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Nikola Tesla STEM High School

Public, Magnet Grades 9-12

Summary

Nikola Tesla STEM High School is a highly selective, public magnet school serving about 605 students in grades 9-12 within the top-ranked Lake Washington School District in Redmond, WA, a region known for its technology focus.

The school's academic performance is exceptional, consistently ranking #1 or #2 in the state with near-perfect proficiency rates: 98.6% in English, 94.4% in Math, and 98.5% in Science, along with a 97.8% graduation rate. These results significantly outpace even other excellent local comprehensive high schools like Eastlake High School, Redmond High School, and Skyline High School. Its specialized STEM focus and selective admissions process contribute to these outstanding outcomes.

An interesting comparison is with the similarly selective International School in the Bellevue School District, where Tesla STEM shows even higher test scores. The school achieves its top-tier results with per-student spending comparable to neighboring schools, highlighting the impact of its specialized program and academically prepared student body within an area dense with high-performing options.

605

Students ?

20.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,723

Per pupil spending ?

Free/discounted lunch ?

4301 228th Ave NE
Redmond, WA 98053-8333

(425) 936-2770

District: Lake Washington School District

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

73.9%

White:

16.9%

Two or more races:

5.3%

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At a glance

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

Strengths

✓98% graduate in 4 years — above the Washington average (83%)

Not ranked this year

Nikola Tesla STEM High School did not have enough recent test-score data to be ranked. Check the trend below for past years.

4^th of 238Lake Washington 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	99.4	2 of 438	99.5%	★★★★★
2024	99.3	1 of 437	99.8%	★★★★★
2023	99.4	1 of 442	99.8%	★★★★★
2022	99.1	3 of 434	99.3%	★★★★★
2021	99.3	2 of 455	99.6%	★★★★★
2019	98.5	3 of 417	99.3%	★★★★★
2018	96.3	6 of 315	98.1%	★★★★★
2017	90.7	4 of 301	98.7%	★★★★★
2015	99.3	2 of 341	99.4%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	96.8	1 of 119	99.2%	★★★★★
2024	96.6	1 of 113	99.1%	★★★★★
2023	96.4	1 of 118	99.2%	★★★★★
2022	97.1	2 of 124	98.4%	★★★★★
2021	96.3	1 of 136	99.3%	★★★★★
2019	96.2	1 of 121	99.2%	★★★★★
2018	89.2	3 of 87	96.6%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	98.9	1 of 350	99.7%	★★★★★
2024	99.2	2 of 347	99.4%	★★★★★
2023	99.1	1 of 357	99.7%	★★★★★
2022	98.8	2 of 368	99.5%	★★★★★
2021	99.4	1 of 390	99.7%	★★★★★
2019	99.3	1 of 358	99.7%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	99.6	1 of 359	99.7%	★★★★★
2024	99.4	1 of 362	99.7%	★★★★★
2023	99.7	1 of 358	99.7%	★★★★★
2022	98.9	2 of 363	99.4%	★★★★★
2021	99.3	1 of 395	99.7%	★★★★★
2019	99.0	2 of 355	99.4%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2021	98.8	2 of 413	99.5%	★★★★★
2018	92.8	6 of 222	97.3%	★★★★★

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

White (2021)100th percentile~ school

Asian (2025)99th percentile~ school

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by a parent
Sunday, March 3, 2019

Good school and good teachers. Most of teachers kindness, helpful, patience, encouragement and more understand the need from students.
My daughter is 9th grade, she is very love this school. She has a lot homework from school everyday, but she said it is okay because she get fun and interesting from the homework and projects. Close Quote

by a citizen
Friday, June 1, 2018

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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/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	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
Nikola Tesla STEM High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	4301 228th Ave NE	Redmond	98053	King County	Lake Washington School District	No	Yes	No	No	(425) 936-2770	605	29	20.6	3.0%	102 (16.9%)	4 (0.7%)	19 (3.1%)	447 (73.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (5.3%)								(n/a)														$16,723	$169	$16,554
Eastlake High School	Public	9-12	400 228th NE	Sammamish	98074	King County	Lake Washington School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 936-1500	2,481	117	21.2	5.7%	996 (40.1%)	48 (1.9%)	177 (7.1%)	1,069 (43.1%)	6 (0.2%)	4 (0.2%)	163 (6.6%)	98.5	6^th of 396 public high schools	98.5%		98.1	6^th of 438 public high schools	98.6%								91.3	91.3				79.5	79.5	$16,266	$208	$16,058
Skyline High School	Public	9-12	1122 228th Ave SE	Sammamish	98075	King County	Issaquah School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 837-7700	2,244	95	23.6	8.9%	825 (36.8%)	50 (2.2%)	181 (8.1%)	985 (43.9%)	3 (0.1%)	8 (0.4%)	192 (8.6%)	95.6	23^rd of 396 public high schools	94.2%		96.6	12^th of 438 public high schools	97.3%	11		70.1	70.1				84.7	84.7				69.9	69.9	$15,953	$314	$15,640
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
Redmond High School	Public	9-12	17272 NE 104th	Redmond	98052	King County	Lake Washington School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 936-1800	2,304	115	19.9	14.6%	840 (36.5%)	77 (3.3%)	287 (12.5%)	904 (39.2%)	4 (0.2%)	4 (0.2%)	163 (7.1%)	97	13^th of 396 public high schools	96.7%		97.1	9^th of 438 public high schools	97.9%	4							86.4	86.4				72.3	72.3	$16,463	$169	$16,295
Clip	Public	9-12	32302 NE 50th Street	Carnation	98014	King County	Riverview School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 844-4960	64	4	17.7	32.8%	34 (53.1%)	2 (3.1%)	14 (21.9%)	2 (3.1%)	2 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (9.4%)								(n/a)							58.8	58.8						$17,953	$386	$17,568
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
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
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
Lake Washington High School	Public	9-12	12033 NE 80th	Kirkland	98033	King County	Lake Washington School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 936-1700	2,081	99	20.9	13.5%	1,038 (49.9%)	53 (2.5%)	255 (12.3%)	506 (24.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.2%)	200 (9.6%)	96.9	15^th of 396 public high schools	96.2%		94.7	22^nd of 438 public high schools	95.0%	7		85.2	85.2				83.7	83.7				67.3	67.3	$16,612	$166	$16,446

Frequently Asked Questions about Nikola Tesla STEM High School

How many students attend Nikola Tesla STEM High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 605 students attended Nikola Tesla STEM High School.

What district is Nikola Tesla STEM High School in?

Lake Washington School District

What is the racial makeup of Nikola Tesla STEM High School?

Students at Nikola Tesla STEM High School are 74% Asian, 17% White, 5% Two or more races, 3% Hispanic.

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