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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the Jing Mei Elementary School administration to hear?
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Enrollment
577
Elementary
DISTRICT 536 · STATE 380
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BELLEVUE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 530039003455
Jing Mei Elementary School
12300 Main Street, Bellevue, WA 98005 · (425) 456-6900 · King County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL577 STUDENTS
A+
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Scored higher than 98% of Washington public elementary schools
- A+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- A-Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Washington public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
21.0:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.2:1 · STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
10%
58 students
DISTRICT 26% · STATE 51%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 75 | 13% |
| Kindergarten | 106 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 98 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 78 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 78 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 78 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 64 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (106) is 66% larger than its 5th grade class (64).
Student demographics
45%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
78.5%
WA avg 58.4% . +9.3pp since 2014
Math
92.7%
WA avg 51.2% . +12.0pp 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 93 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 9 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 12 points.
Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 78.5% | 92.7% |
| 2023-24 | 81.2% | 86.1% |
| 2022-23 | 83.6% | 86.9% |
| 2021-22 | 77.9% | 82.2% |
| 2018-19 | 78.9% | 82.5% |
| 2017-18 | 77.4% | 79.5% |
| 2016-17 | 80.8% | 83.8% |
| 2015-16 | 85.7% | 74.0% |
| 2014-15 | 69.2% | 80.8% |
% 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
84.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
73.5%
based on WA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 85% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 73% 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 Jing Mei Elementary School
Jing Mei Elementary School's state test result (84.5% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jing Mei Elementary School this school | 577 | 10.1% | 84.5% |
| Medina Elementary School MEDINA | 591 | 5.6% | 92.5% |
| Louisa May Alcott Elementary Redmond | 615 | 5.4% | 86.3% |
| Somerset Elementary School Bellevue | 741 | 7.7% | 91.2% |
| Benjamin Rush Elementary Redmond | 631 | 9.7% | 78.6% |
| Cherry Crest Elementary School Bellevue | 553 | 4.7% | 88.3% |
Matched among Washington elementary 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 Jing Mei Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Washington | In King County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 84.5% | #23 of 936 | #20 of 280 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 92.7% | #5 of 1,103 ▲ 15 | #5 of 281 ▲ 12 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 78.5% | #65 of 1,102 ▼ 14 | #50 of 280 ▼ 9 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +5.6pp | #225 of 928 | #56 of 274 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 577 | #136 of 1,268 | #34 of 299 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.0:1 | #1,071 of 1,085 | #275 of 280 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 45.1% | #854 of 1,088 | #270 of 281 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 10.1% | #1,127 of 1,169 | #254 of 292 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +56.4% | #3 of 257 | #1 of 54 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
577
+130 (+29%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
21.0:1
was 22.4:1
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 | 577 | 27.4 | 21.0:1 | 10% (58) |
| 2023-24 | 545 | 21.8 | 25.1:1 | 9% (47) |
| 2022-23 | 477 | 20.9 | 22.9:1 | 8% (38) |
| 2020-21 | 447 | 20 | 22.4:1 | 5% (22) |
| 2017-18 | 369 | 18.1 | 20.4:1 | 4% (16) |
| 2015-16 | 256 | 13 | 19.7:1 | 4% (10) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Jing Mei Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 56% (369 to 577); teachers up 52% (18.1 to 27.4).
About Jing Mei Elementary School
This page covers Jing Mei Elementary School, a large elementary school in Bellevue, Washington. It teaches 577 students in pre-K through 5. By comparison, elementary schools in Washington enroll about 380 students on average.
Jing Mei Elementary School falls under Bellevue School District, which has 30 schools enrolling 20,339 students.
Asian students are 71% of those enrolled at Jing Mei Elementary School. Beyond that, enrollment is 21% multiracial, 5% White, and 3% Hispanic. In King County overall, about 21% of residents are Asian. A diversity index of 45% means there is a 45% chance two randomly chosen students at Jing Mei Elementary School are from different groups.
There are about 21.0 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at Jing Mei Elementary School, which has 27.4. Elementary schools in Washington average 17.3:1, 3.7 fewer students per teacher than here. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at Jing Mei Elementary School is about 10%. For comparison, public schools in King County average 38%.
Jing Mei Elementary School earns an A+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 98% of Washington public elementary schools.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Jing Mei Elementary School would score about 73.5%. It scores 84.5%, 11.0 points above that figure.
American Community Survey estimates for King County show that median household income comes to about $124,746, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 57% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. King County counts 544 public schools with about 278,492 students.
Of the public schools around it, Jing Mei Elementary School is closest to Central Educational Services, less than a tenth of a mile away. Jing Mei Elementary School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Nearby schools average 65.0% on proficiency, and Jing Mei Elementary School is above that at 84.5%.
Its NCES locale code is City: Mid-size: the school is inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Enrollment rose 29% over 4 years, reaching 577 in 2024-25. The ratio of students to teachers went from 22.4:1 to 21.0:1 over the same years.
The allk12 page for Jing Mei Elementary School lets the school community talk about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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
- Interlake Senior High SchoolHigh · 1,611 students
- Sammamish Senior HighHigh · 1,363 students
- Tyee Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,007 students
- Odle Middle SchoolMiddle · 974 students
Other schools in Bellevue
- Newport Senior High SchoolHigh · 1,850 students
- Bellevue High SchoolHigh · 1,683 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
Nearby schools
- Central Educational Services0.1 mi · 66
- Bellevue Open Doors Reengagement0.1 mi · 24
- Bellevue Digital Discovery0.1 mi · 229
- International School0.6 mi · 600
- Bellevue High School1.1 mi · 1,683
- Sammamish Senior High1.2 mi · 1,363
Frequently asked questions
About Jing Mei Elementary SchoolHow large is Jing Mei Elementary School?
Jing Mei Elementary School enrolls approximately 577 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Jing Mei Elementary School serve?
Jing Mei Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many teachers does Jing Mei Elementary School have?
Jing Mei Elementary School employs 27 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 21.0:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Jing Mei Elementary School?
At Jing Mei Elementary School, the student body is approximately 5% White, 3% Hispanic, 1% Black, 71% Asian, 21% Two or more.
Is Jing Mei Elementary School public or private?
Jing Mei Elementary 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.