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Enrollment
1,007
Middle
DISTRICT 800 · STATE 577
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BELLEVUE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 530039000094
Tyee Middle School
13630 S.E. Allen Road, Bellevue, WA 98006 · (425) 456-6800 · King County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE12-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL1,007 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
19.1:1
53 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.1:1 · STATE 18.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
19%
189 students
DISTRICT 26% · STATE 51%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 356 | 35% |
| Grade 7 | 326 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 325 | 32% |
Student demographics
51%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
83.0%
WA avg 58.4% . -0.8pp since 2014
Math
82.3%
WA avg 51.2% . +0.9pp since 2014
What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 83 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 82 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Washington schools, those numbers are about 58 and 51. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2014, while math scores have held steady.
Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 83.0% | 82.3% |
| 2023-24 | 75.2% | 80.5% |
| 2022-23 | 80.5% | 79.2% |
| 2021-22 | 78.5% | 76.0% |
| 2018-19 | 83.6% | 81.7% |
| 2017-18 | 87.8% | 83.2% |
| 2016-17 | 86.1% | 81.5% |
| 2015-16 | 88.3% | 83.0% |
| 2014-15 | 83.8% | 81.4% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of WA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
79.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
67.6%
based on WA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 79% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 68% typical for Washington schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 12 points, placing it in Washington's top 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 Tyee Middle School
Tyee Middle School's state test result (79.2% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tyee Middle School this school | 1,007 | 18.8% | 79.2% |
| Odle Middle School Bellevue | 974 | 20.2% | 75.4% |
| Evergreen Middle School Redmond | 761 | 9.2% | 83.2% |
| Skyview Middle School Bothell | 1,215 | 16.7% | 66.9% |
| Pine Lake Middle School SAMMAMISH | 877 | 8.4% | 79.2% |
| Timberline Middle School Redmond | 788 | 7.1% | 80.6% |
Matched among Washington middle 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 Tyee Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Washington | In King County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 79.2% | #7 of 294 | #6 of 76 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 82.3% | #3 of 357 ▼ 1 | #3 of 76 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 83.0% | #7 of 357 ▲ 15 | #5 of 76 ▲ 12 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +5.4pp | #71 of 290 | #19 of 75 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,007 | #14 of 377 | #8 of 80 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.1:1 | #166 of 340 | #28 of 76 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 51.0% | #230 of 340 | #68 of 76 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 18.8% | #327 of 359 | #54 of 77 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +0.2% | #129 of 130 | #33 of 33 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
1,007
-49 (-5%) vs 2020
+60% since 1990-91, when it was 629
Student : Teacher
19.1:1
was 20.7:1
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 | 1,007 | 52.7 | 19.1:1 | 19% (189) |
| 2023-24 | 909 | 48.4 | 18.8:1 | 17% (152) |
| 2022-23 | 880 | 46.7 | 18.8:1 | 15% (135) |
| 2020-21 | 1,056 | 51 | 20.7:1 | 10% (109) |
| 2017-18 | 1,005 | 51.2 | 19.6:1 | 11% (112) |
| 2015-16 | 971 | 53 | 18.3:1 | 14% (136) |
| 2010-11 | 760 | 34 | 22.4:1 | 19% (141) |
| 2000-01 | 653 | 26 | 25.1:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 629 | 26 | 24.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Tyee Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students unchanged (1,005 to 1,007); teachers up 3% (51.2 to 52.7).
About Tyee Middle School
Tyee Middle School is a high-enrollment middle school in Washington, with an address in Bellevue. Its grade span covers grades 6 through 8, with 1,007 students on the rolls. Middle schools in Washington average about 577 students, which makes this school 75% above average.
Tyee Middle School reports to Bellevue School District, which has 30 schools and 20,339 students.
The share of Asian students at Tyee Middle School is 67%, a majority. Smaller groups are 17% White, 9% multiracial, and 5% Hispanic. For comparison, the population of King County is roughly 21% Asian. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 51, compared with 70 nationally.
There are 52.7 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 19.1:1. That is in line with the 18.9:1 average for middle schools in Washington. On the income side, 19% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. That is 19 points below the 38% average for public schools in King County.
The BeatsExpectations model predicts 67.6% for Tyee Middle School, given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The actual figure is 79.2%. The 11.6-point gap ranks in the top 10% of Washington schools.
In the wider King County area, the median household earns about $124,746 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 57% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 5%. Across King County, 544 public schools serve about 278,492 students.
Newport Senior High School is about 0.8 miles from Tyee Middle School, the shortest distance to any other public school. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. On state test proficiency, Tyee Middle School ranks 4th in a group of 8 nearby schools.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is City: Mid-size.
Federal enrollment counts fell from 1,056 (2020-21) to 1,007 (2024-25). In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 20.7:1; by 2024-25 it was 19.1:1.
This page is set up for the Tyee Middle School community to discuss homework, tutoring, and testing dates. 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
- Sammamish Senior HighHigh · 1,363 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
- Sammamish Senior HighHigh · 1,363 students
- Odle Middle SchoolMiddle · 974 students
- Chinook Middle SchoolMiddle · 752 students
Nearby schools
- Newport Senior High School0.8 mi · 1,850
- Somerset Elementary School0.8 mi · 741
- Woodridge Elementary1.4 mi · 554
- Bellevue Big Picture School1.5 mi · 346
- Newport Heights Elementary1.6 mi · 549
- Lake Hills Elementary1.9 mi · 498
Frequently asked questions
About Tyee Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Tyee Middle School?
Tyee Middle School enrolls approximately 1,007 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Tyee Middle School serve?
Tyee Middle School serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Tyee Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Tyee Middle School is approximately 19.1:1 (53 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Tyee Middle School?
At Tyee Middle School, the student body is approximately 17% White, 5% Hispanic, 1% Black, 67% Asian, 9% Two or more.
What district is Tyee Middle School in?
Tyee Middle School is part of Bellevue School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.