Odle Middle School, Bellevue WA - Test Scores & Data

Original Research by School Decision on Odle Middle School

Odle Middle School is a regular public middle school serving grades six through eight in the Bellevue School District, located in the Crossroads area of Bellevue, Washington. The school sits in a city that is a major tech and retail hub on the Eastside of Lake Washington, a place where high-density downtown towers coexist with suburban, woodsy neighborhoods. Bellevue has experienced rapid growth in recent years, driven by the expansion of companies like Amazon and T-Mobile, and its housing market reflects that demand with values that are well above national and state benchmarks. Families living in the attendance zone are situated in one of the region’s most expensive housing markets, and the area’s employment base is dominated by technology, healthcare, and retail.

Odle’s enrollment is large for a middle school, with a student body distributed roughly evenly across the three grade levels. The demographic profile is distinct: a substantial majority of students are Asian, followed by White students, then those identifying as two or more races, Hispanic, Black, and smaller shares of Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander and American Indian or Alaska Native students. A modest share of students qualify for free or reduced-price meals, a figure that is relatively low compared to many schools in King County. Data on students with disabilities and English learners was not reported in the available sources, so a parent wanting to understand how the school serves those populations would need to ask the school directly.

Academically, Odle Middle School performs at a high level. Proficiency rates on Washington’s state assessments in English language arts, math, and science are strong across all tested grades. When compared to other schools within King County districts, Odle’s overall proficiency across subjects places it in the top quartile. This is a school where the majority of students are meeting state benchmarks, and the consistency across grades six, seven, and eight suggests a stable instructional environment. Only one year of testing data was available for this school, so it is not possible to assess trends over time, but the single snapshot shows solid achievement.

The school does not serve high school grades, so there is no graduation rate to report. Data on chronic absenteeism, discipline, and staffing were also not present in the available records. These gaps are common when a school’s reporting is incomplete, and a family with particular concerns about attendance or school climate may want to follow up with the school or district for more detail.

Odle is part of the Bellevue School District, which operates multiple comprehensive high schools and serves the city as a whole. No recent district-level changes of lasting impact were identified in publicly available materials, so the organizational context appears stable.

For a family considering Odle, the picture is one of a large, academically strong middle school in a prosperous, fast-growing city. The student body is diverse in background but not in income level relative to the county. The school’s performance on state tests is among the highest in the region, and it sits within a district that benefits from the economic vitality of the Eastside tech corridor. The absence of some data points means that families with children who have special education needs or who are learning English should proactively seek information from the school to ensure it can provide the right support.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 677%

School 77% · District 36% · ▲ 41 pts above district

▲ 40 pts above state median · ▲ 25 pts above county median

Grade 779%

School 79% · District 73% · ▲ 6 pts above district

▲ 41 pts above state median · ▲ 24 pts above county median

Grade 873%

School 73% · District 65% · ▲ 9 pts above district

▲ 40 pts above state median · ▲ 21 pts above county median

English language arts

Grade 681%

School 81% · District 36% · ▲ 44 pts above district

▲ 33 pts above state median · ▲ 21 pts above county median

Grade 780%

School 80% · District 64% · ▲ 17 pts above district

▲ 30 pts above state median · ▲ 17 pts above county median

Grade 877%

School 77% · District 72% · ▲ 5 pts above district

▲ 27 pts above state median · ▲ 12 pts above county median

Science

Grade 874%

School 74% · District 68% · ▲ 6 pts above district

▲ 32 pts above state median · ▲ 14 pts above county median

This schoolBellevue School District, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.

Proficiency by household income

English language arts

Grade 5Lower-income36%Higher-income86%51 pp gap

Grade 6Lower-income32%Higher-income93%60 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income33%Higher-income91%58 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income23%Higher-income93%70 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 5Lower-income17%Higher-income81%64 pp gap

Grade 6Lower-income18%Higher-income91%74 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income24%Higher-income91%67 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income20%Higher-income90%69 pp gap