IB in Washington State
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IB Community Snapshot: Washington State The Washington IB community has experienced considerable The IB in the United States growth in recent years. Since 2007, 16 schools have been authorized to offer one or more of the IB’s four programmes. There are 1495 IB World Schools in the United States There are currently 28 IB World Schools implementing 30 IB implementing 1755 IB programmes. programmes. There are 800 DP, accounting for 46% of all IB programmes; IB Growth in WA 507 MYP (29%); 412 PYP (23%); and 36 IBCC (2%). 25 The IB across the globe 20 There are 3726 IB World Schools implementing 4722 IB programmes. 15 There are 2469 DP, accounting for 52% of all IB programmes; 1061 MYP (23%); 1129 PYP (24%); and 63 IBCC (1%). 10 Distribution of IB Programmes Number of IB programmes 5 Key in Washington 1 Programme 0 2001 2004 2007 2010 2013 2 Programmes Year 3 Programmes The Diploma Programme (DP) accounts for 20 of the programmes (67%), the Middle Years Programme (MYP) accounts for 7 programmes (23%), the Primary Years Programme (PYP) accounts for 2 programmes (7%) and the IB Career-related Certificate (IBCC) accounts for 1 programme (3%). IB World Schools are located in 20 cities throughout Washington state. Seattle has the highest concentration of IB World Schools with 3, while Auburn, Bellevue, Bellingham, Kent, Tacoma and Vancouver are all tied for second with 2 IB World Schools each. IB WORLD SCHOOLS IN WASHINGTON STATE SCHOOL PROGRAMMES CITY AUTHORIZED A C Davis Senior High School DP Yakima 5-Feb-87 Annie Wright School DP Tacoma 9-Jan-09 Capital High School DP Olympia 11-Jul-97 Chief Sealth High School DP Seattle 10-Apr-07 Columbia River High School DP Vancouver 13-Jan-94 Discovery Middle School MYP Vancouver 14-Sep-10 Edmonds-Woodway High School DP Edmonds 15-Jan-96 Forest Ridge School of the Sacred DP Bellevue 23-Feb-11 Heart Harbour Pointe Middle School MYP Mukilteo 1-Mar-05 Henry Foss High School DP Tacoma 1-Mar-82 Inglemoor High School DP, IBCC Kenmore 6-Jan-97 Ingraham High School DP Seattle 8-Jul-02 Interlake High School DP Bellevue 4-Jul-95 Kennewick High School DP Kennewick 27-Jun-95 Kent-Meridian High School DP Kent 3-Jul-01 Kilo Middle School MYP Auburn 2-Aug-13 Lt General William H Harrison MYP Lakewood 9-Jan-12 Preparatory School Mt Rainier High School DP Des Moines 20-Jul-87 Northern Heights Elementary PYP Bellingham 20-Jan-11 Rainier Beach High School DP Seattle 26-Mar-13 Saint George's School DP Spokane 29-Jan-14 Skyline High School DP Sammamish 13-Jul-98 Soundview School MYP Lynnwood 24-Jun-09 Sumner High School DP Sumner 10-Apr-07 Thomas Jefferson High School DP, MYP Auburn 11-Jul-97 Totem Middle School MYP Kent 2-Aug-13 Wade King Elementary School PYP Bellingham 21-Jul-10 West Sound Academy DP Poulsbo 10-Jan-11 (Information accurate as of 5 March 2014).