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Alumni: what's one memory from Bellevue High School that still sticks with you?
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Enrollment
1,683
High
DISTRICT 1,068 · STATE 573
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BELLEVUE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 530039000060
Bellevue High School
10416 Wolverine Way, Bellevue, WA 98004 · (425) 456-7000 · King County
GRADES 09–12HIGH12-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL1,683 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
21.6:1
78 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.6:1 · STATE 21.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
19%
313 students
DISTRICT 26% · STATE 51%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 443 | 26% |
| Grade 10 | 425 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 421 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 394 | 23% |
Student demographics
70%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 70% · STATE 68% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
Smarter Balanced + WCAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded StandardEnglish Language Arts
84.5%
WA avg 58.4% . +79.1pp since 2014
Math
66.4%
WA avg 51.2% . +61.7pp since 2014
What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 84 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 66 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Washington schools, those numbers are about 58 and 51. Reading and writing scores are up about 79 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 62 points.
Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 84.5% | 66.4% |
| 2023-24 | 81.7% | 68.6% |
| 2022-23 | 84.6% | 64.3% |
| 2021-22 | 85.9% | 65.8% |
| 2018-19 | 88.6% | 75.6% |
| 2017-18 | 87.8% | 82.2% |
| 2016-17 | 18.0% | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 30.2% | 5.3% |
| 2014-15 | 5.4% | 4.7% |
% Met or Exceeded Standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Smarter Balanced + WCAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
64.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
67.7%
based on WA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 64% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 68% typical for Washington schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Washington's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Bellevue High School
Bellevue High School's state test result (64.1% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bellevue High School this school | 1,683 | 18.6% | 64.1% |
| Redmond High School Redmond | 2,304 | 14.6% | 59.1% |
| North Creek High School Bothell | 1,910 | 20.1% | 65.3% |
| Skyline High School SAMMAMISH | 2,244 | 8.9% | 74.2% |
| Henry M. Jackson High School Mill Creek | 2,148 | 25.5% | 69.5% |
| Interlake Senior High School Bellevue | 1,611 | 26.6% | 63.6% |
Matched among Washington high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Bellevue High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Washington | In King County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 64.1% | #18 of 271 | #10 of 59 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 66.4% | #10 of 321 ▼ 3 | #8 of 59 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 84.5% | #12 of 327 ▲ 15 | #8 of 61 ▲ 7 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -0.4pp | #134 of 259 | #32 of 57 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,683 | #52 of 570 | #20 of 97 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.6:1 | #209 of 311 | #45 of 67 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 70.1% | #66 of 316 | #35 of 67 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 18.6% | #358 of 386 | #56 of 76 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +7.7% | #81 of 136 | #20 of 31 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
1,683
+157 (+10%) vs 2020
+57% since 1990-91, when it was 1,075
Student : Teacher
21.6:1
was 21.8:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 1,683 | 77.9 | 21.6:1 | 19% (313) |
| 2023-24 | 1,634 | 74.7 | 21.9:1 | 16% (264) |
| 2022-23 | 1,517 | 69.1 | 21.9:1 | 15% (223) |
| 2020-21 | 1,526 | 70 | 21.8:1 | 9% (132) |
| 2017-18 | 1,563 | 76.3 | 20.5:1 | 10% (154) |
| 2015-16 | 1,632 | 78 | 20.9:1 | 13% (204) |
| 2010-11 | 1,357 | 61 | 22.3:1 | 12% (166) |
| 2000-01 | 1,211 | 52 | 23.3:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 1,075 | 48 | 22.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Bellevue High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 8% (1,563 to 1,683); teachers up 2% (76.3 to 77.9).
About Bellevue High School
Bellevue High School is a high school located in Bellevue, Washington, in King County. It reports enrollment of 1,683 students in grades 9 through 12. On average, high schools in Washington enroll around 573, and this school is 194% larger than that mark.
Bellevue High School belongs to Bellevue School District, a district of 30 schools and 20,339 students.
Asian students make up 41% of enrollment at Bellevue High School, the largest share of any group. Beyond that, enrollment is 32% White, 13% multiracial, 9% Hispanic, and 4% Black. In King County overall, about 21% of residents are Asian. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 70, compared with 70 nationally.
The school lists 77.9 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 21.6:1. The ratio is within a point of the 21.6:1 average for high schools in Washington. A total of 313 students, or 19%, are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. By comparison, the figure for public schools in King County is 38%.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Bellevue High School is 67.7%, and its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 64.1%.
The school is in King County, where the median household earns about $124,746 a year, about 57% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. Across King County, 544 public schools serve about 278,492 students.
A public school about 1.0 miles away, Bellevue Digital Discovery, is the closest to Bellevue High School. The five-mile area around Bellevue High School holds at least 8 other public schools. Local comparison: Bellevue High School ranks 4th of 5 nearby schools, at 64.1% versus a 73.9% average.
Locale data from NCES put Bellevue High School inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000 (City: Mid-size).
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment rose from 1,526 to 1,683, a 10% rise.
Anyone can start a thread about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies at Bellevue High School. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
King County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
2,287,171
Census ACS
Median income
$124,746
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
57%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
544
278,492 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Bellevue School District
- Newport Senior High SchoolHigh · 1,850 students
- Interlake Senior High SchoolHigh · 1,611 students
- Sammamish Senior HighHigh · 1,363 students
- Tyee Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,007 students
- Odle Middle SchoolMiddle · 974 students
- Chinook Middle SchoolMiddle · 752 students
Other schools in Bellevue
- Newport Senior High SchoolHigh · 1,850 students
- Interlake Senior High SchoolHigh · 1,611 students
- Sammamish Senior HighHigh · 1,363 students
- Tyee Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,007 students
- Odle Middle SchoolMiddle · 974 students
- Chinook Middle SchoolMiddle · 752 students
Other Bellevue High schools
3 other US public schools in 4 states are named Bellevue High. Bellevue High School is the largest of the 4.
- Bellevue High SchoolBellevue, OH · 521 students
- Bellevue High SchoolBellevue, IA · 354 students
- Bellevue High SchoolBellevue, KY · 300 students
Nearby schools
- Bellevue Digital Discovery1.0 mi · 229
- Bellevue Open Doors Reengagement1.0 mi · 24
- Central Educational Services1.0 mi · 66
- Enatai Elementary School1.0 mi · 518
- Jing Mei Elementary School1.1 mi · 577
- International School1.3 mi · 600
Frequently asked questions
About Bellevue High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Bellevue High School?
Bellevue High School enrolls approximately 1,683 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Bellevue High School serve?
Bellevue High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Bellevue High School?
Approximately 21.6:1 students per teacher at Bellevue High School.
How diverse is Bellevue High School?
Bellevue High School reports a student body of 32% White, 9% Hispanic, 4% Black, 41% Asian, 13% Two or more.
Who oversees Bellevue High School?
Bellevue High School is overseen by Bellevue School District in King County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.