Bellevue High School

Bellevue High School is a large senior high in Bellevue, Washington, overseen by Bellevue School District. The school serves 1,683 students in grades 9 through 12. That puts it 194% above the typical public school in Washington, which averages around 573 students.

Across the 30 schools in Bellevue School District (20,339 students total), Bellevue High School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, Bellevue High School logs that 41% of students identify as Asian, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school shows 32% White, 13% multiracial, 9% Hispanic, 4% Black. By comparison, King County as a whole is about 21% Asian, so the school skews noticeably more Asian than its surroundings.

On the resource side, Bellevue High School records 78 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 21.6:1. The state averages about 21.6:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Roughly 19% of students at Bellevue High School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is south of King County's rate of about 38%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Bellevue High School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 67.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 64.1%.

Around the school, the surrounding county (King County) records that median household earnings sit near $124,746, roughly 57% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. In all, King County runs 544 public schools (combined enrollment of about 278,492 students), of which Bellevue High School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Bellevue Digital Discovery, around 1.0 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Bellevue High School. Among the 5 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Bellevue High School ranks 4th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 73.9%.

Bellevue High School operates from a high-density location.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Bellevue High School has increased 8%, going from 1,563 students in 2018 to 1,683 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 49% to 32% across the same window. Class-load math has rose: from 20.5:1 in 2018 to 21.6:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, members of the Bellevue High School community share and discuss pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.