Bellarmine Preparatory School

About Bellarmine / Record of Excellence

A Record of Excellence

Academics

Bellarmine graduates more than 225 students each year
98% of Bellarmine graduates attend college each year
Bellarmine has an annual average of 4-6 National Merit Finalists; an additional 8-12 are Commended Scholars
Examples of recent student honors: Intel International Science and Engineering Fair Award Winner, U.S. Presidential Scholars Program Semi-Finalist, Washington Scholar, Washington Junior Science and Humanities Symposium Award Winner, City of Destiny Youth Leadership Award, Chairman's Award & NASA Grant for Inspiration and Recognition in Science and Technology (Robotics Club).

Faculty and Staff

Student-faculty ratio: 15:1
Average class size: 24
64% of Bellarmine's faculty has advanced degrees (masters and above)
Teachers regularly qualify for national and local honors. Recent examples include Washington Federation of Independent Schools Outstanding Program Director (Marine Chemistry) and Outstanding Administrators (Principal and Athletic Director, a National Endowment for the Arts and Humanities research project and a Gates Foundation Teacher Leadership Award.

Development/Financial Aid

Bellarmine's endowment fund, which provides ongoing financial aid, is over $18 million
Financial aid for students, funded mainly by endowment, has grown to over $2.1 million per year
Thirty-one percent of Bellarmine students receive some sort of financial aid

Athletics

Bellarmine fields 43 athletic teams in 18 different sports and has a staff of 58 coaches
70% of the student body participates in the athletic program, which is widely regarded as one of the most competitive in the state
In 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008 & 2010, Bellarmine was named the All Sport State Champions
The Lions captured three state athletic titles in 2008 (boys soccer, boys tennis, girls track), one state title in 2009 (girls track & field), and two state titles in 2010 (boys and girls golf)

Activities

Recent music awards include National Music Ensemble, All Northwest and All State Choir members, All State Orchestra and All State Concert
In Bellarmine's 2011 production of Pippin, an actress earned Outstanding Performance and its program design earned top honors
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Bellarmine's 2009 spring musical, was nominated for nine 5th Avenue Musical Theater Awards
Les Miserables, Bellarmine's 2008 spring musical, was nominated for six 5th Avenue Musical Theater Awards
Urinetown, Bellarmine's 2007 spring musical, won the Outstanding Overall Musical Award from the 5th Avenue Theater
95% of Bellarmine students has taken at least one community service course by the time they graduate
Over 25,000 hours of volunteer service are contributed annually by students to the community
Students annually collect between 8,000-10,000 pounds of food for the St. Leo's Food Connection
Since 1991, Bellarmine has provided food and gifts for about 70 families a year through the Adopt-A-Family program that serves those who do not have resources to celebrate Christmas
Approximately 90% of the student body participates annually in at least one of Bellarmine's religious retreats sponsored by Campus Ministry
Bellarmine's goal is to have 100% of its studnets actively involved in one or more of its 40 school-sponsored clubs.