Ardmore Elementary School

Located at 16616 NE 32nd Street, in Bellevue, Washington, Ardmore Elementary School is a middle-of-the-pack elementary-level community that teaches 415 students (grades pre-K through 5), part of Bellevue School District.

Within Bellevue School District, which oversees 30 schools and 20,339 students, Ardmore Elementary School is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, Ardmore Elementary School shows that the most-represented group is White (31%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school logs 30% Asian, 19% Hispanic, 11% Black, 9% multiracial. By comparison, King County as a whole is about 55% White, so the school skews visibly less White than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, The school currently runs with 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.2:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 17.3:1 average. Around 53% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is noticeably above King County's rate of about 38%.

With demographic context factored in, Ardmore Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 44.3% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 38.4%.

In the area at large, census data for King County shows median household income runs about $124,746, roughly 57% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. Across King County's 544 public schools (combined enrollment of about 278,492 students), Ardmore Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Sherwood Forest Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.6 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Ardmore Elementary School ranks 7th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 58.3%.

Geographically, the school is in an urban area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count changed only slightly: 420 students in 2018 compared to 415 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 25% to 19% across the same window. Class-load math has pulled in: from 16.6:1 in 2018 to 15.2:1 in 2025.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.