Bellingham High School
80 Blackstone St
Bellingham MA, 02019, Norfolk County
Phone: 508-966-3761
Ranking: (158 out of 298, bottom 47%)*
Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Bellingham School District
Title I Eligible School: No
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: | 45 | 44 | 45 | 41 | 47 | 47 | 43 | |||||||
Total Students: | 625 | 668 | 685 | 709 | 748 | 761 | 757 | |||||||
Grade 9: | 141 | 22.6% | 171 | 25.6% | 183 | 26.7% | 177 | 25.0% | 188 | 25.1% | 212 | 27.9% | 190 | 25.1% |
Grade 10: | 166 | 26.6% | 178 | 26.6% | 165 | 24.1% | 170 | 24.0% | 193 | 25.8% | 173 | 22.7% | 203 | 26.8% |
Grade 11: | 168 | 26.9% | 159 | 23.8% | 156 | 22.8% | 192 | 27.1% | 178 | 23.8% | 198 | 26.0% | 184 | 24.3% |
Grade 12: | 150 | 24.0% | 160 | 24.0% | 181 | 26.4% | 170 | 24.0% | 188 | 25.1% | 177 | 23.3% | 180 | 23.8% |
Ungraded: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 332 | 53.1% | 362 | 54.2% | 358 | 52.3% | 387 | 54.6% | 383 | 51.2% | 382 | 50.2% | 368 | 48.6% |
Female: | 293 | 46.9% | 306 | 45.8% | 327 | 47.7% | 322 | 45.4% | 365 | 48.8% | 379 | 49.8% | 381 | 50.3% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.3% | 4 | 0.5% | 4 | 0.5% | 5 | 0.7% |
Asian: | 19 | 3.0% | 18 | 2.7% | 18 | 2.6% | 21 | 3.0% | 20 | 2.7% | 19 | 2.5% | 19 | 2.5% |
Hispanic: | 14 | 2.2% | 17 | 2.5% | 21 | 3.1% | 20 | 2.8% | 23 | 3.1% | 31 | 4.1% | 25 | 3.3% |
Black: | 7 | 1.1% | 9 | 1.3% | 10 | 1.5% | 9 | 1.3% | 13 | 1.7% | 12 | 1.6% | 11 | 1.5% |
White: | 574 | 91.8% | 614 | 91.9% | 628 | 91.7% | 649 | 91.5% | 680 | 90.9% | 688 | 90.4% | 693 | 91.5% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 10 | 1.6% | 9 | 1.3% | 8 | 1.2% | 8 | 1.1% | 8 | 1.1% | 7 | 0.9% | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 124 | 19.8% | 141 | 21.1% | 134 | 19.6% | 109 | 15.4% | 101 | 13.5% | 96 | 12.6% | 78 | 10.3% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 35 | 5.6% | 32 | 4.8% | 30 | 4.4% | 32 | 4.5% | 32 | 4.3% | 23 | 3.0% | 17 | 2.2% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 13.85 | 15.06 | 15.22 | 17.14 | 15.95 | 16.20 | 17.50 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
MCAS | ||||||
2003 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 58.1% | 57.2% | 61% |
2004 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 61% | 57% | 62% |
2005 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 67% | 63% | 65% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 75% | 71% | 70% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 64% | 61% | 71% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 80% | 76% | 74% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 87% | 82% | 81% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 86% | 85% | 78% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 93% | 89% | 84% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 93% | 91% | 88% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 94% | 91% | 91% |
2003 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 57.7% | 55.6% | 51% |
2004 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 49% | 45% | 57% |
2005 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 63% | 59% | 62% |
2006 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 72% | 69% | 67% |
2007 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 69% | 66% | 69% |
2008 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 81% | 76% | 72% |
2009 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 80% | 76% | 75% |
2010 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 81% | 81% | 75% |
2011 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 83% | 78% | 74% |
2012 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 83% | 81% | 78% |
2013 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 84% | 82% | 80% |
2008 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 10th Grade | % proficient | 36% | 35% | 57% |
2009 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 10th Grade | % proficient | 37% | 37% | 61% |
2010 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 10th Grade | % proficient | 50% | 50% | 65% |
2011 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 10th Grade | % proficient | 67% | 66% | 67% |
2012 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 10th Grade | % proficient | 70% | 69% | 69% |
2013 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 10th Grade | % proficient | 74% | 71% | 71% |
2007 | Biology | End of course | % proficient | 25% | 23% | 42% |
2008 | Biology | End of course | % proficient | 13% | 9% | 55% |
2009 | Biology | End of course | % proficient | 65% | 60% | 61% |
2010 | Biology | End of course | % proficient | 63% | 61% | 63% |
2011 | Biology | End of course | % proficient | 65% | 63% | 71% |
2012 | Biology | End of course | % proficient | 72% | 70% | 72% |
2013 | Biology | End of course | % proficient | 72% | 70% | 73% |
2009 | Introductory Physics | End of course | % proficient | 37% | 36% | 57% |
2007 | Technology/Engineering | End of course | % proficient | 36% | 35% | 35% |
2008 | Technology/Engineering | End of course | % proficient | 34% | 34% | 47% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Bellingham High School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.