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Stella Schola

Lake Washington School District · Middle · grades 6-8 · 13505 NE 75th St, Redmond, WA 98052-4032

Location

13505 NE 75th St, Redmond, WA 98052-4032

Academic snapshot

Meeting standard, latest year
86.7%
SBAC ELA+Math combined, 2024-25
Meeting standard, 3-year
83.7%
#3 of 177 middle schools region-wide · #3 of 12 in this district
Exceeding standard, latest year
66.7%
SBAC Level 4, the top score band
Exceeding standard, 3-year
55.8%
#5 of 177 middle schools region-wide · #4 of 12 in this district
3-year trend

Student outcomes

Growth vs academic peers
58
50 = typical · ELA 60 · math 56
Regular attendance
93.3%
Missing fewer than 2 days/month

Directly from OSPI Report Card (graduation, postsecondary via ERDC, ninth-grade on track, dual credit, growth, attendance). Latest published year.

Who attends

Students from low-income homes
2.2%
English language learners
2.2%
Highly Capable program
17.8%
Enrollment
90
Kids per typical block
Density band: unknown

Teachers

Teachers (latest)
5
Avg years experience
10.5
MA-degree share
80.0%
3-year experience trend

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

Nearby schools

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Nearest high schools by distance

Highly Capable / gifted pathway

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

Research dossier

Stella Schola

Lake Washington School District · grades 6–8 · 90 students, hard-capped at 30 per grade · classical choice program housed inside Rose Hill Middle School in Redmond

The verdict

Stella Schola is the district's smallest and strangest offering: a classical, Latin-teaching, chronology-driven middle school of exactly 90 kids. A student here spends five of six daily hours with a single teacher and marches from ancient Egypt to modern Washington State over three years. The results justify the devotion: 86.7% proficiency in both English language arts and math, with a startling 76.7% of students scoring at the advanced level in math (state data from the Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction, OSPI, 2024-25). But the number that should anchor your planning isn't a test score; it's a waitlist position. For 2026-27, every grade is full and the next offers go to #70 for 6th grade, #77 for 7th, and #108 for 8th, against 30 seats per grade. Realistically, this is a school you apply to in November of 5th grade, hope, and plan around not getting. Even winners should note the exit: with no attached high school, 8th graders face a second lottery for Tesla STEM or International Community School, or return to their neighborhood comprehensive.

Researched 2026-06-27. Citations and claim ledger included in the full dossier.

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