WashingtonSchoolsPuesta del Sol Elementary School

Puesta del Sol Elementary School

PublicRegular
Bellevue, Washington · Bellevue School District
Teachers25.0FTE
Ratio20.4:1students per teacher
Students510enrolled
SCHOOL SNAPSHOT
Students510
Grade Span
Student:Teacher20.4:1
Free/Reduced Lunch22%
Title INo
SectorPublic
Student : Teacher
20.6:1
1.0%vs prior yrUS avg 15.4:1
Teacher FTE
24
4.0%vs prior yr
Enrollment
494
3.1%vs prior yr
Avg Experience
13
years
Counselors
ASCA max 1:250
Nurses
NASN max 1:750
Psychologists
NASP max 1:500
Social Workers
SSWAA max 1:250
Trends & 5-year history below

Pupil : Teacher Ratio — 5-Year Trend

15.0:116.2:117.4:118.6:119.8:121.0:12020202120222023202419.1:118.2:119.6:120.4:120.6:1This schoolUS public-school avg

Enrollment & Teacher FTE

445460476491507522232425252627202020212022202320245174734505104942726232524EnrollmentTeacher FTE

Year-by-year workforce

Metric20202021202220232024Nat Avg
Enrollment517473450510494
Teacher FTE2726232524
Pupil : Teacher ratio19.1:118.2:119.6:120.4:120.6:115.4:1

Teacher Experience & Qualifications (2024)

Average years of experience13.1 yrs
Novice teachers (< 3 yrs)0%
Hold advanced degree79%
Source: State Department of Education teacher workforce reports.

What These Numbers Mean

Teacher FTE

Full-Time Equivalent counts part-time teachers proportionally. One full-time teacher = 1.0 FTE; two half-time teachers also = 1.0 FTE. This is the standard federal reporting unit.

Pupil : Teacher ratio

NCES-reported ratio divides total enrollment by teacher FTE. It is NOT the same as average class size — schools with specialists, coaches, and resource teachers will show lower ratios than typical class sizes.

How to read the trend

A falling pupil:teacher ratio (line going down) means more staffing per student — generally a positive signal. A rising line can indicate budget pressure or fast enrollment growth outpacing hiring. Always compare to the US average (dashed grey).

Historical data spans 20202024 from NCES CCD.

Student Support & Wellbeing

Counselor, nurse, psychologist and social-worker staffing data will appear here once the latest CRDC (Civil Rights Data Collection) ingestion completes for this school.

Source: US Dept of Education — CRDC.