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Medina Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

4^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,160 Washington Elementary Schools

Better than 100% of Washington elementary schools

Summary

Medina Elementary School is a top-ranked public elementary school (PK-5) serving 591 students in the affluent community of Medina, Washington, as part of the highly-regarded Bellevue School District.

For the 2024-2025 school year, Medina is ranked 4th out of over 1,100 elementary schools in Washington, a position of consistent excellence it has held for nearly a decade. Its academic results are extraordinary, with over 90% of students proficient in English, Math, and Science, significantly outperforming both district and state averages. The school is also remarkably effective for all student groups, with its English Language Learner program ranked 2nd in the state. While it operates with a student-teacher ratio of 21.5, a key differentiator is its exceptionally low level of student economic need, with only about 5.6% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which is lower than most nearby high-performing schools like Cherry Crest Elementary School or Clyde Hill Elementary.

Medina's performance stands out even within its excellent district, but a striking finding is the sharp contrast with schools just a few miles away in the Seattle School District No. 1, such as Madrona K-5 School, highlighting how district boundaries can relate to different educational outcomes. Interestingly, per-student spending does not directly explain its top results, as some nearby schools spend more for lower proficiency. Medina represents a stable benchmark of academic achievement, though its specific community context is an important factor in its standout profile.

591

Students ?

21.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,137

Per pupil spending ?

5.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

8001 NE 8th St.
Medina, WA 98039-4710

(425) 456-5400

District: Bellevue School District

Students who attend Medina Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Chinook Middle School
High:	Bellevue High School

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

70.9%

White:

17.8%

Two or more races:

7.8%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 99th percentile in 2015 → 100th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Washington average (92% vs 48% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 1% of Washington elementary schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Bellevue School District

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school92%

District avg71%

Washington avg48%

4^th of 1,160

Washington public elementary schools ?

Top 1%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 16Elementary Schools in the Bellevue School District

17^th of 247Bellevue School District among Washington districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	98.9	4 of 1160	99.7%	★★★★★
2024	99.0	3 of 1168	99.7%	★★★★★
2023	99.0	2 of 1169	99.8%	★★★★★
2022	98.9	3 of 1169	99.7%	★★★★★
2021	99.3	3 of 1107	99.7%	★★★★★
2019	96.1	20 of 1130	98.2%	★★★★★
2018	98.2	3 of 1054	99.7%	★★★★★
2017	97.7	4 of 1056	99.6%	★★★★★
2016	97.9	2 of 1053	99.8%	★★★★★
2015	96.8	9 of 1067	99.2%	★★★★★
2013	92.3	25 of 1106	97.7%	★★★★★
2012	93.6	14 of 1097	98.7%	★★★★★
2011	96.2	5 of 1092	99.5%	★★★★★
2010	97.0	4 of 1088	99.6%	★★★★★
2009	95.8	8 of 1072	99.3%	★★★★★
2008	95.9	8 of 1067	99.3%	★★★★★
2007	97.1	3 of 1069	99.7%	★★★★★
2006	96.2	4 of 1051	99.6%	★★★★★
2005	97.3	3 of 1031	99.7%	★★★★★
2004	98.1	3 of 1026	99.7%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	93.6	3 of 189	98.4%	★★★★★
2022	92.2	5 of 187	97.3%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	99.1	2 of 303	99.3%	★★★★★
2024	98.5	5 of 320	98.4%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	98.6	3 of 1092	99.7%	★★★★★
2024	98.4	2 of 1093	99.8%	★★★★★
2023	98.3	2 of 1094	99.8%	★★★★★
2022	98.4	2 of 1100	99.8%	★★★★★
2021	99.1	4 of 1008	99.6%	★★★★★
2019	89.4	79 of 1068	92.6%	★★★★★
2018	97.1	7 of 1004	99.3%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	98.8	2 of 1098	99.8%	★★★★★
2022	98.8	3 of 1113	99.7%	★★★★★
2021	99.2	2 of 1025	99.8%	★★★★★
2019	96.1	15 of 1075	98.6%	★★★★★
2018	98.7	1 of 999	99.9%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	92.4	31 of 1007	96.9%	★★★★★
2023	85.1	123 of 1011	87.8%	★★★★☆
2022	89.0	72 of 1031	93.0%	★★★★★
2021	87.5	92 of 943	90.2%	★★★★★
2019	83.9	127 of 1027	87.6%	★★★★☆
2018	94.8	8 of 833	99.0%	★★★★★

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Male (2025)100th percentile~ school

Female (2025)100th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2025)99th percentile~ school

Asian (2025)98th percentile~ school

White (2025)97th percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs Washington (2024-2025) ?

Math93%+51 vs state

English Language Arts92%+39 vs state

Science91%+42 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				WCAS Science (2025)		SBAC English Language Arts (2025)				SBAC Math (2025)				% Completely Immunized (2024)	% Polio (2024)	% Measles (2024)	% Mumps (2024)	% Rubella (2024)	% Diphtheria (2024)	% Hepatitis B (2024)	% Varicella (2024)	% Pertussis (2024)	% Tetanus (2024)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	WCAS Science 5th Grade	WCAS Science All Grades	SBAC English Language Arts 3rd Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 4th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 5th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts All Grades	SBAC Math 3rd Grade	SBAC Math 4th Grade	SBAC Math 5th Grade	SBAC Math All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Measles KG	% Mumps KG	% Rubella KG	% Diphtheria KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% Pertussis KG	% Tetanus KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Medina Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	8001 NE 8th St.	Medina	98039	King County	Bellevue School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 456-5400	591	27	21.5	5.6%	105 (17.8%)	2 (0.3%)	19 (3.2%)	419 (70.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (7.8%)	98.9	4^th of 1160 public elementary schools	99.7%		99	3^rd of 1168 public elementary schools	99.7%	1	91.4	91.4	89.9	95.0	92.3	92.5	94.6	96.7	88.5	93.5	91.1	92.9	91.1	91.1	91.1	91.1	92.9	92.9	91.1	91.1	$20,137	$138	$19,999
Clyde Hill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	9601 NE 24th Street	Bellevue	98004	King County	Bellevue School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 456-5000	594	32	18.8	20.9%	134 (22.6%)	49 (8.2%)	69 (11.6%)	277 (46.6%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.2%)	58 (9.8%)	85.3	166^th of 1160 public elementary schools	85.7%		83.8	179^th of 1168 public elementary schools	84.7%	13	65.5	65.5	72.5	69.9	68.5	70.1	79.2	66.7	65.2	69.5	69.1	69.1	73.8	73.8	73.8	71.4	76.2	75.0	71.4	71.4	$20,584	$142	$20,442
Enatai Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	10700 SE 25th Street	Bellevue	98004	King County	Bellevue School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 456-5200	518	27	19.0	21.4%	170 (32.8%)	24 (4.6%)	58 (11.2%)	183 (35.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	83 (16.0%)	76.3	250^th of 1160 public elementary schools	78.4%		83.7	181^st of 1168 public elementary schools	84.5%	69	59.0	59.0	65.1	63.6	63.1	64.0	67.1	67.7	56.0	63.3	76.0	77.2	77.2	77.2	77.2	76.0	84.8	76.0	76.0	76.0	$21,953	$1,161	$20,792
McGilvra Elementary School	Public	K-5	1617 38 Av E	Seattle	98112	King County	Seattle School District No. 1	No	No	No	No	(206) 252-3160	194	13	14.6	10.3%	129 (66.5%)	11 (5.7%)	16 (8.2%)	12 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	25 (12.9%)	93.8	61^st of 1160 public elementary schools	94.7%		90.9	96^th of 1168 public elementary schools	91.8%	35	84.0	84.0	77.3	70.6	87.5	77.5	84.1	73.5	76.0	78.6	97.4	97.4	100.0	100.0	100.0	97.4	97.4	97.4	97.4	97.4	$23,588	$1,163	$22,425
Madrona K-5 School	Public	K-5	1121 33 Av	Seattle	98122	King County	Seattle School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(206) 252-3100	213	16	13.3	39.0%	78 (36.6%)	68 (31.9%)	21 (9.9%)	10 (4.7%)	3 (1.4%)	2 (0.9%)	30 (14.1%)	26.8	869^th of 1160 public elementary schools	25.1%		52.1	534^th of 1168 public elementary schools	54.3%	335	42.9	42.9	31.6	32.0	46.4	36.3	36.8	44.0	28.6	36.3	86.5	86.5	91.9	91.9	91.9	89.2	91.9	89.2	89.2	89.2	$21,930	$1,262	$20,669
Jing Mei Elementary School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	12300 Main Street	Bellevue	98005	King County	Bellevue School District	No	Yes	No	No	(425) 456-6900	577	27	21.0	10.1%	26 (4.5%)	3 (0.5%)	19 (3.3%)	409 (70.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	120 (20.8%)	95.7	41^st of 1160 public elementary schools	96.5%		96.2	33^rd of 1168 public elementary schools	97.2%	8	85.9	85.9	70.1	80.5	87.5	78.9	94.8	89.6		93.2	86.9	90.9	89.9	89.9	89.9	91.9	92.9	91.9	91.9	91.9	$19,583	$138	$19,445
Leschi Elementary School	Public	K-5	135 32 Av	Seattle	98122	King County	Seattle School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(206) 252-2950	240	25	9.6	44.6%	84 (35.0%)	79 (32.9%)	25 (10.4%)	16 (6.7%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	32 (13.3%)	35.8	735^th of 1160 public elementary schools	36.6%		49.3	573^rd of 1168 public elementary schools	50.9%	162	45.0	45.0	35.0	45.5	55.0	45.1	35.9	36.4	42.5	38.4	89.4	91.5	91.5	91.5	91.5	91.5	95.7	91.5	91.5	91.5	$28,206	$1,259	$26,946
Northwood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4030 86th Ave SE	Mercer Island	98040	King County	Mercer Island School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 841-8740	398	26	15.0	10.3%	183 (46.0%)	2 (0.5%)	40 (10.1%)	116 (29.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	53 (13.3%)	89.9	112^th of 1160 public elementary schools	90.3%		96.4	26^th of 1168 public elementary schools	97.8%	86	83.1	83.1	61.2	74.1	89.7	75.8	64.0	83.1	83.1	77.4	91.7	91.7	93.8	93.8	93.8	93.8	95.8	95.8	93.8	93.8	$21,645	$597	$21,048
West Mercer Elementary	Public	K-5	4141 81st Ave SE	Mercer Island	98040	King County	Mercer Island School District	No	No	No	No	(206) 236-3430	431	26	16.4	7.9%	179 (41.5%)	12 (2.8%)	35 (8.1%)	140 (32.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (14.2%)	96.7	24^th of 1160 public elementary schools	97.9%		96.9	22^nd of 1168 public elementary schools	98.1%	2	90.5	90.5	81.0	82.1	89.2	84.1	81.0	83.6	82.4	82.3	96.7	96.7	98.4	98.4	98.4	96.7	96.7	98.4	96.7	96.7	$19,811	$264	$19,547
Cherry Crest Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	12400 N.E. 32nd St.	Bellevue	98005	King County	Bellevue School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 456-4900	553	26	21.0	4.7%	104 (18.8%)	6 (1.1%)	9 (1.6%)	397 (71.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (6.7%)	97.4	15^th of 1160 public elementary schools	98.7%		98.1	10^th of 1168 public elementary schools	99.1%	5	83.0	83.0	85.9	89.3	90.7	88.7	84.9		85.1	89.3	92.1	96.8	96.8	96.8	96.8	98.4	98.4	93.7	98.4	98.4	$17,705	$138	$17,567

Frequently Asked Questions about Medina Elementary School

Is Medina Elementary School a good school?

Yes! Medina Elementary School is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 4^th of 1160 Washington elementary schools.

What district is Medina Elementary School in?

Bellevue School District

What schools do graduates of Medina Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Medina Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Chinook Middle School
High : Bellevue High School

How many students attend Medina Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 591 students attended Medina Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Medina Elementary School?

Students at Medina Elementary School are 71% Asian, 18% White, 8% Two or more races, 3% Hispanic.

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