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Nikola Tesla STEM High School

Lake Washington School District · High · grades 9-12 · 4301 228th Ave NE, Redmond, WA 98053-8304

Location

4301 228th Ave NE, Redmond, WA 98053-8304

Academic snapshot

Meeting standard — latest year
90.5%
SBAC ELA+Math combined, 2024-25
Meeting standard — 3-year
91.2%
#2 of 173 high schools region-wide · #2 of 6 in this district
Exceeding standard — latest year
74.2%
SBAC Level 4, the top score band
Exceeding standard — 3-year
76.2%
#2 of 173 high schools region-wide · #2 of 6 in this district
3-year trend

Student outcomes

Graduating in 4 years
97.8%
Of the entering 9th-grade class
9th graders on track
91.1%
Earned all attempted credits
College-level coursework
99.5%
AP / IB / Running Start / CTE
Regular attendance
89.4%
Missing fewer than 2 days/month

Directly from OSPI Report Card (graduation, postsecondary via ERDC, ninth-grade on track, dual credit, growth, attendance). Latest published year.

Who attends

Students from low-income homes
2.8%
English language learners
1.0%
Highly Capable program
23.0%
Enrollment
609
Kids per typical block
—
Density band: unknown

Teachers

Teachers (latest)
34
Avg years experience
13.1
MA-degree share
85.3%
3-year experience trend

Avg years and MA-degree share are direct OSPI publications; the 3-year trend is our derivation. From data.wa.gov/yp28-ks6d.

Competition and advanced-peer evidence

Aggregated from WHSCA, Washington Science Olympiad, The Blue Alliance, and the Seattle Times National Merit list. "Known counts" only — missing public evidence is not proof of absence.

Highly Capable / gifted pathway

Curated from district Highly Capable program pages, with observed-at dates and confidence labels.

Research dossier

Nikola Tesla STEM High School: What The Data Says

Nikola Tesla STEM High School is a high school in Lake Washington School District. The local dataset puts it at grade span 9-12 with enrollment of 609. The headline academic number: 91.2% combined ELA/math meeting standard across the available three-year data, with 90.5% in the latest year.

The useful question is not just whether the scores are high. It is whether the school combines academics, access, peer depth, and day-to-day fit in a way that works for a specific child.

The Short Version

  • Local structured data: 91.2% combined ELA/math over available three-year data; 94.2% ELA and 88.2% math.
  • Access is the first filter: Choice school / lottery. Choice-school application and centralized lottery/waitlist if applications exceed seats.
  • There is public evidence of advanced peer depth: The Class of 2026 produced 18 National Merit Semifinalists and 35 Commended Scholars (Tesla STEM School Profile 2025-26).
  • The surrounding block group is Low for kid density, about 1.0 estimated kids per typical block.

Researched 2026-06-10. Citations and claim ledger included in the full dossier.

That is the free excerpt. The full dossier continues with the complete evidence review: academic outcomes in context, advanced-peer depth, program and access analysis, culture signals, logistics, neighborhood context, open questions, and every citation.

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