Stevenson Elementary

Stevenson Elementary operates as a sizable elementary campus in Bellevue, Washington, one of the schools within Bellevue School District. Current enrollment sits at 581 students spanning grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 380 students per school, that is 53% larger than typical.

Bellevue School District runs 30 schools in total, collectively educating 20,339 students. Stevenson Elementary is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Stevenson Elementary lists that the most-represented group is Hispanic (45%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school shows 35% Asian, 8% Black, 7% White, 3% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 11% Hispanic, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Stevenson Elementary has 39 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.3:1, putting Stevenson Elementary tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 56% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is noticeably above King County's rate of about 38%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Stevenson Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 42.8% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 32.8%.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for King County put median household income runs about $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 Stevenson Elementary is one.

Odle Middle School 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), Stevenson Elementary ranks 6th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 54.5%.

Geographically, the school is in a metropolitan area.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count grew 6%: 546 students in 2018 compared to 581 in 2025. Asian enrollment moved from 55% to 35% across the same window.

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