Whatcom Middle School
810 Halleck St
Bellingham WA, 98225, Whatcom County
Phone: 360-676-6460
Ranking: 
(184 out of 1,485, top 12%)*
(184 out of 1,485, top 12%)*Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 8
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: | NA | NA | 28 | 28 | NA | NA | 29 | 30 | 30 | |||||
| Total Students: | 597 | 622 | 593 | NA | NA | 596 | 598 | 607 | ||||||
| Grade 6: | 184 | 30.8% | 194 | 31.2% | 216 | 36.4% | NA | NA | 182 | 30.5% | 188 | 31.4% | 213 | 35.1% |
| Grade 7: | 198 | 33.2% | 229 | 36.8% | 196 | 33.1% | NA | NA | 194 | 32.6% | 212 | 35.5% | 207 | 34.1% |
| Grade 8: | 215 | 36.0% | 199 | 32.0% | 181 | 30.5% | NA | NA | 220 | 36.9% | 198 | 33.1% | 187 | 30.8% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 309 | 51.8% | 324 | 52.1% | 307 | 51.8% | NA | NA | 307 | 51.5% | 301 | 50.3% | 305 | 50.2% |
| Female: | 288 | 48.2% | 298 | 47.9% | 286 | 48.2% | NA | NA | 281 | 47.1% | 282 | 47.2% | 294 | 48.4% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 10 | 1.7% | 12 | 1.9% | 11 | 1.9% | NA | NA | 9 | 1.5% | 11 | 1.8% | 11 | 1.8% |
| Asian: | 19 | 3.2% | 18 | 2.9% | 18 | 3.0% | NA | NA | 30 | 5.0% | 35 | 5.9% | 34 | 5.6% |
| Hispanic: | 49 | 8.2% | 59 | 9.5% | 54 | 9.1% | NA | NA | 55 | 9.2% | 43 | 7.2% | 37 | 6.1% |
| Black: | 6 | 1.0% | 8 | 1.3% | 13 | 2.2% | NA | NA | 15 | 2.5% | 12 | 2.0% | 11 | 1.8% |
| White: | 470 | 78.7% | 482 | 77.5% | 496 | 83.6% | NA | NA | 487 | 81.7% | 490 | 81.9% | 510 | 84.0% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 42 | 7.0% | 42 | 6.8% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 146 | 24.5% | 183 | 29.4% | 139 | 23.4% | NA | NA | 140 | 23.5% | 132 | 22.1% | 109 | 18.0% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 33 | 5.5% | 33 | 5.3% | 43 | 7.3% | NA | NA | 35 | 5.9% | 36 | 6.0% | 40 | 6.6% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | NA | NA | 22.36 | 20.91 | NA | NA | 20.90 | 19.70 | 20.00 | |||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| EOC | ||||||
| 2012 | Math Year 1 | End of course | % met std | 90.4% | 78.9% | 71% |
| 2013 | Math Year 1 | End of course | % met std | 94.5% | 88.1% | 80.7% |
| 2012 | Math Year 2 | End of course | % met std | 100% | 88.6% | 79.1% |
| 2013 | Math Year 2 | End of course | % met std | 100.0% | 95.0% | 89.4% |
| MSP | ||||||
| 2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 50.8% | 51.5% | 51.8% |
| 2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 74% | 63.2% | 61.4% |
| 2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 71.5% | 61.8% | 59.3% |
| 2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 78.7% | 70.8% | 64.5% |
| 2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 84.5% | 75.8% | 70.6% |
| 2013 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 84.0% | 77.0% | 71.4% |
| 2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 78.7% | 69.5% | 55.2% |
| 2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 82.8% | 72.4% | 59.2% |
| 2013 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 82.1% | 72.1% | 63.7% |
| 2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 81.9% | 74% | 63.3% |
| 2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 85.1% | 79.2% | 71.2% |
| 2013 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 86.2% | 78.4% | 68.7% |
| 2010 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 75% | 76.4% | 70.2% |
| 2012 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 78.9% | 75.4% | 71% |
| 2013 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 79.5% | 76.7% | 71.0% |
| 2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 55.4% | 52.5% | 51.5% |
| 2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 73.2% | 62.9% | 55.4% |
| 2013 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 73.7% | 65.0% | 53.2% |
| 2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 85.6% | 77.6% | 69.2% |
| 2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 84.4% | 74.5% | 67.2% |
| 2013 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 83.5% | 73.9% | 66.2% |
| 2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 75.2% | 66.7% | 54.4% |
| 2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 81% | 74.9% | 66.3% |
| 2013 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 80.4% | 75.2% | 64.9% |
| WASL | ||||||
| 2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 58.9% | 56.4% | 49.4% |
| 2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 58.1% | 54.6% | 49.5% |
| 2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 61.9% | 57.1% | 48.9% |
| 2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 67.9% | 60% | 50.9% |
| 2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 77.2% | 74% | 66.6% |
| 2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 81.8% | 74.5% | 67.8% |
| 2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 83.3% | 76.9% | 68.6% |
| 2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 81.8% | 76.6% | 72% |
| 2004 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 61.8% | 57.4% | 46.3% |
| 2005 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 62.2% | 59.4% | 50.8% |
| 2006 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 61.6% | 59.7% | 48.5% |
| 2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 62.8% | 62.4% | 54.4% |
| 2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 62% | 56.9% | 50.3% |
| 2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 69.6% | 60.3% | 51.8% |
| 2004 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 71.8% | 71.4% | 60.4% |
| 2005 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 76.4% | 78.1% | 69% |
| 2006 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 72.8% | 72.1% | 61.5% |
| 2007 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 69.7% | 76.7% | 68.5% |
| 2008 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 75.5% | 68.1% | 62.8% |
| 2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 70% | 68.1% | 59.3% |
| 2004 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 67.7% | 68.3% | 57.9% |
| 2005 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 74.7% | 73.5% | 61.2% |
| 2006 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 71.9% | 72.4% | 64.5% |
| 2007 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 76.1% | 74.7% | 68.1% |
| 2008 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 80.3% | 73.6% | 69.7% |
| 2009 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 77.9% | 74.7% | 69.7% |
| 2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 57.8% | 59.9% | 48.8% |
| 2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 65.2% | 62.2% | 49.5% |
| 2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 68.6% | 63.1% | 51.5% |
| 2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 71.4% | 61.8% | 50.8% |
| 2006 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 69.4% | 76.2% | 70.1% |
| 2007 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 71.9% | 74.4% | 64.7% |
| 2008 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 72% | 71.3% | 65.9% |
| 2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 83.9% | 73.4% | 67.5% |
| 2004 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 55.1% | 51.9% | 39.4% |
| 2005 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 42.7% | 46.2% | 36.4% |
| 2006 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 52.6% | 57.2% | 42.9% |
| 2007 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 52% | 54.5% | 44.4% |
| 2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 54.8% | 55.9% | 47.9% |
| 2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 72.9% | 62.6% | 51.1% |
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* Whatcom Middle School was rated 4.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.