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Bellarmine Preparatory School

2300 S Washington Street, Tacoma, WA, 98405-0984 -

School Notes Overview:

Bellarmine is a Catholic school in the Jesuit tradition of education. Bellarmine is the Jesuit high school in Tacoma, Washington, with the mission of making a time-honored Catholic spiritual tradition come alive for a new generation. A document called The Grad at Grad outlines specific expectations of our students. In a world of bewildering and exciting change, we want them to catch fire, become enthusiastic and disciplined learners, and discover in every experience that they are created by a God who loves them. But we don't want them to stop there. We expect them to take what they have learned and begin to make a difference in the world, even while they are still Bellarmine students. The Jesuit educational tradition fosters rigorous scholarship, cares for the individual person, constantly adapts to new opportunities and challenges, translates values into action, and in all, centers learning on the person and message of Jesus Christ....

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School Overview:

	Bellarmine Preparatory School
School Membership(s)	Jesuit Secondary Education Association (JSEA) National Catholic Educational Association (NCEA)
Religious Affiliation	Roman Catholic
Grades Offered	Grades 9 - 12
County	Pierce County, WA
Student Body
Total Students	1005 students
Student Body Type	Co-ed
	This School	(WA) School Avg.
% Students of Color	26%	27%
Students by Grade
	Grade 9 - 268 students
	Grade 10 - 244 students
	Grade 11 - 254 students
	Grade 12 - 239 students
Academics and Faculty
Total Classroom Teachers	70 teachers
	This School	(WA) School Avg.
Teacher : Student Ratio	1:14	* Ntl. Public School Avg. » 1:16
School Days in Calendar Year	177 days	180 days
Hours in School Day for Students	6 hours	6 hours
Admission Deadline	None / Rolling

School Notes:

Bellarmine is a Catholic school in the Jesuit tradition of education. Bellarmine is the Jesuit high school in Tacoma, Washington, with the mission of making a time-honored Catholic spiritual tradition come alive for a new generation. A document called The Grad at Grad outlines specific expectations of our students. In a world of bewildering and exciting change, we want them to catch fire, become enthusiastic and disciplined learners, and discover in every experience that they are created by a God who loves them. But we don't want them to stop there. We expect them to take what they have learned and begin to make a difference in the world, even while they are still Bellarmine students. The Jesuit educational tradition fosters rigorous scholarship, cares for the individual person, constantly adapts to new opportunities and challenges, translates values into action, and in all, centers learning on the person and message of Jesus Christ.
Profile last updated: 02/21/2007

In the News:

Drumline festival coming up at Lincoln Bowl (Tacoma News Tribune)
posted on October 19, 2009 at 07:22:30 am
Lincoln High School will host the Tacoma Regional Drumline Festival from 6 to 8 p.m. Oct. 28 at Lincoln Bowl. Admission is free. Local middle and high school drum lines will perform during the festival, sponsored by the Commencement Bay Washington Music Educators Association.
Pierce County Hunger Walk: Footwork helps feed needy (Tacoma News Tribune)
posted on October 11, 2009 at 07:59:08 am
Richard Renzema was among the last to start walking to fight hunger Saturday in Tacoma, but his timing couldn’t have been better.
Private-school enrollment falls, requests for aid are up (Seattle Times)
posted on September 4, 2009 at 07:24:05 am
Enrollments are down and requests for financial aid are up as private schools in Washington feel the recession's pinch. Across the state, enrollment in private elementary and secondary schools has fallen 8 to 10 percent this year, said Judy Jennings, executive director of the Washington Federation of Independent Schools.
Enrollment drops at WA private schools (KING5 Seattle)
posted on September 3, 2009 at 08:12:30 pm
Requests for financial aid are up as private schools in Washington feel the pinch of the sluggish economy.
State's private schools hurt by recession (KOMO Seattle)
posted on September 3, 2009 at 08:05:42 pm
Enrollments are down and requests for financial aid are up as private schools in Washington feel the pinch of the sluggish economy. Throughout the state, enrollment in private elementary and secondary schools has declined 8 percent to 10 percent this year.

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School Zip Statistics:

About This Zipcode (98405)	School Zip (98405)	(WA) State Average
Population (Approximate)	22,355 people	5,855,424 people
% (age 25+) w/College Degree	23%	29%
Population Average Age	34 years old	35 years old
Average Household size	2.4 persons	2.4 persons
Median Household Income	$30,585	$49,081
Avg. # of Rooms in Household	4.6 rooms	5.4 rooms
Median Age of Housing Structure	63 years old	38 years old
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% Owning / % Renting	45% / 55%	62% / 38%