📍 810 Halleck St, Bellingham, Whatcom County, 98225
Whatcom Middle School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Bellingham, Whatcom County. The school has 600 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Bellingham School District school district. It serves grades 6–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 36.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.3:1. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Whatcom Middle School enrolls 600 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 52% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 36.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 63% White, 19% Hispanic or Latino and 9.1% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 371 | 63% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 114 | 19% |
| Two or more races | 54 | 9.1% |
| Asian | 37 | 6.2% |
| Black or African American | 11 | 1.9% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 6 | 1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
255 of the school's 600 students (43%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 223 qualify for free lunch and 32 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Whatcom Middle School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Small). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district WA-20, state senate district 42, state house district 42.
Whatcom Middle School is one of 25 schools in Bellingham School District, based in BELLINGHAM, Washington. The district serves 11,337 students district-wide and employs 705 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 600 students, Whatcom Middle School is larger than the district average of about 453 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Small
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