Bellevue School District
Serves Bellevue, Clyde Hill, Medina, Yarrow Point, Hunts Point and Beaux Arts Village, and parts of Redmond.
Bellevue’s School Grade A+ better than 96% of Washington school districts
What stands out about Bellevue School District
- Its letter, A+: results better than 96% of Washington districts
- Math proficiency 29 pts above the state
- Reading proficiency 22 pts above the state
- Graduation rate 8 pts above the state
- Spends 8% more per student than the WA average
- 19 students per teacher
- Enrollment up 5% since 2020–21
- Debt of $679.5M, about $33,411 per student
What this district adds to its towns’ grade
A+: better than 96% of the 289 Washington school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.
Where would my kid go?
The school path for Bellevue. Grade by grade →
Test scores vs. WA
2021–22 · class of 202394% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.
Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.
Where the money goes
fiscal 2024Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Up 5% since 2020–21.
Schools in the district
30 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Washington’s other public schools.
Nearby districts
Compare spending and schools next door.
District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within Washington.