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Enrollment
1,363
High
DISTRICT 1,068 · STATE 573
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BELLEVUE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 530039000085
Sammamish Senior High
100 140th Avenue SE, Bellevue, WA 98005 · (425) 456-7600 · King County
GRADES 09–12HIGH12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,363 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 25% of Washington public high schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats 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 high schools
Student : Teacher
22.0:1
62 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.6:1 · STATE 21.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
43%
590 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 | 320 | 23% |
| Grade 10 | 344 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 350 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 349 | 26% |
Student demographics
75%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
59.9%
WA avg 58.4% . +36.2pp since 2014
Math
33.2%
WA avg 51.2% . +3.1pp since 2014
What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 60 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 33 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 36 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 3 points.
Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 59.9% | 33.2% |
| 2023-24 | 65.8% | 34.2% |
| 2022-23 | 65.0% | 33.6% |
| 2021-22 | 54.4% | 32.2% |
| 2018-19 | 72.6% | 47.2% |
| 2017-18 | 75.7% | 56.3% |
| 2016-17 | 19.7% | 1.5% |
| 2015-16 | 15.9% | N/A |
| 2014-15 | 23.7% | 30.1% |
% 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of WA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
37.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
51.2%
based on WA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-14.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 37% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 51% typical for Washington schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Sammamish Senior High
Sammamish Senior High's state test result (37.1% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sammamish Senior High this school | 1,363 | 43.3% | 37.1% |
| Auburn Riverside High School AUBURN | 1,852 | 48.9% | 39.9% |
| Kentlake High School Kent | 1,561 | 47.9% | 38.0% |
| River Ridge High School Lacey | 1,547 | 46.9% | 36.3% |
| Lynnwood High School BOTHELL | 1,335 | 52.1% | 44.4% |
| Kamiak High School Mukilteo | 2,384 | 36.9% | 59.8% |
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 Sammamish Senior High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Washington | In King County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 37.1% | #176 of 271 | #42 of 59 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 33.2% | #123 of 321 ▼ 16 | #33 of 59 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 59.9% | #149 of 327 ▼ 28 | #34 of 61 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +3.3pp | #65 of 259 | #10 of 57 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,363 | #113 of 570 | #38 of 97 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.0:1 | #224 of 311 | #51 of 67 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 75.2% | #29 of 316 | #20 of 67 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 43.3% | #246 of 386 | #34 of 76 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +23.3% | #15 of 136 | #3 of 31 |
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
1,363
+117 (+9%) vs 2020
-1% since 1990-91, when it was 1,373
Student : Teacher
22.0:1
was 19.8:1
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 | 1,363 | 62 | 22.0:1 | 43% (590) |
| 2023-24 | 1,332 | 60.4 | 22.1:1 | 41% (543) |
| 2022-23 | 1,275 | 66.5 | 19.2:1 | 39% (494) |
| 2020-21 | 1,246 | 63 | 19.8:1 | 31% (390) |
| 2017-18 | 1,105 | 54.7 | 20.2:1 | 36% (397) |
| 2015-16 | 1,001 | 53 | 18.9:1 | 39% (395) |
| 2010-11 | 1,092 | 57 | 19.2:1 | 38% (413) |
| 2000-01 | 1,143 | 49 | 23.3:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 1,373 | 65 | 21.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sammamish Senior High.
Since 2017-18: students up 23% (1,105 to 1,363); teachers up 13% (54.7 to 62).
About Sammamish Senior High
This page covers Sammamish Senior High, a large high school in Bellevue, Washington. Students in grades 9 through 12 make up the school's enrollment of 1,363 students. High schools in Washington have about 573 students on average; enrollment here is 138% higher.
Bellevue School District runs Sammamish Senior High along with 29 other schools, enrolling 20,339 students in total.
Of every 100 students at Sammamish Senior High, about 31 are White, the largest group. The school is also 31% Hispanic, 19% Asian, 11% multiracial, and 7% Black. That is lower than the 55% White share among all King County residents. A diversity index of 75% means there is a 75% chance two randomly chosen students at Sammamish Senior High are from different groups.
Sammamish Senior High has a student-to-teacher ratio of 22.0:1, with 62 full-time-equivalent teachers. The ratio is within a point of the 21.6:1 average for high schools in Washington. A common income measure, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, is 43% at Sammamish Senior High.
Sammamish Senior High holds a C allk12 Grade, placing it above 25% of Washington public high schools.
BeatsExpectations places Sammamish Senior High in the bottom 10% of Washington schools. The measure fits a line through proficiency and free or reduced-price lunch share for each state, and this school sits 14.1 points below it (37.1% actual, 51.2% predicted).
American Community Survey estimates for King County show that median household income comes to about $124,746, roughly 57% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. The county's public schools total 544, with about 278,492 students.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Odle Middle School, is about 0.5 miles. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. On average proficiency, Sammamish Senior High is 4th of 6 nearby schools with test data.
Its location is classified as City: Mid-size by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, Sammamish Senior High had a net gain of 117 students, or 9%. The ratio of students to teachers went from 19.8:1 to 22.0:1 over the same years.
The allk12 page for Sammamish Senior High lets the school community talk about special education services, counseling, and support programs. 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
- 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
- Interlake Senior High SchoolHigh · 1,611 students
- Tyee Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,007 students
- Odle Middle SchoolMiddle · 974 students
- Chinook Middle SchoolMiddle · 752 students
Nearby schools
- Odle Middle School0.5 mi · 974
- Lake Hills Elementary0.5 mi · 498
- Puesta del Sol Elementary School0.7 mi · 494
- Stevenson Elementary0.7 mi · 581
- International School0.9 mi · 600
- Jing Mei Elementary School1.2 mi · 577
Frequently asked questions
About Sammamish Senior HighWhat is the total enrollment at Sammamish Senior High?
Sammamish Senior High enrolls approximately 1,363 students in grades 09-12.
Is Sammamish Senior High an elementary, middle, or high school?
Sammamish Senior High is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Sammamish Senior High have?
Sammamish Senior High employs 62 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 22.0:1.
How diverse is Sammamish Senior High?
Sammamish Senior High reports a student body of 31% White, 31% Hispanic, 7% Black, 19% Asian, 11% Two or more.
What district is Sammamish Senior High in?
Sammamish Senior High is part of Bellevue School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.