Bell Multicultural High School

"[3] Students are required to take classes in either Spanish or French with the goal of becoming proficient in that language.

[4] Some students spend part of their school day taking classes at the University of the District of Columbia in pursuit of graduating with both a high school degree and an associate degree.

[5] In 2008, Newsweek ranked Bell Multicultural the 77th best high school in the United States, and 12th in the D.C. metropolitan area.

[6] In the Washington Post's 2007 Challenge Index, Bell Multicultural was ranked 13th in the region and 319th in the nation.

[7] Bell Multicultural High School has a Naval Junior Reserve Officer's Training Corps.

First Lady Michelle Obama giving a speech on higher education at BMHS in 2016.
Members of the BMHS Naval Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps (NJROTC) color guard unit prepare to take the drill deck at the 15th annual NJROTC Drill Competition on Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling .