2015-2016 480-069
Phone: (425) 456-7200 Fax: (425) 456-7215 www.bsd405.org/interlake
Principal: Maria Frieboes-Gee
THE SCHOOL
Interlake High School is a comprehensive four-year public high school enrolling 1588 students in grades nine through twelve. The school opened in the fall of 1967 and graduated its first senior class in the spring of 1968. Interlake is accredited by the
Northwest Association of Schools and Colleges and the Office of the Superintendent of
Public Instruction.
THE CURRICULUM
Interlake High School’s academic program is organized around a seven period day. A minimum of 23.5 credits is required for graduation in the class of 2016. 0.5 credit=1 semester, 1.0 credit=1 year. 2015-2016 graduation requirements include 4.0 credits
English; 3.0 credits mathematics; 2.0 credits lab science; 3.5 credits social studies;
2.0 credits physical education; 0.5 credit health; 1.0 credit occupational education;
1.0 credit fine arts; 6.5 credits of electives. In addition, a minimum 2.00 cumulative
GPA, a passing score on the Reading and Writing portions of the High School
Proficiency Exams or Smarter Balanced high-school ELA exam and the End of Course
Math exam, and 40 hours of community service are required for graduation.
Advanced Placement (AP) is an open-enrollment program. 2001-2002 was the first year Advanced Placement courses were offered at Interlake High School. In 2014-
2015, 886 students sat for 1877 exams. Of the 1877 exams taken, 1467 received scores of 3, 4, or 5. Courses offered at Interlake prepare students for 20 different
Advanced Placement exams.
International Baccalaureate (IB) is an open-enrollment program. Courses offered at
Interlake prepare students for 37 different IB assessments at Standard Level (SL) or
Higher Level (HL). In the 2014-2015 school year, 246 students completed 788 IB assessments. 125 students completed the Extended Essay and Theory of Knowledge assessments. Of the 788 assessments taken, 754 scored 4, 5, 6, or 7 (96% pass rate). 115 students earned the IB Diploma in May 2015.
High School Gifted Program – The Bellevue School District offers a one-of-a-kind
Gifted High School Program (GHSP) at Interlake High School for students placing in the 98 th percentile in measures of cognitive ability and performance. As a cohort, these students undertake rigorous and skills-appropriate core subjects that challenge them to explore topics deeply in a world context. The students complete the IB
Diploma Program in grades 10 and 11, leaving senior year for courses taught at IHS by college instructors from the UW Robinson Center for Young Scholars and an internship. While rigorous, the program is designed to encourage participation in normal high school electives, sports, clubs and other activities. The goal is to give students a full, age-appropriate experience while helping them to achieve social, physical, and emotional balance and health.
Running Start - This Washington State program allows high school juniors and seniors to enroll in college classes that earn both high school and college credit.
Interlake High School students most commonly attend Bellevue College.

GRADING AND RANKING
Interlake High School assigns letter grades using a 4.0 system. No “+” or “-” are included on the official transcript or calculated into the GPA. All credited classes are included in computing grade point average and class rank. Credits earned elsewhere are noted with the “TR” symbol preceding the course name. Class rank is computed in
January and June using weighted, final grades in all subjects. Two class ranks are used at Interlake: One rank compares the cumulative weighted GPA’s of the entire class; One rank compares the cumulative weighted GPA’s of the class excluding the students in the Gifted Program. Class rank will be communicated in the student’s letter of recommendation, not the secondary school report.
TEST STATISTICS
SAT Profile Class of 2015
Interlake HS Average
Washington State Average
Critical Reading
607
502
Math
619
510
Writing
588
484
National Merit (Class of 2015): Finalists: 23 Semi-Finalists: 6 Commended: 38
COLLEGE ATTENDANCE HISTORY
341 students graduated in the Class of 2015. 331 students (97% of the graduating class) continued their education after high school. 54% of the graduating class matriculated to 4-year in-state institutions, 40% matriculated to 4-year out-of-state institutions, and 3% matriculated to 2-year institutions.
Bellevue College – 54
Central WA University – 5
Digipen Institute of Technology
Eastern Washington University
Everett Community College – 2
Gonzaga University
Lake Washington Inst Technology -2
North Seattle Community College
Seattle Central Community College
Seattle Pacific University
Seattle University – 4
University of Washington – 58
University of WA (Bothell) – 24
Washington State University - 16
Western WA University – 19
Yakima Valley Community College
OUT OF STATE
Amherst College
Arizona State University – 3
Babson College
Boston College
Boston University –3
Brandeis University – 2
Brigham Young University
Brigham Young University Idaho
Brown University
California Polytechnic University – 4
Carnegie Mellon University –2
Carroll College
College of Idaho
College of William & Mary
Colorado State University – 2
Columbia University
Cornell University – 2
Dartmouth College – 2
IN STATE OUT OF STATE
Duke University – 2
Eckerd College
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
Emory University
Fashion Institute of Technology
George Washington University
Georgia Institute of Technology
Harvard College
Howard University
Johns Hopkins University – 3
Lewis & Clark College
Loyola University-New Orleans
Marist College
Massachusetts Inst Technology
McGill University – 4
Miami University
Montana State University
New Jersey Institute of Technology
New York University – 2
Northland College
Northwest Nazarene University
Occidental College
Oregon State University
Paris School of Business
Pima County Community College
Pitzer College
Princeton University
Quest University-Canada
Rice University
Saint Edwards University
Saint John’s College
Saint Lawrence University
Saint Mary’s College
San Diego State University
Santa Clara University – 3
Seton Hall University
Smith College
Southern Virginia University
Stanford University – 4
SUNY Polytechnic Institute
SUNY Stony Brook
Union College
University of Arizona
University of British Columbia – 6
University of Cal Berkeley – 3
University of Cal Davis
University of Cal Los Angeles – 7
University of Cal San Diego – 4
University of Cal Santa Cruz
University of Chicago
University of Colorado-Denver
University of Denver
University of Guelph
University of Hawaii at Manoa
University of Maryland-College Park
University of Miami
University of Michigan
University of Missouri-Columbia
University of Montana
University of Nebraska
University of Oregon
University of Oxford
University of Pennsylvania – 3
University of San Francisco
University of Southern California – 2
University of the Pacific
University of Utah
University of Warwick
Ursinus College
Vanderbilt University – 2
Washington University St. Louis
Wellesley College
Yale University