Newport Heights Elementary

As a moderately sized primary school in Bellevue, Washington, Newport Heights Elementary works with 549 students from grades pre-K through 5, operated by Bellevue School District. By comparison, Washington's public schools average about 380 students each, so Newport Heights Elementary sits 44% above that benchmark.

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

On demographics, Newport Heights Elementary records that the largest single group is Asian at 51%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 25% White, 11% multiracial, 9% Hispanic, 3% Black. That is noticeably more Asian than the county at large, where the share is closer to 21%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school currently runs with 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 19.1:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 17.3:1 average. About 27% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against King County (around 38%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Newport Heights Elementary sits in the top 10% of Washington schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 62.4%; actual is 76.2%, +13.8 points clear of the demographic baseline.

Zooming out to the county, census data for King County shows the typical household earns roughly $124,746 per year, roughly 57% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. In all, King County runs 544 public schools (combined enrollment of about 278,492 students), of which Newport Heights Elementary is one.

The closest other public school is Newport Senior High School, roughly 0.9 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Newport Heights Elementary. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Newport Heights Elementary at 6th of 9; the average score across the group is 76.5%.

The school occupies an inner-city site.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 8%: 599 students in 2018 compared to 549 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share contracted from 38% to 25%. The student-to-teacher ratio grew from 16.3:1 in 2018 to 19.1:1 today.

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