Bellevue Big Picture School

Located at 14844 SE 22nd Street, in Bellevue, Washington, Bellevue Big Picture School is a compact four-year high school that hosts 346 students (grades 6 through 12), one of the schools within Bellevue School District. Enrollment runs roughly 40% below the state mean of about 573.

Bellevue Big Picture School is one of 30 schools operated by Bellevue School District, a district that serves 20,339 students overall.

In terms of who attends, Bellevue Big Picture School reports that the most-represented group is White (40%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 28% Asian, 13% Hispanic, 10% multiracial, 7% Black. The wider county runs roughly 55% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully less White than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.1:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 21.6:1, putting Bellevue Big Picture School tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 25% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is below King County's rate of about 38%.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for King County indicate the typical household earns roughly $124,746 per year, roughly 57% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across King County's 544 public schools (combined enrollment of about 278,492 students), Bellevue Big Picture School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Lake Hills Elementary, around 0.7 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The campus sits in a metropolitan setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 9%: 381 students in 2018 compared to 346 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share declined from 61% to 40%.

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