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Enrollment
1,611
High
DISTRICT 1,068 · STATE 573
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BELLEVUE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 530039000072
Interlake Senior High School
16245 NE 24th Street, Bellevue, WA 98008 · (425) 456-7200 · King County
GRADES 09–12HIGH12-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL1,611 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
19.3:1
84 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.6:1 · STATE 21.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
27%
428 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 | 389 | 24% |
| Grade 10 | 451 | 28% |
| Grade 11 | 405 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 366 | 23% |
Student demographics
67%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
78.7%
WA avg 58.4% . +74.4pp since 2014
Math
64.8%
WA avg 51.2% . +63.4pp since 2014
What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 79 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 65 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 74 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 63 points.
Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 78.7% | 64.8% |
| 2023-24 | 82.1% | 64.5% |
| 2022-23 | 77.7% | 65.3% |
| 2021-22 | 82.9% | 68.3% |
| 2018-19 | 84.1% | 69.2% |
| 2017-18 | 81.5% | 70.2% |
| 2015-16 | 25.0% | 2.7% |
| 2014-15 | 4.2% | 1.4% |
% 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
63.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
62.4%
based on WA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 64% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 62% 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 Interlake Senior High School
Interlake Senior High School's state test result (63.6% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Interlake Senior High School this school | 1,611 | 26.6% | 63.6% |
| North Creek High School Bothell | 1,910 | 20.1% | 65.3% |
| Bellevue High School Bellevue | 1,683 | 18.6% | 64.1% |
| Newport Senior High School Bellevue | 1,850 | 15.9% | 74.5% |
| Redmond High School Redmond | 2,304 | 14.6% | 59.1% |
| Henry M. Jackson High School Mill Creek | 2,148 | 25.5% | 69.5% |
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 Interlake Senior High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Washington | In King County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 63.6% | #19 of 271 | #11 of 59 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 64.8% | #12 of 321 ▼ 1 | #10 of 59 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 78.7% | #40 of 327 ▼ 16 | #21 of 61 ▼ 8 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -3.9pp | #78 of 259 | #18 of 57 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,611 | #65 of 570 | #24 of 97 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.3:1 | #103 of 311 | #16 of 67 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.6% | #94 of 316 | #44 of 67 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 26.6% | #336 of 386 | #47 of 76 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.1% | #127 of 164 | #27 of 34 |
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
1,611
-43 (-3%) vs 2020
+64% since 1990-91, when it was 983
Student : Teacher
19.3:1
was 19.5:1
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 | 1,611 | 83.6 | 19.3:1 | 27% (428) |
| 2023-24 | 1,604 | 82.3 | 19.5:1 | 27% (434) |
| 2022-23 | 1,543 | 84.8 | 18.2:1 | 26% (400) |
| 2020-21 | 1,654 | 85 | 19.5:1 | 19% (306) |
| 2017-18 | 1,679 | 84.6 | 19.9:1 | 23% (389) |
| 2015-16 | 1,590 | 85 | 18.7:1 | 27% (431) |
| 2010-11 | 1,488 | 72 | 20.7:1 | 26% (381) |
| 2000-01 | 913 | 48 | 19.0:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 983 | 49 | 20.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Interlake Senior High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 4% (1,679 to 1,611); teachers down 1% (84.6 to 83.6).
About Interlake Senior High School
Interlake Senior High School, a high-enrollment high school, is located in Bellevue, Washington. The school's 1,611 students are in grades 9 through 12. Statewide, high schools in Washington average about 573 students each.
The district, Bellevue School District, has 20,339 students enrolled across 30 schools.
Asian students are the largest group at Interlake Senior High School, with 50% of enrollment. The next largest groups are 22% White, 17% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, and 4% Black. The school's Asian share is 29 points above the 21% share among King County residents. Interlake Senior High School has a diversity index of 67%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Its 83.6 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 19.3:1. The average ratio among high schools in Washington is 21.6:1, higher than at this school. The school's lunch program data list 27% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. The gap from the 38% average for public schools in King County is 11 points.
Interlake Senior High School sits between the top and bottom 10% of Washington schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate on state tests of 63.6% and a predicted 62.4%.
Federal survey data for King County show that median household income is about $124,746, 57% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Interlake Senior High School is among the 544 public schools in King County.
Nearby, Sherwood Forest Elementary is about 0.2 miles away. Interlake Senior High School is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Local comparison: Interlake Senior High School ranks 5th of 9 nearby schools, at 63.6% versus a 54.8% average.
Interlake Senior High School is inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000, a location NCES labels City: Mid-size.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, Interlake Senior High School went from 1,654 students to 1,611.
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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
- Bellevue High SchoolHigh · 1,683 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
- Bellevue High SchoolHigh · 1,683 students
- Sammamish Senior HighHigh · 1,363 students
- Tyee Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,007 students
- Odle Middle SchoolMiddle · 974 students
- Chinook Middle SchoolMiddle · 752 students
Nearby schools
- Sherwood Forest Elementary0.2 mi · 415
- Ardmore Elementary School0.8 mi · 415
- Highland Middle School0.8 mi · 589
- Bennett Elementary School1.0 mi · 513
- John J. Audubon Elementary1.2 mi · 431
- Puesta del Sol Elementary School1.4 mi · 494
Frequently asked questions
About Interlake Senior High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Interlake Senior High School?
Interlake Senior High School enrolls approximately 1,611 students in grades 09-12.
Is Interlake Senior High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Interlake Senior High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at Interlake Senior High School?
Approximately 19.3:1 students per teacher at Interlake Senior High School.
What is the student diversity at Interlake Senior High School?
Student demographics at Interlake Senior High School are roughly 22% White, 17% Hispanic, 4% Black, 50% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is Interlake Senior High School public or private?
Interlake Senior High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Bellevue School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.