Bethel High School
22215 38th Ave East
Spanaway WA, 98387, Pierce County
Phone: 253-683-7000
Ranking: 
(265 out of 331, bottom 20%)*
(265 out of 331, bottom 20%)*Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Bethel 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 | 65 | 46 | 50 | 51 | 63 | 62 | ||||||
| Total Students: | 1,647 | 1,583 | 1,139 | 1,117 | 1,191 | 1,238 | 1,332 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 423 | 25.7% | 439 | 27.7% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Grade 10: | 442 | 26.8% | 396 | 25.0% | 408 | 35.8% | 382 | 34.2% | 429 | 36.0% | 415 | 33.5% | 485 | 36.4% |
| Grade 11: | 382 | 23.2% | 400 | 25.3% | 355 | 31.2% | 379 | 33.9% | 377 | 31.7% | 426 | 34.4% | 426 | 32.0% |
| Grade 12: | 399 | 24.2% | 348 | 22.0% | 376 | 33.0% | 356 | 31.9% | 385 | 32.3% | 397 | 32.1% | 421 | 31.6% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 853 | 51.8% | 830 | 52.4% | 607 | 53.3% | 605 | 54.2% | 616 | 51.7% | 614 | 49.6% | 671 | 50.4% |
| Female: | 794 | 48.2% | 753 | 47.6% | 532 | 46.7% | 512 | 45.8% | 567 | 47.6% | 616 | 49.8% | 657 | 49.3% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 37 | 2.2% | 42 | 2.7% | 36 | 3.2% | 36 | 3.2% | 43 | 3.6% | 56 | 4.5% | 48 | 3.6% |
| Asian: | 123 | 7.5% | 112 | 7.1% | 85 | 7.5% | 80 | 7.2% | 101 | 8.5% | 105 | 8.5% | 120 | 9.0% |
| Hispanic: | 178 | 10.8% | 149 | 9.4% | 95 | 8.3% | 103 | 9.2% | 111 | 9.3% | 107 | 8.6% | 98 | 7.4% |
| Black: | 143 | 8.7% | 160 | 10.1% | 100 | 8.8% | 103 | 9.2% | 129 | 10.8% | 139 | 11.2% | 138 | 10.4% |
| White: | 1,095 | 66.5% | 1,070 | 67.6% | 782 | 68.7% | 774 | 69.3% | 807 | 67.8% | 831 | 67.1% | 928 | 69.7% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 25 | 1.5% | 16 | 1.0% | 13 | 1.1% | 6 | 0.5% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 46 | 2.8% | 34 | 2.1% | 28 | 2.5% | 15 | 1.3% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 637 | 38.7% | 547 | 34.6% | 380 | 33.4% | 184 | 16.5% | 282 | 23.7% | 253 | 20.4% | 258 | 19.4% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 178 | 10.8% | 120 | 7.6% | 88 | 7.7% | 55 | 4.9% | 77 | 6.5% | 109 | 8.8% | 139 | 10.4% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | NA | NA | 24.43 | 24.54 | 22.43 | 23.56 | 19.70 | 21.50 | ||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| EOC | ||||||
| 2012 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 62.7% | 55.9% | 64.1% |
| 2013 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 78.0% | 79.6% | 81.7% |
| 2011 | Math Year 1 | End of course | % met std | 42.8% | 50.8% | 62.4% |
| 2012 | Math Year 1 | End of course | % met std | 57.9% | 55.2% | 71% |
| 2013 | Math Year 1 | End of course | % met std | 69.6% | 70.1% | 80.7% |
| 2011 | Math Year 2 | End of course | % met std | 35.8% | 58.8% | 72.9% |
| 2012 | Math Year 2 | End of course | % met std | 38.1% | 58.7% | 79.1% |
| 2013 | Math Year 2 | End of course | % met std | 80.3% | 81.9% | 89.4% |
| HSPE | ||||||
| 2010 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 28% | 26.5% | 41.6% |
| 2010 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 82.6% | 79.8% | 78.8% |
| 2011 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 77.9% | 78.6% | 82.3% |
| 2012 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 85.7% | 81.8% | 81.1% |
| 2013 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 79.3% | 82.5% | 83.5% |
| 2010 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 42.9% | 35.9% | 44.7% |
| 2011 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 35.4% | 37.4% | 49.7% |
| 2010 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 89.2% | 89.9% | 85.9% |
| 2011 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 91.2% | 87.6% | 86% |
| 2012 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 89.8% | 89.2% | 85.2% |
| 2013 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 74.5% | 80.5% | 84.9% |
| WASL | ||||||
| 2004 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 33.3% | 31.6% | 43.9% |
| 2005 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 39.6% | 39.9% | 47.5% |
| 2006 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 36.7% | 39.1% | 51% |
| 2007 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 37.1% | 36% | 50.2% |
| 2008 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 31.6% | 34.9% | 49.3% |
| 2009 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 32.4% | 30.3% | 45.2% |
| 2004 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 63.4% | 59.9% | 64.5% |
| 2005 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 71.7% | 72% | 72.9% |
| 2006 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 78.8% | 79.9% | 81.9% |
| 2007 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 77.1% | 76.8% | 80.6% |
| 2008 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 79.6% | 81.6% | 81.3% |
| 2009 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 84.2% | 81.4% | 80.9% |
| 2004 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 23.1% | 20.7% | 32.2% |
| 2005 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 27.9% | 26.6% | 35.8% |
| 2006 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 15.9% | 20.3% | 34.9% |
| 2007 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 17.2% | 22.5% | 36.3% |
| 2008 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 23.4% | 28.8% | 39.7% |
| 2009 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 24.3% | 28.2% | 38.6% |
| 2004 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 61.1% | 61.4% | 65.2% |
| 2005 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 70.2% | 69.9% | 65.2% |
| 2006 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 73.4% | 74.9% | 79.7% |
| 2007 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 84% | 86.2% | 83.6% |
| 2008 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 84.4% | 89.2% | 86.2% |
| 2009 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 81.2% | 86.9% | 86.3% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Bethel High School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.