Ardmore Elementary School

Ardmore Elementary School serves a diverse and cosmopolitan community in Microsoft's back yard. One of the first STEM elementary schools in the Bellevue School District, Ardmore boasts an above-average percentage of teachers with "highly qualified" ratings and National Board Certification. School and extracurricular programs include arts, music, dr... ama, engineering, and soccer. Ardmore families speak over 30 native languages. Due to this diversity, the school offers unique emphasis on multicultural learning. Our teachers excel at differentiating lessons based on their students' needs. Students who need big academic challenges get them, while students who need help get it. Although language diversity impacts early test scores, Ardmore students graduate into top-rated Bellevue middle and high schools, where they excel. Here are a few more reasons why parents send their kids to Ardmore: 1. Our 100% new school building opened in fall 2010, and is state of the art. It provides a thoroughly modern and well-equipped learning environment that helps children and teachers make the most of their time. 2. Unlike many schools, Ardmore is not overcrowded and doesn't need to use temporary classrooms, which ensures an orderly and distraction-free learning environment. 3. All eligible staff members have the highest rating ("highly-qualified"), making Ardmore's staff above average compared to other school options, and as of 2012-13, 38% o teachers were National Board Certified versus the national average of 3%. 4. Teachers use instructional methods established as best practices for all students. Teachers differentiate lessons based on their students' needs, providing everyone with a great education regardless of abilities. Students who need big academic challenges get them. Students who need extra help get it. Our exceptionally qualified and experienced teachers know how to keep students of every ability growing. 5. Ardmore graduates excel in middle and high school. They win awards, take advanced classes and participate in ...Read More