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, and NASA Grant for Inspiration and Recognition in Science and Technology (Robotics Club).

Faculty and Staff

Student-faculty ratio: 15 to 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 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 $1.8 million per year
Twenty-eight 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, and 2008 Bellarmine was named the All Sport State Champions
In 2008, the Lions captured three state athletic titles in boys soccer, boys tennis and girls track

Activities

Recent music awards include All Northwest and All State Choir members and All State Orchestra
Les Miserables, Bellarmine?쥉푭귂쥀 2008 spring musical, was nominated for six 5th Avenue Musical Theater Awards
Urinetown, Bellarmine?쥉푭귂쥀 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
66% of the student body participated in at least one of the school?쥉푭귂쥀 31 clubs in 2007-08