Rose Hill Middle School, Redmond WA

Original Research by School Decision on Rose Hill Middle School

Rose Hill Middle School serves sixth through eighth graders in Redmond, Washington, as a regular public school within the Lake Washington School District. The school sits in a city known globally as the longtime home of Microsoft and Nintendo of America, a place where technology employment has shaped both the commercial landscape and the residential character. The neighborhood immediately surrounding the school is Education Hill, a residential area named for the cluster of schools that includes Redmond High School, and the broader city has two urban cores—downtown Redmond and the Overlake neighborhood—with school life spread across neighborhood campuses rather than concentrated in a single civic district.

Academically, Rose Hill Middle School delivers results that place it among the stronger schools in King County. On the state’s Smarter Balanced assessments, students across all three grade levels posted proficiency rates that are well above the midpoint for districts in the county. In English language arts, performance is consistently high, with the strongest showing in seventh grade. Math proficiency is also strong, though it dips somewhat by eighth grade, a pattern common in many middle schools as coursework advances. Science, tested in eighth grade only, shows a majority of students meeting the standard. When the school’s overall performance across tested subjects and grades is compared against other King County districts, it falls in the top quartile of the county. State testing data is for the 2024-25 school year; no multi-year trend is available because the reported results are from a single year.

The student body is diverse and reflects the demographics of Redmond’s broader population. Asian students and white students each make up roughly similar share of enrollment, with the remainder split among students who identify as Hispanic, two or more races, Black, and other groups. About a modest share of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a figure that is low relative to many other districts in the county. Data on students with disabilities and English learners was not reported, so a parent may want to ask the school directly about the size and structure of those support programs.

Redmond itself has experienced rapid growth over recent decades, driven by the technology sector, and housing costs in the city are high. The typical home value in the school’s ZIP code is well above both the state and national benchmarks, and rents are similarly elevated. The city’s light rail system, with the Sound Transit 2 Line, began serving Overlake in 2024 and reached downtown Redmond in 2025, improving transit connections to Bellevue and Seattle. Despite the high cost of housing, the area continues to attract new development, including major office projects from Meta and ongoing residential densification downtown. A large share of Redmond’s workforce commutes from outside the city, reflecting its role as a regional employment hub.

The district brief turned up no specific recent referendums, curriculum changes, or property-tax shifts that would alter the school context in a meaningful way for families. Because Rose Hill Middle School serves only grades six through eight, it does not report a graduation rate, and data on chronic absenteeism and discipline was not available in the provided information.

For a family considering this school, the picture that emerges is one of a high-performing middle school in a technology-driven, high-cost community. The academic results are a clear strength, and the school sits within a district that has a reputation for strong outcomes overall. The student body is economically mixed but leans more affluent than the county median. The missing details on special education and English learner services mean a parent with a child who might need those supports should follow up with the school directly to understand what is in place. Otherwise, Rose Hill Middle School offers a solid academic pathway in a neighborhood that is well-connected and part of one of the region’s most economically dynamic cities.

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Academic performance

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

Math

Grade 681%

School 81% · District 27% · ▲ 54 pts above district

▲ 44 pts above state median · ▲ 28 pts above county median

Grade 779%

School 79% · District 38% · ▲ 41 pts above district

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

Grade 872%

School 72% · District 73% · ▼ 1 pts below district

▲ 38 pts above state median · ▲ 20 pts above county median

English language arts

Grade 680%

School 80% · District 77% · ▲ 3 pts above district

▲ 33 pts above state median · ▲ 20 pts above county median

Grade 783%

School 83% · District 33% · ▲ 49 pts above district

▲ 32 pts above state median · ▲ 20 pts above county median

Grade 880%

School 80% · District 80%

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

Science

Grade 870%

School 70% · District 75% · ▼ 5 pts below district

▲ 27 pts above state median · ▲ 9 pts above county median

This schoolLake Washington 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-income28%Higher-income79%51 pp gap

Grade 6Lower-income42%Higher-income86%43 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income55%Higher-income87%32 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income51%Higher-income86%35 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 6Lower-income44%Higher-income86%41 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income48%Higher-income85%38 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income45%Higher-income78%33 pp gap