller class sizes for more accessible learning. [17] [18]
Sehome High School (SHS)Mariners1,163 [19] Northwest Conference (2A)Located in the Happy Valley neighborhood, Sehome is the southernmost of the district's high schools. [14]
Squalicum High School (SqHS)Storm1,280 [20] Northwest Conference (2A)Located in the Barkley neighborhood, Squalicum is the northernmost of the district's high schools. [14]

Middle schools

The district includes four grade 6–8 middle schools. [11]

SchoolMascotFeeds to [14] Notes
Fairhaven Middle SchoolGrizzly Bears [21] SehomeFairhaven is located in the Edgemoor neighborhood. The school was originally Fairhaven High School, but it burned down New Year's Eve of 1935, reopening as a junior high in 1937 and a middle school in 1967. [22]
Kulshan Middle SchoolThunderbirds [23] Bellingham, Sehome, and SqualicumKulshan is located in the Whatcom Falls neighborhood.
Shuksan Middle SchoolCougars [24] Bellingham and SqualicumShuksan is located in the Birchwood neighborhood.
Whatcom Middle SchoolWildcats [25] Bellingham and SqualicumWhatcom is located in the Lettered Streets neighborhood. The school was originally built in 1903 and named North Side High School. It was also named Whatcom High School before becoming a middle school. [26] [27] Whatcom Middle School burned down on November 5, 2009; due to rebuilding, the school reopened in 2011. [28]

Elementary schools

Grades K–5

Other programs

Neighborhood references: City of Bellingham. [29] [30]

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