Mercer Island High School
| Mercer Island High School | |
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9100 SE 42nd St. Mercer Island, Washington United States |
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| Coordinates | 47°34′19″N 122°13′07″W / 47.57194°N 122.21861°WCoordinates: 47°34′19″N 122°13′07″W / 47.57194°N 122.21861°W |
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| Type | Public |
| Established | 1957 |
| Principal | Vicki Puckett |
| Teaching staff | 67.6 FTE |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Enrollment | 1,453 |
| Campus | Suburban |
| Color(s) | Maroon & White |
| Mascot | Islanders/Snails |
| Nickname | Islanders |
| Rival | Bellevue High School (Bellevue, Washington) |
| Newspaper | The Islander |
| Affiliation | Mercer Island School District |
| Awards | National Blue Ribbon School Award |
| Website | www |
Mercer Island High School (MIHS) is a public high school located in Mercer Island, Washington in the U.S., as part of the Mercer Island School District.
As of the 2011-2012 school year, the school had an enrollment of 1,448 students and 67.2 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student-teacher ratio of 21.7.
During the 2006-07 school year, Mercer Island High School was recognized with the Blue Ribbon School Award of Excellence by the United States Department of Education, the highest award an American school can receive.
With average SAT scores of 635, 609, and 596 in the math, critical reading, and writing sections respectively, students who attend Mercer Island High School score just over one full standard deviation above the national average SAT score. Mercer Island also features the highest Washington Assessment of Student Learning scores statewide. Additionally, more than 90% of graduates pursue higher education, with 87% of those attending four-year institutions.
Types of class offerings include special education, fine arts, honors, world languages, career and technical education, and AP classes. KMIH 94.5 FM is a student-run radio station and also an educational class at Mercer Island High School.
The MIHS music program consists of an orchestra, four concert bands, a marching band, a pep band, several jazz ensembles, a steel drum band, a Jazz Choir, and a Bel Canto Choir. Over 400 students annually participate in at least one of these groups, making up over a quarter of the MIHS student population.
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