Photo: Atomic Taco from Seattle, WA, USA · CC BY-SA 2.0Medina’s public schools outscore 96% of Washington districts
69% of students in Medina’s public schools are proficient in math, above the Washington average (40%). The grade covers the public school district serving Medina, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Washington, not nationally.
From Washington state tests taken in spring 2022, when 94% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Medina’s schools, in brief
Against towns with similar incomes
Among the 18 Washington towns with household incomes within a quarter of Medina’s, its schools beat 61%, lower than their 96% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Above the state on both counts
Reading proficiency is 75% and math 69% in spring 2022, against 53% and 40% statewide; 92% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 84%. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
The district spends $19,923 per student, against $18,444 across Washington (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓
One elementary school, then six middle and five high schools
Which school depends on the address at the later steps. Enrollment is up 5% since 2020–21. See the path ↓
Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.
What’s behind Medina’s grade
A+: better than 96% of Washington school districts, #10 of 285 Washington towns. Test scores and graduation are both above the Washington average; test scores are the stronger of the two.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Medina, with each school’s own grade.
Pre-K in Medina
Medina Elementary School
Grades PK–5 · 591 students · 21:1 students per teacher
Kindergarten in Medina
Medina Elementary School
Grades PK–5 · 591 students · 21:1 students per teacher
1st grade in Medina
Medina Elementary School
Grades PK–5 · 591 students · 21:1 students per teacher
2nd grade in Medina
Medina Elementary School
Grades PK–5 · 591 students · 21:1 students per teacher
3rd grade in Medina
Medina Elementary School
Grades PK–5 · 591 students · 21:1 students per teacher
4th grade in Medina
Medina Elementary School
Grades PK–5 · 591 students · 21:1 students per teacher
5th grade in Medina
Medina Elementary School
Grades PK–5 · 591 students · 21:1 students per teacher
Medina’s public schools are run by Bellevue School District, which also serves Beaux Arts Village, Bellevue, Clyde Hill and Hunts Point and others. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
The district
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well above the state in reading
Medina vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Washington towns that share Medina’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Medina | A+ | Bellevue |
| Bellevue | A+ | Bellevue |
| Seattle | A | Seattle |
| Mercer Island | A+ | Mercer Island |
| Hunts Point | — | Bellevue |
| Clyde Hill | A+ | Bellevue |
3 of the 5 neighbors share Bellevue with Medina, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.
Every school in Medina
11 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Washington’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).
Questions about Medina’s schools
Are Medina’s schools good?
By Washington’s own tests, yes: the public schools Medina children attend outscore 96% of Washington’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A+ Schools grade, #10 of 285 Washington towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 61%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Medina in?
Bellevue School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 20,339 students in 30 schools (2024–25).
Where do Medina kids go to high school?
One of 5 high schools, depending on your address: Newport Senior High School, Bellevue High School, Interlake Senior High School, Sammamish Senior High and Central Educational Services.
What is Medina’s graduation rate?
92% of the class of 2023 in Bellevue School District graduated in four years, against 84% across Washington.
How much does Medina spend per student?
$19,923 in Bellevue School District (FY2024), against $18,444 across Washington. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Medina families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Medina → They have their own page.
School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Washington. Stars are from neighbors.