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Line 1: {{Short description\|School district in Washington, U.S.}} [[Image:BellinghamSchools501.png\|thumb\|right\|Bellingham Schools Logo]]'''Bellingham School District No. 501''' is a public [[school district]] in [[Whatcom County, Washington]], [[United States\|USA]] and serves the city of [[Bellingham, Washington\|Bellingham]]. {{Use mdy dates\|date=July 2023}} {{Infobox school district ~~As of October 2004, the district has an enrollment of 10,763 students.~~ \| name = Bellingham Public Schools \| address = 1985 Barkley Boulevard \| city = [[Bellingham, Washington\|Bellingham]] \| state = [[Washington (state)\|Washington]] \| county = \| zipcode = 98225 \| country = U.S. \| coordinates = {{Coord\|48.7714\|N\|122.4477\|W\|display=inline,title}} \| motto = A Collective Commitment \| grades = [[Kindergarten\|K]]–[[Twelfth grade\|12]], with [[preschool]] and [[pre-K]] offered for certain students.<ref>{{cite web\| title=Early Childhood Education \|website=[[Bellingham Public Schools]] \|url=https://bellinghamschools.org/programs/early-childhood-education/ \|accessdate=2023-11-12}}</ref> \| superintendent = Greg Baker \| schools = 14 elementary, 4 middle, 4 high \| budget = \| us_nces_district_id = {{NCES District ID\|5300420\|district_name=Bellingham School District}} \| students = 11,614 (2022–2023) \| faculty = \| teachers = 705.48 (FTE; 2022–2023) \| ratio = 16.46 (2022–2023) \| schedule = \| website = {{URL\|https://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,<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Bellingham School District \|url=https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/districtsearch/district_detail.asp?Search=1&ID2=5300420 \|access-date=2024-11-02 \|website=Search for Public School Districts \|publisher=[[National Center for Education Statistics]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|title=Bellingham School District \|url=https://reportcard.ospi.k12.wa.us/ReportCard/ViewSchoolOrDistrict/100020 \|access-date=2024-11-02 \|website=Washington State Report Card \|publisher=[[OSPI]]}}</ref> and is the fourth-largest employer in [[Whatcom County, Washington\|Whatcom County]].<ref>{{Cite web \|title=2021 Whatcom County Top Employers List \|url=https://cbe.wwu.edu/files/2022-04/Whatcom%20County%20Top%20Employers%202021.pdf \|website=Center for Economic and Business Research \|publisher=[[Western Washington University]]}}</ref> The strategic plan of Bellingham Public Schools is known as "The Bellingham Promise".<ref>{{Cite web \|title=The Bellingham Promise \|url=https://bellinghamschools.org/about/the-bellingham-promise/ \|access-date=2023-11-13 \|website= \|publisher=[[Bellingham Public Schools]] \|language=en-US}}</ref> In 2006, the Center for Digital Education named the Bellingham School District 6th in the nation for districts with 2501-15000 students.<ref>[http://www.centerdigitaled.com/surveys.php?survey=school_boards Center for Digital Education 2006 survey.]</ref><ref>[http://www.bsd501.org/go/doc/420/138321/ Bellingham School District reporting] of the 2006 Digital Education Survey award.</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Digital School Boards Survey \|url=http://www.centerdigitaled.com/surveys.php?survey=school_boards \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061130053249/http://www.centerdigitaled.com/surveys.php?survey=school_boards \|archive-date=2006-11-30 \|access-date=2023-11-12 \|website=Center for Digital Education}}</ref><ref>{{Cite press release \|title=Bellingham School Board Honored as Tech-Savvy \|publisher=[[Bellingham Public Schools]] \|url=http://www.bsd501.org/go/doc/420/138321/ \|last1=Rowe \|first1=Tanya Kerstiens \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927040708/http://www.bsd501.org/go/doc/420/138321/ \|access-date=2023-11-12 \|archive-date=2007-09-27}}</ref> They were also awarded an "excellence in equity" award in 2019, from the [[Washington State School Directors' Association]],<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Teehan \|first=Joe \|date=November 25, 2019 \|title=Bellingham Schools Board of Directors honored \|url=https://kgmi.com/saga_news/007700-bellingham-schools-board-of-directors-honored \|access-date=2023-11-13 \|website=[[790 KGMI]] \|language=en-US}}</ref> and a green ribbon for sustainability from the [[U.S. Department of Education]] in 2022.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Hoffman \|first=Hailey \|date=April 23, 2022 \|title=Bellingham Public Schools awarded Green Ribbon for sustainability \|url=https://www.cascadiadaily.com/news/2022/apr/23/bellingham-public-schools-awarded-green-ribbon-for-sustainability/ \|access-date=2023-11-13 \|website=[[Cascadia Daily News]] \|language=en}}</ref> ==Schools== ===High ~~Schools~~schools=== Bellingham Public Schools includes four high schools, all serving [[High school in the United States\|grades 9–12]].<ref name=":3">{{Cite web \|title=Our Schools \|url=https://bellinghamschools.org/schools/ \|access-date=2024-11-03 \|website= \|publisher=[[Bellingham Public Schools]] \|language=en-US}}</ref> ~~Grades 9 - 12~~ {\| class="wikitable" [[Bellingham High School]][http://wwwbhs.bham.wednet.edu/] \|+ [[Options High School]][http://wwwopt.bham.wednet.edu/] !School [[Sehome High School]] [http://wwwshs.bham.wednet.edu/] !Mascot [[Squalicum High School]][http://wwwsqh.bham.wednet.edu/squalweb/index800x600.htm] !Enrollment (2022–2023) ![[Washington Interscholastic Activities Association\|WIAA]]<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Bellingham School District \|url=https://wiaa.finalforms.com/state_districts/18444 \|access-date=2024-11-02 \|website=FinalForms \|publisher=[[Washington Interscholastic Activities Association]]}}</ref> ~~===Middle Schools===~~ !Notes ~~Grades 6 - 8~~ \|- Fairhaven Middle School[http://wwwfms.bham.wednet.edu/] \|[[Bellingham High School (Washington)\|Bellingham High School]] (BHS) Kulshan Middle School[http://wwwkms.bham.wednet.edu/] \|Bayhawks Shuksan Middle School[http://wwwsms.bham.wednet.edu/] \|1,218<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Bellingham High School \|url=https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&ID=530042000099 \|access-date=2024-11-02 \|website=Search for Public Schools \|publisher=[[National Center for Education Statistics]]}}</ref> [[Whatcom Middle School]][http://wwwwms.bham.wednet.edu/] \|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.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web \|title=Attendance Areas \|url=https://bellinghamschools.org/families/enrollment/attendance-areas/ \|access-date=2023-11-13 \|website= \|publisher=[[Bellingham Public Schools]] \|language=en-US}}</ref> ~~===Primary Schools===~~ \|- ~~Grades K - 5~~ \|[[Options High School]] (OHS) Alderwood Elementary School [http://wwwald.bham.wednet.edu/] \|Armadillos Birchwood Elementary School [http://wwwbir.bham.wednet.edu/] \|188<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Options High School \|url=https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&ID=530042001738 \|access-date=2024-11-02 \|website=Search for Public Schools \|publisher=[[National Center for Education Statistics]]}}</ref> Carl Cozier Elementary Schoo [http://wwwcoz.bham.wednet.edu/] l \|None Columbia Elementary School [http://wwwcol.bham.wednet.edu/] \|Located directly adjacent to Bellingham High School, Options is a "school of choice" and does not have its own attendance area.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Registration \|url=https://options.bellinghamschools.org/registration/ \|access-date=2024-11-02 \|website=Options High School \|publisher=[[Bellingham Public Schools]]}}</ref><ref name=":0" /> Options provides an alternative education experience, with smaller class sizes for more accessible learning.<ref>{{Cite news \|last=Mittan \|first=Kyle \|date=June 6, 2016 \|title=What to know as new Options High School gets built in Bellingham \|url=https://www.bellinghamherald.com/news/local/article81598902.html#storylink=cpy \|access-date=2023-11-12 \|work=[[The Bellingham Herald]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news \|last=Showalter \|first=Rachel \|date=June 28, 2024 \|title=Bellingham School District’s first school-based health clinic in development at Options High \|url=https://www.bellinghamherald.com/news/local/article289594396.html \|access-date=2024-11-02 \|work=[[The Bellingham Herald]]}}</ref> Geneva Elementary School [http://wwwgen.bham.wednet.edu/] \|- Happy Valley Elementary School [http://wwwhap.bham.wednet.edu/] \|[[~~Larrabee~~Sehome ~~Elementary~~High School]] ~~[http://wwwlar.bham.wednet.edu/]~~(SHS) \|Mariners Lowell Elementary School [http://wwwlow.bham.wednet.edu/] \|1,163<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Sehome High School \|url=https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&ID=530042000113 \|access-date=2024-11-02 \|website=Search for Public Schools \|publisher=[[National Center for Education Statistics]]}}</ref> Northern Heights Elementary School [http://wwwnhe.bham.wednet.edu/] \|Northwest Conference (2A) Parkview Elementary School [http://wwwpar.bham.wednet.edu/] \|Located in the Happy Valley neighborhood, Sehome is the southernmost of the district's high schools.<ref name=":0" /> Roosevelt Elementary School [http://wwwroo.bham.wednet.edu/] \|- Silver Beach Elementary School [http://wwwsil.bham.wednet.edu/] \|[[Squalicum High School]] (SqHS) Sunnyland Elementary School [http://wwwsun.bham.wednet.edu/] \|Storm Wade King Elementary School (Open Fall 2008) [http://wwwking.bhamwednet.edu/] \|1,280<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Squalicum High School \|url=https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&ID=530042002693 \|access-date=2024-11-02 \|website=Search for Public Schools \|publisher=[[National Center for Education Statistics]]}}</ref> \|Northwest Conference (2A) ~~==Science Curriculum==~~ \|Located in the Barkley neighborhood, Squalicum is the northernmost of the district's high schools.<ref name=":0" /> Bellingham School District is a partner district in the North Cascades and Olympic Science Partnership ([http://ncosp.wwu.edu/ NCOSP]) and as such has made a substantial commitment to science education for its students. Each school has a science teacher leader who has been trained in Science Education Reform pedagogy. The teacher leaders work within the district to select, align, and maintain a coherent and articulated science curriculum. \|} ===Middle ~~School Curriculum~~schools=== The district includes four [[Middle school\|grade 6–8]] middle schools.<ref name=":3" /> ~~====Grade 6====~~ {\| class="wikitable" Earth History (FOSS) \|+ Populations and Ecosystems (FOSS) !School ''Proposed: Energy Machines and Motion (STC/MS)'' !Mascot !Feeds to<ref name=":0" /> !Notes \|- \|Fairhaven Middle School \|Grizzly Bears<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Students \|url=https://fairhaven.bellinghamschools.org/students/ \|access-date=2024-11-24 \|website=Fairhaven Middle School \|publisher=[[Bellingham Public Schools]]}}</ref> \|Sehome \|Fairhaven 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.<ref>{{Cite news \|last=Gallagher \|first=Mary Lane \|date=March 15, 2012 \|orig-date=November 10, 2007 \|title=Milestones: Bellingham students still walk historic hallways \|url=https://www.bellinghamherald.com/news/local/article22196577.html \|access-date=2023-11-12 \|work=[[The Bellingham Herald]]}}</ref> \|- \|Kulshan Middle School \|Thunderbirds<ref>{{Cite web \|title=About Our School \|url=https://kulshan.bellinghamschools.org/our-school/ \|access-date=2024-11-24 \|website=Kulshan Middle School \|publisher=[[Bellingham Public Schools]]}}</ref> \|Bellingham, Sehome, and Squalicum \|Kulshan is located in the Whatcom Falls neighborhood. \|- \|Shuksan Middle School \|Cougars<ref>{{Cite web \|title=About Our School \|url=https://shuksan.bellinghamschools.org/our-school/ \|access-date=2024-11-24 \|website=Shuksan Middle School \|publisher=[[Bellingham Public Schools]]}}</ref> \|Bellingham and Squalicum \|Shuksan is located in the Birchwood neighborhood. \|- \|Whatcom Middle School \|Wildcats<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Whatcom: Track & Field and Cross Country Statistics \|url=https://www.athletic.net/team/65285/track-and-field-outdoor/2025 \|access-date=2024-11-24 \|website= \|publisher=[[Athletic.net]] \|language=en}}</ref> \|Bellingham and Squalicum \|Whatcom 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.<ref>{{Cite web \|date=2009-11-05 \|title=Historic Bellingham middle school destroyed by fire \|url=https://www.king5.com/article/news/historic-bellingham-middle-school-destroyed-by-fire/281-332829342 \|access-date=2023-11-13 \|website=[[king5.com]] \|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news \|title=Whatcom Middle School history \|url=https://www.bellinghamherald.com/news/article22060068.html \|access-date=2023-11-12 \|work=[[The Bellingham Herald]]}}</ref> Whatcom Middle School burned down on November 5, 2009; due to rebuilding, the school reopened in 2011.<ref>{{Cite news \|last=Cox \|first=Kira M. \|date=August 30, 2011 \|orig-date=February 9, 2011 \|title=Whatcom Middle School to reopen in fall 2011, one year early \|url=https://www.bellinghamherald.com/news/local/article22203033.html \|access-date=2023-11-12 \|work=[[The Bellingham Herald]]}}</ref> \|} ===~~=Grade~~Elementary 7=schools=== [[Elementary schools in the United States\|Grades K–5]] Catastrophic Events (STC/MS) Alderwood Elementary School Earth in Space (STC/MS) Birchwood Elementary School ''Proposed: Light and Optics (STC/MS)'' Carl Cozier Elementary School Columbia Elementary School Cordata Elementary School Geneva Elementary School Happy Valley Elementary School The entirety of Happy Valley's attendance area feeds into Fairhaven Middle School.<ref name=":0" /> Lowell Elementary School *The entirety of Lowell's attendance area feeds into Fairhaven Middle School.<ref name=":0" /> Northern Heights Elementary School Parkview Elementary School Roosevelt Elementary School Silver Beach Elementary School Sunnyland Elementary School Wade King Elementary School The majority of the school's attendance area feeds into Fairhaven, with some feeding into Kulshan.<ref name=":0" /> ===~~=Grade~~ 8=Other programs === [[Larrabee Elementary School\|Family Partnership Program]] Properties of Matter (STC/MS) Neighborhood references: [[City of Bellingham]].<ref name=":1">{{Cite web \|title=CityIQ Online Map Viewer \|url=https://cob.org/services/maps/online-mapping \|access-date=2024-11-02 \|website= \|publisher=[[City of Bellingham]] \|language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{Cite web \|title=Neighborhood Map \|url=https://cob.org/services/maps/map/neighborhood-map \|access-date=2024-11-02 \|website= \|publisher=[[City of Bellingham]] \|language=en-US}}</ref> Organisms, Macro to Micro (STC/MS) ''Proposed: Human Body Systems (STC/MS)'' ==References== {{reflist}} ~~<references/>~~ ==External links== {{official website\|http://bellinghamschools.org/}} [http://www.bham.wednet.edu/ Bellingham School District No. 501] [https://www.bellinghamschoolsfoundation.org/ Bellingham Public Schools Foundation] *[http://reportcard.ospi.k12.wa.us/?schoolId=272 Bellingham School District Report Card] {{bellingham}} Line 67 ⟶ 130: [[Category:School districts in Washington (state)]] [[Category:Schools in Bellingham, Washington]] [[Category:Education in Whatcom County, Washington]] [[Category:Education in Bellingham, Washington]] [[Category:School districts established in 1884]] [[Category:1884 establishments in Washington Territory]]