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Stevenson Elementary

14220 NE 8th Street, Bellevue, WA 98007 · (425) 456-6000 · King County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL581 STUDENTS
F
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 2% of Washington public elementary schools
  • C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
  • FBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
  • FThree-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 elementary schools

Enrollment
581
Elementary
DISTRICT 536 · STATE 380
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
39 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.2:1 · STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
56%
324 students
DISTRICT 26% · STATE 51%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.

Enrollment by grade, 2024-25

GradeStudentsShare
Pre-K7613%
Kindergarten8515%
Grade 110117%
Grade 28915%
Grade 37914%
Grade 47813%
Grade 57313%

This year's kindergarten class (85) is 16% larger than its 5th grade class (73).

Student demographics
65%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 70% · STATE 68% · US 70%
White
437%
DISTRICT 24% · STATE 47% · US 43%
Hispanic
26345%
DISTRICT 15% · STATE 27% · US 30%
Black
498%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 5% · US 15%
Asian
20635%
DISTRICT 45% · STATE 9% · US 6%
Two+
163%
DISTRICT 11% · STATE 9% · US 5%
Native American
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 1% · US 1%
Pacific Islander
20%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 2% · US 0%
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
Male
29651%
Female
28449%

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Test scores

Smarter Balanced + WCAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded Standard
English Language Arts
27.8%
WA avg 58.4% . -32.2pp since 2014
Math
29.4%
WA avg 51.2% . -28.8pp since 2014

What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 28 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 29 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Washington schools, those numbers are about 58 and 51. Reading and writing scores are down about 32 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 29 points.

Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2527.8%29.4%
2023-2435.3%35.1%
2022-2331.1%37.1%
2021-2238.3%38.4%
2018-1937.1%38.5%
2017-1836.6%37.6%
2016-1739.8%47.5%
2015-1651.5%53.5%
2014-1560.0%58.1%
% 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
32.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.8%
based on WA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.0pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 33% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 43% typical for Washington schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Washington's top nor bottom 10%.

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 Stevenson Elementary

Stevenson Elementary's state test result (32.8% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Stevenson Elementary this school58155.8%32.8%
Hilltop Heritage Elementary School
Renton
57648.4%49.2%
Benson Hill Elementary School
Renton
47750.1%40.0%
Beacon Hill International School
SEATTLE
34850.6%58.4%
Talbot Hill Elementary School
Renton
44549.0%50.9%
Martin Sortun Elementary School
Kent
45051.1%53.0%
Matched among Washington elementary 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 Stevenson Elementary ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn WashingtonIn King County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
32.8%#760 of 936#231 of 280
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
29.4%#891 of 1,103
▼ 152
#237 of 281
▼ 26
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
27.8%#979 of 1,102
▼ 141
#250 of 280
▼ 22
3-year test score change
ranked biggest drop first
-9.7pp#37 of 928#13 of 274
Enrollment
ranked largest first
581#122 of 1,268#29 of 299
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
14.8:1#294 of 1,085#66 of 280
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
65.5%#402 of 1,088#186 of 281
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
55.8%#526 of 1,169#95 of 292
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked fastest growth first
+6.4%#152 of 257#30 of 54
Ranked against other public elementary 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 2024-25
Enrollment
581
-35 (-6%) vs 2020
+39% since 1990-91, when it was 417
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
was 15.0:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2558139.314.8:156% (324)
2023-2455533.716.5:160% (335)
2022-2353238.114.0:153% (282)
2020-216164115.0:145% (280)
2017-1854636.914.8:143% (235)
2015-164953315.0:147% (233)
2010-115512819.7:146% (253)
2000-014752320.6:1N/A
1990-914171724.5:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Stevenson Elementary.

Since 2017-18: students up 6% (546 to 581); teachers up 6% (36.9 to 39.3).

About Stevenson Elementary

Stevenson Elementary is a large elementary school in Bellevue, Washington, (ZIP code 98007). It covers pre-K through 5, with a total enrollment of 581 students. Statewide, elementary schools in Washington average about 380 students each.

Stevenson Elementary is one of 30 schools in Bellevue School District, which enrolls 20,339 students in total.

Hispanic students form the largest group at Stevenson Elementary, 45% of enrollment. The next largest groups are 35% Asian, 8% Black, 7% White, and 3% multiracial. In King County overall, about 11% of residents are Hispanic. The chance that two students picked at random at Stevenson Elementary belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 65%.

Staffing totals 39.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 14.8:1. For comparison, elementary schools in Washington average 17.3:1. A measure often used for student poverty, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, stands at 56%. The gap from the 38% average for public schools in King County is 18 points.

The allk12 Grade for Stevenson Elementary is F. Compared with Washington public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 2% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.

On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Stevenson Elementary is 10.0 points below the average proficiency rate on state tests predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 32.8% actual, 42.8% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Washington.

Within King County, median household income is about $124,746, 57% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. Federal data list 544 public schools in King County, with a combined enrollment of about 278,492.

The school nearest to Stevenson Elementary is Odle Middle School, at a distance of about 0.3 miles. Within five miles of Stevenson Elementary, there are at least 8 other public schools. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 54.5%; Stevenson Elementary's is 32.8%, ranking 6th of 7.

NCES describes the area around Stevenson Elementary as City: Mid-size, meaning inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.

A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment down 6%, from 616 to 581.

Conversations here can range across science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.

King County at a glance

View full county profile
Population
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

School name
Stevenson Elementary
District
Bellevue School District
Address
14220 NE 8th Street, Bellevue, WA 98007
Phone
(425) 456-6000
County
King County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–05
Total enrollment
581
Teachers (FTE)
39
Student–teacher ratio
14.8:1
Free and reduced lunch
324 (56%)
Locale
12-City: Mid-size
NCES ID
530039000089
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

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11 other US public schools in 7 states are named Stevenson Elementary. Stevenson Elementary is the 3rd largest of the 12.

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Frequently asked questions

About Stevenson Elementary
What is the total enrollment at Stevenson Elementary?
Stevenson Elementary enrolls approximately 581 students in grades PK-05.
Is Stevenson Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Stevenson Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Stevenson Elementary?
Approximately 14.8:1 students per teacher at Stevenson Elementary.
What is the student diversity at Stevenson Elementary?
Student demographics at Stevenson Elementary are roughly 7% White, 45% Hispanic, 8% Black, 35% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Stevenson Elementary in?
Stevenson Elementary is part of Bellevue School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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