Somerset Elementary School

Set in Bellevue, Washington, Somerset Elementary School is a heavily attended elementary-level community, one of the schools within Bellevue School District. It instructs 741 students across grades K through 5. By comparison, Washington's public schools average about 380 students each, so Somerset Elementary School sits 95% above that benchmark.

Within Bellevue School District, which oversees 30 schools and 20,339 students, Somerset Elementary School is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, Somerset Elementary School logs that 74% of the student body identifies as Asian. Beyond that, the school logs 11% White, 10% multiracial, 4% Hispanic. That is meaningfully more Asian than the county at large, where the share is closer to 21%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Somerset Elementary School has 39 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 19.2:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.3:1, putting Somerset Elementary School higher than the state norm the norm. Around 8% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, King County runs at roughly 38%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully below the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Somerset Elementary School is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 75.0%; this one delivers 91.2%, a residual of +16.2 points.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding 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 the poverty rate sits near 5%. In all, King County runs 544 public schools (combined enrollment of about 278,492 students), of which Somerset Elementary School is one.

The closest other public school is Tyee Middle School, roughly 0.8 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Somerset Elementary School ranks 1st on composite proficiency, above the local average of 73.2%.

The campus sits in a downtown setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count grew 3%: 721 students in 2018 compared to 741 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share ticked down from 17% to 11%. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 20.4:1 in 2018 to 19.2:1 today.

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