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Sammamish Senior High

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Sammamish Senior High ranks 117 th of 396 Washington high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

117^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 396 Washington High Schools

Better than 70% of Washington high schools

Summary

Sammamish Senior High is a public grades 9–12 school in Bellevue serving 1,363 students within the high-performing Bellevue School District. The school ranks around the 70th percentile statewide, making it a solid Washington school, although its results generally trail nearby comprehensive schools. Sammamish serves a larger share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch—43.29%—than Newport Senior High School, Interlake Senior High School, Bellevue High School, Lake Washington High School, and Mercer Island High School, so comparisons should account for differences in student needs.

Sammamish’s strongest latest academic area is English language arts, with 64.75% of students proficient, well above the Washington rate of 52.81% but below the district’s 73.43%. Science proficiency was 52.14%, slightly above the state, while math was only 40.71%, slightly below the state and nearly 29 points below the district. Math has remained close to 40% for four years, making it the clearest and most persistent academic priority. ELA also declined from 72.98% in 2022–23 to 64.75% in 2025–26. By comparison, nearby comprehensive schools posted considerably higher latest math results, including 82.93% at Newport, 70.76% at Bellevue High, and 79.81% at Mercer Island. Smaller or specialized programs such as International School, International Community School, and Bellevue Big Picture School are less direct comparisons.

Graduation remains above the state average at 86.3%, but it fell from 92.4% in 2022–23, while the dropout rate rose sharply to 10.1% in 2024–25. These figures point to a need for stronger support with attendance, course completion, credit recovery, and on-time graduation. Outcomes also vary across student groups: effectiveness rankings are strongest for multiracial, White, male, and special education students, but are much weaker for Hispanic students, students from low-income households, and English learners. Sammamish’s relatively high student-teacher ratio of 21.9 and moderate per-student spending provide useful context but do not explain results by themselves. Overall, the school offers above-state performance in several areas, while its most important priorities are improving math, restoring ELA momentum, strengthening persistence, and targeting support where student outcomes are weakest.

1,363

Students ?

21.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,771

Per pupil spending ?

43.3%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

100 140th Avenue SE
Bellevue, WA 98005-3721

(425) 456-7600

District: Bellevue School District

Feeder schools for Sammamish Senior High:

Elementary:	Cherry Crest Elementary School
	Lake Hills Elementary
	Phantom Lake Elementary
	Spiritridge Elementary School
Middle:	Odle Middle School
	Tillicum Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

30.7%

Hispanic:

30.7%

Asian:

19.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 84th percentile in 2021 → 70th in 2026

Strengths

✓86% graduate in 4 years — above the Washington average (83%)

✓Above the Washington median (70th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped from its 84th-percentile peak (2021) to 70th (2026)

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

!Near the bottom of Bellevue School District's ranking

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school53%

District avg72%

Washington avg48%

117^th of 396

Washington public high schools ?

Top 30%▲ up 25 pts since 2016

From bottom 45% (2016) to top 30% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 5High Schools in the Bellevue School District

25^th of 238Bellevue 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
2026	68.0	117 of 396	70.5%	★★★★☆
2025	70.6	107 of 438	75.6%	★★★★☆
2024	59.5	155 of 437	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	70.3	107 of 442	75.8%	★★★★☆
2022	59.0	162 of 434	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	77.2	73 of 455	84.0%	★★★★☆
2019	74.3	89 of 417	78.7%	★★★★☆
2018	75.4	68 of 315	78.4%	★★★★☆
2017	75.0	64 of 301	78.7%	★★★★☆
2016	53.1	168 of 306	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2015	57.5	121 of 341	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2013	70.0	93 of 454	79.5%	★★★★☆
2012	58.0	186 of 450	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2011	51.1	216 of 440	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2010	69.1	133 of 423	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2009	64.5	161 of 402	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2008	78.8	60 of 396	84.8%	★★★★☆
2007	66.3	135 of 399	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2006	60.9	166 of 395	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2005	81.4	54 of 394	86.3%	★★★★☆
2004	81.2	61 of 390	84.4%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2022	26.9	68 of 89	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	62.7	33 of 111	70.3%	★★★★☆
2019	70.2	17 of 86	80.2%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	65.3	29 of 81	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	57.7	42 of 119	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.8	62 of 113	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	68.5	35 of 118	70.3%	★★★★☆
2022	57.7	49 of 124	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	69.6	38 of 136	72.1%	★★★★☆
2019	55.8	51 of 121	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	45.7	53 of 87	39.1%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	41.8	54 of 104	48.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	62.1	19 of 85	77.6%	★★★★☆
2024	41.6	34 of 68	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.4	16 of 44	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	64.2	17 of 70	75.7%	★★★★☆
2021	54.9	36 of 102	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	41.9	36 of 65	44.6%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	58.2	124 of 309	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	71.3	79 of 350	77.4%	★★★★☆
2024	57.5	132 of 347	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	72.4	91 of 357	74.5%	★★★★☆
2022	56.2	155 of 368	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	80.3	47 of 390	87.9%	★★★★☆
2019	73.5	82 of 358	77.1%	★★★★☆
2018	72.0	63 of 243	74.1%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	26.9	176 of 236	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	43.4	128 of 249	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.5	152 of 248	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.1	144 of 249	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	19.0	233 of 261	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	70.4	54 of 278	80.6%	★★★★☆
2019	36.6	155 of 241	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.0	97 of 156	37.8%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	27.7	245 of 325	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	44.7	193 of 355	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	23.8	287 of 356	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.9	232 of 362	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.1	302 of 370	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	53.5	154 of 392	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.8	163 of 344	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.5	104 of 227	54.2%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	72.8	71 of 326	78.2%	★★★★☆
2025	63.9	111 of 359	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.7	151 of 362	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.8	116 of 358	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.2	157 of 363	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	71.5	89 of 395	77.5%	★★★★☆
2019	73.6	76 of 355	78.6%	★★★★☆
2018	73.5	61 of 254	76.0%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	83.5	13 of 121	89.3%	★★★★★
2025	72.0	40 of 170	76.5%	★★★★☆
2024	49.8	69 of 161	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	66.1	45 of 166	72.9%	★★★★☆
2022	78.0	32 of 179	82.1%	★★★★☆
2021	64.3	59 of 195	69.7%	★★★★☆
2019	76.9	30 of 163	81.6%	★★★★☆
2018	61.6	32 of 91	64.8%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	58.7	45 of 144	68.8%	★★★★☆
2025	78.9	18 of 127	85.8%	★★★★☆
2024	38.3	61 of 110	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	56.3	35 of 110	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.0	38 of 130	70.8%	★★★★☆
2021	81.3	12 of 212	94.3%	★★★★★
2019	56.2	41 of 128	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	89.4	9 of 139	93.5%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	82.9	41 of 319	87.1%	★★★★☆
2025	78.3	63 of 373	83.1%	★★★★☆
2024	72.2	86 of 374	77.0%	★★★★☆
2023	76.3	71 of 379	81.3%	★★★★☆
2022	64.7	128 of 390	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	79.8	61 of 413	85.2%	★★★★☆
2019	81.0	55 of 382	85.6%	★★★★☆
2018	84.1	20 of 222	91.0%	★★★★★

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)

Multi-racial (2026)89th percentile+19 vs school

White (2026)87th percentile+17 vs school

Male (2026)78th percentile+8 vs school

Special Education (2026)69th percentile~ school

Asian (2026)64th percentile-6 vs school

Female (2026)60th percentile-11 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)48th percentile-22 vs school

Hispanic (2026)25th percentile-45 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)25th percentile-46 vs school

African American (2022)24th percentile-39 vs school

By subject vs Washington (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts65%+12 vs state

Science52%~ state avg

Math41%~ state avg

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				WCAS Science (2026)			SBAC English Language Arts (2026)					SBAC Math (2026)					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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	WCAS Science 8th Grade	WCAS Science 11th Grade	WCAS Science All Grades	SBAC English Language Arts 6th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 7th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 8th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 10th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts All Grades	SBAC Math 6th Grade	SBAC Math 7th Grade	SBAC Math 8th Grade	SBAC Math 10th Grade	SBAC Math All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Sammamish Senior High	Public	9-12	100 140th Avenue SE	Bellevue	98005	King County	Bellevue School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 456-7600	1,363	62	21.9	43.3%	419 (30.7%)	89 (6.5%)	419 (30.7%)	262 (19.2%)	3 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	155 (11.4%)	68	117^th of 396 public high schools	70.5%		70.6	107^th of 438 public high schools	75.6%	10		52.1	52.1				64.8	64.8				40.7	40.7	$19,771	$652	$19,119
International School	Public	6-12	445 128th Ave SE	Bellevue	98005	King County	Bellevue School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 456-6500	600	30	19.9	8.0%	136 (22.7%)	10 (1.7%)	33 (5.5%)	361 (60.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	56 (9.3%)								(n/a)	88.0		89.9	85.9		82.6		88.3	78.3		72.8		83.1	$20,686	$138	$20,548
Bellevue Big Picture School	Public	6-12	14844 SE 22nd Street	Bellevue	98007	King County	Bellevue School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 456-7800	346	25	14.0	24.9%	139 (40.2%)	23 (6.6%)	44 (12.7%)	96 (27.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (9.8%)	76	79^th of 396 public high schools	80.1%		74.2	88^th of 438 public high schools	79.9%	9	58.1	55.6	57.3	43.3	58.3	58.1		58.6	46.7	41.7	50.0	44.4	45.9	$22,345	$596	$21,750
Bellevue Open Doors Reengagement	Public	10-12	12111 NE 1st Street	Bellevue	98005	King County	Bellevue School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 456-4175	24	0		12.5%	7 (29.2%)	1 (4.2%)	11 (45.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (20.8%)								(n/a)														$6,791	$138	$6,653
Interlake Senior High School	Public	9-12	16245 NE 24th Street	Bellevue	98008	King County	Bellevue School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 456-7200	1,611	84	19.2	26.6%	358 (22.2%)	64 (4.0%)	268 (16.6%)	801 (49.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.2%)	106 (6.6%)	96.3	20^th of 396 public high schools	94.9%		94.3	23^rd of 438 public high schools	94.7%	3		73.6	73.6				85.2	85.2				67.9	67.9	$21,413	$319	$21,093
Bellevue High School	Public	9-12	10416 Wolverine Way	Bellevue	98004	King County	Bellevue School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 456-7000	1,683	78	21.5	18.6%	538 (32.0%)	66 (3.9%)	159 (9.4%)	690 (41.0%)	2 (0.1%)	10 (0.6%)	211 (12.5%)	93	27^th of 396 public high schools	93.2%		93.9	26^th of 438 public high schools	94.1%	1		61.7	61.7				86.1	86.1				70.8	70.8	$18,561	$186	$18,375
Newport Senior High School	Public	9-12	4333 Factoria Boulevard SE	Bellevue	98006	King County	Bellevue School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 456-7400	1,850	90	20.5	15.9%	353 (19.1%)	48 (2.6%)	114 (6.2%)	1,126 (60.9%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.2%)	192 (10.4%)	98.6	5^th of 396 public high schools	98.7%		97.7	7^th of 438 public high schools	98.4%	2		81.3	81.3				91.0	91.0				82.9	82.9	$19,062	$291	$18,771
Emerson High School	Public	9-12	10903 NE 53rd ST	Kirkland	98033	King County	Lake Washington School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 936-2300	67	9	7.2	32.8%	37 (55.2%)	2 (3.0%)	14 (20.9%)	2 (3.0%)	1 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (9.0%)	53.2	176^th of 396 public high schools	55.6%		44	243^rd of 438 public high schools	44.5%	67		41.7	41.7				63.2	63.2						$48,164	$163	$48,000
Mercer Island High School	Public	9-12	9100 SE 42nd	Mercer Island	98040	King County	Mercer Island School District	No	No	No	No	(206) 236-3345	1,439	76	18.8	7.1%	743 (51.6%)	20 (1.4%)	102 (7.1%)	362 (25.2%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.3%)	192 (13.3%)	99	2^nd of 396 public high schools	99.5%		98.8	4^th of 438 public high schools	99.1%	2		88.6	88.6				92.7	92.7				79.8	79.8	$19,890	$301	$19,589
International Community School	Public, Magnet	6-12	11133 NE 65th ST	Kirkland	98033	King County	Lake Washington School District	No	Yes	No	No	(425) 936-2380	421	23	18.6	3.3%	105 (24.9%)	2 (0.5%)	18 (4.3%)	265 (62.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (6.9%)								(n/a)								93.3					90.8	$18,337	$163	$18,174

Frequently Asked Questions about Sammamish Senior High

How many students attend Sammamish Senior High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,363 students attended Sammamish Senior High.

What is the racial makeup of Sammamish Senior High?

Students at Sammamish Senior High are 31% White, 31% Hispanic, 19% Asian, 11% Two or more races, 7% African American, 1% Not Specified.

What schools feed into Sammamish Senior High?

Sammamish Senior High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Cherry Crest Elementary School
Elementary : Lake Hills Elementary
Elementary : Phantom Lake Elementary
Elementary : Spiritridge Elementary School
Middle : Odle Middle School
Middle : Tillicum Middle School

Is Sammamish Senior High a good school?

Sammamish Senior High ranks 117^th of 396 Washington high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Sammamish Senior High in?

Bellevue School District

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