Bellevue Schools Among Best For Grades K-8: U.S. News

BELLEVUE, WA — Elementary and middle schools in the Bellevue School District have been ranked among the best in Washington, according to a brand-new ranking released Tuesday by U.S. News & World Report.

For the inaugural list, U.S. News published rankings and data on more than 80,000 public K-8 schools across the United States.

Schools are ranked at the state and district levels. The best charter schools and best magnet schools ranked as stand-alone categories.

U.S. News ranked Bellevue's Somerset Elementary School as one of the top 10 in the state, according to the new list.

Here’s a look at how other Bellevue schools ranked compared with others in Washington:

U.S. News Best Middle Schools in Washington:

• Odle Middle School - Ranked #12 in the state
• International School - Ranked #14 in the state
• Tyee Middle School - Ranked #16 in the state
• Tillicum Middle School - Ranked #57 in the state
• Bellevue Big Picture School - Ranked #68 in the state

U.S. News Best Elementary Schools in Washington:

• Somerset Elementary School - Ranked #6 in the state
• Medina Elementary School - Ranked #16 in the state
• Spiritridge Elementary School - Ranked #34 in the state

To determine the rankings, U.S. News used data from the U.S. Department of Education to analyze two areas at each school:

• Math and reading proficiency — or how well students perform on state assessments.
• Math and reading performance — or how well they perform compared with expectations.

The state assessment data used in the rankings is from the 2018-19 school year and, therefore, predates any effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on test-taking.

Nationally, California has 5,534 ranked elementary schools — the most of any state — followed by Texas at 4,446; New York at 2,211; Florida at 2,128; and Illinois at 2,038 schools.

California also has the most ranked middle schools with 2,319, followed by Texas at 1,942; Illinois at 1,243; New York at 1,219; and Florida at 997.

See the complete list of 2021’s Best K-8 Schools.