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Cherry Crest Elementary School

Bellevue School District · Elementary · grades K-5 · 12400 NE 32nd St, Bellevue, WA 98005-1610

Location

12400 NE 32nd St, Bellevue, WA 98005-1610

Academic snapshot

Meeting standard — latest year

88.7%

SBAC ELA+Math combined, 2024-25

Meeting standard — 3-year

90.1%

#7 of 558 elementary schools region-wide · #3 of 16 in this district

Exceeding standard — latest year

67.8%

SBAC Level 4, the top score band

Exceeding standard — 3-year

71.1%

#8 of 558 elementary schools region-wide · #3 of 16 in this district

3-year trend Paid

▬ flat

Slope -1.9 pp/year

vs. demographically similar schools Paid p92 among 36 schools with similar low-income and ELL shares (±10 pp). Built from our matched peer set — not an OSPI statistic.

Who attends

Students from low-income homes

4.5%

English language learners

17.5%

Highly Capable program

41.4%

Enrollment

553

Kids per typical block

—

Density band: unknown

Teachers

Teachers (latest)

Avg years experience

14.9

MA-degree share

80.6%

3-year experience trend Paid

▬ flat

Change +0.4 yr

Avg years and MA-degree share are direct OSPI publications; the 3-year trend is our derivation. From data.wa.gov/yp28-ks6d.

Highly Capable / gifted pathway Paid

Elementary Centered Services run as full-day self-contained cohorts at designated sites, using one-grade-advanced standards in core subjects. Middle and high school students move through advanced classes as a cohort within their neighborhood school. High school cohort enrolls in IB in grades 10-11 with the goal of completing the IB diploma at the end of 11th grade.

Curated from district Highly Capable program pages, with observed-at dates and confidence labels.

Research dossier

Cherry Crest Elementary School: What The Data Says

Cherry Crest Elementary School is an elementary school in Bellevue School District. The local dataset puts it at grade span K-5 with enrollment of 553. The headline academic number: 90.1% combined ELA/math meeting standard across the available three-year data, with 88.7% in the latest year.

The useful question is not just whether the scores are high. It is whether the school combines academics, access, peer depth, and day-to-day fit in a way that works for a specific child.

The Short Version

Local structured data: 90.1% combined ELA/math over available three-year data; 90.1% ELA and 90.0% math.
Access is the first filter: Attendance-area school. Home-address assignment for neighborhood schools; BSD placement/waitlist process for transfers.
Program status is a live issue: Highly capable students account for 41.4% of the total student body ([selected_elementary](local CSV)).
There is public evidence of advanced peer depth: The school earned a 'Growth' award from the Washington School Recognition Program in May 2026 for closing opportunity gaps and improving academic outcomes for English Language Learners (Bellevue School District News).
The surrounding block group is Low for kid density, about 1.2 estimated kids per typical block.

Researched 2026-06-09. Citations and claim ledger included in the full dossier.

That is the free excerpt. The full dossier continues with the complete evidence review: academic outcomes in context, advanced-peer depth, program and access analysis, culture signals, logistics, neighborhood context, open questions, and every citation.

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Sources

OSPI / Data.WA Report Card assessments, demographics, and personnel data
Census ACS 5-year child-density estimates (block group)
Washington Science Olympiad state tournament results
The Blue Alliance (FRC team registry)
Washington High School Chess Association podium results
Seattle Times annual WA National Merit Semifinalist list
ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer (PTA / booster Form 990)