Medina Elementary School

At a glance

Summary

Medina combines a neighborhood elementary program with Bellevue's grades 2–5 Advanced Learning Centered services. Its 2024–25 assessment results are strong, but schoolwide outcomes include identified advanced learners and do not isolate the neighborhood program or kindergarten teaching. The early start, schoolwide student/teacher ratio and actual access through residence or transfer deserve attention alongside the academic results.

Enrollment and staffing

Interpretation

The ratio is schoolwide and is not kindergarten class size. NCES labels its current directory information 2025–26, but the enrollment and staffing figures above are explicitly 2024–25. Current kindergarten section counts, class sizes and adult support require confirmation with the school.

Academics

These use OSPI's reported grade-level standard percentages, with expected-student denominators (ELA 307/333; math 314/336; science 96/105), not an average of rounded grade percentages. The archived OSPI extract retains the source records. State assessments begin after kindergarten and reflect student population and participation as well as instruction.

The 2025 rank is retained for consistency with the repository's comparison year. SchoolDigger now also reports a 2026 rank of #1 of 1,138; that newer ranking should not be compared directly with other profiles' 2025 ranks. Both were checked 2026-10-14. SchoolDigger is a third-party publisher, not an official OSPI ranking.

Kindergarten experience

• Schedule: free full-day kindergarten follows the school hours above, with Wednesday early release. The district also describes a half-day option by arrangement, without midday transportation.
• Reading and writing: Bellevue's published curriculum lists ARC Core, UFLI Foundations and Heggerty for early literacy.
• Math: Illustrative Mathematics, emphasizing number sense, addition/subtraction and shapes through problem solving.
• Science: FOSS investigations and engineering activities; the curriculum also covers social studies and social-emotional learning.
• Transition/orientation: confirm the 2027–28 kindergarten welcome events and entry schedule; no dates verified for that year.
• Typical class size, recess/free-play minutes and paraeducator support: ask the school.

Culture and community

Verified information

The published staff directory includes an art specialist, a multilingual learner facilitator and a speech-language pathologist. The curriculum includes specialist subjects and social-emotional learning. These document available roles and program design; they do not establish staffing ratios or classroom climate.

Visit observations

No visit-based assessment is included in this public profile.

Programs and student support

• Library, music, PE and art are included in Bellevue's elementary curriculum. Confirm the actual weekly rotation at Medina.
• Multilingual and learning support: the directory documents relevant staff roles; ask how services are scheduled and coordinated with classroom teaching.
• Advanced Learning: domain-specific support can begin in K within the general classroom for identified students. Centered classrooms serve grades 2–5, generally drawing from Clyde Hill and Medina; admission to neighborhood kindergarten does not establish eligibility for Centered services.
• Centered placement can change with capacity. The published later-grade Centered pathway generally serves Medina through Odle Middle and Interlake High, distinct from the neighborhood feeder path.
• Social-emotional learning: Bellevue lists Second Step among its curriculum resources; ask about implementation and individual support.

Logistics

• Travel and walking/biking feasibility depend on the prospective student's residence; assess routes for the 8:05 a.m. start.
• Bus eligibility, stops and travel time need address-specific confirmation. Advanced Learning transportation follows its own service boundaries.
• Arrival/dismissal traffic and supervision: confirm with the school.
• Before/after-school care: the school links to Boys & Girls Clubs of Bellevue's Project Learn. The 2026–27 listing gives districtwide hours of 6:30 a.m. to school/bus pickup and dismissal to 6 p.m.; confirm Medina's service location, transport, fees and waitlist directly.
• Wednesday dismissal is 12:20 p.m.; ensure any care arrangement covers early release.

Enrollment and timing

Bellevue's ordinary kindergarten rule is age five on or before August 31 of the entry year. Verify the exact attendance boundary with the district locator and follow the district's enrollment and residency-document requirements.

As checked 2026-10-14, Medina is listed as Possible for 2026–27 transfers, meaning some space may exist in most grades, not that every applicant can enroll. Nonresident applicants join the bottom of the resident waitlist by grade in the order received. The district requires a placement offer before a Choice Transfer Request; requests made without an offer are denied. The posted January 22, 2026 waitlist opening belongs to the existing cycle and is not a confirmed 2027–28 deadline. Recheck availability and application dates for the intended entry year.

Fit considerations

Possible strengths

• Strong documented upper-elementary academic results.
• A broad district curriculum and an on-site later-grade Advanced Learning program.
• A neighborhood feeder path through Chinook and Bellevue High for attendance-area students.

Possible concerns

• Schoolwide results mix neighborhood and Advanced Learning populations.
• A 21.51:1 historical schoolwide ratio does not establish small kindergarten classes.
• Early start, Wednesday care and uncertain transfer access may affect feasibility.

Information needed before deciding

Verify attendance assignment or transfer prospects, kindergarten staffing, classroom routines, support delivery and care capacity for the actual entry year.

Visit notes

No public visit notes recorded. Use the questions below for a prospective-family visit; keep identifying details and firsthand family observations out of the repository.

Questions for the school

• How many kindergarten classes and students per class are expected in 2027–28?
• How much daily outdoor time, free play and choice does kindergarten include?
• How do teachers adapt instruction for different reading, math and self-regulation levels?
• What adult support is present during instruction, lunch and recess?
• How stable is the kindergarten teaching team, and how do teachers communicate progress?
• How are multilingual, special education and advanced-learning needs supported in kindergarten?
• Where is before/after-school care provided, and is there a waitlist?
• When will 2027–28 tours, registration and transfer availability be announced?

Decision notes

• Current status: Initial research complete; entry-year details need confirmation.
• Overall assessment: A strong academic candidate where enrollment access and kindergarten fit are established.
• Confidence: High for the cited historical data and published policies; limited for classroom experience and 2027–28 availability.
• Next action: Confirm attendance/transfer eligibility and arrange a kindergarten visit.

Sources

All sources accessed 2026-10-14. Downloaded primary-source pages and data are listed in the Medina source archive.

• School contact and directory
• Daily schedule
• Kindergarten information
• Bellevue curriculum
• Before and after school
• Advanced Learning services
• School assignment and feeder patterns
• Transfer status
• Nonresident transfers
• District kindergarten enrollment
• NCES school profile — enrollment/staffing 2024–25
• OSPI assessment dataset — 2024–25
• SchoolDigger ranking history — 2025 comparison rank and separately noted 2026 update
• Census campus-address geocode — approximate street-address map point, not a surveyed building location

Change log

• 2026-10-14: Created profile, archived official sources and added 2025 comparison rank.