Lake Hills Elementary

Set in Bellevue, Washington, Lake Hills Elementary is a medium-sized elementary-level community, one of the schools within Bellevue School District. It enrolls 498 students across grades pre-K through 5. That puts it 31% bigger than the typical public school in Washington, which averages around 380 students.

Lake Hills Elementary is one of 30 schools operated by Bellevue School District, a district that works with 20,339 students overall.

Demographically, Lake Hills Elementary lists that the most-represented group is Hispanic (40%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. The remainder breaks down as 18% White, 17% Black, 15% Asian, 11% multiracial. By comparison, King County as a whole is about 11% Hispanic, so the school skews visibly more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, The school employs 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.0:1. The state averages around 17.3:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 66% of students at Lake Hills Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against King County (around 38%), the school's rate is north of typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Lake Hills Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 35.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 36.9%.

Across the wider county, census data for King County shows median household income runs about $124,746, roughly 57% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, King County runs 544 public schools (combined enrollment of about 278,492 students), of which Lake Hills Elementary is one.

The closest other public school is Sammamish Senior High, roughly 0.5 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Lake Hills Elementary at 6th of 7; the average score across the group is 57.1%.

Lake Hills Elementary operates from an inner-city location.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count changed only slightly: 502 students in 2018 compared to 498 in 2025. The Black share of enrollment climbed from 4% to 17% over that span.

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