30 public K-12 schools in Bellevue from NCES Common Core of Data: enrollment, grade span, demographics, and Civil Rights Data Collection statistics for every active campus.
30 public schools ranked by quality score. NCES CCD 2024-25 data.
The highest-ranked of Bellevue's 30 public schools is Newport Senior High School, scoring 42/100, against a city average of 41.1/100. Computed live across every Bellevue campus reporting to NCES.
How the Bellevue Public-School Landscape Breaks Down
Bellevue, WA enrolls 20,390 students across 30 public schools reporting to the National Center for Education Statistics. The average student-teacher ratio across the city is 18.5:1, and the composite quality score, derived from student-teacher ratio, counselor access, gifted-program availability, and CRDC attendance data, averages 41.1/100. Schools must report at least five campuses in a city to appear in this listing, which is why very small towns may redirect to the broader county or state view.
The most-resourced campus in Bellevue on this index is Newport Senior High School, at 42/100 on the Resource Investment Index with 1,850 enrolled students. What the index does and doesn't measure; click any school below for its full component breakdown.
Bellevue spans 2 districts, each filing its own NCES F-33 return, per-pupil spending can vary between neighbouring campuses. Sort the table below by enrollment, level, or district; click any school for its full profile.
Bellevue school enrollment varies 77× across entities
Bellevue school enrollment ranges from 24 students (lowest) to 1,850 students (highest), a spread of 1,826 students. That ratio is extreme even by the standards of already-wide distributions, and reflects extreme heterogeneity inside a single city, small specialty programs sit alongside large comprehensive campuses, often serving very different family demographics inside walking distance. Per-school staffing, programme depth, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same city based on enrollment shape, a 200-student magnet runs a different operational model than a 2,000-student comprehensive high school.
Bellevue student-teacher ratio is 18.5:1: on the high side (typically associated with larger urban scale or staffing constraints that have widened the headcount gap)
student-teacher ratio is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: the ratio counts FTE classroom teachers against total enrollment, push-in specialists, English-language aides, special-education co-teachers, and counselors are not included in most reporting Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Most racially and ethnically mixed schools in Bellevue
Ranked by the Simpson student-body diversity index (0-100) from NCES race and ethnicity data, where higher means a more evenly mixed student body. It measures mix, not quality.
The highest-ranked school in Bellevue is Newport Senior High School with a quality score of 42/100. There are 30 public schools in Bellevue with 20,390 total students.
How many schools are in Bellevue, WA? ▼
Bellevue has 30 public schools with a total enrollment of 20,390 students. Average student-teacher ratio: 18.5:1.
Data from NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 and Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22. Quality scores based on student-teacher ratio,
counselor access, gifted programs, and attendance. Schools must have 5+ in the city to be listed.
Disclaimer: This information is provided for informational purposes only and does not constitute professional advice. Data is sourced from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD). Consult a qualified professional before making decisions based on this data.
Read our methodology, which explains how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.
