Odle Middle School

Set in Bellevue, Washington, Odle Middle School is a substantial junior high, part of Bellevue School District. It instructs 974 students across grades 6 through 8. That puts it 69% above the typical public school in Washington, which averages around 577 students.

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

On demographics, Odle Middle School records that 65% of the student body identifies as Asian. The remainder breaks down as 15% White, 9% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, 3% Black. That is considerably more Asian than the county at large, where the share is closer to 21%.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 52 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 18.7:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 18.9:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 20% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, King County runs at roughly 38%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat below the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Odle Middle School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 66.6% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 75.4%.

Zooming out to the county, King County reports that median household earnings sit near $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. Odle Middle School is one of 544 public schools in King County (combined enrollment of about 278,492 students).

Stevenson Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Odle Middle School ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 47.4%.

The campus sits in a high-density setting.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 8%: 1,055 students in 2018 compared to 974 in 2025. Over the same period, the Asian share edged up from 55% to 65%. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 20.1:1 in 2018 to 18.7:1 today.

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