| K | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 55 | 66 | 53 | 55 | 56 | 72 | 66 | 72 | 71 | 65 | 56 | 66 | 46 |
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25 school year, as reported to the WA State Board of Education.
Source: the school's own tuition page · aid page, observed 2026-07-03. Tuition changes annually, verify before applying.
NCES Private School Universe Survey, 2021-22 (the most recent federal collection). Private-school demographics are reported biennially and lag public-school data.
Known results compiled from public competition listings (National Merit press lists, tournament PDFs, The Blue Alliance). A missing result is not evidence of absence.
Independent classical Christian school in Redmond · PK–12 · 906 students (WA SBE, 2024-25) · Lake Washington School District host area · NWAIS, Cognia, and ACSI accredited
Among the Eastside's elite independents, Bear Creek is the one that isn't really selling pedagogy. It is selling a worldview with top-tier academics attached. The sticker discount is real: $38,830 for grades 7–12 in 2026-27 runs roughly $9,000–$10,000 below what Bush or University Prep charge for high school. The outcomes hold their own too, with four National Merit Semifinalists in 2026 from graduating classes that often number under 70. But the package is indivisible. Weekly chapel is compulsory, three graded credits of Christian Studies are required to graduate, and the school states plainly that math and biology are taught from a biblical frame. Families who want the theology as much as the transcript will find a stable, financially muscular institution run by the same headmaster since 2007. Families who would treat the faith practice as tolerable overhead should believe the school when it signals, at every layer of the handbook, that overhead is not on offer.
Researched 2026-07-04. Citations and claim ledger included in the full dossier.
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