Tillicum Middle School

Tillicum Middle School, a reasonably sized junior high in Bellevue, Washington, operated by Bellevue School District, instructs 676 students, covering grades 6 through 8.

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

On demographics, Tillicum Middle School shows that the largest single group is White at 32%, but no single group is in the majority. The remainder comes out to 31% Asian, 16% multiracial, 16% Hispanic, 4% Black. That is meaningfully less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 55%.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 37 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 18.2:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely. About 20% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, King County runs at roughly 38%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat below the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, Tillicum Middle School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 66.9% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 67.7%.

In the area at large, King County reports that median household earnings sit near $124,746, about 57% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. Tillicum Middle School is one of 544 public schools in King County (combined enrollment of about 278,492 students).

Nearest neighbor: Phantom Lake Elementary, around 0.1 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Tillicum Middle School. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Tillicum Middle School ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 54.1%.

Tillicum Middle School operates from a downtown location.

Over the past 7-year window. Tillicum Middle School's enrollment has showed little movement since 2018, when it stood at 682 (now 676). White enrollment moved from 53% to 32% across the same window.

On the community side, members of the Tillicum Middle School community share and discuss pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.