Total enrollment
20,339
+148 (+1%) vs SY 2020-21
32 schools in Bellevue School District
Washington · 20,339 students · 3 cities
For families inside Bellevue School District, public-school options total 32 K-12 schools, with enrollment near 20,339 (16 elementary, 5 middle, and 7 high).
4-year change in Bellevue School District
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
30
-1 (-3%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Bellevue School District ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Washington | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 65.5% | #9 of 128 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 20,339 | #14 of 183 | #396 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 30 | #18 of 183 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.8:1 | #135 of 183 | #8,030 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 24.9% | #169 of 183 | #7,063 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 69.9% | #22 of 146 | #419 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside Bellevue School District
State test results across the district's 25 scored schools run from Medina Elementary School at 92.5% proficient to Highland Middle School at 29.0%, a gap of 63.5 points. That is the 3rd widest gap among 92 Washington districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 27 district schools that reported both years went from 20,083 to 20,020 students (unchanged) and from 1,069 to 1,064 full-time teachers (unchanged), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
About Bellevue School District
As an average-sized district in Washington, Bellevue School District hosts 20,339 students across 32 schools.
Looking at the level breakdown, Bellevue School District is built around 16 elementary, 5 middle, 7 high schools, and 4 combined or other.
On a per-school basis, Bellevue School District runs about 636 students per school, 43% noticeably above the state mean of roughly 446.
Trend over the past 4 years. Combined enrollment now sits at 20,339 students, stayed largely flat from the 20,191 reported in SY 2020-21. Bellevue School District now counts 30 public schools, down from 31 in SY 2020-21.
Within the allk12 community for this area, the community for Bellevue School District discusses comparison threads between local schools and program reviews. Discussions cut across districts, schools, and grade levels.