Bellevue Elementary School Overview

If you’re looking at houses for sale in Bellevue and you have young children, it’s important to get as much information as possible on the local elementary schools. There are 15 in total, serving a variety of communities including Bellevue, Yarrow Point, Beaux Arts, and Clyde Hill. Let’s take a closer look at nine of the top-performing schools.

Bellevue Elementary Schools

Bennett Bennett is one of the highest-rated elementary schools in Bellevue. Its enrollment is 476 students, and it has a 9/10 rating on greatschools.org. Bennett scores in all areas, including equity, race/ethnicity (meaning that all ethnicities are excelling in terms of progress and support), and test scores.

Cherry Crest

94% of the teachers at Cherry Crest have three or more years of experience, and the school scores a perfect 10/10 in race/ethnicity. Overall, Cherry Crest has an 8/10 Great Schools rating, applicable to a student body numbering 573.

Clyde Hill Clyde Hill

with an enrollment of 661 students, posts a 9/10 Great Schools rating. The school rates “above average” compared to other schools in Washington, in terms of student performance and year-over-year academic achievement. Notably, Clyde Hill scored a 10/10 in test scores.

Eastgate

Eastgate Elementary has 443 students and an overall Great Schools rating of 8/10. Like many elementary schools in Bellevue, Eastgate is ethnically diverse, providing an opportunity for students from different cultures to interact. Eastgate provides excellent support for low-income students, with test scores for these students ranking above the state average.

Enatai

Enatai Elementary has an enrollment of 544 students and a 6/10 overall Great Schools rating. Test scores and student progress are two of this school’s strengths, along with math/English/science comprehension. Also notable is Enatai’s low 8% “chronically absent” (i.e. 15 or more days per year) score, which is 17% lower than the state average.

Newport Heights

Newport Heights’ 624-student enrollment is slightly above the median for Bellevue elementary schools. Newport Heights’ 20:1 students per teacher ratio is right at the state average. 100% of the school’s teachers have three or more years of experience, which is 7% higher than the state average. Newport Heights posts a 7/10 overall Great Schools score.

Phantom Lake

Phantom Lake has one of the smaller enrollments in Bellevue, with 400 students attending. The school excels at test scores and student year-to-year progress, with an 8/10 Great Schools score in both. Phantom Lake is also one of the area’s most ethnically-diverse schools. Its overall Great Schools rating is 7/10. Somerset With 709 students enrolled, Somerset is one of the Bellevue School District’s largest elementary schools. It has an 8/10 overall Great schools Rating, including a 10/10 in test scores. This means that Somerset’s test scores are far above the state average, implying that most students are performing at or above grade level.

Spiritridge Of Bellevue elementary school reviews, Spirit ridge has the highest with a perfect 5-star rating based on 20 reviews. Enrollment is 614. Spiritridge rates an 8/10 in terms of year-to-year student progress, and the school’s math, science, and English proficiency are well above the state average.

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