Inglemoor High School

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Inglemoor High School is a public high school located in Kenmore, Washington, United States. In 2024, the student population was approximately 1,463 students in grades 9–12. Starting from the 2017 school year, the school accommodates 9th grade as well. Inglemoor's feeder middle schools are Kenmore Middle School and Northshore Middle School. Its feeder elementary schools are Arrowhead, Kenmore, Moorlands, and Woodmoor Elementary Schools.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Academics

Newsweek has ranked Inglemoor in the top two percent of US high schools and has named Inglemoor as one of the "Best American High Schools."<ref name=IHS_Profile>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Students at Inglemoor have an average reading proficiency of 92.1% and a math proficiency of 76.4%. Inglemoor students consistently score higher than the average district and state student.<ref name="schoolmatters.com">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The adjusted 4-year cohort graduation rate for the class of 2013 was 94.7%,<ref name="reportcard.ospi.k12.wa.us">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> whereas Northshore School District's corresponding rate is 89.6%<ref name="ReferenceA">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> and Washington State's is 76.0%.<ref name="ReferenceB">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> In 2007, Inglemoor was honored as a No Child Left Behind Blue Ribbon School, one of only 238 public schools nationwide to be honored, for its consistently high performance in reading and math.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

Of the 522 graduates from Inglemoor's class of 2013, 82% are reported as going to college. Of these college bound graduates, 42% are going to a public 4-year school in Washington, 5% to a private 4-year school in Washington, 32% to a public 2-year school in Washington, 0-1% in a private 2-year school in Washington, and 21% to out of state schools (8% public 4-year, 11% private 4-year, 2% public 2-year, 0-1% private 2-year). Compared to Northshore School District, Inglemoor's class 2013 has a higher percentage of students going to college (82% vs. 77%). Of 2013 graduates across Washington State, 62% were enrolled in postsecondary education. Graduates of Inglemoor's class of 2013 are disproportionally enrolled in public 4-year Washington schools (42% vs. 31% statewide).<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Demographics

As of October 2013, 63.8% of Inglemoor students identified as White, 18.0% as Asian/Pacific Islander, 17.5% as Asian, 10.2% as Hispanic/Latino of any race, 5.3% as two or more races, 2.3% as Black/African American, 0.5% as Native Hawaiian/other Pacific Islander, and 0.4% as American Indian/Alaskan Native.<ref name="reportcard.ospi.k12.wa.us"/> As of 2011, 69.7% of Inglemoor students identify as White, 15.2% as Asian, 8.2% as Hispanic/Latino of Any Race, 1.9% as African American/Black, 0.7% as Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander, 0.6% as American Indian/Alaska Native, and 3.8% as Two or More Races.<ref name = Annual_School_Performance>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

In the Northshore School District where Inglemoor is located, the median household income is at $235,102 compared to a state median of $72,098.<ref name="schoolmatters.com"/> The median home value is $410,375,<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> compared to a state median of $160,737.<ref name="schoolmatters.com"/> As of May 2014, 15.2% of the student population takes part in the Free or Reduced Price Meals program,<ref name="reportcard.ospi.k12.wa.us"/> compared to 17.3% in Northshore School District,<ref name="ReferenceA"/> and 45.9% in Washington State as a whole.<ref name="ReferenceB"/>

International Baccalaureate

Led by Chris McQueen, Amy Monaghan, and Elizabeth Lund, Inglemoor High School has offered the International Baccalaureate program since 1997. As of 2011, it is one of eighteen high schools in Washington State to offer the IB program, and its IB program is considered the largest in the Pacific Northwest. In 2012, 21% of IB diploma students were from Inglemoor. From the years 1999 to 2012 the IB diploma pass rate at Inglemoor was 91% in comparison to the world average of 78%.<ref name=IHS_Profile/> In 2025, 250 students sat down for a IB exam, with 69 IB Diploma candidates.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Extracurricular activities

Athletics

Inglemoor's sports teams play in the KingCo 4A conference, and in many cases use Pop Keeney Stadium, located in Bothell, Washington, as their home field.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

The girls' swim and dive team has earned four state championships.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

The women's crew program has attended the USRowing Youth National Champions three times since the program's founding in 2018: 2022, 2023, and 2024.

Inglemoor participates in a range of sports, including:

  • Baseball
  • Badminton
  • Boys' and girls' basketball
  • Bowling
  • Crew
  • Cross country
  • Football
  • Boys' and girls' golf
  • Gymnastics
  • Boys' and girls' soccer
  • Boys' and girls' swim and dive
  • Boys' and girls' tennis
  • Track and field
  • Volleyball
  • Boys' and girls' water polo
  • Wrestling

Music

Inglemoor is known for its music program. Its marching band has won many different awards, and its Wind Ensemble is nationally known, playing at Carnegie Hall and Lincoln Center in April 2015 along with the Inglemoor Orchestra.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The marching band performs during football season, with halftime shows consisting of the high-step marching style, highly influenced by the University of Washington's Husky Marching Band.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> During the boys' and girls' basketball season the program supports each team with pep bands. In the Vancouver Heritage Festival of 2017, five of Inglemoor's instrumental groups and three vocal groups all won First Place Gold in their respective categories, sweeping all of the sections they entered in.

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Northshore Concert Hall

From about September 2020 to early 2022, Northshore School district built a new concert hall called Northshore Concert hall. This addition to the school adds a large concert hall with about 750 seats and additional classroom and instructional areas for the students in the music program.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Theater

The Drama club includes both a theater team and an improv team. The club does two to three plays or musicals per year, and four to five improv performances. The Improv and Drama clubs perform either at the theater located at Inglemoor High School (sometimes known as the little theatre) or at the Northshore Performing Arts Center located at Bothell High School.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

DECA

Inglemoor's DECA Chapter was ranked number one in the world for several years until 2016 when they ranked 10th at DECA's International Career Development Conference.<ref name=IHS_Profile/> In 2011, Inglemoor qualified 40 competitors for international competition and saw 25 members attain top 10 or higher honors, including four international champions and five-second place winners in three events.

Notable alumni

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