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Spiritridge Elementary School

Q: Is Spiritridge Elementary School a good school?

Spiritridge Elementary School ranks 179 th of 1160 Washington elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

179^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,160 Washington Elementary Schools

Better than 85% of Washington elementary schools

Summary

Spiritridge Elementary School is a K-5 public school serving 546 students in the highly-regarded Bellevue School District, though it has recently seen a notable shift from its historically top-tier performance to a more middle position among area schools.

While Spiritridge's test scores are still well above state averages, they have declined significantly over the past few years, a trend not seen as sharply in some nearby schools like Somerset Elementary School or Creekside Elementary. The school shows exceptional strength in supporting English Language Learners but has faced challenges with performance consistency for some student groups, including those in Special Education. Its spending per student is moderate, and it achieves this with a slightly higher student-teacher ratio than some lower-performing neighboring schools such as Stevenson Elementary.

Compared to other schools in the Bellevue School District and the neighboring Issaquah School District, Spiritridge finds itself in a unique position: it outperforms schools with higher economic need like Phantom Lake Elementary and Lake Hills Elementary, but now lags behind schools with similar or lower levels of need, such as Bennett Elementary School and Cougar Ridge Elementary. This suggests the school's current trajectory and instructional approaches are key factors for parents to consider.

546

Students ?

17.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,539

Per pupil spending ?

19.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

16401 SE 24th Street
Bellevue, WA 98008-5499

(425) 456-5900

District: Bellevue School District

Students who attend Spiritridge Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Tillicum Middle School
High:	Sammamish Senior High

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

38.3%

White:

31.0%

Two or more races:

14.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 99th percentile in 2015 → 85th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Washington average (70% vs 48% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 15% of Washington elementary schools

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 14 percentile points since 2015

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school70%

District avg71%

Washington avg48%

179^th of 1,160

Washington public elementary schools ?

Top 15%▼ down 14 pts since 2015

From top 1% (2015) to top 15% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

9^th 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	83.7	179 of 1160	84.6%	★★★★☆
2024	84.0	176 of 1168	84.9%	★★★★☆
2023	96.6	28 of 1169	97.6%	★★★★★
2022	97.3	22 of 1169	98.1%	★★★★★
2021	98.6	13 of 1107	98.8%	★★★★★
2019	94.9	29 of 1130	97.4%	★★★★★
2018	96.5	19 of 1054	98.2%	★★★★★
2017	95.6	23 of 1056	97.8%	★★★★★
2016	93.6	39 of 1053	96.3%	★★★★★
2015	96.8	11 of 1067	99.0%	★★★★★
2013	91.6	35 of 1106	96.8%	★★★★★
2012	91.9	37 of 1097	96.6%	★★★★★
2011	94.3	17 of 1092	98.4%	★★★★★
2010	86.5	98 of 1088	91.0%	★★★★★
2009	81.1	140 of 1072	86.9%	★★★★☆
2008	88.8	68 of 1067	93.6%	★★★★★
2007	81.9	131 of 1069	87.7%	★★★★☆
2006	71.1	257 of 1051	75.5%	★★★★☆
2005	67.6	309 of 1031	70.0%	★★★★☆
2004	72.9	226 of 1026	78.0%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	79.1	43 of 189	77.2%	★★★★☆
2024	81.4	37 of 163	77.3%	★★★★☆
2023	92.5	7 of 170	95.9%	★★★★★
2022	92.4	4 of 187	97.9%	★★★★★
2021	92.0	4 of 131	96.9%	★★★★★
2019	93.9	1 of 201	99.5%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	85.7	30 of 303	90.1%	★★★★★
2024	83.4	30 of 320	90.6%	★★★★★
2019	70.5	24 of 248	90.3%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	79.6	194 of 1092	82.2%	★★★★☆
2024	82.4	172 of 1093	84.3%	★★★★☆
2023	96.9	19 of 1094	98.3%	★★★★★
2022	96.8	17 of 1100	98.5%	★★★★★
2021	97.9	20 of 1008	98.0%	★★★★★
2019	94.9	17 of 1068	98.4%	★★★★★
2018	94.7	21 of 1004	97.9%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	33.2	468 of 659	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	71.9	150 of 697	78.5%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	51.8	463 of 1013	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	21.8	887 of 1024	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	49.1	507 of 1013	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	88.6	41 of 1019	96.0%	★★★★★
2019	41.8	606 of 979	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	59.8	306 of 835	63.4%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	83.3	167 of 1098	84.8%	★★★★☆
2024	82.1	185 of 1099	83.2%	★★★★☆
2023	96.1	24 of 1099	97.8%	★★★★★
2022	97.4	14 of 1113	98.7%	★★★★★
2021	98.2	10 of 1025	99.0%	★★★★★
2019	94.3	29 of 1075	97.3%	★★★★★
2018	96.9	11 of 999	98.9%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	77.8	29 of 197	85.3%	★★★★☆
2024	73.2	34 of 188	81.9%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	55.9	140 of 363	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	33.4	243 of 339	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	75.8	220 of 1007	78.2%	★★★★☆
2024	81.1	166 of 1009	83.5%	★★★★☆
2023	92.4	40 of 1011	96.0%	★★★★★
2022	89.7	61 of 1031	94.1%	★★★★★
2021	95.7	18 of 943	98.1%	★★★★★
2019	79.4	179 of 1027	82.6%	★★★★☆
2018	89.5	40 of 833	95.2%	★★★★★

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)

English Language Learner (2025)90th percentile+6 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)85th percentile~ school

Male (2025)85th percentile~ school

Female (2025)82nd percentile~ school

White (2025)78th percentile-6 vs school

Asian (2025)77th percentile-7 vs school

Special Education (2025)61st percentile-23 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)54th percentile-30 vs school

Hispanic (2025)29th percentile-56 vs school

By subject vs Washington (2024-2025) ?

Science76%+27 vs state

Math67%+25 vs state

English Language Arts66%+13 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Tuesday, September 22, 2015

Most of the teachers at this school are lovely...although having said that we did have a pretty bad year last year with one teacher who managed to make my quite bright 8 year-old have very low self-confidence in many schooling areas. Luckily already 3 weeks into the following school year his new teacher has helped hugely and he's nearly back to his old self.

One thing I've noticed, though, is that the support for very bright (but not gifted) children isn't great at this school. My older son "just missed out" on the gifted program, but consistently scores 98th-99th percentile on his reading and math star tests. The teachers seem to be bound to follow the general curriculum with all children in their class rather than extending children who already understand a particular unit of study. This leads to a fair bit of boredom. I say it's not great "at this school" because at another school in the same district, we had a brilliant teacher who moved my younger son into math topics for the year above around half-way through the year, thereby keeping him challenged and learning. Close Quote

by a parent
Monday, August 20, 2012

This is an amazing school. The ambiance, the Pricipal, the teachers, support staff are all superb. The curriculum is great, and the kids get excellent education here.
My daughter can't wait for Monday every weekend. I can't think of a single negative remark to say about this school. Close Quote

Schools Near Spiritridge Elementary School

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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
Spiritridge Elementary School	Public	K-5	16401 SE 24th Street	Bellevue	98008	King County	Bellevue School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 456-5900	546	31	17.5	19.8%	169 (31.0%)	25 (4.6%)	64 (11.7%)	209 (38.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	77 (14.1%)	83.7	179^th of 1160 public elementary schools	84.6%		84	176^th of 1168 public elementary schools	84.9%	3	76.3	76.3	62.4	67.0	69.5	66.2	66.3	68.4	67.4	67.4	95.2	96.4	97.6	97.6	97.6	96.4	97.6	95.2	96.4	96.4	$20,539	$689	$19,850
Phantom Lake Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1050 160th Avenue SE	Bellevue	98008	King County	Bellevue School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 456-5600	430	23	18.6	35.1%	142 (33.0%)	20 (4.7%)	83 (19.3%)	137 (31.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (10.9%)	78	234^th of 1160 public elementary schools	79.8%		79.6	226^th of 1168 public elementary schools	80.7%	8	73.2	73.2	55.6	70.6	75.4	66.7	57.1	64.7	55.4	58.8	88.9	94.4	90.7	90.7	90.7	94.4	96.3	88.9	94.4	94.4	$23,561	$243	$23,317
Sunset Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4229 W Lake Samm Pkwy SE	Bellevue	98008	King County	Issaquah School District	No	No	No	Yes	(425) 837-5601	499	39	12.6	19.2%	184 (36.9%)	28 (5.6%)	67 (13.4%)	156 (31.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	63 (12.6%)	83.7	181^st of 1160 public elementary schools	84.4%		85	162^nd of 1168 public elementary schools	86.1%	19	62.8	62.8	62.8	72.8	72.4	69.3	65.1	77.8	67.4	70.0	90.9	93.9	95.5	95.5	95.5	93.9	93.9	92.4	93.9	93.9	$21,776	$521	$21,255
Lake Hills Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	14310 SE 12th Street	Bellevue	98007	King County	Bellevue School District	No	No	No	Yes	(425) 456-5300	498	33	15.0	66.3%	88 (17.7%)	83 (16.7%)	198 (39.8%)	74 (14.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	53 (10.6%)	27.8	854^th of 1160 public elementary schools	26.4%		27.5	860^th of 1168 public elementary schools	26.4%	6	34.2	34.2	39.1	36.5	38.5	37.9	40.0	42.9	35.9	39.7	71.7	71.7	73.6	73.6	73.6	75.5	83.0	75.5	75.5	75.5	$25,227	$3,017	$22,210
Cougar Ridge Elementary	Public	K-5	4630 167th Ave SE	Bellevue	98006	King County	Issaquah School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 837-7300	458	29	15.7	10.7%	154 (33.6%)	11 (2.4%)	41 (9.0%)	195 (42.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	55 (12.0%)	96	34^th of 1160 public elementary schools	97.1%		95	49^th of 1168 public elementary schools	95.8%	15	79.1	79.1	83.0	86.8	81.3	83.6	84.0	85.5	80.3	83.4	96.2	96.2	97.5	97.5	97.5	96.2	96.2	96.2	96.2	96.2	$20,854	$363	$20,491
Puesta del Sol Elementary School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	301 151st Place NE	Bellevue	98007	King County	Bellevue School District	No	Yes	No	No	(425) 456-6100	494	24	20.3	24.3%	164 (33.2%)	7 (1.4%)	190 (38.5%)	77 (15.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (10.7%)	78.8	221^st of 1160 public elementary schools	80.9%		76.6	255^th of 1168 public elementary schools	78.2%	34	83.6	83.6	61.8	46.9	83.8	66.0	71.2	54.9	67.7	65.4	88.4	90.3	91.3	91.3	91.3	89.3	92.2	89.3	89.3	89.3	$19,343	$138	$19,205
Somerset Elementary School	Public	K-5	14100 Somerset Boulevard SE	Bellevue	98006	King County	Bellevue School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 456-5800	741	39	19.1	7.7%	82 (11.1%)	8 (1.1%)	28 (3.8%)	552 (74.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	71 (9.6%)	98.7	5^th of 1160 public elementary schools	99.6%		98.6	5^th of 1168 public elementary schools	99.6%		89.5	89.5	92.1	92.3	91.6	92.0	92.1	93.5	91.0	92.3	87.9	87.9	89.4	89.4	89.4	90.9	89.4	89.4	90.9	90.9	$17,836	$138	$17,698
Woodridge Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	12619 SE 20th Place	Bellevue	98005	King County	Bellevue School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 456-6200	554	31	18.0	23.1%	142 (25.6%)	21 (3.8%)	36 (6.5%)	283 (51.1%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.7%)	67 (12.1%)	95.1	47^th of 1160 public elementary schools	95.9%		97.3	18^th of 1168 public elementary schools	98.5%	29	83.3	83.3	74.0	92.5	80.0	81.9	78.1	92.5	75.0	81.2	87.5	87.5	87.5	87.5	87.5	87.5	89.6	87.5	87.5	87.5	$20,628	$138	$20,490
Stevenson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	14220 NE 8th Street	Bellevue	98007	King County	Bellevue School District	No	No	No	Yes	(425) 456-6000	581	39	14.7	55.8%	43 (7.4%)	49 (8.4%)	263 (45.3%)	206 (35.5%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	16 (2.8%)	14.7	1030^th of 1160 public elementary schools	11.2%		26.2	877^th of 1168 public elementary schools	24.9%	153	27.8	27.8	27.7	32.4	25.0	28.4	27.7	35.2	27.1	30.1	70.7	77.2	80.4	80.4	80.4	78.3	82.6	77.2	78.3	78.3	$24,790	$1,600	$23,190
Creekside Elementary	Public	K-5	20777 SE 16th St	Sammamish	98075	King County	Issaquah School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 837-5200	555	33	16.9	5.8%	208 (37.5%)	7 (1.3%)	30 (5.4%)	249 (44.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (11.0%)	94.6	52^nd of 1160 public elementary schools	95.5%		94.5	57^th of 1168 public elementary schools	95.1%	5	83.0	83.0	73.3	83.3	87.0	81.1	76.2	79.1	80.0	78.4	94.7	96.1	96.1	96.1	96.1	96.1	97.4	96.1	96.1	96.1	$17,906	$376	$17,530

Frequently Asked Questions about Spiritridge Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Spiritridge Elementary School?

Students at Spiritridge Elementary School are 38% Asian, 31% White, 14% Two or more races, 12% Hispanic, 5% African American.

Is Spiritridge Elementary School a good school?

Spiritridge Elementary School ranks 179^th of 1160 Washington elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Spiritridge Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Tillicum Middle School
High : Sammamish Senior High

How many students attend Spiritridge Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 546 students attended Spiritridge Elementary School.

What district is Spiritridge Elementary School in?

Bellevue School District

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