Squalicum High School
3773 East Mcleod Rd
Bellingham WA, 98226, Whatcom County
Phone: 360-676-6471
Ranking: 
(178 out of 331, bottom 46%)*
(178 out of 331, bottom 46%)*Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 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 | 58 | 60 | 61 | 57 | 61 | 61 | ||||||
| Total Students: | 1,344 | 1,349 | 1,341 | 1,357 | 1,343 | 1,254 | 1,284 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 351 | 26.1% | 347 | 25.7% | 323 | 24.1% | 375 | 27.6% | 345 | 25.7% | 317 | 25.3% | 334 | 26.0% |
| Grade 10: | 331 | 24.6% | 312 | 23.1% | 360 | 26.8% | 342 | 25.2% | 332 | 24.7% | 311 | 24.8% | 356 | 27.7% |
| Grade 11: | 304 | 22.6% | 335 | 24.8% | 337 | 25.1% | 308 | 22.7% | 318 | 23.7% | 322 | 25.7% | 324 | 25.2% |
| Grade 12: | 358 | 26.6% | 355 | 26.3% | 321 | 23.9% | 332 | 24.5% | 348 | 25.9% | 304 | 24.2% | 270 | 21.0% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 689 | 51.3% | 681 | 50.5% | 686 | 51.2% | 687 | 50.6% | 706 | 52.6% | 653 | 52.1% | 682 | 53.1% |
| Female: | 655 | 48.7% | 668 | 49.5% | 655 | 48.8% | 670 | 49.4% | 629 | 46.8% | 560 | 44.7% | 580 | 45.2% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 20 | 1.5% | 19 | 1.4% | 18 | 1.3% | 15 | 1.1% | 28 | 2.1% | 27 | 2.2% | 24 | 1.9% |
| Asian: | 126 | 9.4% | 131 | 9.7% | 126 | 9.4% | 106 | 7.8% | 143 | 10.6% | 130 | 10.4% | 143 | 11.1% |
| Hispanic: | 241 | 17.9% | 226 | 16.8% | 224 | 16.7% | 203 | 15.0% | 177 | 13.2% | 147 | 11.7% | 139 | 10.8% |
| Black: | 10 | 0.7% | 10 | 0.7% | 38 | 2.8% | 39 | 2.9% | 35 | 2.6% | 37 | 3.0% | 29 | 2.3% |
| White: | 862 | 64.1% | 888 | 65.8% | 931 | 69.4% | 991 | 73.0% | 960 | 71.5% | 880 | 70.2% | 931 | 72.5% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 5 | 0.4% | 4 | 0.3% | 4 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 80 | 6.0% | 71 | 5.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 429 | 31.9% | 443 | 32.8% | 429 | 32.0% | 330 | 24.3% | 340 | 25.3% | 318 | 25.4% | 282 | 22.0% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 108 | 8.0% | 115 | 8.5% | 119 | 8.9% | 78 | 5.7% | 107 | 8.0% | 106 | 8.5% | 102 | 7.9% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | NA | NA | 23.27 | 22.50 | 22.25 | 23.48 | 20.50 | 21.00 | ||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| EOC | ||||||
| 2012 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 80.2% | 80.4% | 64.1% |
| 2013 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 88.1% | 91.0% | 81.7% |
| 2011 | Math Year 1 | End of course | % met std | 58.1% | 71.4% | 62.4% |
| 2012 | Math Year 1 | End of course | % met std | 70.8% | 78.9% | 71% |
| 2013 | Math Year 1 | End of course | % met std | 84.4% | 88.1% | 80.7% |
| 2011 | Math Year 2 | End of course | % met std | 77.8% | 81.4% | 72.9% |
| 2012 | Math Year 2 | End of course | % met std | 87.7% | 88.6% | 79.1% |
| 2013 | Math Year 2 | End of course | % met std | 95.0% | 95.0% | 89.4% |
| HSPE | ||||||
| 2010 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 44% | 51.3% | 41.6% |
| 2010 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 75.4% | 82.5% | 78.8% |
| 2011 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 81.2% | 87.2% | 82.3% |
| 2012 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 83.6% | 85.5% | 81.1% |
| 2013 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 81.3% | 87.6% | 83.5% |
| 2010 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 47.9% | 56.6% | 44.7% |
| 2011 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 55.6% | 62.5% | 49.7% |
| 2010 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 81.4% | 88.5% | 85.9% |
| 2011 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 82% | 88.6% | 86% |
| 2012 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 84.7% | 88.2% | 85.2% |
| 2013 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 84.8% | 87.8% | 84.9% |
| WASL | ||||||
| 2004 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 48.5% | 54% | 43.9% |
| 2005 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 54.8% | 60.1% | 47.5% |
| 2006 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 51.3% | 59.2% | 51% |
| 2007 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 62% | 65.2% | 50.2% |
| 2008 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 52.9% | 62.5% | 49.3% |
| 2009 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 47.6% | 56% | 45.2% |
| 2004 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 68.1% | 71.3% | 64.5% |
| 2005 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 71.4% | 79.1% | 72.9% |
| 2006 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 81.2% | 85.2% | 81.9% |
| 2007 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 80.7% | 85.3% | 80.6% |
| 2008 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 80.7% | 86.8% | 81.3% |
| 2009 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 80.8% | 84.7% | 80.9% |
| 2004 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 38.6% | 43.6% | 32.2% |
| 2005 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 44.9% | 49.9% | 35.8% |
| 2006 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 38.8% | 43.2% | 34.9% |
| 2007 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 47.8% | 52.7% | 36.3% |
| 2008 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 43% | 52.1% | 39.7% |
| 2009 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 33.3% | 46.8% | 38.6% |
| 2004 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 67.2% | 71.5% | 65.2% |
| 2005 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 65.2% | 72.6% | 65.2% |
| 2006 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 78% | 84.2% | 79.7% |
| 2007 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 80.9% | 87.5% | 83.6% |
| 2008 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 84.6% | 89.6% | 86.2% |
| 2009 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 86.5% | 90.8% | 86.3% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Squalicum 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.