Best Middle Schools in Zip Code 98007

ZIP code 98007 has two public middle schools—Odle Middle School and Highland Middle School—both serving grades 6–8 in the Bellevue School District in the Bellevue area.

Odle Middle School is the clear academic leader. It ranks 14th out of 514 Washington middle schools, is in the 97th percentile, and has a five-star rating. In 2025–2026, proficiency was 79.09% in English language arts, 75.00% in math, and 79.31% in science. Odle has also remained among the state’s highest-ranked schools for three consecutive years, suggesting consistently strong performance rather than a one-year spike. It enrolls 974 students, has a student-teacher ratio of 18.7, and reports $18,949 in spending per student.

Highland Middle School serves 589 students and has made encouraging recent progress, rising from 443rd to 358th statewide and improving from a one-star to a two-star rating. Its 2025–2026 proficiency rates were 38.65% in English language arts, 28.63% in math, and 39.25% in science, leaving it well below both Odle and district averages. Math is the greatest challenge, although results improved in every subject, with science gaining more than 13 percentage points year over year. Highland reports a lower student-teacher ratio of 15.6 and higher spending of $24,196 per student. Overall, families seeking the strongest current academic results will find them at Odle, while Highland shows meaningful improvement but has considerable room to grow.