Meridian High School
194 West Laurel Rd Bellingham WA, 98226, Whatcom County Phone: 360-398-8111 Ranking: (154 out of 331, top 47%)* Type: Regular High School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12 School District: Meridian 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 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 26 | 26 | ||||||
Total Students: | 477 | 478 | 469 | 473 | 491 | 484 | 495 | |||||||
Grade 9: | 113 | 23.7% | 117 | 24.5% | 114 | 24.3% | 107 | 22.6% | 126 | 25.7% | 121 | 25.0% | 133 | 26.9% |
Grade 10: | 120 | 25.2% | 117 | 24.5% | 112 | 23.9% | 119 | 25.2% | 113 | 23.0% | 128 | 26.4% | 112 | 22.6% |
Grade 11: | 119 | 24.9% | 117 | 24.5% | 120 | 25.6% | 110 | 23.3% | 137 | 27.9% | 112 | 23.1% | 123 | 24.8% |
Grade 12: | 125 | 26.2% | 126 | 26.4% | 123 | 26.2% | 137 | 29.0% | 115 | 23.4% | 123 | 25.4% | 127 | 25.7% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 264 | 55.3% | 259 | 54.2% | 237 | 50.5% | 255 | 53.9% | 261 | 53.2% | 249 | 51.4% | 251 | 50.7% |
Female: | 213 | 44.7% | 219 | 45.8% | 232 | 49.5% | 218 | 46.1% | 220 | 44.8% | 225 | 46.5% | 238 | 48.1% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 6 | 1.3% | 8 | 1.7% | 4 | 0.9% | 1 | 0.2% | 8 | 1.6% | 8 | 1.7% | 11 | 2.2% |
Asian: | 22 | 4.6% | 16 | 3.3% | 14 | 3.0% | 9 | 1.9% | 12 | 2.4% | 16 | 3.3% | 12 | 2.4% |
Hispanic: | 81 | 17.0% | 92 | 19.2% | 88 | 18.8% | 91 | 19.2% | 80 | 16.3% | 59 | 12.2% | 46 | 9.3% |
Black: | 3 | 0.6% | 2 | 0.4% | 3 | 0.6% | 3 | 0.6% | 7 | 1.4% | 4 | 0.8% | 4 | 0.8% |
White: | 345 | 72.3% | 335 | 70.1% | 330 | 70.4% | 341 | 72.1% | 382 | 77.8% | 395 | 81.6% | 420 | 84.8% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.4% | 3 | 0.6% | 3 | 0.6% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 19 | 4.0% | 23 | 4.8% | 27 | 5.8% | 25 | 5.3% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 126 | 26.4% | 149 | 31.2% | 55 | 11.7% | 45 | 9.5% | 146 | 29.7% | 121 | 25.0% | 116 | 23.4% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 39 | 8.2% | 37 | 7.7% | 21 | 4.5% | 15 | 3.2% | 44 | 9.0% | 47 | 9.7% | 57 | 11.5% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | NA | NA | 19.77 | 19.61 | 20.53 | 21.49 | 18.90 | 19.30 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
EOC | ||||||
2012 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 61.8% | 61.8% | 64.1% |
2013 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 82.2% | 82.2% | 81.7% |
2011 | Math Year 1 | End of course | % met std | 60.9% | 68.2% | 62.4% |
2012 | Math Year 1 | End of course | % met std | 78.8% | 84% | 71% |
2013 | Math Year 1 | End of course | % met std | 87.5% | 85.5% | 80.7% |
2011 | Math Year 2 | End of course | % met std | 83.1% | 83.1% | 72.9% |
2012 | Math Year 2 | End of course | % met std | 81.8% | 81.8% | 79.1% |
2013 | Math Year 2 | End of course | % met std | 95.8% | 95.8% | 89.4% |
HSPE | ||||||
2010 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 40.8% | 40.8% | 41.6% |
2010 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 79.2% | 79.2% | 78.8% |
2011 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 81.1% | 81.1% | 82.3% |
2012 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 82.2% | 82.2% | 81.1% |
2013 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 89.8% | 89.8% | 83.5% |
2010 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 49% | 49% | 44.7% |
2011 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 51.9% | 51.9% | 49.7% |
2010 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 94.2% | 94.2% | 85.9% |
2011 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 86.1% | 86.1% | 86% |
2012 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 87.3% | 87.3% | 85.2% |
2013 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 88.7% | 88.7% | 84.9% |
WASL | ||||||
2004 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 52.5% | 49.2% | 43.9% |
2005 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 55% | 53.2% | 47.5% |
2006 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 50.4% | 48.1% | 51% |
2007 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 52.3% | 47.5% | 50.2% |
2008 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 56.7% | 55.7% | 49.3% |
2009 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 59% | 58.9% | 45.2% |
2004 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 68% | 65.4% | 64.5% |
2005 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 81.7% | 79.8% | 72.9% |
2006 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 80% | 80% | 81.9% |
2007 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 81.1% | 76.7% | 80.6% |
2008 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 83.7% | 83% | 81.3% |
2009 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 75.2% | 74.8% | 80.9% |
2004 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 38.5% | 36.2% | 32.2% |
2005 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 31.7% | 30.6% | 35.8% |
2006 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 23.4% | 22.3% | 34.9% |
2007 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 37.1% | 33.9% | 36.3% |
2008 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 44.3% | 43.5% | 39.7% |
2009 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 37.2% | 36.3% | 38.6% |
2004 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 64.8% | 61.5% | 65.2% |
2005 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 64.2% | 63.7% | 65.2% |
2006 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 82.3% | 80.6% | 79.7% |
2007 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 85.8% | 82.6% | 83.6% |
2008 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 88.2% | 87.5% | 86.2% |
2009 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 87.9% | 88.1% | 86.3% |
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* Meridian 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.