Inglemoor High School
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Inglemoor High School is a public high school located in Kenmore, Washington. It is one of the largest high schools in the state of Washington. Inglemoor has an average of 23.4 students per teacher. Inglemoor's mascot is the Vikings, and its student newspaper is called "Nordic News."
Students at Inglemoor have a reading proficiency of 88.7% and a math proficiency of 75.2%. Math scores have steadily risen in the past four years, and reading scores have made a comeback. Inglemoor students consistently score higher than the average district and state student.[1]
As for demographics, 76.7% of Inglemoor students are White/Caucasian, 14.9% are Asian/Pacific Islander, 4.7% are Hispanic, 2.5% are Black, and 1.2% are American Indian/Alaskan Native. [2]
In the Northshore School District where Inglemoor is located, the median household income is at $99,252 compared to a state median of $67,098. The median home value is $288,998 compared to a state median of $160,737.[3]
The high school is notable for its International Baccalaureate program. All seventeen students who attempted the full IB Diploma in 2004 succeeded in earning it. It has consistently received high marks in standardized tests and features many Fine Arts classes. Inglemoor offers IB French, German, Japanese, Spanish language courses and introduced IB Mandarin Ab Intitio.
Inglemoor's sports teams play in the KingCo 4A conference, and in many cases use Pop Keeney Stadium, located in Bothell, WA, as their home field. Some of Inglemoor's sports teams are very successful, particularly Swim and Dive, which has earned two state championships.
Recent events include "freak dancing" during the 2006 Homecoming dance, which resulted in the cancellation of the two Tolo dances and possible banning of dancing at the Prom, which was not cancelled. [4] The cancellation of the April Tolo has been revoked. Along with the rest of the Northshore School District, parents of Inglemoor students are now able to access their child's grades online, though the system is still in beta testing mode. [5]
