Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School is located in the heart of downtown Bethesda. With over 1,700 students, it is one of the most ethnically diverse schools in Montgomery County. For school year 2007-2008, enrollment is 61 percent white, 17 percent black, 15 percent Hispanic, 7 percent Asian, and less than 1 percent American Indian. Almost a quarter (23%) of its students came from countries other than the U.S. Income levels and socio-economic backgrounds are equally diverse. Eleven percent of its students qualified for "free and reduced" meals. Its English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) program has 80 students representing 69 countries and 28 languages.

B-CC High School provides education for the college-bound, those headed for the workplace, students for whom English is a second language and students with disabilities. It offers extracurricular and co-curricular clubs and activities for a myriad of interests. If public education is to survive, schools like B-CC that mirror the nation's diversity must continue to flourish.

B-CC Enrollment Jumps More than 60% in 10 Years

Since the Foundation's start in 1996, B-CC's enrollment has increased dramatically, an indication of the community's greater confidence in the school. The total student population was 1,724 as of mid-October 2007, a 62% increase in ten years.

B-CC's Notable Numbers

• The SAT mean scores for B-CC's class of 2007 were 1745. Comparable scores for MCPS and for the nation were 1624 and 1511, respectively.
• The Class of 2007 had three National Merit Scholars among the 2,500 students chosen nationally to receive the $2,500 scholarships from the National Merit Scholarship Corporation.
• The class of 2007 had 210 IB certificate candidates and 72 IB diploma candidates, 93% of whom received their diplomas, compared with 82% worldwide.
• A total of 601 students took 1,137 AP tests in May 2007.
• 75% of the class of 2007 went to four-year colleges; 20% went to two-year colleges.
• 91% of B-CC students are enrolled in at least one honors-level course and 81% of B-CC seniors are enrolled in at least one AP or IB course at the start of the 2007-2008 school year.
• The racial makeup of first-year IB diploma students among the class of 2009 is nearly identical to the school population: 61% white, 15% black, 13% Latino, and 11% Asian.

Visit the B-CC High School web site at
www.mcps.k12.md.us/schools/bcchs