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Puesta del Sol Elementary School

  • Grades K-5
  • Address:
    301 151st PL NE
    Bellevue, WA 98007
  • Office:
    (425) 456-6100
    Attendance:
    (425) 456-6152
  • Fax:
    (425) 456-6104

Students in the Spanish Immersion Program are taught the standard Bellevue School District curriculum, but receive instruction in Spanish. They learn to understand, speak, read and write Spanish in addition to English. Classroom teachers have native or near-native ability in the Spanish language and are chosen for their skills and their commitment to the goals of the program. By 5th grade, students from Puesta del Sol test at average or above grade level in core academic areas.


Jing Mei Elementary School

  • Grades K-5
  • Address:
    12300 Main Street,
    Bellevue, WA 98005
  • Office:
    (425) 456-4300
  • Fax:
    (425) 456-6939

Jing Mei teaches Mandarin Chinese and English using dual language two-way immersion model. Two-way immersion means student enrollment in the classes is balanced between native Chinese speakers and students who speak other languages such as English, Spanish or Hindi.

Our goal at Jing Mei is for students to:

  • Develop high levels of proficiency and literacy in both English & Mandarin
  • Demonstrate high levels of academic achievement
  • Develop an appreciation and understanding for diverse cultures

景美是以双语双向合拼模式来教学。双向合拼 “Two-way immersion” 的意思是我们的学生是由一半家庭有中文环境的学生和一半讲其他语言如英文,西班牙文和印度文的学生组成 。在我们的双语学校,老师全天分别用英文和中文来教授校区和华盛顿州的标准基础课程。景美的办学目标是让学生们:

  • 在英文和中文上发展高水准的学习程度
  • 达到与在英语学校就学的同龄学生的同等的或更高水准的学术成果
  • 发展对多元文化的切身感受,欣赏和深入理解

Bellevue Big Picture School

  • Grades 6-12
  • Address:
    14844 SE 22nd Street
    Bellevue, WA 98007
  • Office:
    (425) 456-7800
  • Fax:
    (425) 456-7805

Big Picture School is a close-knit community that fosters academic relationships, personalized experiences and inclusion for all students. Big Picture students are independent, driven and self-motivated learners. They are eager to explore potential career fields through internships, and are excited to discover their true passion. The school is uniquely structured to educate, support, and guide students from middle school through high school graduation, building bridges from the earlier grades that ultimately lead to college success.

Big Picture students focus on and excel at project based learning (PBL), where they inquire about a complex question, problem or challenge. During this process, students learn essential academic content, practice collaboration, communication and critical thinking, and create authentic products and presentations.

Students may earn seven credits each year including advanced placement (AP) credit in high school history, science, math, and art.  College and career exploration begin in middle school through the advisory program and extends into high school through the academic and internship program. The school achieved 100% graduation for its first senior class of 2015 and strong college acceptances.


International School

  • Grades 6-12
  • Address:
    445 128th Ave SE
    Bellevue, WA 98005
  • Office:
    (425) 456-6500
    Attendance:
    (425) 456-6545
  • Fax:
    (425) 456-6565

International school is a choice lottery school in the Bellevue School District that serves students in grades 6-12. Students attend classes in a block schedule, which encompasses seven subjects throughout their seven years in attendance, which ensures a deep and sustained focus on core learning.

Graduates from the International take an average of seven Advanced Placement courses and students can earn college credit in math, computer science, and technology as well.  Students complete an extensive capstone Senior Project, which involves deep learning in an area of student choice, internships, community service, and assessment by an expert panel.

The International School was able to go 1:1 with students and laptops in 2014 and the integration of technology for learning has been strong and positive. Each spring students participate in a week-long Focus Week, which acts as an in-depth career exploration elective.  Technology and career education are embedded in the overall program, with a focus on learning in application, to mirror what students will have to do in a college and workplace setting.


The Bellevue School District acknowledges that we learn, work, live and gather on the Indigenous Land of the Coast Salish peoples, specifically the Duwamish and Snoqualmie Tribes. We thank these caretakers of this land, who have lived and continue to live here, since time immemorial.