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Spiritridge Elementary School

Public | K-5 | 549 students

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4 stars

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Posted October 8, 2012

Spiritridge is a great community, full of bright kids and involved parents. The facilities are brand new after a 2010 remodel, but they kept the fantastic playground full of trees. The principal is really on top of the school, and knows her teachers and students well. My daughter has had great teachers that are well-supported and well-paid. However, because this school houses the gifted program for southern Bellevue, there has been a huge turn-over in students the past two years. Half of our students are new - that's 300 out of 600. Spiritridge is a very big elementary school, and all-school functions suffer from it. Classes that should do things together, like lunch and recess, are broken up by gifted and general population because of the sheer number of kids in each of the upper grades. Lastly, if your kid is high-performing but not gifted, like ours, they are a little lost in this population. Teachers have time to serve the middle 60%. Special ed covers the kids in the lower 20%, but there is no longer any enrichment offered if your child has a less than 144 IQ. We still love the school, but we are discouraged by our child's flagging interest in school because she's bored.
—Submitted by a parent


Posted July 15, 2008

This school is wonderful and I can't wait for the updates to come!
—Submitted by a parent


Posted May 15, 2007

My daughter has been going to Spiritridge since kindergarten. From the first day we walked in the school, we could tell what a great school we were going to be attending. The Principal knows each and every child by name and goes out after school to run the parent drop off lane. The teachers are all willing to go the extra mile to help a child become the best they can be. There are no 'smart or dumb' children, they really try to make every child special. If any child needs a little extra help they are right there helping them. The curriculum is one of the best around and the amount of parent involvement is unsurpassed.
—Submitted by Karin Price, a parent


Community ratings and reviews do not represent the views of GreatSchools nor does GreatSchools check their accuracy or verify the reviewers' identities. Use your discretion when evaluating these reviews.

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The Community Rating is the school’s average rating from its community members (e.g., parents, students, and school staff). The highest possible rating is five stars; the lowest is one star.

The test results by subgroup show how the designated group of students is performing in comparison to the general population.
Math

The state average for Math was 65% in 2012.

136 students were tested at this school in 2012.

2012

 
 
88%

2011

 
 
86%

2010

 
 
70%
Reading

The state average for Reading was 69% in 2012.

136 students were tested at this school in 2012.

2012

 
 
83%

2011

 
 
89%

2010

 
 
86%
Scale: % basic, level 3, or level 4

About the tests


In 2011-2012 Washington used the Measurements of Student Progress (MSP) to test students in reading and math in grades 3 through 8, in writing in grades 4 and 7, and in science in grades 5 and 8. The MSP is a standards-based test, which means it measures how well students are mastering specific skills defined for each grade by the state of Washington. The goal is for all students to score at or above the state standard.

See Washington's state standards

Source: Washington Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction

Math

The state average for Math was 59% in 2012.

125 students were tested at this school in 2012.

2012

 
 
91%

2011

 
 
92%

2010

 
 
77%
Reading

The state average for Reading was 71% in 2012.

125 students were tested at this school in 2012.

2012

 
 
90%

2011

 
 
90%

2010

 
 
84%
Writing

The state average for Writing was 61% in 2012.

126 students were tested at this school in 2012.

2012

 
 
94%

2011

 
 
94%

2010

 
 
86%
Scale: % basic, level 3, or level 4

About the tests


In 2011-2012 Washington used the Measurements of Student Progress (MSP) to test students in reading and math in grades 3 through 8, in writing in grades 4 and 7, and in science in grades 5 and 8. The MSP is a standards-based test, which means it measures how well students are mastering specific skills defined for each grade by the state of Washington. The goal is for all students to score at or above the state standard.

See Washington's state standards

Source: Washington Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction

Math

The state average for Math was 64% in 2012.

129 students were tested at this school in 2012.

2012

 
 
91%

2011

 
 
91%

2010

 
 
77%
Reading

The state average for Reading was 71% in 2012.

129 students were tested at this school in 2012.

2012

 
 
92%

2011

 
 
92%

2010

 
 
81%
Science

The state average for Science was 66% in 2012.

129 students were tested at this school in 2012.

2012

 
 
90%

2011

 
 
90%

2010

 
 
70%
Scale: % basic, level 3, or level 4

About the tests


In 2011-2012 Washington used the Measurements of Student Progress (MSP) to test students in reading and math in grades 3 through 8, in writing in grades 4 and 7, and in science in grades 5 and 8. The MSP is a standards-based test, which means it measures how well students are mastering specific skills defined for each grade by the state of Washington. The goal is for all students to score at or above the state standard.

See Washington's state standards

Source: Washington Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction

Math

All Students88%
Female84%
Male93%
Blackn/a
Asian97%
Asian/Pacific Islander97%
Hispanicn/a
Native Americann/a
Pacific Islandern/a
White86%
Low income57%
Not low income92%
Special education33%
Not special education94%
Limited Englishn/a
Migrantn/a

Reading

All Students83%
Female83%
Male84%
Blackn/a
Asian94%
Asian/Pacific Islander94%
Hispanicn/a
Native Americann/a
Pacific Islandern/a
White75%
Low income57%
Not low income86%
Special education42%
Not special education87%
Limited Englishn/a
Migrantn/a
Scale: % basic, level 3, or level 4

About the tests


In 2011-2012 Washington used the Measurements of Student Progress (MSP) to test students in reading and math in grades 3 through 8, in writing in grades 4 and 7, and in science in grades 5 and 8. The MSP is a standards-based test, which means it measures how well students are mastering specific skills defined for each grade by the state of Washington. The goal is for all students to score at or above the state standard.

The different student groups are identified by the Washington Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction. If there are fewer than 10 students in a particular group in a school, the state doesn't report data for that group.

See Washington's state standards

Source: Washington Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction

Math

All Students91%
Female90%
Male92%
Blackn/a
Asian97%
Asian/Pacific Islander97%
Hispanicn/a
Native Americann/a
Pacific Islandern/a
White82%
Low income88%
Not low income92%
Special education46%
Not special education96%
Limited Englishn/a
Migrantn/a

Reading

All Students90%
Female87%
Male92%
Blackn/a
Asian97%
Asian/Pacific Islander97%
Hispanicn/a
Native Americann/a
Pacific Islandern/a
White84%
Low income76%
Not low income92%
Special education46%
Not special education94%
Limited Englishn/a
Migrantn/a

Writing

All Students94%
Female93%
Male94%
Blackn/a
Asian97%
Asian/Pacific Islander97%
Hispanicn/a
Native Americann/a
Pacific Islandern/a
White91%
Low income88%
Not low income95%
Special education82%
Not special education95%
Limited Englishn/a
Migrantn/a
Scale: % basic, level 3, or level 4

About the tests


In 2011-2012 Washington used the Measurements of Student Progress (MSP) to test students in reading and math in grades 3 through 8, in writing in grades 4 and 7, and in science in grades 5 and 8. The MSP is a standards-based test, which means it measures how well students are mastering specific skills defined for each grade by the state of Washington. The goal is for all students to score at or above the state standard.

The different student groups are identified by the Washington Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction. If there are fewer than 10 students in a particular group in a school, the state doesn't report data for that group.

See Washington's state standards

Source: Washington Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction

Math

All Students91%
Female88%
Male93%
Blackn/a
Asian98%
Asian/Pacific Islander98%
Hispanicn/a
Native Americann/a
Pacific Islandern/a
White88%
Low income52%
Not low income98%
Special educationn/a
Not special education93%
Limited Englishn/a
Migrantn/a

Reading

All Students92%
Female88%
Male94%
Blackn/a
Asian98%
Asian/Pacific Islander98%
Hispanicn/a
Native Americann/a
Pacific Islandern/a
White88%
Low income57%
Not low income98%
Special educationn/a
Not special education93%
Limited Englishn/a
Migrantn/a

Science

All Students90%
Female90%
Male90%
Blackn/a
Asian97%
Asian/Pacific Islander97%
Hispanicn/a
Native Americann/a
Pacific Islandern/a
White88%
Low income57%
Not low income96%
Special educationn/a
Not special education92%
Limited Englishn/a
Migrantn/a
Scale: % basic, level 3, or level 4

About the tests


In 2011-2012 Washington used the Measurements of Student Progress (MSP) to test students in reading and math in grades 3 through 8, in writing in grades 4 and 7, and in science in grades 5 and 8. The MSP is a standards-based test, which means it measures how well students are mastering specific skills defined for each grade by the state of Washington. The goal is for all students to score at or above the state standard.

The different student groups are identified by the Washington Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction. If there are fewer than 10 students in a particular group in a school, the state doesn't report data for that group.

See Washington's state standards

Source: Washington Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction

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Student ethnicity

Ethnicity This school State average
White 63% 64%
Asian/Pacific Islander 17% 9%
Not provided 11% N/A
Hispanic 7% 16%
Black 2% 6%
Native American 0% 3%
Source: WA OSPI, 2009-2010

Student subgroups

  This school District averageState average
Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch program 23%N/A42%
Special education 9%N/A13%
Transitional bilingual 12%N/A8%
Source: WA OSPI, 2009-2010

Student-teacher ratio

  This school District averageState average
Students per classroom teacher 17N/A17
Source: WA OSPI, 2009-2010

Teacher experience

  This school District averageState average
Average years educational experience 8N/A12
Source: WA OSPI, 2009-2010

Teacher education levels

  This school District averageState average
Master's degree or higher 35%N/A66%
Source: WA OSPI, 2009-2010
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16401 SE 24th St
Bellevue, WA 98008
Phone: (425) 456-5900

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