Impact of COVID-19 on Bellingham High School
The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America.
Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased.
SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school.
Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores,
enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.
Rankings
Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Ranks 231st of 498 Middle schools | Ranks 252nd of 501 Middle schools | 3.9% |
Ranks 196th of 351 High schools | Ranks 200th of 347 High schools | 1.8% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
8th Grade English Language Arts (Bellingham High School) | 39 | 32 | 7% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (Bellingham) | 37 | 30.2 | 6.8% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (Massachusetts) | 51 | 43.7 | 7.3% |
8th Grade Mathematics (Bellingham High School) | 46 | 30 | 16% |
8th Grade Mathematics (Bellingham) | 44 | 28.3 | 15.7% |
8th Grade Mathematics (Massachusetts) | 47 | 37.7 | 9.3% |
8th Grade Science (Bellingham High School) | 57 | 46.7 | 10.3% |
8th Grade Science (Bellingham) | 55 | 44 | 11% |
8th Grade Science (Massachusetts) | 46 | 40.9 | 5.1% |
10th Grade English Language Arts (Bellingham High School) | 59 | 56.4 | 2.6% |
10th Grade English Language Arts (Bellingham) | 57 | 56.3 | 0.8% |
10th Grade English Language Arts (Massachusetts) | 61 | 58.2 | 2.8% |
10th Grade Mathematics (Bellingham High School) | 55 | 43.2 | 11.8% |
10th Grade Mathematics (Bellingham) | 53 | 42.4 | 10.6% |
10th Grade Mathematics (Massachusetts) | 58 | 49.7 | 8.3% |
All Grades English Language Arts (Bellingham High School) | 39 | 32 | 7% |
All Grades English Language Arts (Bellingham) | 44 | 32.4 | 11.6% |
All Grades English Language Arts (Massachusetts) | 52 | 42.3 | 9.7% |
All Grades Mathematics (Bellingham High School) | 46 | 30 | 16% |
All Grades Mathematics (Bellingham) | 42 | 32.2 | 9.8% |
All Grades Mathematics (Massachusetts) | 49 | 40.6 | 8.4% |
All Grades Science (Bellingham High School) | 57 | 46.7 | 10.3% |
All Grades Science (Bellingham) | 47 | 36.4 | 10.6% |
All Grades Science (Massachusetts) | 47 | 41.2 | 5.8% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Total Students | 744 | 747 | 0.4% |
African American | 18 | 20 | 11.1% |
American Indian | 1 | 3 | 200% |
Asian | 21 | 26 | 23.8% |
Hispanic | 27 | 77 | 185.2% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 0 | |
White | 662 | 602 | 9.1% |
Two or More Races | 15 | 19 | 26.7% |