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Forest Ridge School of the Sacred Heart

Private school · Bellevue, King County · grades 5-12 · Catholic (Sacred Heart network, independent)

Snapshot

K-12 enrollment
220
SBE-reported, 2024-25
Tuition (top division)
$48,400
2026-27, school-published
Student-teacher ratio
7.1:1
NCES PSS, 2021-22
Teachers (FTE)
44
NCES PSS, 2021-22

Identity and approval

Campus
Forest Ridge School of the Sacred Heart — 4800 139th Ave SE, Bellevue 98006
Host public district
Bellevue School District
Grades
5-12
Religious affiliation
Catholic (Sacred Heart network, independent)
Coed / single-sex
girls
Accreditation
NWAIS
Website
https://www.forestridge.org
WA SBE approval
2026-27 (state-approved private school)
Profit status
Nonprofit

Enrollment

56789101112
1224313532302630

Enrollment by grade, 2024-25 school year, as reported to the WA State Board of Education.

Tuition and financial aid

Annual tuition
$48,400 (2026-27)
By division / fees
Grade 5 $39,900; grades 6-8 $47,400; Upper School $48,400.
Financial aid
28% of families receive aid; over $1.7M awarded; awards range $3,200-$41,970.

Source: the school's own tuition page · aid page, observed 2026-07-03. Tuition changes annually — verify before applying.

Academics

Curriculum
Neither AP nor IB on current academics pages; senior Advanced Integrated Studies + endorsement pathways.
College matriculation
Publishes college stats; 75% of Class of 2025 attending out of state.
Washington private schools are not required to publish state assessment results, and this school's internal test data is not public. Unlike the public-school pages on this site, no score comparison is possible here — treat curriculum labels and matriculation lists as the available evidence.

Student demographics

Asian
37%
Black
6%
Hispanic
8%
White
35%

NCES Private School Universe Survey, 2021-22 (the most recent federal collection). Private-school demographics are reported biennially and lag public-school data.

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